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- Issues
- San Francisco
- Board of Education
- Prop H: The Public Education Enrichment Fund
- Prop A: Quality Teacher
and Education Act - Student Enrollment
Recruitment and
Retention (SERR) - Enrollment issues at Flynn and Alvarado
- California
- Education Budget Issues
- National
Education Budget Issues
SFUSD Budget
2nd Reading of 2008-09 SFUSD budget - pdf from the SFUSD website. For more links and information regarding the SFUSD budget, please see the Budget Services page on the SFUSD website.
California Budget Crisis: PPS Call to Action
Currently, California's per-pupil spending is one of the lowest in the nation. SFUSD is already operating under a lean budget. In spite of the inadequate funding, San Francisco's public schools have been making progress - overall reading scores are up 25 percent, math scores have increased 17 percent in the last four years, and for the first time in years, district enrollment has begun to increase.
It's never been clearer than now that our representatives need a stronger push to stand up for schools. Get involved at all levels - local, state and national - to ask our elected officials to support public education. Learn more from these various links and articles, and contact elected officials to have your voice heard!
Learn about the Budget Cuts
Impact of State Budget Cuts on SF public schools
Get a better picture of what the budget cuts would mean to SF public schools! See the Budget Forecast presentation (127kb,pdf) to the joint BOS/BOE meeting on Thursday, February 7, 2008 presented by Myong Leigh, Deputy Superintendent for Policy and Operations.
Summary of Proposed State Budget Cuts - from the California PTA
See a summary of how the governor's proposed budget cuts affect education funding and Prop 98 from the California PTA website.
A quick look at Proposition 98 - from the YouthNoise website.
California Budget Process 101 - easy to understand graphic explaining/simplifying the California budget process -- from the California State Univ. budget page
Education budget cuts not only affect K-12 education, but also higher education. Cuts to our public universities can dramatically affect thousands of students continuing their education after high school. See the UC budget page and California State Univ. budget page.
Take Action
- Go to the EdVoice website and fill out an easy to use email to your State Assemblyperson. Forward this link to friends and family throughout California to use.
- Call and write the Governor and your state legislators to tell them how you feel. It only takes about 10 minutes to call all of them. They record your opinion and keep a record, so your call does make a difference! Find legislators and their contact information at http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/yourleg.html or see our contact page for elected officials. Use the PTA's talking points from their website, http://www.capta.org.
- Get sample letters, information and download a toolkit to distribute to your schools, friends and neighbors! Learn more at the Protect Our Students.org website, a coalition of education-related groups in California.
Other ways to get involved
- Contact your friends and family all over the state and ask them to take action. Forward them to the PPS website, www.ppssf.org as a resource for updated links and information.
- Carry sample letters with you, ask people to sign them and send them.
- Spread awareness and build community at your school. Consider the following:
- Ask your school community to wear pink on Fridays in recognition of over 500 pink slips that have been sent to teachers and administrators this year.
- Host a letter-writing party or gather with friends and school parents
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Other Resources
Updates and links from the SFUSD website.
Contact information for elected officials (82kb,pdf)
Rainy Day Funds
The City of San Francisco may provide a temporary fix by releasing Rainy Day Funds from a reserve that was set up by Supervisor Tom Ammiano. The estimated amount that the Rainy Day fund could supply to the school district is up to $19.7 million, depending on the final decision by the Governor's office on budget cuts.
Proposition H
Plans to allocate the third-third of Prop H money are currently on hold until the budget impact of State budget cuts is finalized. Some of this money may be used to alleviate the impact of the State budget cuts, instead of spending it on other proposals.
PRESS
Side by side comparisons of budget plans; Matthew Yi; SF Chronicle; June 6, 2008
SF Schools receiving reserve funds to curb cuts; CBS 5; May 7, 2008
Public School Advocates Demand Help from Rainy Day Fund; Jacqueline Tomco; Beyond Chron; April 29, 2008
Reserve to shine bright on school district; Beth Winegarner; The Examiner; April 25, 2008
Rainy Day Fund comes to the rescue of S.F. Teachers; Jill Tucker; SF Chronicle; April 25, 2008
School Beat: Resist the Governor and Protest the Budget; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; April 17, 2008
School Beat: Give Arnold a Pink Slip; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; March 13, 2008
School Beat: Message to the Governor - Hands Off School Funding; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; March 6, 2008
Newsom promises $30.6 million more for schools; Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, February 8, 2008
Officials Denounce Governor’s Proposed Education Cuts; SFUSD Press release, January 17, 2008
School Beat: Education is a Budget Target, Again; Lisa Schiff; Beyond Chron; January 17, 2008