summer credit recovery is not always the best option. it is part of of the practice -- of best practice that make sure students have the maximum amount of kravis but there are a lot of other best practices. we are advocating a view to attend the fact that this is a good option when our teachers are providing high-quality education to our students. that is not the only thing that makes a good system. saturday's school is also a very affective tool to offer credit

recovery. so is using the excel funds, small class size, after school, a very affective away to utilize current resources to make sure we have quality teachers being able to deliver the course, and the reality of his point is we are not meeting the full metine. it is not possible with the resources currently on the table, so you do not escape the reality there needs to be a discussion about the absolute need of resources. we are not asking you to run from peter and paul. we are asking you to look of the fact that certain schools in this district, certain populations are able to access

it, whether they have the means or abundant resources to access being on track, whereas other communities do not have that access. we have to pay attention to that. we have to look at fast -- and that is what is happening. >> seeing no more public speakers, public speaking is close. just one more thing on special education kids. is there a new change from what they are doing? i am wondering if you have any comment on that. >> i know the special education department has revised so when they have students may have questions to consider during your -- to consider.

and this threat of teenagers who anticipate -- directs teenagers who anticipate summer learning loss, and it really relies on knowledge of each individual student to anticipate what happens if a child is not able to participate. it is more specific, but it really needs the decision about recommending extended year for each special ed students to the teenager himself. i do know this is specifically a teenager position to recommend. >> i know that legally the district has to meet certain obligations, and even if you do not necessarily think it is appropriate, you cannot

necessarily discourage that. >> it is always driven by the teen decision triggered an -- decision. >> mine is minor. >> i was going to suggest we could get some numbers on students who participated in summer learning last year. now i think we can also check with special education director. >> i support this in your questioning, but mine superficially relates to the san francisco family task issue, and

i am a little concerned about out reach, because i think the digital divide still exist, and there are people who would find out what options are there for them and would want to take the advantage of some of these places, and it would be good at some point if some of the family tax and would include a muni pass, so it might be worth it to see if there is funding available, because we are talking about hufamilies who taf this programming, but transportation might be something -- it is certainly worth looking at. i think commissioner maufus and others would --

>> i appreciate you mentioning them unique component, region th -- mentioning the muni compone nt. as i understood, i think it is a great place, because i would much rather see those food programs give passes out, so that insurers more children will have access, which means more family members will see it because you are talking about a kid getting from the library. if many more students got it in the lunch program, that would

speak to what we are looking for with a free lunch programs throughout the city and better opportunities for the adult family members. >> thank you. i will make sure the director gets the message. any other comments? i am wondering if we should revisit this down the road, so if we can have a motion so we can bring it back. the matter will be continued without objection. i want to thank all the members of the public, the teachers, the staff, and of course my colleagues, and we look forward to our next meeting, and we look

forward to the secretary of clerk. the meeting is adjourned.

>> good afternoon, everybody. we know it is only april. they are going to have access to high-quality summer learning opportunities this summer.

it is not just the nice thing to do have, because it is actually critical to our students. many children suffer from summer learning loss, and i know many of you have heard of it. it has gotten a lot of attention nationally, the phenomenon where children who are not engaged in learning activity over summer are losing ground academically. they are forgetting the skills, and they start the next school year behind. children are falling more and more behind. the research suggests that two- thirds of the achievement gap between low and middle income

children who can be attributed to what happens in the summer. it also turns out many children are gaining weight more rapidly in the summer because they lose access to physical activities and meal programs they have access to during the school year, so it is clear there is a lot at stake, which is why we have launch this summer matters campaign to raise awareness across the state about why it is so important to make sure the children have safe and healthy learning experiences all summer long. i want to point out a map to our left, where we are beginning to chart a particularly exciting summer initiatives in southern california, one of them right here in san francisco, which we

are going to hear more about today. we are thrilled to have a distinguished line of of speakers to talk about creating opportunities across the state. first, i am thrilled to bring up tom, who for his entire career has really championed the cause of making sure the children have access to learning opportunities not just in the classroom but outside of the classroom as well. he was one of the first people to sign in the last year when he took office because he recognized this was a crowd of local ingredients -- a critical ingredient, so please join me in welcoming tom.

>> are you ready for summer? i was born in this great city. it is in your heart and in your mind. i just want to say thank you for this coalition, this team that has come together. you keep pushing the issue, i keep educating, and this is what it is all about, to share what it means so every young person can experience success. we are pleased to be here with the mayor and the team from the school district. mendoza, i am glad to see you. the rich partnership but has been developed in san francisco is truly a role model for the

rest of california, and what we are here about is summer learning loss, because we know that with the joy that comes with summer for most families, there is a time to gather with family members. there is a time for freedom to play, maybe some trouble. this is not the case for all its children in california. one in four children are growing up in poverty. they do not have health care, and they are struggling along with parents. they do not have summer camps. they do not have family travel together, and it is that differential hurting the success of kids and creating a great achievement gap that should be there. it is wrong morally, and it is wrong for the future of our economy.

