>> the other question i wanted to pass, if you can give us a sense of where we are compliance was. part of the audit that we did two years ago found that we were out of compliance in a lot of areas. what i am hoping is that we have addressed those compliance areas. and according to this day, this is our certification that we say we are going to comply can deliver services. but how are we doing? >> the annual service plan and the actual budget plan and not related to compliance. we received funding and we need to document how we are using this funding. what services are we providing to account for the funding? it is not at all related to compliance.

how to address your question, compliance is something that we are talking about every day. we are aggressively doing professional development with staff and teams to improve compliance. we are truly addressing it at every opportunity. i am not sure if the commissioners have received on this, they are working with us. we have a representative who spends quite a bit of time with us. they're coming back until we get 100% correct. i don't have the data in front of me to tell me that difference. that is not going to be the data or the package that you see here tonight. >> i thought that there were some attestations or affirmations of the local

planned to say we are complying with all of this. >> not to the annual service plan. this is just to tell the state that the money we received, we are using that money to address special education in certain areas and services and categories. it is not about if we are doing it come quietly. that is our hope and our aim. >> in the communications from katie frankland, there is a positive suggestion about continuing the work on a procedural manuals as a former director started. i wanted to understand your perspective on whether that work would continue. >> i was going to review the manual because i see the manual as complete.

talking to staff, they said there was a section where the cac was going to give participation and parent visits to classrooms. i was going to call and talk about that unless there is another manual that i do not have in my possession. we also have a document from cecilia that she worked on called the three legged stool. i feel that we have addressed all of the issues in that manual. there could be something else that i was not able to locate. >> i want to briefly at the that, in addition to the hand but which was something -- the new on-line internet system, we actually have a lot of how-to's

and procedural guidance. one of the complications of that is that it is not available to the public. it is not on the internet and that is what we are trying to work on. identifying what we can put in a safe checkout to move over to the procedural handbook. >> i also want to add my voice to thank the cac. i have had the privilege of attending several of their meetings, three of them out. they engaged in substantive conversation with our parents. i think it is appropriate to a knowledge that there is a modicum of disbelief in the minds of some of our parents about what the district's approached a special education services will be. i want to be very clear this evening that we are not going to

be talking about special education as a silo. the term is going to expire because we cannot affect the kind of cultural and pedagogical shift in our district if we continue to categorize it as a program. it is a service. you'll be hearing about the instructional corps and how teachers are being trained and supported in differentiating instruction, providing the instruction that they need. and we are providing that support as a whole as part of the institutional approach to change the way we deliver students -- services to students with disabilities. it hasn't been in incredibly supportive in they hold accountable to that goal. and we appreciate the work that they do to hold us accountable. there is a lot of clean up

happening and everybody has been diplomatic about this. if you don't know where to charge an expense, put it in the special ed budget. as the doctor and her team are very diligently billing, they are starting to tease that out and expenses are being charged to the appropriate places. it will make some expenses look out of order at times, but we have a duty to provide a clear explanation of why certain things look the way they look. as we get clarity, we will all be very clear about what are the actual expenses, and how do we mitigate those expenses with increased instructional capacity for students with disabilities? this is really an exciting time for us, although there are concerns about the transition in leadership. it was a very smooth transition

and her team has remained intact. every year, we are building more and more capacity. my commitment is that we will keep this at the front of the burners and that we don't forget this is a priority to increase the instructional course. i want to thank all the members of the special ed see a sea. >> roll call, please. [roll call vote] >> six ayes. >> ok. thank you very much.

ok. i now call the public hearing for the initaial proposal for a successor agreement for the craft unions for locals 718, 377, 66, 40, 42, 104, 38, 1314, 1176. the superintendent or designee. address the proposal. >> and both sides have sunshine of their proposals. our joint craft unions, you heard earlier tonight that we are also in other negotiations

with our civil service unions such as laborers and i t. the craft unions to speak to the board about their concerns. i also want to mention we are in the process of arranging a meeting with the superintendent so he can directly hear their concerns. >> of q public speakers on this item. >> can i make my required announcement? for the record, i will be rich using myself because i have a potential conflict of interest because my husband is the member of one of these unions.

