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SFUSD board denies Dragon Gate Academy charter petition, cites fiscal and implementation gaps
Summary
The San Francisco Unified School District board voted to deny the Dragon Gate Academy charter petition after staff and a CDE adviser highlighted fiscal risks tied to the district's negative certification and unresolved implementation questions; petitioners disputed staff findings and said enrollment projections (including an 11% special-education estimate) were not hard caps.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Aug. 26 denied the Dragon Gate Academy charter petition after a lengthy public hearing in which staff cited state law, material late amendments and the district's current negative fiscal certification as the primary reasons to recommend denial.
Staff framed the decision around Education Code procedures and the district's fiscal condition. Manuel Martinez, SFUSD general counsel, and Chris Armentrout, director of policy and planning, told the board the petition was submitted June 2, 2025, the staff report was published Aug. 11, 2025, and petition amendments filed Aug. 19, 2025, were judged by staff to be "material" because they affected budget assumptions and program design.…
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