This legislation schedules a public hearing for October 1, 2024, to investigate $20 million in unaccounted funds in the San Francisco Unified School District's budget for Special Education and the status of unfilled positions in that area. It also requests reports from various city departments regarding these financial issues and the allocation of $8.4 million from the Student Success Fund.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 3:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to examine the unaccounted for $20,000,000 in the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) budget for Special Education and the unfilled positions that support SFUSD’s Special Education work, and the $8,400,000 from the Student Success Fund the Mayor allocated to the newly announced School Stabilization Team; and requesting the SFUSD Superintendent, Department of Children Youth and Their Families, Recreation and Park Department, Mayor's Office, Controller's Office, Human Services Agency, Department of Human Resources, and Treasurer & Tax Collector to report; scheduled pending approval of the Motion contained in File No. 240942, to be considered on October 1, 2024.
How it got here
The legislation originated from concerns about unaccounted funds and staffing shortages in the SFUSD's Special Education budget.
Mayor Breed announced the release of $8.4 million from the Student Success Fund to support the newly established School Stabilization Team for SFUSD.
The SFUSD Special Education Department requested a $60 million budget increase for the 2024-25 school year, following a previous increase of $40 million in 2023-24.
SFUSD leadership reconciled budget requests and increased the Special Education budget by $30 million to address staffing needs.
The Board of Supervisors introduced a hearing request (File No. 240943) to examine the unaccounted $20 million in SFUSD's Special Education budget and staffing issues.
The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to discuss the unaccounted funds and staffing shortages in SFUSD's Special Education services.
Reconstructed from attached documents & the official record