San Francisco Unified School District and County Office of Education
Board Policy 6164.5
Student Success Teams
This Board Policy applies to the San Francisco Unified School District and the County Office of Education.
The Governing Board encourages the collaboration of parents/guardians, certificated and classified staff, administrators and/or the student, as appropriate, in evaluating the strengths and needs of students having academic, attendance or behavioral difficulties and in identifying strategies and programs that may assist such students in maximizing their potential. The Superintendent or designee shall establish student success teams (SST) as needed to address individual students’ needs.
(cf. 5113.1 – Chronic Absence and Truancy)
(cf. 5147 – Dropout Prevention)
The Superintendent or designee shall establish and maintain a process for initiating the referral of students to SSTs, which may include referral by district staff, parents/gaurdians, and/or agency representatives. The Superintendent or designee may also establish and maintain a process for responding to SST referrals, which may include a determination by the district as to whether an SST shall be convened for an individual student.
Each SST may collect and analyze relevant student data, as appropriate. The SST may also review the student’s educational history, work samples, strengths and areas for growth, and identify available resources and strategies.
Each SST shall develop a plan to support the student which incorporates intervention strategies. Such strategies may include changes in program placement or instructional methods, recommendation of supplemental educational services, parent involvement strategies, social, emotional and/or behavioral interventions, discipline, referrals to other agencies or resources, and/or other appropriate interventions.
The SST shall monitor the student’s progress, evaluate the extent to which the recommended strategies have been implemented, make adjustments to the plan, and develop additional interventions as needed.
The SST process shall not delay or deny a referral for evaluation for eligibility for special education, as may be required under state or federal law.
The Superintendent or designee may integrate SSTs into the district’s multi-tiered system of support, including identification of students who need additional support, the level(s) of support, appropriate interventions, monitoring of progress, and whether the goal of intervention has been met.
To strengthen the effectiveness of SSTs, the Superintendent or designee may provide staff development in the identification of students who may need additional support, implementation of measurable and targeted interventions, and monitoring of progress and goal attainment.
(cf. 0415 – Equity)
(cf. 0460 – Local Control and Accountability Plan)
(cf. 1020 – Youth Services)
(cf. 5123 – Promotion/Acceleration/Retention)
(cf. 5141.3 – Health Examinations)
(cf. 5141.6 – School Health Services)
(cf. 5144 – Discipline)
(cf. 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students)
(cf. 6020 – Parent Involvement)
(cf. 6158 – Independent Study)
(cf. 6159 – Individualized Education Program)
(cf. 6159.4 – Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6164.2 – Guidance/Counseling Services)
(cf. 6171 – Title I Programs)
(cf. 6172 – Gifted and Talented Student Program)
(cf. 6174 – Education for English Learners)
(cf. 6175 – Migrant Education Program)
(cf. 6176 – Weekend/Saturday Classes)
(cf. 6177 – Summer School)
(cf. 6178 – Career Technical Education)
(cf. 6178.1 – Work Based Learning)
(cf. 6179 – Supplemental Instruction)
(cf. 6181 – Alternative Schools/Programs of Choice)
(cf. 6183 – Home and Hospital Instruction)
(cf. 6184 – Continuation Education)
(cf. 6185 – Community Day School)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
48260-48273 Truants
48400-48454 Compulsory continuation education
49600-49604 Educational counseling
51744-51749.6 Independent study
52060-52077 Local control and accountability plan
54400-54425 Programs for disadvantaged children
54440-54445 Migrant children
56300-56305 Identification of individuals with disabilities
8800-8807 Healthy Start support services for children
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
18986.40-18986.46 Interagency children’s services
4343-4352.5 Primary interventions program; mental health
Management Resources:
CSBA Publication Best Practices in Special Education, Governance Brief, May 2019
U.S. Department Of Education Publication Return to School Roadmap: Child Find Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, August 2021
U.S. Department of Education Publication A Response to Intervention (RTI) Process Cannot Be Used to Delay-Deny an Evaluation for Eligibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Memorandum 11-07, January 2011
WEB SITES
CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services
California Department of Education, multi-tiered systems of support
National Dropout Prevention Center
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.
(cf. 0415 – Equity)
(cf. 0460 – Local Control and Accountability Plan)
(cf. 1020 – Youth Services)
(cf. 5123 – Promotion/Acceleration/Retention)
(cf. 5141.3 – Health Examinations)
(cf. 5141.6 – School Health Services)
(cf. 5144 – Discipline)
(cf. 5146 – Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students)
(cf. 6020 – Parent Involvement)
(cf. 6158 – Independent Study)
(cf. 6159 – Individualized Education Program)
(cf. 6159.4 – Behavioral Interventions for Special Education Students)
(cf. 6164.2 – Guidance/Counseling Services)
(cf. 6171 – Title I Programs)
(cf. 6172 – Gifted and Talented Student Program)
(cf. 6174 – Education for English Learners)
(cf. 6175 – Migrant Education Program)
(cf. 6176 – Weekend/Saturday Classes)
(cf. 6177 – Summer School)
(cf. 6178 – Career Technical Education)
(cf. 6178.1 – Work Based Learning)
(cf. 6179 – Supplemental Instruction)
(cf. 6181 – Alternative Schools/Programs of Choice)
(cf. 6183 – Home and Hospital Instruction)
(cf. 6184 – Continuation Education)
(cf. 6185 – Community Day School)
Legal Reference:
EDUCATION CODE
48260-48273 Truants
48400-48454 Compulsory continuation education
49600-49604 Educational counseling
51744-51749.6 Independent study
52060-52077 Local control and accountability plan
54400-54425 Programs for disadvantaged children
54440-54445 Migrant children
56300-56305 Identification of individuals with disabilities
8800-8807 Healthy Start support services for children
WELFARE AND INSTITUTIONS CODE
18986.40-18986.46 Interagency children’s services
4343-4352.5 Primary interventions program; mental health
Management Resources:
CSBA Publication Best Practices in Special Education, Governance Brief, May 2019
U.S. Department Of Education Publication Return to School Roadmap: Child Find Under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, August 2021
U.S. Department of Education Publication A Response to Intervention (RTI) Process Cannot Be Used to Delay-Deny an Evaluation for Eligibility under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA): Memorandum 11-07, January 2011
WEB SITES
CSBA District and County Office of Education Legal Services
California Department of Education, multi-tiered systems of support
National Dropout Prevention Center
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Special Education Programs
Please note that compare references, or “cf”, refer to CSBA model policies and do not necessarily indicate that the San Francisco Unified School District has adopted the referenced policy.