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SFUSD superintendent says mayor committed $23 million as district weighs class‑size changes

Board of Education, San Francisco Unified School District · March 10, 2009
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Summary

Superintendent Carlos Garcia told the Board of Education the mayor pledged $23,000,000 from the city rainy‑day fund to help close the district's June budget shortfall, but Garcia said the district still faces about $6,000,000 in unmet needs and outlined possible class‑size increases as a precaution.

Superintendent Carlos Garcia announced at the March 10 Board of Education meeting that Mayor Gavin Newsom had committed $23,000,000 from the city’s rainy‑day fund to help the San Francisco Unified School District balance its budget. "I received a phone call from our mayor, Gavin Newsom, and he had some wonderful news to tell us that he's committed to making us whole with the $23,000,000 on the rainy…

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