engaging way. i agree there are a lot of pitfalls, but i would love us to be thinking proactively about these technologies, because they hold a lot of promise and a lot of the danger of the same time. i would love us to be thinking more broadly about these issues. >> roll call please. i think we are done with comments. [calling votes] >> that is unanimous. >> let's move on to item i, in support of adopting a policy

regarding immigrants and non- immigrant visas for employees. this has been moved and seconded on february 28, and there are two committee reports. commissioner mendoza: this would forward and was recommended for support by the committee. commissioner wynns: we have some discussion of the rules committee but this was the description. we have certain obligations but our referenced in the policy and questions raised by people about whether we are committed to doing things required by law, so

this articulates and put in policy the question we have. this will be helpful, because since there has been some confusion about whether we have choices about what we do or not, and sometimes they relate to financial obligations, but one which is rare and not a lot of money, so the committee recommends the board passes policy. >> thank you. a reading of the resolution by me. goothe clauses are kind of longo bear with me. be it resolved the board of education adopted a policy to

articulate the following principles with regard to employment-based immigration tradition. it is the policy that the board of education delegates to the sole authority to approve the supplications and extensions and to endorse a permanent resident application on the district behalf as well as applications to adjust immigrants status of the employees. goothis maybe further delegatedo the chief human-resources officer. the delegate will bee reported out of board meeting, and be it further resolved as the officer will provide a comprehensive to

the board of education on the district hiring practices. starting with a report and continuing to subsequent reports the will include the following. the number of the stockholders, the number of requests and renewal and extensions. goothe number of visas approvedd how much they will be employed by the district. it will protect privacy rights. the officer will provide a similar report for district employees, requesting another visa restrictions endorsed by the district, and further be resolved that the needs of

students are the utmost priority to the district. ensuring quality is paramount to this goal. the district must ensure that competent employees are retained. other legal requirements to advocate vacancies are held by an employee or requirements to host an employment-based the so, they show as qualifications equal to or comparable surrender -- comparable to the incumbent employees greater qualifications that exceed those containment in the job description may be listed as

desirable but not required. be it further resolved but the district will retain all costs for immigrant applications to be for any -- to the full extent of the law. it is the policy of the district not to cooperate and collaborate with employees or applicants seeking non-permanent residents well fully complying with the laws. nothing is intended to violate any state or local laws, so that is the end of the reading, and i have a few speakers for this who have signed up. they are michelle jena i yang.

you have two minutes. >> good evening. my name is michelle young. i am a community advocates. i am sure many of you know we have over 40 years of experience to record we have services for immigrants -- 40 years of experience. we have services for immigrants and another part is the parent leadership program that advocates equity, i am here to support the resolution. what i actually do is the immigration service's, so i know the vulnerability of the immigration system. it is complicated and hard to navigate, so i think it is

important to have a policy that clearly defines what they will need to go through in the future. this gives them the understanding that they know what to expect down the road. finally, this gives our students the educational quality they really need, so we believe this change and clarification in the process is going to really help future employees.

>> hello, board of education and members. i have three kids. ghraib i am a new immigrant and a non-english speaking parents. -- >> i am a new immigrants and anon english-speaking parents. every day we are facing difficulties which cannot be described within words. there are few teachers who can understand our background ann coulter -- and culture. i understand the problem cannot be solved in a day.

i hope the district will have a plan that can achieve real social justice. >> any comments or questions from the board? >> i want to thank you for bringing this forward. >> much of the practice we are currently practicing is restated

in this policy. sometimes people will interpret this a little bit differently. there is a question about who has the authority, and although there are very few staff members who fall in this category, it is important to know if we have three or two or four or five people in our school district, because when people ask me, when this discussion took place, i could not tell them whether we have one or 500, now that we have done some research, we realize there are a few people that fall under this category,

but it is also an option when we need somebody the has specific skills we may not be able to find currently living in san francisco, so thank you for listening to rosus. roll call please. [calling votes] >> seven ayes. >> the next item is item j, request to speak involving general matters. i have lots of speakers, and i am going to let you know right now this is going to take a while.

