4/12/07 – Mayor Gavin Newsom, Superintendent Gwen Chan, and School Board President Mark Sanchez Sign Historic Partnership For Achievement Agreement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Thursday, April 12 2007
Contact: Mayor’s Office of Communications, 415-554-6131
Gentle Blythe, SFUSD, 415-241-6565

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MAYOR GAVIN NEWSOM, SUPERINTENDENT GWEN CHAN, AND SCHOOL BOARD PRESIDENT MARK SANCHEZ SIGN HISTORIC “PARTNERSHIP FOR ACHIEVEMENT” AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT (SFUSD)

Agreement codifies unprecedented level of cooperation between City government and San Francisco’s public schools

School Board leaders from across the country in attendance at ceremonial signing

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – Joined by San Francisco’s Superintendent of Schools Gwen Chan, School Board President Mark Sanchez, and members of the National School Board Association, Mayor Gavin Newsom today signed a ground-breaking plan which represents – for the first time – the City and the School District formally joining together to serve the students and families of San Francisco.

Building on the many partnerships that already exist between the City and School District – such as After-School for All, the Arts Education Master Plan, and Prop H – the “Partnership for Achievement” agreement seeks to formalize the collaboration between the City and SFUSD in six strategic areas: