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Parents urge board to reconsider proposed P120 advisory-council changes that would shrink PAC
Summary
Parent Advisory Council members told the board the proposed revision to Board Policy P120 could shrink the PAC from 15 members and reduce outreach, urging the board to preserve the PAC’s composition or phase in changes gradually.
Members of the Parent Advisory Council urged the San Francisco Unified School District board on Nov. 12 to reconsider proposed revisions to Board Policy P120 that would standardize advisory councils across the district.
Nancy Gatson Nass and Nick Driver, speaking for the PAC, said they learned only days earlier about proposed changes that could reduce PAC membership (currently 15) to a smaller, standardized size and change the selection process. They argued the larger membership was intentionally designed to improve districtwide outreach and representation, and they urged the board to preserve PAC’s current composition or incorporate a gradual phase-in and regular assessment if standardization proceeds.
Commissioner members of the rules committee said they discussed standardization and recommended a phased approach to avoid undermining committees’ effectiveness; the committee did not explicitly recommend a PAC membership change at the committee level, a point reiterated by commissioners during the meeting.
The board will consider the proposed revision to Policy P120 again at a second reading; PAC representatives said they will attend that discussion and asked the board to ensure parents remain adequately represented.
Quotations in this article are drawn from PAC speakers and the rules committee report as recorded in the meeting transcript.
