>> thank you very much president yee. talking about the needs for education and sustaining the budget just-in-time to look at this agenda and spot a couple of things of concern. one is page 79. we still have a 210 teachers laid off. this is not expanding money for recruitment, selection, training and ongoing support of teachers who are self identified as the most promising future leaders. these are the teach for america

contrary -- cadre. you have 24 people who are going to receive some kind of support that is not at all explains. i do not know if they are each getting two thousand dollars or what they are getting. with people being laid off, if you aren't bringing in on credentialed people and you are paying to do that syria there are a couple of questions you need to ask. how many total teach for america teachers do you have in this district? how much are you paying for them? of those, how many of them have gotten clear credentials and have stayed here? what is the nature of the support your offering? is it pay? how is it arrived at? these people are in our bargaining unit and yet there is

no contractual arrangement or agreement on how these people are paid. i think those should be questions to you. there are questions to me. my other item is k2. this is a noble action to. this is starting the work on the common standards. it is for somebody to help the elementary kerfs -- erfs for the arrival of the common standards. it does not tell me -- it only tells me what the coaches being paid. it does not tell me how many erfs, if this is mandatory work, and it is taking place during the summer. it does not tell me if the teachers are being paid or if there is any kind of accommodation for them.

those are questions you should be asking curious when you ask those you should also ask about the rollout of standards. it is a good thing to prepare them to become coaches for the teachers. what is the schedule for going back to the teachers and how is this going to be followed down the road? thank you very much. president yee: item g, consent calendar. is there a motion and a second? >> susan? >> yes. we have three corrections. the first item on page 67, the first name of the colton should be changed -- the consultant should be changed. and corrections to the summary.

first on a roman numeral page 20. it should say el dorado elementary school. and then on page 23, john muir schedule -- school. >> any items severed by the board for discussion tonight? >> hi wants to sever -- i want to sever k10 for discussion.

item h? item i, member's proposals for speaker cards and action, and none tonight. item j, regard -- requests to speak regarding general matters. so, i will call individuals and you will come up and the first group had called in earlier. i want to remind the audience for this part of the board meeting, we have a general comments that when you make your comments and you have situations

where you are not happy about them, we do not name people's names during this portion of the meeting. ok? carlos valentino, sam, destiny dickson, sheila opedia, mony casey, michael bradford, mark babbus, leslie. fatalua. ok. come up. go ahead and take one minute for

each. >> a good evening mr. president, superintendent. board members. i am with the san juan american media service. i am here concerned about the safety of the civic center high school and middle school. we need to pay attention to the safety of our students.

and as saying goodbye to the superintendent for error you're good service to our community. -- for your good service to our community. >> hello, my name is chris albert. the school that the community can be proud of requires a dedicated staff and space. we have lost 10 positions, six of which were working directly with student. there was a dedicated math teacher and our i.t. person. i taught at a place where the classrooms were redesigned by the staff specifications and we had tech support. that is what will make a staff and field value. you have this opportunity s civic center but you are missing

out. we need that space for students to cool down and work outside of a class and have successful mediations in order to break the cycle of suspensions and develop coping strategies. they deserve the basics like library books accessible to them. we are only asking for what we need to run a successful program. you have already taken dedicated staff. do not take any more space. [applause] >> i am a teacher at the civic center. i wanted to talk more about the space. we sent everyone a letter detailing why we would need 17 spaces. all we need is 16 spaces but right now we are being offered 14. we have combined -- we would like to develop a library at our school.

we are willing to combine the computer lab and the library. right now, the offer would force us to probably have the computer lab in the bungalows. we would like as many students as possible to participate throughout the day within the building. if you have any questions, stop by this week. we would be more than willing to explain it and it responds to the e-mail we sent you. -- it and respond to the e-mail we sent you. we appreciate it. >> my name is mike and i am a middle school teacher at the civic center.

when i joined the school district i was met with an alarming statistic that the special education students -- it was that the orientation where i first heard carlos garcia speak of this reality. he continued by saying that by a joining sfusd we would be on the front line of a war against the achievement gap. i was moved and excited to join the fight. since that day, i have watched our school lose a valuable resources. our staff has been cut and money for supplies is hard to come by. and now we are fighting to get adequate space is to ensure that our students are supported and we are able to tease them effectively. although i am only been here for two years, every student has the potential to become a successful

adults. as a former marine, i know before you go to war you make sure you are prepared. if it is true we are waging a war, give us what we need to win. [applause] >> a good evening, superintendent and commissioners. middle school children at the civic center secondary school. i am here to speak on behalf of middle school children to ask the board members to give them more space to teach them well. i believe these children deserve a better place to learn and become successful. thank you. [applause]

>> my name is margarita. parents advocating for parents and students in schools. i am also on the staff of the secondary. i have a petition signed by students and staff. we request more classrooms. where to the students don't? -- do the students go? they come to the civic center secondary schools. the civic center should be a great place with adequate space where they feel at home. they feel like a real school, not a dumb one.

where are the resources for the students? i believe the foundation of a successful student is starting from a good environment. thank you. >> my name is pastor charles smith. i am not on your list. had it not now had to sign into be on a list. >> excuse me? what are you speaking on? >> on mlk. >> can you hold off? there are other people in front of you. >> can i put my name on the list? >> ok. get a card and give it to them.

