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Board denies Mission Preparatory charter petition after contested public hearing
Summary
After a public hearing with 15 speakers largely supporting the proposal, staff recommended denying the Mission Preparatory School charter petition on statutory grounds; the board voted to deny the petition based on staff findings that petitioners were "demonstrably unlikely" to implement the program under Education Code standards.
The San Francisco Board of Education heard extensive public testimony before voting to deny the Mission Preparatory School charter petition.
Staff recommendation and legal basis: Mary Richards, who read the superintendent's recommendation, told the board that district staff had reviewed the petition and prepared a statement of factual findings pursuant to the California Education Code. The written recommendation cites Education Code standards (procedure drawn from the charter petition review statute) and concludes the Mission…
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