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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 and micro biologies my
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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 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.
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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 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
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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. my name is aid rea nellson.
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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 transfer from galeleo high school to balboa high school.
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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. my husband have cancer and his physical health has changed from
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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. i'm here to hopefully get some help for jack and five other students as well. it's really hard for students
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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. i'm a parent as well.
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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. thank you for assisting me as well, you did a wouldn'terful job.
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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 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
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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 child care centers. that campus has been set up. it is available. we had to intich out the bathroom unit from small children to full sized children.
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for some mos, that site has been one location considered >> i have not spoken with the community the prince fall of
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civic center let them know that's what we were exploring for that. they have to be in a stand alone. they cannot share a building with another school during that time.
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let's think about the students there as well. it is a committed staff, a lot of counseling that goes along with them. i would hope there wouldn't be an understanding with any move. there needs to be a lot of clarity. i would hope that there could also be an openness and expectation that these students were in need jie want to make a comment with regard to the
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amnesty going on. we will continue to be diligent about families in our district not appropriately. we will look at the conditions of the seebors
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>> item k, advisory committee reports any advisories? you know you have appointments? >> do i contact ms. fleming, yes. for proposition h. item l is a special order of business. i recess the board of education and convene as the financing corporation. roll call, please.
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>> a staff report? >> no. a consen shus on the meeting minutes. >> roll call. six ayes. >> i need a motion and a second on the appointment or new visitation ever the officers. motion and a second.
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roll call, please. evan ayes. any public comments? any quiz. i adjourn the meeting of finance and resume the regular meeting. next item special order of minutes, an action item for outstanding achievement reading. >> second. >> read gs. i'd like to call in susan wong.
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wang you approving the balance score card since will slash. 2010-02011. there are no speakers signed up. owing none >> i just wanted to confirm that
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it is aler >> that is true, there on libel and prince pallings >> thank you. i need a rom call, please.
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>> item o ask a vote on the consent calendar moved under section f. ms. fewer, roll call, please. >> item p consent cal ender riz lugss a couple items pulled from the commission reading.
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2 b. >> a request to move $29,000 in restricted find to consultant fees. i ask for background information about this. my understanding is that it was a process. i'd like to skw mr. truitt if he could comment on this. budgets like after school programs to the best of not
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honored in september of what it could have been and should have been. they were able to access the funds. so again, we were reminded that this still hadn't gone before you. the district coordinator for this school is laura chavez. she was only replaced last week laura has gone to isa as their head counselor. this probably could have got their attention reminding them this hasn't gone through yet.
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>> i was concerned about moving monday from teachers to consultants. this is not really a new proposal but something that should have occurred earlier. the frins pal did go over with the union rep roll call. six ayes. item 2 f.
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commissioner. the reason i receiveered them. collectively, we are being asked do approve $4 pound 5 milton data. first this was about how many women and minority owned contractors we are not allowed to have quotas. it's a concern that the business that the school district is suing does reflect a broad base of contractors. staff provided me data on previous levels