>> [speaking spanish] >> we also would like to see our participation or presence of the pac presence to render a report and be more effective in all communication issues. commissioner mendoza:>> we had l

conversation about how we can work together and how we can make these connections a little bit. we came up with some ideas. rachel made some really great suggestions about highlighting questions we would like to discuss during the report. we wanted to get that to you ahead of time so that he would have a heads up. one or two meetings during the year, it is more of an opportunity for dialogue. that is not always the case because of a really packed agenda. if we could sort of bill that in so it is once or twice a year that we can have that dialogue, something like that. we would really like to have commissioners attend the pac meetings on a regular basis. rachel had some other ideas that maybe she can share with you as we go forward.

we appreciate having the designated time space to come before you. and you very much. commissioner mendoza: when are your regular meetings and where are they located? >> usually the third tuesday of every month from 6:00 to 8:30. we have been meeting here on the third floor. we meet here. commissioner mendoza: third floor, which room? >> the superintendent's conference room. commissioner wynns: i appreciate your report in the reflection. we need some this dilatation -- facilitation. it is ineffective because your purpose is to discuss things

before the board. we have to be there one at a time. we can't have a quorum there or a quorum of committee. i just think that we should try to have a schedule and see what the topics are. i hope that some way we can try to schedule that. u/ hoping s -- i would be happy to discuss with you, our intention is that we would actually get advice on policy things we are considering. we have something like the student assignment changes that are so lengthy in our deliberations because they are so important.

components of it go on for months and months. i would love it if we could come up with some way to -- we could be mapping out the issues, and not the specific issues specifically, but policy areas so that it is not just a matter of commenting on whether we should put that word in or take that word out. rather, policy topics. i'm hoping that we can participate in or have the kind of discussion that will give us meaningful advice. that was always the idea of the pac. we knew that the time frame

would make this difficult period that kind of process would be discussed as a topic. -- difficult. in this month, we are planning to work on this, so there are plenty of things that come up not in that way. it can be kind of difficult sometimes. still, i thank you all so much for your service, it is time for us to talk about how to deepen the process and make advising function for us and therefore, for the school district.

commissioner norton: it was a really great conversation, and i would like to come back. it fell short, like people had more that they wanted to talk about. i just wanted to say to the board, one of the ideas that came out in the conversation was having somebody on the board act as something of a liaison to the pac to kind of coordinate the board members so that we don't have a quorum or whatevr. an-- whatever. and questions coming from the pac and from board members to the pac. if you want me to start taking this role, we can do that. i think it would be a good thing

to try to beat in that communication process. -- deepen that communication process. commissioner fewer: i have been to the meetings and i enjoy going just to meet the pac members. i was a facilitator of the group and we brought this resolution. we never thought it would be at this stage. i think that we should be attending, board members should be coming, at the very least to say hello and thank you for your service. i know that everybody has children in the public-school system and it is very taxing. having said that, yes, we want

your opinion on issues. but personally, i would like to hear some things that you have been working on as a group. items of discussion that parents have brought forward that maybe needs to be looked at. collectively, you represent many schools now. if there is a single issue or topic that is of deep concern to you, i think that you as a parent, board, or body should be able to bring that forward. and work in conjunction with the board on how to address those issues and maybe make changes to make it better. i think it would be great to have a calendar or schedule. i know that your meetings are only monthly. we could rotate. it is just a suggestion.

commissioner mendoza: thank you. commissioner yee: can i request that i come to your november meeting? i am just requesting -- i will be first in line to come. i would like to have a discussion, and i am beginning to ask or groups -- ask groups on the issue of whether or not california should be a state where a kindergarten is compulsory. i have been asking and i have gotten really good feedback. i think this is a good time to pursue this. i want others to take it further

in a very serious way. there are other districts that i have spoken to, and they seem to have some interest in that in california. i asked several people, and i have not gotten any push back yet. i am sure that there will be groups that say no, it is stupid. commissioner mendoza: there is no further comment, thank you very much. >> would it be alright if marco asked a question? >> [speaking spanish]

