PROP J: ENSURE NEW SCHOOL FUNDS ARE USED EFFECTIVELY

About 4% of our city’s budget goes toward schools in the San Francisco Unified School District and children services at the Department of Children, Youth, and Families and the Department of Early Childhood.

This measure would require San Francisco Unified School District and city departments to work together to create a five-year plan to ensure that city funds are being used effectively. By creating clear goals and a long-term plan, this measure would help schools avoid unnecessary spending. SFUSD and city departments using funding for child services would have to abide by plans that may include spending a certain amount of money on sports, libraries, arts, and music programs for example.

With SFUSD facing a $400 million long-term budget deficit, it’s vital that the funds meant for San Francisco schools are used properly.

Prop J is about ensuring that funds going towards supporting students are put to good use and that the funding is being used for what it’s meant for: to help students thrive.