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Board approves school recognitions, renaming, charter renewal and Prop A reporting
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District Board adopted several resolutions March 13, 2007, including awards to educators, the renaming of a middle school, renewal of a charter for Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School, a city–district partnership endorsement and submission of Prop A bond cost information to CDIAC.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on March 13 approved a slate of resolutions and votes that advance district operations and community partnerships.
The board adopted a resolution honoring Perrette McKinney of Mission High School for teaching more than 20 years and receiving a statewide classroom excellence award. The board also adopted a resolution recognizing district school administrators and declared March 2007 School Administrators Week.
On facilities and school identity, the board voted to rename the Small Middle School for Equity as Excelsior Middle School after a community naming process that included student and parent input. Commissioners discussed how legacy campus names such as Luther Burbank will be treated moving forward and said separate board action may be required to remove a name from district records.
On charter oversight, the board granted a renewal to Envision Schools for Metropolitan Arts and Technology High School for the period July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2012. District staff and the equity office reported that prior staff concerns had been addressed and included a requirement that, if renewed, Envision Schools negotiate and execute an annual memorandum of understanding with the district and comply with applicable laws.
The board endorsed a formal "Partnership for Achievement" with the mayor and the City and County of San Francisco, a framework that lists six focus areas including building civic engagement, supporting teachers and principals, and promoting adequate school funding.
On finance, the board received and ratified the district's itemized cost information for the initial $100 million tranche of Proposition A general obligation bonds and authorized submission of the actual cost report to the California Debt and Investment Advisory Commission. Staff said the sale drew 11 competitive bids and a low interest cost that will reduce borrowing costs for taxpayers over the bond repayment period.
Most items were approved by roll call. The consent calendar included numerous routine contract and fiscal items; several consent items were pulled for discussion, including questions from labor representatives about contracting-out classified work.
The board concluded with a public comment period and closed-session readout of personnel actions and expulsions taken earlier in the month.
What happens next: Several of these measures—school renaming, charter agreements and partnership agreements—require next steps in implementation (for example, the charter renewal requires the MOU negotiations and the renaming may require administrative updates to campus records).
