contest, voters will receive a separate ranked choice ballot card. it will have instructions to rank three choices, which is new. the ranked choice ballot is designed in the side by side column format that lists the names of all candidates in each of the three columns. when marking the ranked choice ballot, voters elect their first choice in the first column by completing the aero pointing to their choice. for their second choice, voters selected different wind by completing the arab pointing to their choice in the second column. for their third choice, voters elect a different candidate by completing the arrow pointing to their choice. voters wishing to vote for qualified write-in candidate can write it in on the line provided. and they must complete the arrow pointing to their choice. keep in mind, it voters should select a different candidate for each of the three columns of the

ranked choice ballot card. if the voters elect the same candidate in more than one column, his or her vote for that candidate will count only once. also, a voter's second choice will be counted only if his or her first choice candidate has been eliminated. and a voter's third choice will be counted only if both his or her first and second choice candidates have been eliminated. we have talked about how to mark the ranked choice ballot. now let's look at how ranked choice of voting works. initially, every first choice vote is a candidate. any candidate that receives a majority, more than 50% of the first choice to vote, is determined to be the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the first choice votes, a process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes begins. first, the candidate who

received the fewest numbers of first choice votes is eliminated from the race. second, voters who selected the eliminated candidate as their first choice will have their vote to transfer to their second choice. there, all the votes are recounted. fourth, if any candidate receives more than 50% of the votes, he/she is declared the winner. if no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, the process of eliminating candidates and transferring votes is repeated until one candidate has a winning majority. now let's look at an example of an election using ranked choice of voting. in this example, we have three candidates. candidate a, b, and c. after all the first choice votes are counted, none of the three candidates has received more than 50%, or a majority of the

first choice vote cast. candidate a g-205% ofb the votes% received 40%. and c received 35% of the boats. because no candidate received a majority, the candidate who received the fewest number of first choice votes, a candidate a, is eliminated from the race. voters to pick a candidate a as their first choice candidate will have their but transferred to their second choice. and the voters to pick and a, 15% chose candidate b as their second choice, and 10% chose c as their second choice. these votes are then applied to b and c, and the votes are recounted. candidate b now has 55% of the votes. candidate c as 45%. candidate b has more than 50% of

the votes and is determined as the winner. >> thank you for watching. we hope you have ranked choice learned ranked choice of voting and was elected. you have seen the ballot, learned how to market, and learned how the voting process works. if you have any further questions about ranked choice voting, please contact us at department of elections, city hall, room 48, 1 dr. carlton be good lit place, sentences go, california, 94102. or 415-554-4375. visit our website, www.sfelections.org.

>> thank you for joining us. this is the regular meeting of the board of education. i am sorry. i woke the baby. september 13, 2011. the roll call, please. commissioner fewer: here. commissioner maufas: here. commissioner murase:.

here. >> if you like, please join us for the pledge of allegiance. thank you. the approval of board minutes from the regular meeting. any corrections? seeing none, roll call, p lease. >> yes. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner wynns: yes. vice-president yee: yes. president mendoza: yes. >> six ayes.

>> for the last few meetings all of you a separate hearing that we keep mentioning the state law that requires 7-12 grade students to show proof of a whopping cough and booster shots or they will not be able to attend school. the deadline for the booster shot is this week. that is this thursday, september 14. our middle school and high- school students will be turned away from school if they do not have proof of the booster on file. there are a lot of kids that do not have that brewster. they have received several phone calls and letters. we sent another notice that was sent to every 7-12 grade student that did not have the shot on

record. we also called homes. if your 7-12 grade student does not have this, you need to get on this right away. you need to contact your regular health care provider or call 311 for the health clinic information. call 311 for the health clinic information. we do not want to turn students away from school. turning away students from school is not a good thing. we have are ready messed time due to the reduction of the school year. we have to get everybody shots. do not be surprised at if you get a call saying that you need to pick up your child to get the booster shot.

i do not know how many times we can reiterate that. we looked at the data today and there are still a lot of kids that do not have the booster shots. the doctor will be providing an overview of of the academic overview last year. while there were a lot of good things, there is still a lot of work to be done. we need to close the achievement gap. given the lack of funding for public education, this has become tougher. it limits our resources to do this. we are showing proof that it is being done. later this evening, we are going to be honoring some of our own

folks, people who have contributed to making the school district a better place. waldo will be honored for creating a a better eating environment for our students. and karen bishop, who has worked in this district for many years. she will be recognized for all of the contributions she has made throughout the school years. when we look at these two individuals, i hope that everybody stopped a moment to think about all of the unsung heroes, people like the two that are being highlighted. we cannot have such a great environment in san francisco if that were not for great people like this. let's start concentrating on all of the great things that people do here. the random acts of kindness that

make the school district a much better place for everybody. >> members of the board had received the report on the tdap, the update on the shots. some of it looks like it is going to be a big challenge. a school that has 35% compliance is going to be pretty empty. could you give us this electronically so that we know what these numbers mean? 85% means that there are 20 kids or 400 kids would be good to know. >> item c is our recognitions

and resolutions. there are several people that we will be recognizing. we are going to thank dana woldow for serving as the co- chair of the physical activity commission since 2003. in 2003 , sfusd adopted one of the earliest policiesh. ealth food replaced junk food. the year prior, and she helped form a schoolwide nutrition and system. she has been an advocate for funding school nutrition and was a recent recipient of the public award for service. we cannot thank you enough for all volunteer hours. we need to make sure that our children have healthy options.

i would like to welcome up dana woldow. [applause] >> thank you, commissioner mendoza and all of the commissioners. many people have been working for many years and to improve the food in san francisco. that has gotten us to where we are today. i would love to see sfusd to take on the job of making scratch coat -- cooked meals

from locally grown food right here in seven francisco. that dream is years and millions of dollars away. it will take a new generation of parents to make that fight happen. to all of the parents, if you care about better school food, jump in and get involved. do not wait for somebody else to do it. do not ever doubt that a small group of small, committed citizens can change the world. it is the only thing that ever has. >> the nutrition department has worked very closely about this. do you want to come up?

>> this is never the right height for me. commissioners, superintendents, distinguished colleagues, ladies and gentlemen, it is with great privilege that i join everybody in honoring dana woldow and her service for all of the children of america, not just to our children in san francisco. nine years have passed since we responded to a growing epidemic of obesity and chop the diabetes before other districts. so much could be said. i am sure you do not want to hear me go through all of that nine yearsd. ana -- years. dana