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SFUSD board approves plan to shift Newcomer High resources into newcomer pathways at comprehensive high schools
Summary
After hours of public comment and debate, the San Francisco Unified School District board approved the superintendent's plan to reallocate Newcomer High School resources to newcomer pathways at multiple comprehensive high schools, citing data on higher dropout rates at Newcomer and committing to a transition team and student supports.
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted to approve Superintendent Carlos Garcia's recommendation to reallocate Newcomer High School's resources into newcomer pathways at several comprehensive high schools, a move staff said will expand access to programs and supports for newly arrived English learners.
The action, taken March 9 after a staff presentation and more than an hour of public comment, responds to district data staff said show higher dropout rates for students who began at Newcomer High School than for comparable students who started at comprehensive sites. "We had, 12 schools on that list," Superintendent Garcia said in his report to the board when discussing state actions; staff later tied overall performance data to the newcomer proposal.
Staff presentation and data. Christina Wong of the superintendent's office described Proposal 102-SP2 as a five-point plan that…
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