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Board authorizes staff to pursue Gateway to College early‑college program with City College after intense debate

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · May 26, 2009
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Summary

The board authorized staff to pursue waivers, negotiate a partner‑agreed site and seek bridge funding to launch a 50‑student Gateway to College dropout‑recovery early college pilot with City College, while adding reporting and site‑negotiation safeguards amid concerns about supports and cash‑flow timing.

The San Francisco Unified School District board authorized staff to undertake the procedural steps — including seeking necessary state waivers and negotiating a site agreeable to partner organizations — to create a Gateway to College early college program in partnership with City College of San Francisco.

Gateway to College is a nationally used dropout‑recovery early college model that enrolls 16–20 year‑olds who have left district schools, concurrently registering them at the community…

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