he had a wonderful opportunity to work with the architects and do some work. i am trying to see what i need to say that would give you some understanding of what we do at malcolm x and the importance of this partnership. with the students that we serve and the families that we serve, there are lots of changes happening in the community. instead of having a disconnect with the change, being a part of that change. we can see ourselves in the growth and the change taking place. the architects, and at the end of the spring. they spend the da-- a day a week working on this. if you are going to spend time here. what do you want to happen? one thing that was shared at one

of the last meetings was that the students are seeing part of the change. i have had parents come up to me and say, i have got a job. it is so nice to know it is not something from the outside coming in and taking over. it is all of us doing it together. with that, i am not born to talk anymore. i will ask them to explain the benefits that day reaped. >> the benefits i have reaped from this wonderful partnership is to be able to take california academic content standards and

to be able to apply them to a project that affects our lives. i worked with the architects and the groups and i put forth standards that i need to cover. this past year, i worked with world presentation ratios. area, perimeter, all of those things are woven into the project. it allows students to see this discreet thing that we are trying to teach them. it shows them that it is not discreet. it is part of your world. it is part of your community. under -- another wonderful thing that has happened is that has forced me to look into the community and forge relationships for our students. this is a relationship that i am

continuing to develop for our students. it is a resource that is close to us. it showcases some of the sustainability features that students are thinking about in terms of water conservation. it is wonderful for my students for six weeks to get to work with my architect. it is one thing to have job day when people come in and give their spiel. it is different when it minority architects come into the classroom and forge relationships with my students and show them the possibilities of what is out there and the choices that they can make.

tell us some of the exciting things that you learn. >> one of the exciting things i've learned doing architecture is how good it can be explored and what you can make in in- house. you can have a green roof. a rain chain is where you save and collect water you can use for washing your clothes or washing the dishes i guess. while we were making our projects, say we made this whole building two inches tall. and then it is two feet. that is our model. one ouf our models, when you go

on your model, say it is two feet, you go on there. i made a bike thing that you use as a bike. you can get energy as electricity. >> he had a very important question that he asked the audience that came to see our presentation. some of the features that we were designing, solar panels, do you remember what you ask them? why do we not see these features in our homes? why am i not seeing these features in the buildings around me? it was a really powerful thing.

>> why are we not seeing it? will we see it? that is an integral part of it. when i go past park, am i going to see that? are we going to see these ideas that we are talking about? i would love to see that. we create these things and then it goes away. >> what was the answer? when they raise the question, did they get an answer? >> they said, that is a good question. >> having those types of discussions with children.

they have to make sense of it. they have to know that this is not just a one shot deal. it is tied into our academic achievement. we are going for 900. before i retire, we needed to be 1000. it is taking life and talking about it and creating change and using the skills we have gotten along the way as far as academic standards for being able to make oral presentations. it is not just creating, but sustaining change. we are the change engine. it does not happen to us, it

happens because of us. >> i am going to flip through the slides that show some of the pictures that the children made at malcolm x. i am the director of the executive policies for the school district. i have been working with small compacts and on the city's services committee. >> i just wanted to say thank you for the presentation. to show how it is integrated into the school site and the great energy that you are exhibiting. thank you. >> i will quickly flipped through some of those slides. some of the older students that participated in summer programs came and share their talents. that is their field trip.

that is some of the work that the architects provided inspiration to the students. this is some other models that they built. you can see this. when they presented to the group, the presentations. as we walked around and they gave us individual presentations that they have done and gave some scale models. moving on from that, when we look forward, we know that there are a lot of resources that come along with this kind of project. we want to make sure that we spend them well and do that as a part of the work we are doing for education as well. we created and education task force as part of the campaign for hope sf. it is one of three task forces

to determine how money for hope sf would be spent. a private taskforce came together with 18 members. we met a total of four times and had deep sessions and came up with a list of recommendations in key areas. we adopted some objectives that are pretty much in line with the district's. our objective as a district, providing high-quality early care and education and moving through all the way from the high-quality preschool to ready ness for college and career. and the steps that link those together. this was around parent and community education, to make sure we were making be links

