One of the biggest issues facing the board in the next four years - the length of a term - is the new Common Core State Standards, which rolled out to the district's math curriculum this school year after being implemented in English/Language Arts instruction last year, said Sandra Fewer, the board's president.
Other recent changes within SFUSD include the Local Control Funding Formula, which gives school districts more flexibility to address specific academic priorities, and the new Smarter Balanced Assessment system that replaces the Standardized Testing and Reporting program, Fewer said.
"I think that any candidate that wins will bring and add something to the board," she said. "I just hope that they understand the commitment that it involves. It's attending many meetings, but it's also doing the homework and coming prepared to make every vote."
Board of Education members are paid $500 per month.
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