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Board adopts FY2007–08 budget with cuts and a last‑minute amendment restoring Hilltop counselor
Summary
After hours of testimony about Hilltop High and other school impacts, the San Francisco Board of Education approved its FY2007–08 recommended budget as amended, including a district‑wide 2% reduction to the weighted student formula and a commit to restore a full‑time head counselor at Hilltop using Prop H funds.
The San Francisco Board of Education adopted its FY2007–08 recommended budget on June 18 after a lengthy presentation from senior staff and extensive public comment focused on school‑site impacts. The board approved a budget that staff described as balanced and meeting the state‑required 2% undesignated reserve, but that also included a district‑wide 2% reduction to weighted student formula allocations.
Senior staff outlined the budget’s key elements: updated state projections, additional lease and revenue assumptions, central‑office reductions and a $6.9 million reserve to cover yet‑to‑be‑negotiated collective…
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