SFUSD Budget available on-line

The SFUSD 07-08 budget that was approved in the June 16th BOE Meeting has been published on-line at the SFUSD website:

Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2007-2008 (443 pages, 2.5MB, PDF)

I just learned of its availability, so I have not had time to review it. But I will note that it is in user-friendly, searchable format. Kudos to the district for maintaining this open access and transparency.

Here is a teaser from the Superintendent’S budget message at the front of the document:

San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has distinguished itself by becoming the highest performing large urban school district in the State of California. This distinction has been earned through the hard work of our students, teachers, staff and administrators and the support of our vibrant parent communities and organizations, City and community partners, and the voters of San Francisco who have continually supported strong public schools through the passage of the 2006 Proposition A School Bond and the 2004 Public Education Enrichment Fund (Proposition H). Our commitment to recognizing those who create success in our schools has resulted in the settlement this past year of long awaited contracts with many of our employee unions, the placement of strong school leaders in schools of challenge, and the continued commitment to initiatives that support the development of students, faculty and administrators.

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The State has provided districts with a "maintenance" budget — a budget that reflects a fully-funded cost of living adjustment with few areas of resource growth. However, several factors have severely challenged our ability to maintain a steady budget for next year: substantial decreases in student enrollment that affect our revenue limit, the continual rise in operational costs (e.g., utility costs, health benefit costs, etc), and major encroachment areas including Special Education that provide critical services to our special needs students, student transportation, and child development programs.

Enjoy!