between home and school. this is coming from the new communities that are being created right now. coming up with ways to engage school staff. supporting alternative communication channels for parents from schools and for all kinds of activities throughout the gear that we want to make sure parents are a part of and understand and know about. we wanted to focus on summer and before and after school care and in richmond. one of the major areas that we -- that pop up where transitions. we do not have additional state funding to support summer school or before or after school in a way that we would like. there are specific times in a

child's school life that can be very difficult. transitions is one that came up from preschool to kindergarten, off from elementary to middle school and that from middle school to high school. that is a big area of emphasis for this group. lastly, quality in school time experiences. we want to make sure that the schools that are around hope sf, along with other schools, we have the resources to engage with the community around education issues and we have the resources to address the challenges that come from being in a really stressful environment as many of these students are. we can create the programs that many of us heard about that

malcolm x to create real world settings. i am going to leave it there. he will talk about some good news we received about choice neighborhoods. >> good afternoon. i am with the mayor's office of housing. school board has an evolution and there is a a little bit of an art to it. that taught us some of the power of involving be youth in the school. thinking big across five sites. what are some of the leavers of change for education? talking about really whalookingt

that port in terms of the shipyard transformation in the district. i wanted to talk specifically about the work ahead and how we are feeling excited about going to scale out there. for those of you who follow federal housing policy, there was a program called hope 6 created under clinton. it was cut back drastically. under obama, it is the new public housing transformation program. the exciting thing is that it does not take the old footprint and bold new apartments and hope for the past. it is actually transformative. it is about housing conditions and creating a mixed income ladder. it is about talking to the people in the neighborhood and what kind of opportunities the

residents themselves gain. these are service opportunities that are not too far in these neighborhoods. they are addressing the core safety issues in the neighborhood. most of our housing developments are very island-like. we are talking about the whole neighborhood of services. this can turn it into a vibrant mixed income neighborhood. the exciting thing about choice neighborhoods is that they have strategies for education. as somebody who has been falling policy for a while, talking about educational outcomes in early childhood. this is a grant provided by housing and urban development. given the scope, the

constellation the partners, the grant is given to the lead developer with national expertise in rebuilding housing communities in a joint partnership with the housing authority and the school district as well as the mayor's office of housing and redevelopment. the school's strategy and plan, in many ways, it is about breaking the cycle of poverty for families who have lived in public housing for too long. creating opportunity for the young people. we have the opportunity to look at the schools. the majority of the people think about the strategy for strengthening the community and thinking about the schools. the schools around griffith are

george washington carver, malcolm x, a hidden gem, and double rock. the willie brown school was closed. it is proposed to be reopened when the bill passes. then the partner high-school is marshall, where the majority of kids tend to go. many kids go to a range of schools. these are partner schools. i want to talk for just a second. the grant to does something for the residents. it provides social service money to provide an on-site community center.

case workers worked in the developments day today and wake up every day and think about the need for those residents and then work differently in a way with those families. they also partner with the consolation of schools. the thing that is exciting is that it really comes at a time when the district has already been focused on the school transformation through the superintendent zone under the leadership of the doctor and the superintendent himself. there was some core work that was happening to address the historic inequities in the bayview. the district has been focused on release supporting and developing the teachers as the change agents in the school. some principals now a seat -- receive coaching and extra support. there are some financial

incentives for the principles that take on what can be challenging schools. this builds on what is working on the ground and adopting and implementing standardized curriculum. providing extra professional development. this is because of the work that is being done out there. there are incentives for teachers. in addition to that, the district reform strategy talks about building data driven instruction and seeing how the teachers are doing. that is work that was already underway. it has a lot of leadership and momentum in the community. it comes at the perfect time in the transformation. what we are doing is amplifying

and complimenting new strategies. the first and foremost are are community goals. some of the resources will actually be giving the schools in the zone that do not have them a school corte madera. we can put together the partnerships to address the non- academic barriers of learning. and really make these schools and to the centers of the community. in addition, there will be resources to partner with parents and provide kids with support opportunities. schools are too under resource to do this. this is a dressing parenting, preschool, and to be sure that these schools have great opportunities. malcolm x ran a wonderful summer

