SF Parent Coalition’s parent-led budget campaign is focused on ensuring that SFUSD makes the structural fixes needed to run a fiscally solvent district that commits to a baseline of excellence across all schools. When We Know, We Can Help: SFUSD families care deeply about our schools. We’re ready to pitch in during tough times. But first, we need clear, honest information about what’s happening with school budgets. As parents and caregivers, we can only be true partners when we understand the whole picture. Tell us what’s happening, and we’ll work together to find solutions. Parents want to see SFUSD:

• Regain Local Control of our Schools: By 2027, SFUSD should have a fully balanced budget that adheres to state and federal guidelines and eliminates the threat of state takeover, regaining and retaining local control of our schools.
• Keep Dollars Close to Students: Our schools can be better resourced to provide academic and extracurricular excellence–even amidst declining revenue–and spending decisions can keep dollars closer to what matters for student success.
• Ensure Greater Transparency and Accessibility: SFUSD must increase budget transparency and ensure community accessibility by providing high-level summaries that inform the community how they’re spending funds and why.

• SFUSD should provide a public dashboard with transparent, clear, and concise breakdowns of how funds are allocated to student learning, programs, and essential services. These should include regular and detailed reports on resource distribution across all schools, with an emphasis on how that distribution will change after newly proposed cuts to address the $100M deficit.
• SFUSD should commit to a baseline level of academic and extracurricular excellence across all schools. This commitment will ensure learning environments where each and every SFUSD student can thrive. SFUSD should share this information with the public as part of a comprehensive plan to both fix our budget and commit to academic excellence and equity at every school.

These budget demands prioritize transparency, stability, educational excellence, and educational equity, addressing the key concerns of families whose children’s schools and learning experiences are impacted by budget cuts, while simultaneously urging budgetary reform that will prevent state takeover of our schools.