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San Francisco Unified board meeting, May 19, 2026

The longest item was Migrant Education Program Parent Advisory Committee Presentation: 1 h 02 min.

5 h 56 min · 18 agenda items · 2 public speakers

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  1. Agenda · 18 items
What happened

What happened at this meeting

School board hears TK expansion plan, consent calendar vote ends 4 ayes, 2 nays 5:07:37

  • The board heard presentations from three advisory committees on migrant education, foster youth services and Indian education, with board members asking questions after each. 1:50:24
  • Board members discussed recommendations from an ad hoc committee on progress monitoring, which the presiding officer said was a discussion item with nothing to vote on. 4:18:15
  • District staff presented plans for TK expansion, and board members asked about staffing and unmet demand for seats. 5:07:37
Item by item (10)
  1. Opening and closed session comment 0:04
    • The meeting opened with a roll call of board members. ~0:04
    • No speakers addressed the closed session items, and the meeting was recessed at 5:07 PM. 1:21
  2. Public comment 1:34:12
    • A speaker at public comment asked the board and district to remain committed to engaging communities and raised concern about an upcoming congressional hearing at which the superintendent was to appear. 1:38:13
    • A speaker at public comment raised concern about student safety during planned construction of a new structure in a small schoolyard for TK and asked the district to hear parents' concerns. 1:39:54
  3. Closed session report and opening items 1:41:40
    • The board reported on one closed session item, a case listed as PLUC versus SFUSD, and read a land acknowledgement. 1:42:43
  4. Superintendent's report 1:44:51
    • The superintendent described a student spring exhibition at the Mission Bay Hub and a centennial celebration at Alamo Elementary School. 1:44:51
    • The superintendent said enrollment for school year 26⁠-⁠27 was under way, with waitlist offers made every Monday, and that Graduation for All celebrations would be held June 1st to June 3rd. 1:48:22
    • The superintendent said the last day of school would be Wednesday, June 10th. 1:50:01
  5. Migrant education advisory committee presentation 1:50:24
    • A board member asked what other city partnerships the district was exploring after enrollment in the program dropped from 278 to 140. 2:27:19
    • A program staff member said the staff member was the only person in the position, and the superintendent said the district supports that position and partners with nonprofit agencies for mental health and other supports. 2:38:52
  6. Foster youth services advisory council presentation 2:50:48
    • The presentation said there were 256 students in foster care in all schools in the county this school year and 443 identified by the state last school year, and recommended training, tutoring and promoting recruitment of resource parents. 2:54:47
    • A staff member said the district allocates $25,000 for school of origin transportation and HSA provides $25,000, which the staff member said is not enough to meet the need. 3:18:19
    • A staff member said the program receives about $163,000 in LCFF supplemental concentration grant funds, about $261,000 from the CDE and $354,000 from Human Services. 3:36:28
  7. Indian education advisory committee presentation 3:42:22
    • The Indian Education Program presentation reported a student total of 798 and recommended hiring American Indian personnel, including teachers and counselors. 3:44:01
    • The presentation called for preserving the Indian Education Program, including its physical center and a minimum of 2 coordinators, and a speaker recommended adding California Native American Day to the district calendar. 3:54:11
    • The superintendent said a study session on the LCAP before the budget would be a good idea. 4:12:08
  8. Progress monitoring ad hoc committee recommendations 4:18:15
    • The ad hoc committee chair presented recommendations including more time on progress monitoring, a slide deck format for reports, a neutral chief of staff type role and a board vote on whether to accept each monitoring report. 4:19:17
    • A committee member said the recommendations would be implemented beginning in the next fiscal year and asked the board how to reach 50% of meeting time on goal monitoring. 4:36:44
    • A motion to extend the meeting past 10 o'clock was made and seconded, and each member called in the roll call answered yes. 5:02:19
  9. TK expansion plans 5:07:19
    • A staff member said the district had 24 TK programs in 2021 and has 88 classrooms in 25⁠-⁠26, and received 2,200 applications for '26-'27. 5:11:00
    • A facilities staff member said the department is expanding TK in the Sunset district by about 8 classrooms over the next 3 years at 5 schools, and a staff member said 8 offers were out for new TK teachers. 5:13:09
    • A board member asked when the district could meet demand for about 360 additional TK seats, and the superintendent offered to discuss enrollment data at the May 26th meeting. 5:23:38
  10. Consent calendar and adjournment 5:52:44
    • The board president has a standing recusal from the consent calendar, and the superintendent said there were no changes to it. 5:52:44
    • The meeting was adjourned at 11:01 PM. 5:55:52

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Who spoke

Who spoke

Phil KimPresidentFirst speaks at 0:25
Matt AlexanderCommissionerFirst speaks at 2:14:26
Supryia RayCommissionerFirst speaks at 2:21:09
Alida FisherCommissionerFirst speaks at 2:24:03
Parag GuptaCommissionerFirst speaks at 3:56:28
Lisa Weissman-WardCommissionerFirst speaks at 4:04:40
Jaime HulingCommissionerFirst speaks at 5:03:11