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Rules Committee adopts amendments and continues Student Success Fund charter measure after overwhelming public support and labor negotiations
Summary
Supervisors Ronan and Melgar introduced a Student Success Fund to provide up to $60 million a year for evidence‑based academic and social‑emotional interventions in SFUSD schools. The measure drew broad support from educators, parents, community organizations and many labor leaders; authors adopted multiple amendments on administration, outcomes, and recessionary protections and continued the item to July 6 to finalize language with unions.
Supervisor Hillary Ronan presented a charter amendment to create a Student Success Fund administered by the Department of Children, Youth and Their Families (DCYF) to provide multi‑year grants (up to $1,000,000 per school) for programs that raise academic achievement or social‑emotional wellness for pre‑K–12 schools. Ronan and co‑sponsors said the fund would be prioritized for the district’s lowest‑performing schools and include robust outcome measures, data sharing, and joint governance between DCYF and SFUSD.
Maria Hsu (DCYF Director) described DCYF’s role as grant administrator and emphasized partnerships with schools, parents, after‑school providers and community‑based…
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