supervisor kim: the meeting is now adjourned.

there are so many ways that the internet provides real access to real people and resources and that's what we're try to go accomplish. >> i was interested in technology like video production. it's interesting, you get to create your own work and it reflects what you feel about saying things so it gives perspective on issues. >> we work really hard to develop very in depth content, but if they don't have a venue, they do not have a way to show us, then this work is only staying here inside and nobody knows the brilliance and the amazing work that the students are doing. >> the term has changed over time from a very basic who has a computer and who doesn't have a computer to now who has

access to the internet, especially high speed internet, as well as the skills and the knowledge to use those tools effectively. . >> the city is charged with coming up with digital inclusion. the department of telecommunications put together a 15 member san francisco tech connect task force. we want the digital inclusion program to make sure we address the needs of underserved vulnerable communities, not communities that are already very tech savvy. we are here to provide a, b and c to the seniors. a stands for access. b stands for basic skills and c stands for content. and unless we have all three, the monolingual chinese seniors are never going to be able to use the computer or the internet. >> a lot of the barrier is knowledge. people don't know that these computers are available to

them, plus they don't know what is useful. >> there are so many businesses in the bay area that are constantly retiring their computer equipment that's perfectly good for home use. computers and internet access are helping everybody in the community and people who don't have it can come to us to help with that. one of the biggest problems we see isn't whether people can get computers through programs like ours, but whether they can understand why they need a computer. really the biggest issue we are facing today is helping people understand the value of having a computer. >> immediately they would say can i afford a computer? i don't speak any english. how do i use it. then they will start to learn how to do email or how to go back to chinese newspaper to read all the chinese newspaper. >> a lot of the barrier still is around lack of knowledge or confusion or intimidation and not having people in their peer network who use computers in their lives. >> the important thing i

learned from caminos was to improve myself personally. when i first came to caminos, i didn't know anything about computers. the second thing is i have become -- i have made some great achievements as an individual in my family and in things of the world. >> it's a real issue of self-empowerment where new immigrant families are able to communicate with their families at home, able to receive news and information in their own home language, really become more and more connected with the world as well as connected even inside their local communities. >> if we value the diversity of our city and we value our diverse neighborhoods in the city, we need to ensure that they remain economically viable. equiping them and equiping residents in those areas with jobs that will enable them to stay in san francisco is critical to that. >> the important thing that i

see here at caminos is it helps the low income community, it helps the women who wouldn't have this opportunity otherwise. >> the workers with more education in san francisco are more likely to be able to working that knowledge sector. where they are going to need that familiarity with the internet, they are going to find value with it and use it and be productive with it every day. and half of the city's population that's in the other boat is disconnected from all that potential prosperity. >> we really need to promote content and provide applications that are really relevant to people's lives here. so a lot of the inspiration, especially among the immigrant community, we see is communications with people from their home country but we as much want to use the internet as a tool for people to connect within the local san francisco community. >> i think it's our job as public educators to give them this access and give them this opportunity to see that their efforts are being appreciated

beyond their immediate reach. >> you have to blend this idea of community network with computer equipment with training and with support. we can pull all that together, then we've got it. >> it's as much about social and economic justice -- in fact it's more about social and economic justice than justst tos

a unified school district meeting for november 15. commissioner murase: here.

commissioner wynns: here. vice president yee: present. president mendoza: please join us for the pledge of allegiance. i pledge allegiance to the flight of the united states of america and to the republic for which it stands one nation under god, indivisible, are here with liberty and justice for all. i move for the approval of an ordinance for the regular meetings of april 12, april 26, may 10, may 24, october 2015. >> secondary it.

president mendoza: roll-call vote please. >> now for the board of education superintendent's report. welcome back, dr. garcia. >> thank you. i just got back from china, so a little bit of jet lag her it how to start off by mentioning that this month is a busy month for everybody. i wanted to thank 3 -- i wanted to thank everyone who worked in the enrollment there. our school communities are really active. i want to especially thank the staff at the educational placement center for coordinating this great event. we have over 10,000 attendees

for dissipates. that is a lot of people. as usual, this fair kicks off the enrollment process of. we have modified some of the things, so it is in full swing. do not forget that the enrollment applications are due january 27 of 2012. i know that seems pretty far. but it will be on us before you know it. since the board adopted the new guidelines, i want to remind everybody that we are still falling through. i know that the ballot initiative or whatever. we have already moved forward on what we are doing for the coming year. we want to encourage parents to follow that process and encourage people to read through all of the different guidelines. if you are interested in more information, go to www.sfusd.edu

and get more information. we are so blessed to live in san francisco. in these tough times, we almost got a 71% vote from the public to pass proposition 8. that is just incredible. congratulations. i know our board president was active. all of the board members, it was a team effort. i do not think we would have had a chance if not for the great work that our facilities department did. they have done such a good job in building schools and bringing projects in line. just a class act.

world development when you look at how good our schools look. now we have our last third to get through to fix the facilities so they look as good as the ones where the previous bonds were passing. it is great to be in a community -- think about it. 80% of people in san francisco do not have children. yet, when there is not a single item on the ballot this last election that got more votes than this. even if you do not have children, it is good that you are good stewards of the future. the children our our future. it is great that this community has rallied behind them. we are great to have that. we are going to build a state of the art school. that is pretty darned exciting. i am excited about that. i want to congratulate our new

mayor, ed lee. it is a tough campaign, but we are looking forward to the school district and the county and city. we have always had a great relationship and want to maintain that relationship area we are ready to roll up our sleeves and continue the great work that we have been doing as a city and county, together with the school district. another item i want to mention is this will be the last board meeting for our legal counsel. get that smile off your face. [laughter] we want to wish her well. she is going to a private practice down south. thank you for your service in the school district. almost four years now. time flies when you're having fun. she did a lot of great work for us, saved us a lot of money, and we want to thank you for all of

your work. thank you carian -- thank you. [applause] since this is our last meeting for the month, i want to wish everyone a happy thanksgiving. we have a lot to be thankful for. that is what makes living in san francisco so exciting for all of us. we have so much to be celebrating. i hope you use thanksgiving as not only an opportunity to give thanks, but to celebrate the success of these last elections. and all of the great work that are 56,000 children are doing out in our schools. and all of the faults helping our teachers. everybody have a greater thanksgiving. and thank you carry. president chiu: item indeed is the students delegate report.

>> we have joined the school health programs review task force and the task force meets twice a year to review a curriculum or supplemental classroom materials. and we are welcoming three new members from a mission and ida b wells high school. >> in addition, leadership san francisco has invited representatives from mission, burton, marshall, and low oil to their education system tomorrow at the conference center at st. mary's