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SFUSD board adopts staff findings and denies Dragon Gate Academy charter petition
Summary
After hours of public comment and a staff presentation citing fiscal and programmatic concerns, the San Francisco Unified School District board adopted staff findings (6–1) and then voted unanimously to deny the Dragon Gate Academy charter petition, citing the districts negative fiscal certification and unresolved material issues.
The San Francisco Unified School District Board of Education on Aug. 26 adopted the staff report as its own findings and then denied the Dragon Gate Academy charter petition after a public hearing and extended commissioner questioning.
General Counsel Manuel Martinez opened the staff presentation, reviewing the petition timeline and legal framework and noting that petition amendments were submitted after the staff report was published. "The hearing process is set forth in Education Code Section 47,605 B," Martinez said, and staff characterized several late petition amendments as material and therefore untimely.
Chris Armentrout, the districts director of policy and planning,…
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