line -- online to forward it to the state pta, and through them to the education coalition. thank you. vice president yee: why don't send it to our local representatives also backs commissioner wynns: -- also? commissioner wynns: and our legislators. president mendoza: i wonder if we can do a similar message from the students. a letter-writing campaign, or whatever you guys can do as students to advocate for this thing. i just want to put that out there. i also wanted to -- commissioner fewer wanted me to remind you that there are rallies happening with additional support. on wednesday, march 7, it is

being sponsored by the aft california faculty association, the san francisco state chapter, jobs for justice san francisco, and the united educators for san francisco. this will be held at city college at the mission campus from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. this is about the state funding crisis and how it is affecting education across the board. we encourage everyone to support these organizations and speak about quality schools for all, and the terrible state budget crisis alongside that. with that, if there is no further comment. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. commissioner norton: yes. commissioner wynns: aye. vice president yee: aye. president mendoza: yes. elvina fan: yes. president mendoza: support of

all the board members. i want to thank our commissioners to brought that forward. we hope to see this on the ballot. thank you. next item is board members' reports. does anyone have any standing reports, reports from school events, and reports for committees? we have the augmented curriculum and program committee. commissioner norton: we heard a report from ms. desmond on the title three plan. we also heard from the assistant superintendent about plans for inclusive practices that will be provided at every school. march 4 is a half-day of professional development. it is the first strong evidence

of our commitment to expanding inclusive practices. the next meeting will be on march 7 at 5:00 p.m. president mendoza: thank you. a report from the city and school district select committee. commissioner fewer: we reported -- the san francisco unified school district reported on its enrollment procedures. the executive director of our education and placement center came and gave a very good presentation. supervisors were concerned they did not know what was going on. they emphasized that all of our meetings are televised and all the results are available on our website at any time. we are trying to have a better form of communication of our enrollment procedures as we progress on our middle school pathway with our supervisors. president mendoza: thank you.

report from the committee of the whole. vice president yee: we had discussion items which would have been the superintendent zone, in which there are two teams, one for the bayview and one for the mission. they discussed what staff have been doing for the zone. this whole effort is really in the beginning stages. our discussion is who had the sig, the school improvement grants, and who did not. how could we leverage it, and what could we do? we were reminded that most of these schools have had additional funding in the past, and continue to, because of star schools and dream.

it was, for us, the beginning of the discussion. i know we're going to have fewer of these as we move on. president mendoza: are there any other reports from board members on any other standing meetings? commissioner maufas: i want to mark briefly on the african american honor roll, and what i failed to mention. unfortunately, she has left the room. ms. marshall -- this event was one sponsored by the san francisco unified school district -- was once sponsored by the san francisco unified school district. ms. marshall has taken it upon herself to bear much of the burden of organizing and getting messages out to teachers and getting responses back from teachers, and really fund- raising for this event. as she indicated, it started off at a memorial church, and then it grew to third baptist church,

and much larger facility. it is now graciously being hosted at st. mary's cathedral. i just want to thank her and pat womack for the tireless hours they do volunteering and putting this on for students. they have found the pathway to being self aware and finding their future lies in the work they do now. i just wanted to acknowledge her and ms. womack, and the volunteers that helped her. anyone who is interested in participating can contact me. i will direct them to her. president mendoza: i wanted to bring up two items. i want to congratulate the superintendent and his staff for a successful school-site council summit we had a week after our last board meeting. we have a lot of workshops and good feedback from community

members on that. congratulations on that. i also attended a d6 community meeting with supervisor jane kim. we had a lot of discussions around the educational needs around the carmichael community and outlying area, and what is happening with rec and park, and how we can ensure quality and safety for our students in the community. i want to thank supervisor kim for providing the opportunity. item t is the report of closed section -- closed session actions. the board approved the expulsion of a middle school student. a public employee was dismissed. the board acted pursuant to the

code to authorize the superintendent answer to fund managers -- and certified managers to offer their release for the school year. there was the appointment of one principlal, four site managers, 18 assistant principals, and four supervisors. there were classified personal transactions and the acceptance of gifts for the month of january, 2011. before our adjournment, we are very sad to have to adjourn our meeting with three wonderful people that have been in our lives. i would like to start by asking jill wynns to honor

carolyn marks. commissioner wynns: a political figure in her own right, she died on february 12. she suffered from multiple illnesses. she was 89 years old. she had training as an economist, took interest in health issues, and have political skills. she was an invaluable adviser and sounding board for her husband in his long career in public office, which included serving san francisco for 38 years in the state assembly and senate, first as a moderate republican and then as a democrat. marx was a dogged campaigner, famous for his personal touch. i do not know if i should say this. marks said whenever three san franciscans got together, he would show up. he attended birthdays, celebrations, and parades. he sent congratulatory messages to his constituents. he is said to have sent out

