october 27. thank you, madam clerk, for being here. colleagues, thank you. could you please read the agenda? >> sure. i would like to make an announcement to turn off the volume of your cell phones. completed speaker cards and copies of documents will be included, and documents must be submitted to the court. item number one, hearing to

review and update on the initial education-related expenditures stemming from the core community benefits agreement. supervisor cohen: thank you very much. earlier this year, we've heard the proposal presented to us by a group of community members that took the leadership and initiative to provide instruction for summer school for san francisco unified school district. we will hear a brief summary of the finding. the first person i would like to call up our believe is -- oh, ok. we will call up pastor alexander. thank you. >> good afternoon. my name is reverend alexander and i'm one of the leaders of the project. i would like to welcome this

opportunity to be before your again, this time in response to a request for an update on the initial education and related expenditures and the success of our summer academic program. for the next few moments, you will hear and see from our colleagues and service providers information related to the success of the overall project. it does mean a great privilege as well as an honor to introduce miss phillips. she will share briefly on the success of the overall project, and after that, you will be in the hands of mr. walter. >> good afternoon. my name is jacqueline phillips. i'm a member of the bay view hunters point community. we had two summer youth programs going this summer, one for the ninth graders, and one for the young adults, 18-25. both programs were a great

success. we had a picnic just past weekend, and we allowed the participants to speak, to give their thoughts on the program. it was very heartwarming to hear the younger people speak, how it made a major difference to them to get extra help and to be able to pass courses. what was very impressive was the 18-25 group also. we had a young man stand and say how the person he worked with, the employer he worked with, had "certain things to him that he remembered. he applied them to his life. he said he would never forget these quotes. he was a 25-year-old. being in this program and being able to work for wages made a lot of difference to him to the point that when these young people spoke, it made all the difference that these programs were a success, not just on paper, but you could actually

see and feel they were feeling. my understanding is there were four youth actually hired on the spot. i think it was 70 out of 74 or 75 of the younger people who had passing grades, and when they entered the program, they had failing grade. that is why i say it was a great success. now, one of the things that we need to work on, there were complaints that it was too short. six weeks was not enough time, and once we have employment, of course, once they got into working come after six weeks, it was over. we need to have something in place so the youth who need further to drink throughout the year, they can also get that through the school year.

to those for it is -- to those where it is working, all the skills they need to know to have a job, to cut them off after six weeks, that was their main concern. they need to follow up the summer program so that they will have a year-long time to be stronger in their skills and carry that somewhere else. again, both programs were a success. we enjoyed them and they enjoyed us. thank you. supervisor cohen: thank you. >> good afternoon, supervisors and commissioners. i'm the executive director of young community developers. i'm going to present information from the summer academic program we provided for district 10 youth. i'm going to need the screen.

>> you have a power point presentation? there we go. thank you. >> basically, first, this talks about our mission. the bottom line is, we just want to make sure we get the community working, a big emphasis in the southeast sector. we're working to provide jobs for individuals within san francisco in general. the summer academic program was set up for ninth grade students and summer school, or originally. at the beginning of the program, we also allowed some district 10 youth from philip burton's high school, as well as recovery programs, to participate as well. the program had 9th through 12th graders. some of them identified as 10th graders.

students came from lowe, balboa -- they all came to the elbow over the summer. the program was designed where we had an hour of the epidemic tutorial every day, monday through friday, as well as life skills and job training for individuals as well. tutors were in the classroom during the day at blaboa -- balboa with the teachers. it was an enhancement of what was going on during the school. they could burn up to a $599 stipend for completion of program attendants and four their -- for their work they're doing during the day. we had a couple of field trips, one to the mission bay campus, as well as a fun day to close out the program at great america. we provided gift cards.

