San Francisco public-school officials vowed Tuesday to avoid repeating the mistakes of the mid-2000s and prevent forthcoming school closures and mergers from primarily affecting sites that primarily serve Black and brown families.
Eight percent of San Francisco’s population was Black in the 2000 Census, compared to about 5% in 2020. To decide which schools will close, merge or relocate, Superintendent Matt Wayne said every school site will be given a composite score based on equity, excellence and effective use of resources.on Tuesday. The equity criteria considers the accessibility of a school and its programs, as well as whether the school serves a student population that is historically marginalized or socioeconomically disadvantaged.
Ex // Top Stories SF Fed president warns of possible unemployment spike The days of the Federal Reserve being able to slow inflation without a huge rise in joblessness may be coming to an end, Mary Daly said Monday Wayne said the weighted system came after discussions with the district’s District Advisory Committee, composed of SFUSD educators and parents. Members requested that equity be considered foremost. District officials added that Stanford University researchers will conduct a third-party equity audit before final decisions around closures and mergers are made.
The year prior, the board closed three schools in the Western Addition neighborhood, which served mostly African American and Latino students.