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SFUSD superintendent previews Aug. 16 start, says SIG award will be $45 million
Summary
Superintendent Garcia told the board the first day of school is Monday, Aug. 16, and said a statewide compromise reduced the district's School Improvement Grant allocation from about $47.5 million to $45 million; the district is also a Race to the Top finalist and expecting released test results.
Superintendent Ramon Garcia told the San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Aug. 10 that the district’s first day of school will be Monday, Aug. 16, and offered several funding updates aimed at easing the short summer and supporting persistently low-achieving schools.
Garcia said the district had expected about $47.5 million in School Improvement Grant (SIG) funds but that, after negotiations with other California…
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