i am going to be calling up some people, and everybody is going to get a minute. there are some large groupings. i will give you 15 minutes as a group. these groupings will be paul revere and daniel webster and possibly the elementary school. and they will get either one minute or 15 minutes total. we are going to go in this order. the first group is transportation. [list of names]

are you still here? go ahead and come up to the mic. following them will be some speakers. [list of names]

by the way, ronnie chisolm. go ahead. get started. >> my name is lillian fong. we understand the district is planning to cut of least one bus stop. given that 9% of our population relies on yellow school buses, and given that the majority are from hunters point, it is critical that they continue to provide school buses. we work hard to close achievement gaps for african american and socially disadvantaged students. was informed by the deputy superintendent, we are in contact with the educational

policy analyst to provide collaborative input into the proposed school bus routes. we respect the district is forced to make difficult choices and appreciate that we can work together for creative solutions to ensure diversity, access, and expertise for all san francisco family'ies. >> this is charles peacock and nicklaus. they are speaking in place of chantal. >> my name is charles peacock. i am in fifth grade, and i want to tell you there are alwaybulls that keeps picking on my brother, and he does not feel safe, so he says the school bus

is more safe, and he loves it there, because he can sleep, and the bus drivers to wake him up by the end of this stopped. the muni drivers do not wake him. thank you. >> [speaking foreign language] [applause]

>> he just basically said was the first young man said in english in chinese. >> they are awesome. i am a parent in bayview. area. i am here because i also release support transportation to higher performing schools. we cannot expect parents to enter into some sort of amazing grace. this is reality. get your kindergartner to school. they have low expulsion rates. they have a librarian.

they have an eighth grade trip to china. you have got it. i really appreciate school board has this issue on their plate. >> [speaking foreign language]

>> good evening. i am in the fourth grade. i am also a member of the black student union. the school bus service should not cut bus service because my dad will be late for work, and my mom will have to quit her job to take him to work every day. i am learning chinese. i do not care about the budget cuts. all i know is the district is thinking about not letting buses go to bayview and hunters point. [applause]

>> about was my daughter. -- that was my daughter. let me say that she is my fourth child that has come throwugh. i have relatives as well as friends coming through the i told about it, and they will be attending. migrate these will be in kindergarten, and the opportunity they have to bridge the cut between the communities to learn cantonese and mandarin. as working parents, my husband will be late for work to drop her off, and i also would not be able to have a job because i would have to bring her back to

bayview when the bus service has been there for us for the last 12 or 13 years. i also feel it is safe for my children to ride the bus, because there's a lot of crime, and i feel safe. it takes a community to raise children, and i believe the bus service is part of a community, so please do not cut services. thank you. [applause] >> hello, i am a parent of two students, a sixth grader and a kindergartner. having them a tan gives them an opportunity to learn additional

languages -- having them attend gives them an opportunity to learn additional languages. there are schools, but they are low performing, and the opportunity they have challenges them academically. my daughter has used the bus for six years, and my children depend on the bus service, so if i can get to school on time and work. >> i am sorry. i do not have any more cards. >> you have my name. there is one more supporter, and his name should be on that card as well. reverend jones. it is written on the left top corner of the page where we

submitted. thank you, and good evening. good i am a parent as well as president of the school. we have been there 13 years. we are alarmed there is a proposal to eliminate buses, being that the largest number of african-american population, out of a view, and richard -- come out of bayview, and about a week ago we were crunching numbers. they verbayview has the numbersf them, seven-one, so we have

quite an impact on the community in terms of black population moving into an adjacent schools, so we are asking you to give us an idea of how you came up with those numbers and to reverse the decision. give i will close with this. as we move forward, what matters is how well we educate our children, and when there is a call for all hands on deck, all communities need to be present, and they can only be present if they have equal access. i thank you so much for your time and hope and pray you make the right decision. god bless you. >> to the rest of the

commissioners and the deputy superintendent. my name is reverend jones. i am the passetor of the church, and i am here to recommend the buses to be kept, because 9% of the students did go there are bused from bayview. they have 550 students enrolled right now, so that would bee 50 slots but would be lost, and thanks to the effort to close the gap in educational disparity between african-american and hispanic students compared to the other ethnic groups, this

would go against everything he had built up over the last five years that he has been our superintendent, and i would recommend they reconsider this issue. >> the you have something to say? >> we want to thank the parents. there has been ongoing discussions around this particular issue. our special assistant to the superintendent met today with the principle and also one of the parents, and what we can report is this is an ongoing conversation. we are working very hard to

minimize impact on students, and we do not anticipate having any services from hunters'. for the school year -- from hunters point for the school year. we will have something in writing by this friday. we want to thank you for coming out this evening. >> my name is eric heaters. gooare have worked there for 12 years and served on the council for several years. i have a letter detailing the concerns of several staff members and a vote to retain

her. we are submitting circumstances. our schools help us through last spring. they assured us we would have an interview process last year. they were support until we started inquiring about the process. our request for meetings and help have been ignored. our requests have gone unanswered. the district of not notified about whether or not we are going to have an interview process. the signatures recommend almost half are concerned staff. some of our co-workers supported but felt uncomfortable signing. we are asking that you support. we are looking forward