About PEEF
In 2004, San Francisco voters approved the ballot initiative Proposition H, establishing the Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF) as law within the City Charter, Section 16.123.1-10. The City of San Francisco contributes to this fund annually from its discretionary General Fund revenues to support education programs for San Francisco’s youth. One-third of the total PEEF fund is allocated to the City of San Francisco’s Office of Early Care and Education for preschool support. The remaining two-thirds of the PEEF fund is allocated to the San Francisco Unified School District, which serves approximately 55,600 students across 136 schools.
San Franciscans renewed their commitment to children, youth, and families in 2014 by reauthorizing PEEF and passing Proposition C, the Children and Families First Initiative, with a 74% approval vote. The passage of Proposition C guaranteed to fund PEEF and the Children and Youth Fund (formerly known as the Children’s Fund) through the 2040-41 academic year.
The legislation mandates that half of the SFUSD allocation supports Sports, Libraries, the Arts, and Music (SLAM) and half support Other General Uses (OGU) programs that promote general education purposes. The SFUSD superintendent prioritizes programs for OGU funding that support the district’s goals and strategic plan and provide academic, student and family support. In some cases, PEEF funds are used to shore up and expand existing resources; in other cases, PEEF funds are used to pilot new programming. The superintendent prepares an annual PEEF expenditure proposal that outlines how the district will spend the PEEF allocation and submits it to the Board of Education Commissioners for approval.
PEEF resources enhance sports, libraries, arts and music programs. For instance, because of PEEF, every SFUSD school has a library and credentialed librarian (91% of the librarians are funded by PEEF). Additionally, every student has access to a nurse and/or social worker (nearly two-thirds of nurses and social workers who serve students in grades K-8 are funded by PEEF).
“We are incredibly grateful to the voters of San Francisco, who consistently show their support for public education. Thanks to their generosity, our public schools offer more arts and music, physical education, library services, and student support than any other large urban school district in the state.”
-Superintendent Dr. Vincent Matthews
Upcoming Events
Next PEEF CAC Monthly Meeting
Date: December 8, 2021
Time: 6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Format: Virtual Zoom Meeting
Observe the Zoom Meeting
- Please click this link to join the meeting and enter passcode 120153.
- To listen to the meeting by phone, please call at the noticed meeting time +16699009128, then enter Webinar ID: 899 1500 4030, then press “#”. Enter passcode 120153.
Recent PEEF Reports
2021-22 PEEF Expenditure Plan - Approved by the Board of Education
This document is the 2021-22 Superintendent’s Expenditure Plan for the Public Education Enrichment Fund (PEEF) which includes a detailed budget for the entire PEEF allocation for the Sports, Libraries, Arts, and Music (SLAM) and Other General Uses program areas.
PEEF Financial Audit 2017-2019
This report represents findings from the PEEF financial audit for years 2017, 2018, and 2019.
The audit was conducted by Eide Bailly LLP during the 2019-2020 fiscal year.
2019-20 PEEF Annual Report
The SFUSD PEEF budget for 2019 - 20 was $81,298,647. This budget exceeded the City’s $79,990,000 PEEF allocation to SFUSD by $1,308,647 which was funded by the PEEF fund balance.
2017-18 SFUSD PEEF Evaluation Report
This report presents the results of an annual evaluation of the Public Education on Enrichment Fund (PEEF) conducted by the PEEF Office of San Francisco Unified School District PEEF. The purpose of the evaluation is to assess the immediate and long-term impacts of PEEF on SFUSD students, schools, families
and staff.
2017-2018 Elementary School Arts Profile
The 2017-18 Elementary School Arts Profile summarizes arts instruction offered to students in grades K-8 during the 2017-18 academic school year at all 72 San Francisco Unified School District elementary and K-8 schools.
Contact Us
For questions or concerns, please contact the PEEF office.
Email: peef@sfusd.edu
Phone: 415.355.2202
Location: 135 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102