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Board approves renewal of Leadership High School charter after positive committee review
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted unanimously to renew Leadership High School’s charter, citing strong performance data including 331 ADA, 96% graduation and targeted supports for English learners; board members urged continued discussion about district reentry options.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education voted unanimously to grant Leadership High School’s petition for charter renewal for the period beginning July 1, 2007, after a curriculum committee recommended approval.
An unnamed district staff presenter summarized the petition and supporting materials, saying the school met the renewal criteria and highlighting performance statistics: an average daily attendance of 331 students; 72 percent of students classified as educationally disadvantaged; a 94 percent attendance rate; a 3 percent dropout rate; a 96 percent graduation rate; and low expulsion and suspension rates. "Their current data, their ADA is 331 total students. Their ... comprises 72% ... their attendance rate is 94 percent," the presenter said.
Board members who had served on the curriculum committee spoke in support. Commissioner Maher noted that the committee heard testimony from students and parents and described Leadership High as a model for the small schools movement, particularly for serving low-income African American and Latino students. Commissioner Wins asked about prior discussions of the school reentering as a district-managed school; staff and board members said earlier talks had been preliminary and the topic could be revived once broader district transitions settled.
Principal Elizabeth Rood of Leadership High School attended the meeting and was invited to comment during the discussion, though the formal presentation and data were provided by district staff.
The board recorded a roll-call vote following the discussion; the motion to renew passed, with six ayes recorded. The item will be implemented under the conditions described in the renewal packet, including an annual memorandum of understanding to be negotiated prior to each school year.
Next steps: staff will finalize the formal renewal resolution language and return the executed documents in line with the board’s direction.
