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Horace Mann remains under state monitoring as district details supports and staffing challenges

San Francisco Board of Education · February 13, 2007
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Summary

District staff reported that Horace Mann Middle School remains under SAIT monitoring because it has not met state targets; presenters cited high teacher and administrative turnover, intensive coaching and professional development efforts, and eligibility for Quality Education Investment Act funds.

The San Francisco Unified School District presented the School Assistance and Intervention Team (SAIT) monitoring report for Horace Mann Middle School, which remains under state sanctions after failing to meet identified achievement targets. Didi Desmond summarized the school’s challenges — including substantial teacher turnover (14 of 32 teachers new this year), the school’s third principal in three years and that a high share of incoming sixth graders scored below proficiency — and described the district’s…

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