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🚨 Crucial Decision Affecting SFUSD! March 4th, 6:30 PM 🚨 The SFUSD Board will vote on a legal services agreement with the City Attorney's Office and Review Supt Performance. Attend the #BoardWatch meeting to ensure transparency and accountability. Your voice is crucial! #OurChildren #OurSchools

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🤔 How are we protecting SFUSD from recent federal changes? 🤔 The City Attorney's Office is being considered by the SFUSD Board of Education at a Special Board Meeting on March 4th @ 6:30pm to provide legal support & transparency. Read Dr. Marrero's Summary.

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📞 Join PPS SF in urging Senator Alex Padilla to stand up for public education! Let’s make our voices heard and demand that he defend our schools and students. Together, we can fight for the educational rights of every child! 🏫 #DefendPublicEducation

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Dr. Su stated that budget deficits are due to expiring pandemic funding, but this funding wasn't for regular classroom teachers, special education, para educators, or arts and music. 🎨🎶 #OurSchools Yet, vital positions are being cut. It's time our kids keep what they have! 🏫

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Join us: At the @network4pubed.bsky.social Conference Workshop: Power of Community-Oriented Public Schools in Closing Opportunity Gaps! Dr. Vanessa Marrero, Jennifer Orellana, Rosario Gonzalez, Noah Sloss, and Dorothy Clark will discuss strategies to close opportunity gaps in public schools.

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70 San Francisco teachers are facing job cuts due to budget constraints. The school board prioritized basic services, but at what cost? Are our teachers really not essential? Let's demand better for our students and educators! #PublicSchoolLove #BoardActions #TeachersCount

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Get ready for summer! ☀️ Join us for the Summer Resource Fair! Fun for kids K-8! 📅 Saturday, February 22, 2025 (11 AM-2 PM) 📍 SF County Fair Building, Golden Gate Park. Find summer activities and resources. ➡️ www.sf.gov/san-francisc... #SummerFun #FamilyEvent #SanFrancisco

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What are YOUR biggest cares about the SFUSD budget shortfall and school resources? 🌟Share your thoughts in the PPS-SF LCAP Survey! ✅Chinese LCAP bit.ly/4gOu4Km ✅Spanish LCAP bit.ly/3C39fLZ ✅English LCAP #SFUSD #BoardWatch #parentsforpublicschools

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Today is a day of opportunity! 🚨 What will YOU do today to promote the value of our public schools? #1. Contact your representatives (202-224-2131 #SFUSD #BoardWatch #SchoolsFunding #CommunityCares #parentsforpublicschools

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🚨 What are YOUR thoughts on the 2024 Nation's Report Card? The 2024 Nation's Report Card is out. WATCH 2024 Nation's Report Card Town Hall which discuss the findings and what steps we need to take to improve our schools in Math and Reading. www.nagb.gov/news-and-eve... #NationsReportCard

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🚨 What are YOUR thoughts on the 2024 Nation's Report Card? The 2024 Nation's Report Card is out. WATCH 2024 Nation's Report Card Town Hall which discuss the findings and what steps we need to take to improve our schools in Math and Reading. www.nagb.gov/news-and-eve... #NationsReportCard

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Today is a day of opportunity! 🚨 What will YOU do today to promote the value of our public schools? #1. Contact your representatives (202-224-2131 #SFUSD #BoardWatch #SchoolsFunding #CommunityCares #parentsforpublicschools

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🚨 HUGE SFUSD Board Meeting THIS TUESDAY, Feb 11th at 6:30 PM! Critical budget update - potential impact on schools & programs. Tune in here! Read Dr. Vanessa Marrero’s Summary SFUSD Fiscal and Operational Health Update www.ppssf.org/news/2025/2/... #SFUSD #ParentsForPublicSchools #BoardWatch

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Caminos a La Universidad: Un Paso al Éxito 🎓✨ Pathways to College: A Step to Success 🌟 📅 Date: February 22 🕒 Time: 9:30 AM - 2:00 PM 🏛️ Location: Berkeley City College, 2050 Center St, Berkeley Organized by various community programs, Berkeley Public Schools, and PUENTE. 🤝

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REPOST: School Nurses, librarians, Guidance Counselors, Social Workers, music teachers, and more are necessary for every public school. Let's Fight Forward for our schools! Urge Congress to pass the Keep Our PACT Act! bit.ly/4aSfS0I #PPSSF #ReclaimOurSchools

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¿Enfrentando desafíos inesperados? Planificar con anticipación puede aliviar el estrés y brindar tranquilidad. Resumimos una guía del Centro de Recursos Legales para Inmigrantes (ILRC) #preparaciónfamiliar

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National Immigration Law Center published a report about immigration enforcement. Enforcement is aggressive. Understand the difference in warrants & subpoenas immigration officers use. Read our summary: www.ppssf.org/news/2025/1/... #protectyourfamily Full Report: www.nilc.org/wp-content/u...

