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Supervisors press DCYF for clearer oversight as $26.5M Student Success Fund grant is continued
Summary
The Budget & Finance Committee continued a $26.52 million grant to SFUSD so staff can add clearer program definitions, measurable outcomes and enforcement language. Supervisors sought stronger fiscal and implementation safeguards before forwarding to the full board.
The Budget and Finance Committee on Sept. 4 paused action on a $26,519,360 grant from the City to the San Francisco Unified School District under the Student Success Fund, directing staff to return with clearer accountability language on Sept. 18. The department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) presented a grant structure that divides money into school grants, district innovation grants, technical assistance and administration; supervisors and the Budget and Legislative Analyst urged more-specific performance measures and consequences for underperformance.
"These are very precious dollars that we in the city do not have time nor energy to waste," DCYF Director Maria Sue told the committee, outlining the department’s plan to phase funding and to provide technical…
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