School Names Advisory Committee

Important Update Regarding the School Names Panel

On February 21st, SFUSD Board of Education President Gabriela Lopez released a statement that activities related to school renaming - including meetings of the school names advisory committee - will be paused until SF public schools have been reopened for in-person learning.

Once in-person learning has resumed, the Board of Education and the advisory committee will revisit this important discussion. When these efforts are revived, plans will be made to engage in a more deliberative process, including seeking assistance from historians at nearby universities.

School sites that have engaged or are engaging their communities on this matter may likewise pause their discussions until further notice.

Upcoming Meetings Link to this section

All meetings of the School Names Panel are suspended until further notice.

About the School Renaming Advisory Committee Link to this section

On May 22, 2018, the SFUSD Board of Education passed Resolution No. 184-10A1 to establish a blue ribbon panel to oversee a formalized process that reviews San Francisco public school names. This panel will be responsible for considering the relevance of schools names and appropriateness of these names when they honor historical figures and making recommendations to the Board of Education for further action.

Board Resolution No. 184-10A1

Schedule for Meetings Link to this section

The School Names Advisory Committee met between January 30, 2020 to February 10, 2021. Meeting dates, agendas, minutes and zoom recordings (if available) are listed below.

Agendas and Minutes for Committee Meetings: Link to this section

Date	Agenda	Minutes / Recordings/ Approved Documents
Jan. 30, 2020	01/30/2020_Agenda	01/30/2020_Minutes
Feb 27, 2020	02/27/2020_Agenda	02/27/2020_Minutes
June 25, 2020	06/25/2020 Agenda	06/25/2020_Minutes
July 3, 2020	07/03/2020 Agenda	07/03/2020 Minutes 07/03/2020 Zoom Recording
July 17, 2020	07/17/2020 Agenda	07/17/2020 Minutes 07/17/2020 Zoom Recording Committee Guiding Principles
July 29, 2020	07/29/2020 Agenda	07/29/2020 Minutes 07/29/2020 Zoom Recording
August 12, 2020	08/12/2020 Agenda	08/12/2020 Minutes 08/12/2020 Zoom Recording
August 26, 2020	08/26/2020 Agenda	08/26/2020 Minutes 08/26/2020 Zoom Recording
September 9, 2020	09/09/2020 Agenda	09/09/2020 Minutes 09/09/2020 Zoom Recording
September 23, 2020	09/23/2020 Agenda	09/23/2020 Minutes 09/23/2020 Zoom Recording
October 7, 2020	10/07/2020 Agenda	10/07/2020 Minutes 10/07/2020 Zoom Recording
January 6, 2021	01/06/2021 Agenda	01/06/2021 Minutes 01/06/2021 Zoom Recording
January 20, 2021	01/20/2021 Agenda	01/20/2021 Minutes 01/20/2021 Zoom Recording
February 10, 2021	02/10/2021 Agenda	02/10/2021 Minutes 02/10/2021 Zoom Recording