we fed youth every day. we made sure we had everything they wanted to have so they would be continued to be motivated. real excited about the fact they got on from other high schools to come to balboa every day. that shows a lot about their motivation to be successful. at the end, each provided a portfolio that included a cover letter, resume, as well as an essay that talked about how learning relate to employment. also, they were able to have a project-based learning experience. they planned a summit during the five-week duration. the summit had taken place toward the end of the summer. members of the school board were present as well as superintendent carlos garcia. youth had the opportunity to ask questions to the panel as well as provide their thoughts and

insights on what they feel about school and how it is here in the district. they did a good job putting this together. this is something we will actually continue with the program during the school year. this is just an outline of what they did each week. beginning week was outreach. then we started with the actual tutorial and presentation. a lot of learning activities and games to enhance the algebra and the english learning with the youth. then the outcomes, which is something we are really excited and pleased about. we started with 96. 85 actually finished the program and completed. out of that 85, 11 of them were from colbert and's recovery program -- from burton's recovery program. seven of them had failed their algebra and english classes

during the school year. out of the 74 coming through participation, 70 of them actually passable their math and algebra -- math and english classes. that is over 90% turn around. they failed during the school year and passed, which is something we are excited about. 58 of those students passed with a c or better, which is 70%. most past with a c or better. 25% of the students had a grades. 23 had b grades. 16 had c's. only 12 out of the ones that passed passed with a d grade, which is still an improvement. four people did not pass, which was not necessarily reflected in both subjects. we had one person who failed english and two who failed algebra. one received "n's" for not

completion. we're excited about these outcomes. this is something we will continue into the school year. they are at thurgood marshall right now as well as philip burton. mondays and tuesdays, two hours a day, tutorials on thursdays. youth have the a opportunity to earn up to the $599 stipend. we will start that with the second semester. this semester, we are doing tutorials stuff, goal-setting stuff. we're heavily incentivizing the program. there will be field trips. we will feed them everyday. we're working in conjunction with the school district at both sites. staff has attended curriculum training from the district. tutors have received training. we realize and recognize the fact that if we are going to make this work and continue for the success, we need to be

closely intertwined with the district and their goals and what they're doing with their students each day. a couple of charts and graphs to put in this, i did e-mail a final report to members of the school board as well as implementation committee. i can also send a copy as well. a couple of questions that were asked when i presented when we first had begun the program was the ethnicity. we have the breakdown of the ethnicity. the bulk of the youth were latino and african-american. the data on the grades is going to be kind of funny. a lot of them might have identified in a grade because of age, but do not necessarily have the credit to be in that great. -- grade. a couple of photos.

ready and prepared to answer questions. i did want to show a brief video of the program before we got to that phase, just so you can kind of get a look directly from the kids, from their point of view, and this is something that one of our board members put together. so, i am going to play this for you. you can get to see. -- get to see students in action. ♪ [up-beat hip-hop]

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>> it was fun. learned a lot of things here. ♪ >> it kind of gives you a picture of what the youth were able to do over the summer. i hope you were able to capture that we have a very diverse group of youth, which is reflective of what district and looks like now. definitely because of growing populations. we will continue to work during the school year. i'm here to answer any questions you may have.

>> so just to round off the presentation, i just wanted to mention that the funding for this came from the community benefit agreement that the three groups, labor, sfop, and a's negotiated with the shipyard. this is what we were tasked with, too, with two programs for summer youth. this is absolutely one of our first programs, and i think you can tell by the presentation the success of it. in our minds, we wanted to come up with a program that was already functioning within the system, and then build on it. that is exactly what we did. we took the ninth grade summer program that you all were responsible for and we built on that. we helped to provide the tutors and the environment, and the

support come and the mentors that made this program, and helped folks who had failed ninth grade , 70 out of 74 passing. if all things go well this winter, we will be getting more money from our community benefit agreement. these are the kinds of programs that we will be building. we wanted to share the excitement that we all have with you and have you know that we will be back again in the future to talk more about these kinds of things. thank you. supervisor cohen: thank you very much for that inspiring presentation. i would like to check in with my colleagues and see if anyone has any questions or compliments that they would like to share. commissioner maufas: i did