we formed a team that look at the top issues. we noted deaths middle-income kids of low-income kids learn in the school year of about the same rate -- we noted middle income kids of low-income kids learn in the school year of about the same state. -- rate. during the summer middle income kids keep learning in their own environment, but low income kids go down, and that widens the achievement gap, so by eighth grade we have many students seeing that drop accumulate to maybe being a dropout statistics. they get behind and feel they are not as good as other students. we need to have them continue

that learning. this is one of the top priorities. we want to see that matt still been -- map filled in. it is exciting, engaging, and excellent. we want to see that throughout this state of california. what you are doing through san francisco with the after school for all initiatives and the summer programs, this is the way to go for the whole state of california. that is why we are here today. i am issuing a call to action for all the city councils, all the superintendents and board members, and you have a great champion in your superintendent. he has been a partner to make it

happen, so we want to see the rest of california follow the great example of san francisco taking care of all of our children. thank you very much, and it is my privilege to introduce you to someone on the department of education foundation. he is the ceo of the education foundation and a true leader in this area, summer matters. [applause] >> thank you, superintendent, for your leadership. silicon valley is known to have this dna where it produces steve jobs, sergei brin, all these

people who innovate, and innovation transfers in a unique way. it is hard work, and hard work is the essence of that. we want to make sure we continue to produce more leaders like steve jobs, like larry page, like sergei brin, and like esmeralda, who has gone through the last three summers. we are obsessed with preparing careers. there are 32 school districts. this is a chance for a lot of agencies to come together and address that.

i hope it can be shared in an open source environment. this is a science and technology focus, but it does address a lot of things and brings them together. over 18 school districts have come together. over 50 nonprofits to address one thing. how do we get 1000 kids over one year ahead in math competency to take algebra by the eighth grade? they go to the tech museum, the computer history museum, but they also learn actual on algebra, and we see great growth thanks to support from the foundation as well. we have a program that prepares students for biology in the ninth grade. we are also trying to figure out how you create a great

programs that keep the kids in gauge, and that is a program. did we try to figure out what are the key practices and how do they bring this together. they are mixing a lot of great things and becoming innovators in the process. if she had been gauged and had all of this come together, she wants to be a veterinarian, and she makes sure her sister is in the program as well.

we are going to produce more a small the -- more esmeraldas and steve jobs. we look forward to working with you in the summer. >> thank you. before we move on, i want to recognize supervisors got wiener -- supervisor scott and wiener. it means a lot to have you here. next i am going to invite our next guest, who is a true champion for youth programs in san francisco. mayor edwin lee recently challenged businesses to offer jobs and internships to use during the summer. he and values high quality program faor all youth. please welcome the mayor of san francisco, and will leave. >> thank you.

-- edwin lee. >> thank you theory of summer does matter. now the whole state is going to work with you. i want to register our city, a strong desire to work with you, opportunities all over the state, and it begins at home with our business community. we announce an exciting opportunity to create summer jobs. to make sure we use the summer and not allow it to be just an idle time, but you know already, because i think you are here with the knowledge that it is not just summer, but it is year round. we have to make better

investments. that is why i was so happy when the other city departments, not just their teachers and administrators during the best they can, but we joined with other departments, our libraries, and our public works department, offering some connections, and when you find out steps they got together with housing authority to offer summer access for free to kids who could not afford it, that says something about our commitment to enriching the lives of our youth, because it will never only be the school district said have this responsibility. it has to be the need for others to stepped-u up to create that o

opportunity. the village concept has to embrace the future of our kids, and that is why i have always been happy. other people keep asking me, are you enjoying the mayor? that is a strong word, but there are moments i do enjoy it. those are when our kids are involved. they think, is the city is doing anything for me so that i can get a job in richmond, so i can get training? and because i look at these high-tech jobs. the future economy is going to demand higher skills. what do we do about that? not only are we enriching the lives of our kids, but we are a

listing all of the downtown members of our chamber of commerce, all of them to join us and to create miniature ships and and skill sets so our kids can have a foundation for these -- to create mentor's ships -- mentorships and skill sets so our kids can have a foundation. we have extended those summer opportunities and when we knew there were gaps. we found that last year when advocates said there were going to be 400 or 500 kids that were going to fail in math and science, and we said we were going to offer summer classes so they would not fail. we are going to continue doing that. when we create the jobs that

thing for them to have those skills they are going to need to be successful. that is how we are going to have to go throughout the state. in every opportunity you provide, we go well beyond our school district in. i am going to see if we can do more so they go beyond the classroom. thank you for joining us.

this instigates a lot of my enthusiasm for our kids, superintendent garcia. >> good afternoon. >> if i went down the list, we would be here all day, but it is special to be here with the superintendent of schools the support us, and i know maria does a fabulous job with us, and when you look at all the difference funders and nonprofits that step up to support us, i want to say thank you, because the rest of the

state is not like san francisco. everybody thinks we are a little out there, but we are out there in the right direction. we are out there to provide things for our children. we are providing a service. we are cutting all our funds for summer school. i want to thank representatives who are here. all of us get hit did against each other. all of us are here to say there is nothing more important than our children. the board of supervisors, the mayor came to our rescue.

immediately they came so our kids can keep learning. we are closing the achievement gap, and that cannot happen unless we have a good summer programs to keep our youth engaged. they need to be engaged, and education needs to happen every single day. what a great place for a campus if you were a student if you were to go around this city.