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Kim: “Standing Fiscal Operation Health in the Board Agenda. Item G: Consent Calendar, All Ayes. Item H1: Questions and Answers Regarding Agenda Items. Link to document: docs.google.com/document/d/1... .

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Dr. Su: "Principals will receive the staffing model with the budget at the next board meeting. Official notices will be sent to school sites, which will then go through the school site council process.

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Staff: "The impact analysis is being utilized." #ImpactAnalysis #DecisionMaking

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Fisher: "Are these some of the efficiencies we're considering, including staff contracts and staff operational efficiencies as well?" #EfficiencyInContracts #OperationalEfficiencies

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Huling: "I'm aware that there's active consideration about which positions are revenue-positive and actively bringing more funds into the district than they are costing." #RevenuePositivePositions #DistrictFunding

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Staff: "These amounts are part of the allocation model developed for multiple years. They receive nondiscretionary funding, and for each student population, such as special education and multilingual students,

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Ray: "For the 2024-2025 SFUSD school staffing and budget resources, Slide 33 lists special education at $100 per student and multilingual at $150 per student. How are these numbers determined, especially for special education,

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Dr. Su: "Our total budget is $1.2 billion, with a $114 million reduction reflecting a 10% cut. As a governing team, our job is to direct those dollars toward achieving student outcomes." #BudgetReduction #StudentOutcomes #FiscalResponsibility

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Staff: "The next reporting period is second interim on January 31, with the board presentation on March 11. The third period is due by April 30 and will be presented in June. Sites have specific deadlines to submit their information for the budget presentation." #BudgetTimeline #InterimReports

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Dr. Su: "We're mapping to LCAP priorities and incorporating additional priorities like prioritizing African American, special education, and Pacific Islander students in our budget process." #LCAP #StudentPriorities #Equity

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Staff: "We faced a setback in the fall due to an event that affected the entire district. But we got back on track in December, focusing on enrollment to build the staffing model." #EnrollmentFocus #StaffingModel

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Staff: "We learned a lot through reviewing our resources and funding sources. Having a fully integrated system is key to making timely, informed decisions." #ResourceOptimization #IntegratedSystem

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Alexander: "So, we will see in there students that are more marginalized." #StudentEquity #MarginalizedCommunities

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Alexander: "Where are we at in terms of applying an equity lens around the school staffing model?" #EquityLens #SchoolStaffing

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Alexander: "We would like to see a strategic staffing model." #StaffingModel #StrategicPlanning

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Alexander: "I echo what others have said—there will be a lot of scrutiny, especially on spending that is farther from the classroom." #BudgetScrutiny #ClassroomFocus

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Staff: "Due to our fiscal condition, we’ll provide criteria to sites on how they can use grants and fundraising, allowing some flexibility in the process." #FiscalFlexibility #GrantUtilization

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Huling: "We need to review and identify if applications are being used effectively at the sites, like the pilot programs and student-facing tools. For departments like transportation and finance, we’re cutting down on unnecessary applications to streamline operations." #OperationalReview

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Huling: "We are reviewing contracts by department to ensure they are still serving their purpose. Are they meeting criteria? Are they even being used?" #ContractReview #BudgetEfficiency

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Huling: "Where can we make cuts without layoffs? Contracts, outside consulting—nothing that impacts students directly." #BudgetCuts #EducationFunding

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Dr. Su: "Yes, correct. We need a principal, clerk, and teachers. What remains is supplemental staff." #SchoolStaffing #EducationBudget

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Dr. Su: "Three budget reduction principles guide this process: (1) Prioritize student outcomes—keep cuts away from students. (2) Staff schools to meet legal obligations. (3) Improve operational efficiencies, which is why we’re discussing central office reductions." #BudgetPriorities #EducationFund

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Kim: "Do we have a clear model of what a well-funded school should look like? What determines the balance between central office and site funding?" #EducationFunding #BudgetPlanning

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Fiscal Advisor Elliot Duchon: "Grant-funded district staff add complexity—layoffs become a Tetris-like process, with pink slips issued based on credentials, not just positions." #EducationBudget #StaffingChallenges

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