attend the summer graduation event that was at balboa. i will just say the students were incredibly engaged, still. it was like their graduation day, the end of their time. yes, it was more relaxed, but most of them were still excited about the work they had done. they were still engaged with each other. i will say something i noticed that was pretty unique. i have not articulate it yet because it was percolating in my head. i thought it was pretty fantastic. i did not know that those students were from other schools. they all were working together, talking together, playing together. i would have never known they had come from different schools sites to attend this one summer program. they all functioned as one big

family. and that is rare in san francisco. i will just say it is rare. every school has a certain amount of school pride. most days, students don't mind exhibiting it. while i visited this program, it was just one big family. and that was incredibly refreshing. they were engaged with each other. they were like classmates, which they obviously had been, but they were teammates, too. all the accolades they were getting, they were congratulating each other. i thought that was fantastic. that goes to really the folks who have set the program up. i am congratulate and all of you for really setting the tone for the young people to participate and supporting them through it. ups and downs, you know, struggles, challenges, when the road is easy, then when it gets

difficult, all of that mixed together, i just thought it was great. i apologize for not being able to attend the sunday cook out. it also sounded like it was pretty fantastic. darn it. next time, i definitely want to make it. i will put it on my calendar so i can attend. just the bible is just wonderful. -- the vibe is just wonderful. i want to thank all of the adults use -- who helped set the tone for young people to be able to thrive and do academic work, and get paid for it. it is the summertime. they need jobs. most of them would actually have to go look for employment to sustain themselves. you know, as a priority, versus

making academics a priority. you have been able to make it so easy for one -- young people. they did not have to decide one or the other. they were able to have one and the other. thank you very much. i want to appreciate you all in that effort. supervisor cohen: thank you. commissioner norton: i want to thank the founders as well for putting on this program. it really -- it gave a number of students who were off-track a chance to get on that track, and that is so important with our new graduation requirements. they need to have algebra. they need to move on to higher- level math and other subjects. it is really wonderful to hear how successful the program was, and i am particularly so glad that you're tutors are going to training with the school districts and are aligning the material that they are getting in the summer with what we are teaching during the school year. it is so important to make sure

that kids are on-track academically, that they are getting what they need to graduate. that is the ultimate goal. thank you very much. it is exciting to hear about this. i cannot wait for more successes next summer. thank you. supervisor cohen: thank you. commissioner fewer: i want to echo what my colleagues have said. thank you so much for helping make our summer school program more successful for more students come and for giving them the real help to meet those requirements. we have adopted the graduation requirement. it is a vigorous course of study. many of our students are not able to meet this. as you know, it is so tight in the schedule that if they are missing one or two, they may not graduate, so i really appreciate it. thank you summit. it is good to know that so many of them passed.

going onto the next course of study is even more challenging. look at some of the things students have a difficult time and other districts have proven, that as a gatekeeper to completing the requirements. i have one suggestion. i also have one question. my one question is, how can san francisco unified school district be a better partner? were there any glitches? for example, were you to get a class list out not in time? those types of things come administratively, that maybe we can work on for next year. that is my one question. i am wondering, many of these students are the first generation to go to college. the college processes very daunting. we do not have the research centers set up on a really

comprehensive college centers. they go through the process, how to fill out an application. how are these classes that to take so important for college entry? what are colleges looking for? how do you write an application? those types of things as these 9th and 10th graders begin to be juniors and seniors. really hands-on, show them how to do it. i feel like some many of our students are really at a disadvantage if they didn't have parents who went to college, and even parents who did go to college, went a long time ago, which requirements of change? the game has changed. how can we give our kids sort of a -- level the playing field a little. also, scholarships.

helping them would be really helpful. my question is, how can we be better partners to you? >> the first thing, to answer the question about being better partners, i have provided a whole bunch of programming over the years. the district could not have been more helpful, more receptive of programming than they were with this process. jan at the district laid the groundwork, both at principles at all school sites, they allowed this to the form of outreach that we needed to do to really engage students. classrooms were available. they gave us the run of the school. that was a great experience. i will say that going into the school year, i think the best