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>> the connection to student achievement to joyful learners. that connection is what i'm missing. i'm not asking for more data. i'm asking for that connection. >> there's a lot of hard work and impact. how is this making a difference to student achievement, joyful learners and the access.
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>> creating something that is lay person friendly. back if you could imagine a not necessarily just to gloss over the things that haven't gone that sort of gives an honest piece funds have by reams of
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more detailed data. bother. what richard said is exactly right. we have a lot of that in place. we don't have all of it in place. our intuition i'd say, i speak to the staff in saying similar to president mendoza's comments. we think these have been very beneficial. we need to sin that size it.
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the lort in the various types of audiences and want a lot of information and more of a sense and a summary level. we'll work on building all of that. >> thank you. we have staff programs looking at this data. we have voters looking at their own stand point.
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to come back here with an evaluation plan in march. a much longer term plan than this. i would ask that we increase the budget that is at 105 to 200,000. this is not how i like to do business to come up with things at the last minute. i pressure comment about the budgeting process and how this
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is not appropriate or fair. i'm asking for the flexibility to be able to do this. i haven't even had a chance to consult about what that would ta take. that is my request frment . we need to ask the board about that? >> related to what you just said regarding the four audiences. i'm in agreement. many of the breath of those folks are korvered in the cast. representatives of us come from
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across the city. we appoint people to really create add diverse mix. part of even thinking about trying to appease or have a discussion that reaches the broader audience, the board of education, supervisors, voters plus staff, i have to emmrfloor you to take this in a different meeting. they are there to use the sounding board as a resource. that's the reason why we made these appointments. i'm looking at other board members trying to fit in something you are missing with my appointment.
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i believe maybe with the exception of the commissioner appoint y as a full compliment. i employ you in some of what you ever trying to do. i don't believe from my listening to them that they are as fully engaged in this process as they desire to be. >> on the amendment, you are questioning -- what's the difference between what you are on and what you are asking for. to please adjust that to simply say program evaluation that this is going to be saying this is on the plan staff will bring back to you in march. what area will get decreased.
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reserve fund. >> this is going to be pulled out of the reserve fund. >> yes, sir. let's run that through can you repeat the amendment. i'm sorry, commissioner? i'm asking her to repeat what it is first so we are clear then we'll go with a motion. >> i am not clear on the amendment. i'm terribly sorry. >> can i make the motion. i think i know what he said. correct me if i don't state this correctly. i'll move that we amend the spending plan as presented to the board and change under other general use, program evaluator, which is currently at $105,000 to program evaluation.
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increase that amount to $200,000 and correspondingly decrease the fund by $95,000. thank you roll call, please. >> roll call. unanimo unanimous. you are now given the resources to do what the board has asked. we need to do a second and a motion. i need a motion and a second, please.
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>> i have a clarification. the piece is coming back to the board in a few mos? >> we are being asked to approve the proposed spending plan in front of you as amended we'll go back in march with that plan >> did i get a second? >> i'll second. >> thank you. what you are doing is
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>> six ayes. thank you. we'll look forward to hearing from you in a couple of moths. next item is i, board member proposals. none tonight. item j, request to speak regarding general matters. gefrl speakers have requested to speak on this. when i call your name, if you would please come up to the podium.
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>> everybody stand up. take a breather.
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everybody needs a little break. my name is william carlson. we are helping to raise three children. two in college and one in san francisco public schools. we are both healthcare, head sin scientists. we are active in the russian community. family members and those involved in education, due to the every changing advanced needs of mankind, we are asking for a serious change russian
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should also be seriously considered. keeping up the rich cultural research and language background in their own original language, the need to address the only large populated eur asian. the first european spanish setlers. the need for future bilingist
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and micro biologies my colleagues say we do not know the language. are you commenting also.
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>> my name is jack, i spent 3.5 years at school so i could attend college. balboa high school didn't have
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the classes i needed. i've missed about eight weeks of material and i've tried to catch up. i don't have the time. stresses keep piling up. each teacher have their own teaching techniques. by the time i adapt, it would have been graduation time. there are twom things for me to handle. we all three go to different schools starting at the same time. i hope you would let me finish my final sem he is center back at galleleo high school. >> hi name is diane speaking for jack. i'm glad to say he is a well
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rounded person always 5:0 selling in academics and creating great friendships. not only has he been forced to leave his school but leave behind a community of people who support him and further ex-celling in his stoodies. switching schools means destroying these crucial relationships. i know the board is working very hard on the situation.
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>> speaking about jack. we were upset to find he was no longer in our classes.
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my name is aid rea nellson. i'm also a senior in gallanari high school. me and jack have four classes together. we all miss him.
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skwa r >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. >> recently i changed my home mailing address i had my son to
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transfer from galeleo high school to balboa high school. my son is in 12th grade and finds it extremely hard for him to adjust himself to a new school. this put my family under a lot of pressure and pain.
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my husband have cancer and his physical health has changed from bad to worst. everyone in my family is having a hard time and suffering. i wish the district would take a look at this case. thank you. >> hello. i'm nikola. i was here a couple of weeks ago fighting for my daughter to get back into galeleo as well.
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i'm here to hopefully get some help for jack and five other students as well. it's really hard for students who have struggled in getting into these schools and getting past the ups and downs. he's proved himself and he's planning to move on and go forward in college. he's taken these extra steps and honor classes now he's been removed to a school that doesn't even offer those classes. that's hard on a student who is doing academically well.
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i'm a parent as well. with your help, she's been accepted to one of the colleges already. jack is an exception. i'm here not only for jack but the other five students that need to get back into their high schools and need to move forward.
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thank you for assisting me as well, you did a wouldn'terful job. i'd like to bring your attention to the planned relocation we were just notified that there is a plan we will recognize the
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decision of where to place those students. from the neighborhood, the
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teachers and the families. we heard that there's a possibility that this decision would be revisited. we want to encourage you to get input from the community before you make this decision. thank you can i get clarification from mr. golden in terms of talking to the community.
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we were looking for a site to relocate those students for a period of a year. there is a set of buildings constructed the former san miguel elementary school leadership high school site. we instructed a campus where we moved