>> i would like to see if we can create a program of continuity. so we can work on that. commissioner mendoza: thank you. item f is public comment. members of the public are not permitted to sever agenda items for discussion because it takes too much time. consent items shall occur -- only if the superintendent in their discretion, severs the item for discussion. >> good evening, superintendent garcia. ladies and gentlemen.

this modification of contract calls for an expense of $94,176 . i have questions about that. i went out to the cdc, and i found out that there were some very serious issues. and i wonder these are going to be addressed. the southwest corner of the play yard has to be secured to keep children safe. there is an alcove where they can hide from the teachers view.

when special education students are waiting for the bus, the general education students are sleeping in the community room. there is an adequate covering for rainy days when the students get off of the bus and have to go to their classrooms. they will get what when it rains. -- wet when it rains. the bus stops at the old bus stop which is a quarter of a block away. this may sound trivial, but the parents lounge is in the office that is located by the head start staff two days a week. there is no available place for parents to wait. that is a legal requirement. many of the youngsters that received speech are only there for an hour.

the parents do not have a place to wait. additional cabinets are needed. there is no storage provided for the speech room. and the ones that have been put in since the first complaint are already collapsing. i will try to go quickly. we need an additional stock in the speech from. commissioner mendoza: could you submit that list to us? >> i have. i have to mr. golden. these things need to be addressed. the last thing i want to mention is that there is no composting at the school. it is a legal requirement that teachers have asked for. i hope that these issues will be addressed by this counts -- contract. commissioner mendoza: thank you very much. [applause]

our next item is item g. i need a motion and a second. thank you. any items withdrawn are corrected by the superintendent? any items removed for first reading? any items covered by the board for discussion? commissioner norton: is mr. ghe available to talk about some of the issues? commissioner mendoza: w-7? any others? commissioner wynns: i wanted to sever k-8 and k- 12. i have another question about the consent calendar.

i would like to ask the question about the administration of the current agenda for tonight goes the agenda. -- tonight's agenda. can i do that when we discuss the consent calendar? what would you suggest? >> we would need to find a procedure to be able to adequately agendize them. commissioner wynns: so i can't discuss them this evening? >> they were not posted on the agenda. commissioner wynns: okay. can i make a request that we find a place to discuss those? i know they are of the budget committee agenda. the ones on the budget committee agenda and not include tonight. how they go up through october 12. so i would not have an opportunity to discuss that

either. i don't think that that was our intention to have no way to discuss the contract's. sorry, the last time i did that. it was related to those administrative contracts so that we could have everything discussed in public as it needs to be. commissioner mendoza: item h is superintendent's proposals. there are no board member proposals. we have several members of the public that would like to speak. when i call your name, would you join us at the podium?

[reading names] >> i and the vice-president for uesf. i wanted to remind you that there are 130 features and security aides that got their hours cut. i am here to ask you to hire

those 35 parents and restore the hours of the security guard using the education jobs bill money that you have. this is an issue of safety. just a little while ago, you honor the security aide albert johnson for the excellent work and the mentor should provide to our students. although he could not stay for this portion of the meeting, he wanted us to let you know that he is one of those whose hours are being cut this year. let us honor him at all of our other hard-working teachers by restoring his hours and his pay. the students deserve it, and he does, too. [applause] commissioner mendoza: thank you. >> i work out of the high

school. i am an elected uesf board member. along with the four days of furlough, hours have been cut as a result of the 14.5% cut. let's see. that is an incredibly high pay cut that has a huge financial burden on families. especially when it comes to safety. if we can, we need hours restored. i had one more question that i wanted to ask. i have been trying to find out who is my supervisor downtown at

