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Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · School board meeting record

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What the board considered

The San Francisco Unified School District's Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring will meet to discuss how the Board can better track student outcomes and improve strategic questioning of the Superintendent. The meeting includes a panel discussion with board members from other districts and a review of best practices for governance.

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This meeting establishes the framework for how the school board will evaluate district performance and hold the Superintendent accountable for student outcomes.

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No later meeting or follow-up date is stated in the reviewed record.

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3 Tuesday, January 20, 2026 Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room 555 Franklin Street, First Floor San Francisco, California 94102 / Meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. / The Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring is an ad hoc committee of the Board. This is an Augmented Committee meeting in which Board Members who are not assigned to this Committee are invited to participate in the meeting but will not vote on matters before the Committee. / Members of the Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring: Mr. Matt Alexander, Chair Ms. Jaime Huling Ms. Supryia Ray A. General Information Subject 1. Accessibility Information - Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category A. General Information Type Location - San Francisco Unified School District General Administrative Offices 555 Franklin Street, 1st Floor San Francisco, CA 94102 MUNI - Accessible Municipal Lines: 47 Van Ness on Van Ness Avenue 71 and 71L on Market Street F Line on Market Street (Surface) J,K,L,M & N Lines (Subway) For additional information about MUNI accessible services, call (415) 701-4485 or (415) 923-6142. BART - Civic Center BART Station Parking - Accessible parking is available. Please enter through the gate off McAllister Street. ADA Accommodations - If any accommodations are needed, please call (415) 355-7364. Requests should be made as soon as possible but at least forty-eight (48) hours prior to the scheduled meeting. The Irving G. Breyer Board Meeting Room is Wheel Chair Accessible. Please See Attached Map. It is requested that individuals refrain from wearing perfume or other scented products in order to allow those with environmental illnesses or multiple chemical sensitivity to attend the meetings of the Board of Education. File Attachments ACCESSIBILITY MAP.pdf (138 KB) Subject 2. Translation Services, American Sign Language Interpreter Services and Closed Captioning Information Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category A. General Information Type Translation and Interpretation Services SFUSD will provide interpretation throughout today's Board meeting. Interpretation at the Board of Education meetings will be provided via Google Meet. Please fully charge your phone and bring earphones. Members of the public who attend the meeting in person or virtually and need interpretation will call the following Google Meet numbers; For Chinese interpretation, please call 1 484-854-3328 ‬ PIN: 721 609 895 ‬ # ‬ 三藩市聯合校區將透過Google Meet為教育委員會會議提供傳譯服務。 親身或以虛擬方式參加會議, 並需要傳譯服務的家長將要撥打以下Google Meet號碼: 粵語傳譯,請致電 1 484-854-3328 ‬ ‬ PIN: 665 996 976 ‬ # ‬ For Spanish interpretation, please call 1 319-382-9676‬ PIN: 665 996 976‬# ‬ Los servicios de interpretación en las reuniones de la Junta de Educación se proporcionarán mediante la plataforma de Google Meet. Los padres que asistan a la reunión en persona o de manera virtual y que necesiten interpretación llamarán a los siguientes números de Google Meet. Para interpretacion en espanol, por favor llame al 1 319-382-9676‬ PIN: 665 996 976‬# ‬ Cargue completamente su teléfono y traiga auriculares por favor. SFUSD will provide Closed Captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services SFUSD will provide Closed Captioning and American Sign Language (ASL) Interpreter Services throughout today’s board meeting. Live transcription can be found here: https://www.streamtext.net/player?event=SFUSD-Board . Attendees who wish to provide public comment to the Board and would like an ASL interpreter can use the Q&A box in the Zoom app to type their name or handle, and list the item(s) on the agenda they would like to comment on. The attendee will need to have a functioning camera in order to communicate with the interpreter and Board. When it is the attendee’s opportunity to provide comment, the Zoom host will promote the attendee to panelist and enable the attendee’s video. File Attachments Subject 3. Virtual Meeting Information Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category A. General Information Type Every effort will be made to broadcast this meeting via Zoom Webinar. Members of the public are advised that in the event the Board experiences technical difficulties, the meeting will continue without broadcasting. Observe Meetings: To observe the meeting by video conference: Click here at the noticed meeting time. Webinar Password: 812166 It may help to download the Zoom app before the meeting if you don’t have it already. Instructions on how to join a meeting by video conference are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193 -Joining-a-Meeting. Listen to Meetings By Phone: To listen to the meeting by phone: Dial 1 669 900-9128 at the noticed meeting time, then enter Webinar ID: 812 7340 0203 then press # Password: 812166 If asked for a participant ID or code, press #. Instructions on how to join a meeting by phone are available at: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362663 -Joining-a-meeting-by-phone. File Attachments B. Opening Items Subject 1. Land Acknowledgement Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category B. Opening Items Type The Board will issue a statement that recognizes the Indigenous peoples who have been dispossessed from the homelands and territories upon which the District is built, currently occupies and operates in. File Attachments C. Public Comment on Agenda Items Subject 1. Public Comment on Agenda Items Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category C. Public Comment on Agenda Items Type Click on this link to access the protocols for public comment at Board of Education meetings and how else to provide your comments. Members of the public may address the Board on any matter that is on the agenda. Virtual comment may be offered at the Board President's Discretion. As a reminder, Board Rules and California law do not ​ allow Board members to discuss comments or attempt to answer questions during the public comment time. If appropriate, the Superintendent will ask that staff follow up with speakers. File Attachments D. Discussion Items Subject 1. Progress Monitoring Panel Discussion Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category D. Discussion Items Type Information BACKGROUND: Progress monitoring is an essential part of the Board’s student outcomes focused governance framework and the continuous improvement process. Other districts across the country use this governance framework and have their own progress monitoring practices. This discussion item will allow committee members to ask questions and learn about progress monitoring from school board members of other districts File Attachments Subject 2. Strategic Questioning: Discussion and Example Questions Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category D. Discussion Items Type Information BACKGROUND: Progress monitoring workshops give the Board a chance to review the district’s progress towards the goals and ask strategic questions of the Superintendent. During this item, the committee will review best practices for asking strategic questions and review video clips of example board member questions asked during other districts’ monitoring meetings. File Attachments Effective Question Asking (1).pdf (114 KB) Links to Examples of Progress Monitoring Meetings_01.20.26.pdf (108 KB) Subject 3. Discussion on SFUSD’s Progress Monitoring Processes and Culture Meeting Jan 20, 2026 - Ad Hoc Committee on Progress Monitoring Category D. Discussion Items Type Information BACKGROUND: Based on the panel and review of video clips, this item will allow committee members to discuss what it means for the Board to focus on strategy, improve strategic questioning, and how to create this change. File Attachments E. Adjournment

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