50,000 letters a year. however, the letters were the work of his wife. she was responsible for crippen notices in the papers and sending letters, said their child, the trustee of city college. she entered the political arena herself as a candidate for the san francisco board of supervisors in 1996. in the citywide election, she got more than 50,000 votes, but failed to win a seat. those of us in public life will remember her as a tireless campaigner, most recently for her son, and for her unfailing support of her friends. she was an active parent in the school district, including serving as pta president. she served on the commission on the status of women. i am sure if commissioner murase was here, she would attest to

that. she said one of her most important accomplishments was getting the richmond district library named in honor of her husband. she was born in providence, rhode island, and graduated from bryn mawr college in 1943. she worked as an economist at the state department in washington, with an understanding she would lose her job when the men returned from world war two. she also served as an economist for the united nations, and later worked for them in new york. she returned to san francisco and married in 1955. she is survived by two sons, a daughter, and seven grandchildren. the board of education expresses our condolences to the family and to the political community of san francisco that will sorely miss her. president mendoza: thank you. we would also like to adjourn our meeting in memory of dan,

founder of the department of musical theater at the high school of the arts. he died suddenly the week before last of complications of pneumonia. he was only 58 years old. he taught since 2004, and directed many shows including " jekyll and hyde," beauty and the beast," and "seussical." he used numerous and elementary schoolchildren in the cast as determined whos. students went to special matinees of the show and learned they can pursue an education in the arts at the public arts high school. that was the best out reach the could have. his work won numerous awards for himself and his students. he was given a fellowship a few

years ago to study in poland by the san francisco foundation, and was a recipient of the dream catcher award. he was an artist to chose to work with students in the public schools. he was a brilliant director, designer, and producer, whose vision had permanent impact on arts and education in san francisco. that included the complete renovation of the theater, all with donations from students, parents, and community members. this is a testimony of his devotion to the school. he led two departments and help students get to college. he kept in touch with them after they left and was a mentor and a source of support to many young artists. he went to the hospital with pneumonia two weeks ago and was gone by wednesday evening. the board of education expresses our condolences to his family and the school of the arts, where students and teachers will always miss him, including

students of the future who will be poorer for his absence. this is also adjourned in memory of them ryan, a retired art of the mr. that passed away on february 19. he was involved in the visual and performing arts program for many years. he was the first principle of the school of the arts. even in retirement, he worked tirelessly as a vocal advocate of arts programs. he was active with the san francisco organizing project, grace lutheran church, and the sense of community. he was a strong supporter of rebuilding the park side elementary school to the dianne feinstein elementary school. he regularly came to board meetings to testify on behalf of the arts education programs. his wife is a retired arts administrator for the school district. the board of education expresses its condolences. this was a tough week for the

school of the arts, and for the arts community. on behalf of the board of education, we adjourned are meeting for these three amazing folks who have been in our life. good night. meeting adjourned.

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oil from customers. we have a 75-gallon tank that we used and we have someone take it from here to recycle. >> so far, we have 35 people. we have collected 78 gallons, if not more. these are other locations that you can go. it is absolutely free. you just need to have the location open. you are set to go.

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[inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way.

>> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. when i started four years ago, there was a conversation about environmental issues that was very different. this is not being talked about in the way it is now. . this has just been like an amazing growth. i anticipate the project to be something that opens a dialogue to public interest in these ideas. so the work is really made to be seen in this environment. it's been show in museum, in

gallery, but never in a public setting. and it's kind of ideal for both myself and the works to have this real dialogue with the public not only in san francisco but people coming from all over the world. >> since the dawn of electricity, that light is something that people feel connected to and inspired by. personally, there is space to keep that alive, just finding balance. the key is to find some balance.