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SFUSD reports test-score gains and $45 million in School Improvement Grants
Summary
District officials presented 2009-2010 California Standards Test results showing multi-year gains in ELA and math and said 10 SFUSD schools will receive $45 million in School Improvement Grants to support turnaround efforts.
San Francisco Unified School District officials presented the 2009-2010 California Standards Test (CST) results to the board on Aug. 24, reporting gains in both English language arts and mathematics and outlining program and policy steps the district credits with progress.
Deputy/Director Dr. Ritu Khanna (presenting) told the board that the district saw roughly a combined 6 percentage-point gain in proficiency rates over the past two years in key subjects, with 56 percent of tested students scoring proficient or above in ELA and 65 percent in math for the tested grade bands. Khanna said targeted groups—including African American, Latino and Pacific Islander students—showed larger-than-average recent gains, and Samoan students registered notable math improvements.
The presentation attributed part of the progress to adopted curricula (including Everyday Math), increased algebra participation (from 65% to 83% in eighth grade), and targeted programs such as Project SEED, EPGY and algebraic-thinking initiatives. Khanna cautioned that English learners showed a drop in ELA proficiency in the most recent year, in part because many higher-proficiency ELs were redesignated and therefore moved out of the tested EL subgroup.
Board members requested more disaggregated data (algebra outcomes by race, comparative African American subgroup sizes in other district comparisons). The district committed to posting full evaluation reports (including work on NUA and program evaluations) on its website by mid-September and to provide supplemental analyses requested by board members.
In the superintendent's report earlier in the meeting, Superintendent Garcia announced that the State Board awarded SIG grants to 10 SFUSD schools totaling $45,000,000; staff said those funds will be used for school-turnaround work at designated campuses. Garcia also praised recent Prop A facilities work and said the district completed over $100 million in summer renovation work across more than 50 sites.