camp this summer. we hope that to be continuing so that kids have opportunities, even when some of our resources are a challenge. the point that nancy made about supporting transitions, having pathways' when kids move to kindergarten and then from elementary to middle and college or other career. last but not least, continuing what we have fallen into in terms of product based learning and involving young people in the community and the classroom and envisioning their new community, there are resources to continue the work at knock a max and bring it to the next level. -- malcolm x and bring it to the next level. as the plans for rebuilding double rock take place, we are

on course to do that. the students will have the opportunity to learn about the change coming in their neighborhood and contributing to what they want to see. i think we will be able to show you some of the learning. we have found that this work is scary and big. they're the next generation. they are the long-term residents of the neighborhood. the kids are involved in helping us see what we cannot see in front of us. i will say that i shared a lot with you. i will stop there. there is the contact information. i thank you for the time. >> to do is you have any questions?

no questions. we can move to public comment. no public comment. we can close this issue. are there any other items on the agenda to be called? >> no. this meeting is adjourned. thank you everyone for attending.

>> welcome to "culturewire." today we are at recology. they are celebrate 20 years of one of the most incredibly unique artist residency programs. we are here to learn more from one of the resident artists. welcome to the show, deborah. tell us how this program began

20 years ago. >> the program began 20 years ago. our founder was an environmentalist and an activist and an artist in the 1970's. she started these street sweeping campaigns in the city. she started with kids. they had an exhibition at city hall. city officials heard about her efforts and they invited her to this facility. we thought it would coincide with our efforts to get folks to recycle, it is a great educational tool. since then, we have had 95 professional artists come through. >> how has the program changed over the years? how has the program -- what can the public has an artist engage with? >> for the most part, we worked with metal and wood, what you would expect from a program like ours. over the years, we tried to

include artists and all types of mediums. conceptual artists, at installation, photographers, videographers. >> that has really expanded the program out. it is becoming so dynamic right now with your vision of interesting artists in gauging here. why would an artist when to come here? >> mainly, access to the materials. we also give them a lot of support. when they start, it is an empty studio. they go out to the public area and -- we call it the big store. they go out shopping, take the materials that, and get to work. it is kind of like a reprieve, so they can really focus on their body of work. >> when you are talking about recology, do you have the only sculpture garden at the top? >> it is based on work that was

done many years ago in new york. it is the only kind of structured, artist program. weit is beautiful. a lot of the plants you see were pulled out of the garbage, and we use our compost to transplant them. the pathway is lined with rubble from the earthquake from the freeways we tour about 5000 people a year to our facility, adults and children. we talk about recycling and conservation. they can meet the artists. >> fantastic. let's go meet some of your current artists. here we are with lauren. can you tell us how long have been here so far and what you're working on? >> we started our residency on june 1, so we came into the studio then and spent most of the first couple weeks just

digging around in the trash. i am continuing my body of work, kind of making these hand- embroidered objects from our day-to-day life. >> can you describe some of the things you have been making here? this is amazing. >> i think i started a lot of my work about the qualities of light is in the weight. i have been thinking a lot about things floating through the air. it is also very windy down here. there is a piece of sheet music up there that i have embroidered third. there is a pamphlet about hearing dea -- nearing death. this is a dead rabbit. this is what i am working on now. this is a greeting card that i found, making it embroidered. it is for a very special friend. >> while we were looking at this, i glanced down and this is

amazing, and it is on top of a book, it is ridiculous and amazing. >> i am interested in the serendipity of these still life compositions. when he got to the garbage and to see the arrangement of objects that is completely spontaneous. it is probably one of the least thought of compositions. people are getting rid of this stuff. it holds no real value to them, because they're disposing of it. >> we're here in another recology studio with abel. what attracted you to apply for this special program? >> who would not want to come to the dump? but is the first question. for me, being in a situation that you're not comfortable in has always been the best. >> what materials were you immediately attracted to when you started and so what was available here? >> there are a lot of books.