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Board approves charter‑school pass‑through for Prop A funds after debate over oversight and distribution

San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education · December 9, 2008
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Trustees approved a contract authorizing the San Francisco charter‑school group to act as a pass‑through for Proposition A funds to authorized charter schools, after legal and procedural debate and public objections about local revenue flowing through a statewide association; the charter representative said no fee would be taken and distribution terms are in the contract.

The San Francisco Unified School District Board voted to authorize a contract under which a charter‑school organization would serve as a pass‑through for Proposition A parcel‑tax funds to eligible charter schools, after a contested debate about oversight and local control.

Commissioner Winns and other trustees objected to routing local Prop A revenue through a state-authorized…

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