>> parents, community, superintendent, and board members, i am here speaking for the civic center. all students deserve and should have a better environment and classroom. but especially our young people that already have difficulty. youth are at risk. they deserve adequate rooms. the staff needs to be able to teach and do their job well. our students, parents of san francisco that pay for the school district to have this for their young people. we are asking for rooms so that they can adequately be taught properly and so they can thrive like other young people. like one of the individual spoke earlier, the civic center seems to be a dumping ground for our

city. that is not right. these students are set up. please look at it. they need 20 room so they can teach these young people and the staff can do their job well. [applause] president yee: delfino, leisha, jose, leslie clark, martin pasquez, vanessa. are you with the other group? ok.

come up to the microphone. you have a minute each. go ahead and press a button. >> as a school or social worker, i applied and was hired and was hired as the school coordinator. i learned it would only declassified position. i tried to find ways to work with the circumstances and requested information on what it would look like for me. i was given papers and still have not heard back on my request. my understanding is that a large part is to figure out how to

eliminate excess a roadblocks around school transformation and to create a piece of work that is necessary. the whole point is to be innovative and create a zone and that removes boundaries to do stock differently. i believe he can do this differently -- we can do this differently. >> i am a teacher and a coach. the nasa has been an amazing contribution to the committee -- vanessa has been an amazing contribution to the committee. her experience and commitment to the mission district speaks for

itself. she has become part of that family. we have had external partnerships come to the school. on mlk day we have the center for national music center and last friday despite everything going on, consultants came in and helped renew the school to do some things we needed to get done. it was amazing. she made our school welcoming to those who are in and out. she recruits 18 schools to come and visit our school for a potential ninth graders. she is constantly digging deeper to get to know the students. i would like to say we have 17 teachers going out this year. in the seven years i have been here, i have never seen one person reach as many kids as vanessa past. [applause]

-- has. [applause] >> i am the ptsa treasure. and i want to support vanessa. she has done a great job. john o'connell is going through its third year of transformation and she has done a great job. i do not believe that o'connell can afford for her to leave at this time where they need to continue to improve and progressed the way they have done. -- progress the way they have done sure yet she is a great person. -- done. she is a great person. i do not know many staff members that will buy groceries

and cook for kids and do these great things. everyone at o'connell lobster. i do not think we should mess with success. we should continue to move forward. >> [speaking spanish] >> uno momento. [laughter] >> [speaking spanish] >> i am here to support vanessa.

we have received great support from her. we would like to have more support for her because she has not only worked with the students but also with the parents and that is the kind of support we need to continue. >> i am the family liaison at o'connell high school. all of us working here are committed to the academic progress of the children. i would like to add to the voice of my colleagues and the families i served that the consolidation of vanessa is a huge blow to the community. her knowledge of this field and

those we serve should not be seen as easily replaceable by should be commended and respected. her work in implementing strategies has produced positive buzz within the staff, faculty, and local media. to cut her work short due to consolidation makes o'connell's pact difficult. losing someone who has demonstrated time and time her commitment serves no one. i ask you please look into this matter. thank you. >> hello, my name is leslie clark and i teach at john o'connell high school. oc has been struggling with many issues, not the least of which has been staff turnover. every time we get going, and a person -- important person gets

the ax. vanessa has been there for only tw zero years. i am not going to go over all that she has done to read she is a vital and important person at a john o'connell. whether they are aware of her numerous achievements or not. the district has informed us she will not be able to continue this work next year because she is overqualified. this is something that can be changed. exceptions are remained all of the time. do not make us start over. she has brought an incredible network of relationships to our school, energy, and connection with our students that we desperately need. [applause] >> i am an educator and

coordinator at john o'connell high school. i just want to say that the nasa has been supportive of me -- vanessa has been supportive of me. she has connected to the community, the teachers, all of the staff and families at the school. she has done some great community building with martin luther king today. people mater day recently. -- matter day recently. i think it is a step backward to let her go. it will be a waste of all of the energy she has put into it. we have to find a way to keep her going here. thank you. president yee: john templeton, reginald brown, take two

minutes. >> one of the reasons why there are such disparities in the achievement gap is the failure of the district to connect african-american students with local history. a good way to springboard into the next year, we are doing a series on african americans in the golden gate bridge that ties into the anniversary. students will be able to see some of the important changes going on during those three years as the bridge was been built. many of those changes resonate to the state. there is also opportunity in the directive on monday for professional development tied around a gentleman named doctor robert gordon. anytime you use a laser pen, you

are relying the patents he did. on june 14, we have professional development. it will teach how to replicate his success. he was a national merit scholar, the was the first black to get a ph.d. in applied science from stanford. if he was able to do that, we need to look at what were the factors that helped him to be successful. this professional development on june 14 will look at the successes and characteristics of african-americans so that we can make sure our students are prepared for the demanding field available for them in the city. thanks. [inaudible]

president yee: two minutes. >> eyes forward, everybody. a check i learned when i was a teacher. -- a trick i learned when i was a teacher. i had a nightmare that my son was going to a school that was replete with problems academically at the lowest point it could be. as problems with a child molesters hanging around the school. has problems with being tracked in the school, that is to say, some of the kids a are on track to be for failure. also, a school replete with

corporal punishment, which was in the news. i could go on and on. when i woke up from my nightmare, i tried to call somebody. i tried to call this school board, the aclu, i tried to call the national lawyers guild, my ex-wife. all of the above did not answer the phone. so i am here right now to let you know i am trying to get my son out of this school because i know how the system works. it is part of the education we are not getting. this school is part of the system that make sure -- let me put it this way, the guy who they made a movie about to, the pursuit of happiness. chris gardner. he is a stockbroker now.