SFUSD BOE Meeting Cheat Sheet 8/12/2025

SFUSD BOE Meeting Cheat Sheet – 8/12/2025

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the summary/takes on the most pertinent agenda items related to our advocacy campaigns.
If you see that something on the BOE agenda is omitted, it is likely for this reason.

8/12/2025 Regular Meeting at 6:30pm:

• Full meeting agenda on BoardDocs here. 
• Zoom Link Here – Password: 266986.
• Agenda summary from SF Parent Coalition follows below.

SF PARENT’S SUMMARY: 

As SFUSD prepares to start the new school year, serious questions remain about whether its systems and Cabinet Team are in place.

BUDGET-RELATED AGENDA ITEMS

Item G.1  Fiscal & Operational Health Update (presentation link)

• The attached presentation is an implementation update of SFUSD’s Frontline Enterprise Resource Planning system (for finance and payroll, asset and inventory management, analytics and reporting) and Red Rover Human Capital Management system (for new employee onboarding and employee timekeeping) 
• The agenda does not contain a 45-day budget revision specified by Cal. Education Code Sec. 42127(h) to reflect changes to revenues and expenditures
• Why we’re concerned:
  • Frontline ERP and Red Rover HCM system implementation update show issues remain:
    • SFUSD employees are still submitting a high number of trouble tickets regarding their pay
    • Bi-weekly and monthly school site staff will “go live” with their payroll in the next few weeks; if “go live” is unsuccessful, SFUSD will face teacher pay problems at the beginning of the school year
    • The presentation does not specify if Position Control functionality has been successfully implemented, so that FY 2026-27 can be accurately budgeted
  • Why didn’t SFUSD provide a 45-day budget revision, despite uncertainties in federal funding for public schools and the state’s budget deficit?

Our Take: SFUSD should provide a comprehensive fiscal and operational health update, not just the Frontline ERP and Red Rover HCM implementation update. It needs to provide a comprehensive update, similar to the August 2024 Dashboard on Fiscal and Operational Health, to hold itself accountable to addressing the classroom impacts of the 2025-26 budget cuts, and where else the district will find non-priority items to eliminate from the budget to address deficits in the next two fiscal years. Questions we’re asking:

• What will SFUSD do to ensure that 7000 school site staff will be accurately paid in 8/20 and 8/29? 
• Has SFUSD fully implemented position control in Frontline ERP to ensure that FY 2026-27 budget planning can be accurately done?
• What is SFUSD’s update on budget reductions to address General Fund deficits of $83 million in 2026-27 and $71 million in 2027-28? How will these future reductions affect student outcomes?

STUDENT OUTCOMES-RELATED AGENDA ITEMS

Item G.2   2025-26 Executive Cabinet & Leadership Organization Chart (presentation link)

• Superintendent Su has updated the SFUSD organization chart, showing key vacancies in the following positions:
  • Deputy Superintendent of Educational Services & School Operations
  • Assistant Superintendent of Student & Family Services Division
  • Head of Operations (Business Services & Operations)
  • Assistant Superintendent of Fiscal / Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

• The Deputy Superintendent of Educational Services & School Operations is the lead Cabinet member responsible for SFUSD’s achievement of Goals 1, 2, 3 and Guardrails 2 & 3
• The CFO is responsible for SFUSD’s budget and financial management

Our Take: SFUSD continues to experience significant turnover in its key Cabinet Team positions, potentially resulting in Central Office inefficiency and ineffectiveness that could affect student outcomes. Questions we’re asking:

• What is the timeline to fill the vacant / interim Cabinet Team positions?
• If the Deputy Superintendent of Educational Services & School Operations position remains vacant or difficult to fill, who is the assigned Cabinet Lead to ensure Goals 1, 2, 3 and Guardrails 2 & 3 are achieved?
• If the CFO position remains vacant or difficult to fill, who is the assigned Cabinet Lead to ensure SFUSD’s Fiscal Stabilization Plan is met and local control over the budget is retained?

As a reminder – SF Parents’ community continues to demand from SFUSD:

• AN INCREASED, DEMONSTRATED FOCUS ON STUDENTS: 
  • We want to see the district’s clear plan and commitment to a baseline of excellence and equity across every SFUSD school. Without this clarity and vision, or analysis of how these decisions align with our student outcomes goals, it is impossible to know if this is a truly student-centered plan that will maximize success for our students even despite budget cuts.

• GREATER TRANSPARENCY AND COMMUNITY ACCESSIBILITY: 
  • SFUSD plans need greater detail and transparency. Without an analysis of school site impacts, it’s unclear if SFUSD is prioritizing student success. The Board should not approve budgets or plans without confidence in their accuracy and impacts on teaching and learning. We urge SFUSD to provide more thorough impact analyses to increase transparency on decision-making and build trust with the community.

SFUSD needs to be more open and honest about the budget. SFUSD committed to updating the Fiscal and Operational Health Dashboard last summer, and then abruptly abandoned that commitment in the fall. Fiscal topics from the short-lived Ad Hoc Committee should be included in all regular Board meetings, and the dashboard should be updated monthly until the budget is solvent.