the district level. for some strange reason, nobody can find out. if we can find out tonight, i would be highly appreciative. commissioner mendoza: we will find out for you, mr. frazier. we can answer your question right now. >> they are being supervised by the building principle. >> what was that answer? >> they are being supervised by the building principle. and they are supervised by the assistant superintendents. >> when i have a pay issue, i go to my principal? nobody down town? >> 02 payro -- go to payroll, but the principle can facilitate the communication. >> not myself, but others at my

school have been having pay issues. we are getting foxed already as it is. that is a serious problem. commissioner mendoza: we will have this resolved with you. can we have a staff member follow up with him on this matter? thank you. [applause] >> good evening and again -- again. every parent since their students of the school with a different hopes and dreams. one thing that parents share is the expectation that their children will be safe at school. tonight, we are here to speak to you about the professionals known as t-10s.

some are assigned to be there in the early morning when the teachers are not there. but the parents have dropped off their kids on the way to work. they are the people that patrol the halls during class and make sure there is order. to protect the students that has a past to the restaurant and make sure the holes are quiet -- halls are quiet. i worked at one of the largest high-school. they were the first responders. if there was an emergency or an intruder, if there was a fight, they are the ones that we could count on. they worked the halls, they protect the children. many of us don't want uniformed police officers. instead, we have the t10s. they are the coaches, mentors, and grown up friends.

albert johnson tonight is a perfect example of the people that stop the harassment, the bullying, the extortion, the threats. shortening their day is a bad bargain for the district. we urge you to restore the time you have taken away from the dedicated security staff. you have the money. you can do this. please reconsider the decision to cut their benefits and their pay. [applause] commissioner mendoza: thank you. >> my name is cathy, and i've worked in the san francisco school district for about eight years now. tonight, i am speaking for the security guards at our school.

asking you to restore the m1- hour pay -- one-hour pay, over $400 a month loss in pay. how would you be without $400 in your budget? how would you get by? they are having a hard time. one that i saw and tried to get to come, he was going to another job. one of them was in a car accident recently. i don't see any substitute for him. along with his staff there, it is the children and some of your children that are going to suffer because of what ever -- if something happens, and they find out we did not have enough security guards, it is a

problem. besides that, you have the money, you know that you have the money. the jobs bill was exactly for this. to retain the present workers at their full pay. at their full hours. and to bring back the people that were laid off. what are you waiting for? please make a decision. thank you. >> i have been here before. what i will talk about is the same name but a different person. my son is a security guard. in talking with him, i wanted him to do the speech instead of me. he said, there are three kids that have been the practice.

i understand. my three grand kids are playing soccer, and he is the one that takes them and picks them up. i will talk for you tonight. what it means to a security person, we are only talking about what our -- one hour. but it adds up to alot. four days of furloughs, it is a lot of money for a little person that has to feed two kids. $10 billion was brought in to take care of this kind of stuff. people that lost their jobs should be put back to work by this $10 billion. there is something already out there, i understand the money has been there for months, since

september. i don't understand. it makes sense to me, i can do the math. i hope you put everyone back to work at eight hours. and put me back the half an hour i lost about a year and a half. >> i am the president of the united educators of san francisco. we are talking about people that are in desperate need. the stories that are coming to us and the thing that is motivating us is the thing -- we are hearing about people moving out of the housing that they have. some have become homeless and have to move into lesser accommodations. this doesn't need to happen because you have the money. this is not all of your money. this is nowhere near all of that

money. we talked to five of the last week before we went into closed session and let you know that we are going to talk about this. i hope you have a conversation among yourselves about what is going on here. at the same time that you're keeping the money away from these people, you are spending money through your legal department on unemployment attorneys to fight them when they go to claim the one-hour which is a technical layoff. you are sending lawyers then to deny them their claims. it is not just a matter that you have the money and you're not spending it on the work force, it is the matter that you're spending the money to oppose the work force when you are demanding the modest amount that they would get from unemployment. that is not the side of the school district whose goal at the bottom of their