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Board authorizes San Francisco International High School after lengthy public support and debate
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted to authorize San Francisco International High School, a small-school model targeting recent immigrant English learners, after presentations and robust public testimony. The measure passed after discussion about enrollment impact on existing newcomer programs and planning details.
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted Tuesday to authorize the creation of San Francisco International High School (SFIHS), an in-district small school by design intended to serve recent immigrant English language learners with a four-year, college-bound program.
Staff read a resolution describing SFIHS as an in-district small school that would "open in February at an appropriate location in a San Francisco neighborhood that draws and is accessible to a diverse immigrant population," and noted a planning-year memorandum of understanding between the district and the International Network for Public Schools. Mary Richards, the districts director of small and charter schools, said the school would start at ninth…
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