San Francisco’s political groups are backing competing candidates for three school board seats in November, a sharp break from the alliance that helped shape the 2024 election. GrowSF and the San Francisco Democratic Party have endorsed board President Phil Kim, former PTA president Autumn Brown Garibay and municipal finance analyst Tim Tung. SF Parents Action supports Kim and Brown Garibay, but backs incumbent Commissioner Alida Fisher instead of Tung. The teachers union has endorsed a different slate. The open seat is held by Commissioner Lisa Weissman-Ward, a mayoral appointee who won a full term in 2022 and is not seeking re-election. The other two seats are being contested by Kim, Brown Garibay, Tung and Fisher. The endorsements contrast with 2024, when the teachers union and the three moderate groups — GrowSF, the Democratic Party and SF Parents Action — all backed Parag Gupta and Jaime Huling, who won board seats. The current split reflects a rift between the teachers union and Fisher, as well as disagreement among moderate groups over Tung. The union’s endorsed candidates were not identified in the available information. The board faces consequential decisions on school enrollment, which schools to keep in its portfolio and instructional practices. The fragmented endorsements signal that the groups are no longer aligned as those issues come before the district.