Overview

• More than 95% of SFUSD classrooms had qualified teachers on the first day of school, leaving about 50 vacancies to be covered by substitutes.
• Schools are operating under a new bare-bones staffing model that guarantees a principal, classroom teachers, a clerk and custodial staff while other support roles depend on discretionary funds.
• The district adopted an $11.6 million elementary and middle-school math curriculum this fall and has paused its homegrown ninth-grade ethnic studies course for an audit.
• Officials warn of an expected $60 million budget shortfall next year, following $114 million in cuts this year and ongoing state oversight.
• The board is set to consider a parent-led Dragon Gate Academy charter petition for a new Mandarin immersion program later this month despite staff recommendations to reject it.