The legislation schedules a public hearing to review the results of a math pilot program funded by the city and to discuss its continuation with input from participating schools and relevant city departments. It aims to clarify how funds are being used and assess the program's effectiveness based on data from its first two years.
Hearing of the Board of Supervisors sitting as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday, October 29, 2024, at 4:00 p.m., to hold a public hearing to examine the results of the Whole School Lesson Study Math Pilot Program that is funded by the City, to hear from the school sites that participated in the study who will share data from the first two years of the pilot, clarify the San Francisco Unified School District’s (SFUSD) and the Department of Children, Youth and Their Family’s (DCYF) commitment to continuing the program with funding from the Student Success Fund given its demonstrated, data-driven progress, and understand how Student Success Fund dollars are being spent as directed by the law creating the fund; and requesting the representatives of the pilot school sites, SFUSD Superintendent, members of the Board of Education, and DCYF to report; scheduled pursuant to Motion No. M24-100 (File No. 240975), approved on October 8, 2024.
How it got here
The legislation originated from a need to evaluate the Whole School Lesson Study Math Pilot Program funded by the City, following a motion approved by the Board of Supervisors.
The Board approved Motion No. M24-100, which scheduled a public hearing to examine the results of the Whole School Lesson Study Math Pilot Program.
The Board of Supervisors referred the hearing request to the Youth Commission for comment and recommendation as per the City Charter.
The Youth Commission held a meeting where they passed a motion to support the hearing on the Whole School Lesson Study Math Pilot, recognizing its impact on student math proficiency.
The Board of Supervisors held a public hearing to examine the results of the pilot program, hearing from school representatives and discussing the use of Student Success Fund dollars.
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