He requested that staff outline the district's specific strategies for supporting students who need help building these learning behaviors. #SFUSD

Grounding his request in student-outcome-focused governance, he urged staff to examine present and past success data to uncover effective strategies that can inform districtwide practice. #SFUSD

By logging around 500 observations by mid-September, leadership aims to analyze cross-school patterns to understand why outcomes vary across student demographic groups rather than relying on uncoordinated strategies. #SFUSD

Reiterate concerns over declining performance for African American students, she pressed leadership to explain how the district will transition from measuring process inputs to collecting clear outcome data that proves instructional strategies are actually driving progress. #SFUSD

By expanding professional development for teachers and training administrators on learning walks to better support instruction, the district aims to create conditions where students actively engage with the curriculum while using intentional data collection to guide future improvements. #SFUSD

She expressed concern that relying on program initiatives or general Tier 2/3 supports functions more like outputs than clear strategic interventions, asking leadership to clarify the specific data metrics, strategies, and accountability measures families can use to monitor progress. #SFUSD

Staff highlighted that nearly 500 K–8 classroom observations were logged in September alone, providing a robust dataset for continuous instructional improvement. #SFUSD

She questioned whether assigning too much value to localized statistical spikes risks misallocating district resources—such as extensive learning walk observations—if those efforts ultimately yield actionable instructional insights. #SFUSD

Additionally, staff cautioned that analyzing these trends is complicated by small sample sizes, noting the data reflects only 121 students spread across roughly five school sites, which creates volatility when attempting to isolate specific classroom conditions. #SFUSD

She asked staff and leadership to identify the specific classroom conditions, effective instructional practices, or school environment factors that drove this progress so the district can replicate those strategies elsewhere. #SFUSD

Staff emphasized that improving math proficiency requires stronger Tier 1 instruction, eliminating implicit bias, and maintaining high expectations for all students rather than modifying curriculum standards. #SFUSD

District staff detailed operational strategies supporting the secondary math policy, noting that full-time equivalent (FTE) allocations were repurposed—especially in schools with high focal student populations—to enable Tiers 2/3 math labs and Math A/B courses in grades 6–8. #SFUSD

staff are proposing targeted interventions through the "Every Student by Name" approach alongside increased instructional coaching and professional development to improve focal student outcomes. #SFUSD

He asked staff and the Superintendent to clarify where the district is currently seeing data-backed success for focal students across Tiers 1, 2, and 3, and what specific learnings are emerging from those successful strategies. #SFUSD

and Goal 2.3 integrates language scaffolds like word banks across math and ELD instruction to support English learners. #SFUSD

while under Goal 2.2, leadership is leveraging K–8 curriculum implementation, collaborative planning, and learning walk tools to strengthen administrator coaching and teacher development. #SFUSD

Meanwhile, implementing the new secondary math policy created unpredictable enrollment patterns that complicated scheduling, budgeting, and staffing, though cross-departmental coordination helped resolve initial teacher staffing challenges. #SFUSD

Next steps focus on increasing site-based instructional coaching between release days and providing targeted training on Tier 2 and Tier 3 math interventions. #SFUSD

calling for deeper analysis into how schools implement these practices. #SFUSD

The speaker highlighted HR's efforts as a critical foundation for implementing secondary math policies and supporting student progress. #SFUSD