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Board votes to close Oakdale site of Community Scholars of Success, transfer students to Civic Center campus
Summary
The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously approved staff’s recommendation to close the Community Scholars of Success program at the Oakdale campus and transfer remaining students to the Civic Center Secondary Center, citing very low enrollment and cost savings; two teacher FTEs will be reassigned and no jobs will be lost.
The San Francisco Board of Education voted unanimously to close the Community Scholars of Success (CSOS) program at the Oakdale campus and transfer enrolled students to the Civic Center Secondary Center effective February. Principal Jim Fithian told the board staff had considered enrollment trends and facility issues and recommended consolidation to improve services and reduce costs.
Fithian said enrollment had dwindled: 18 students were assigned to the program in the fall of 2006 but only five remained enrolled as of Feb. 13, 2007, with…
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