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San Francisco school board re-adopts rules, elects Sanchez president and Kim vice president; members call for fuller review of ethics code
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District Board re-adopted its rules and procedures and unanimously elected Mark Sanchez as president and Jane Kim as vice president. Commissioners urged a substantive review of the rules and removal of conflict-of-interest exhibits in favor of the city's campaign and governmental conduct code.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education formally readopted its rules and procedures (P-1 120) during its Jan. 8 meeting and unanimously elected Mark Sanchez as Board president and Jane Kim as vice president.
Commissioner Jane Kim nominated Mark Sanchez for president; a roll-call vote produced unanimous support, and the chair declared Sanchez elected. The vice-presidency drew multiple nominations, one nominee withdrew, and the Board then recorded a unanimous vote for Kim.
Why it matters: several commissioners said the annual readoption has become a routine step rather than an occasion for substantive review. "We've just... adopted changes to our own order of business, etcetera, and we didn't discuss it at the board at all," Commissioner Owens said, urging the Board to schedule a Committee of the Whole or study session to examine the full rules package, including the code of ethics and behavioral expectations.
Board staff also raised a procedural change tied to disclosure requirements. Staff noted that exhibits A and B of Board Policy 1.20 list designated positions and disclosure levels but that the city's campaign and governmental conduct code determines disclosure obligations. Staff proposed removing exhibits A and B from the district policy text and replacing the references with language pointing readers to the City and County of San Francisco's campaign and governmental conduct code; the Board agreed to that change.
Votes at a glance: the presidency and vice presidency elections were recorded as unanimous by roll call; earlier procedural votes on minutes and the commendation for Lincoln High School were also recorded as unanimous. The Board approved an appointment to the city Elections Commission by recorded vote (six ayes).
The Board did not finalize any substantive revisions to the rules at the meeting. Several commissioners said they want a future agenda item or committee session to examine the rules' attachments and ethics provisions in depth.
What comes next: commissioners asked staff to schedule discussion options (Committee of the Whole or Rules Committee) where the Board can review the full rules, attachments and the code of ethics in public session. Staff also will amend the policy text to remove exhibits A and B and reference the city code for designated-position disclosure details.