>> state your name and go ahead. >> good evening, fellow employees. i have been employed by the san francisco unified school district for 32 years. i am here tonight to talk to you for myself, my fellow plumbers and other crafts. for the last seven years we have gone back on our salaries. we have had to pay more for our health benefits, retirement, and we have had to take five furlough days. while in the same time, board members, teachers, and managers have gotten a raise. if the district says they don't have the money to give us a raise, where did they get the money for their raises?

as a result of this action, several unified school district employees have left the district to go elsewhere, including people from a jar, maintenance managers, shop supervisors, craftspeople. all we want is to be treated the same as the other city plumbers. the superior court of san francisco has made a judgment in favor of the classified employees of the san francisco unified school district. they are the same in shall be equal to the civil service rules and regulations. we do not want to be put in the same bargaining unit as the teachers as they are certified and we are classified. we currently have a plumbers with the combined experience and knowledge of over 150 years with the san francisco unified school district.

that is such a big asset to the district and the kids. we would hate to lose. in closing, i would like to say the rest of the city did away with the furlough days and got a 3% raise over three years. we just want to go forward instead of backwards. please help us so we can continue our dedicated service with a smile and contentment. [applause] >> i just wanted to comment, thank you for your help. >> i am a 7347 civil service

plumber. i wanted to speak tonight about equity. it is a big word that appears on your agenda. as he stated, for the craftworkers. even when you talk about the unsung heroes, there are lots of craftworkers there. we are skilled professionals, which makes 50 the number one priority, we make the instruction flow as best we can and will work with hall members of the school. everyone knows that when the toilets are overflowing, you need a plumber. unless we come before the school board, we can't always they lay.

with all of our dedication and patients, who haven't really provided anything. we have furlough days without pay. no extra holidays or anything. the rest of the city plumbers will be $20,000 above my salary. i think that is kind of pathetic. the bond money hasn't totally renewed this school. there are still rotten pipes we are working on inside the world. you still have things that we have to replace. i think that you have an idea of plumbing. to plumbers spent three days recently running 100 feet of the

four-inch cast iron pipe where the rain leader had gone bad. basically, i want to give you one more example. there is a botched job or the contractor kept the drain line from the bell tower. water had no place to go. we have a lot of options. you can hire and non-union handyman that would endanger the students. at least give us some type of equity in these negotiations. [applause] >> we should expect to see the contract come back to us time to time. >> i will be identifying all the previous schools, but i think it was a very good item the

commissioner brought up previously. >> someplace on the agenda, we would probably have a definition as opposed to a construction contract. the public can understand what the difference is. i am sure you can figure out how to put that somewhere. >> i am happy to do that and work with counsel to that effect. >> [roll call vote] seven ayes. >> thank you. back to k three through seven. commissioner maufas: i do not know who is going to speak on

the ones 3-7. a queue. that is great. there is more. i will talk about the first set. in looking at the descriptions, you know, each one has a different description. there might be a couple that are close. they are $27,000 each, but ultimately, i am wondering why we are not using our own physical education teachers. i feel like we have people do

this work. i do not know if it is a split schedule. i want to know openly, why are we not using unknown, especially when we have this physical education master plan? i think they are a great organization and they do great work. but i am wondering why we are not using our own well-trained understanding, all of our school communities and staff. why schools are choosing to go with an organization verses' picking from our own crop. gosh i can answer that a little bit by saying that the time the play works staff work with our children is during recess in unstructured time and after- school time. it is not when they are doing physical education as dictated

by the master plan. that is part of the reason. every year, the school's submit a resolution to continue this work because it provides for a positive school climate and has been very beneficial in a lot of the schools that are using the non-profits. >> just to clarify, play work provides structure game time, not physical education. it is structured to game time for the children during non- instructional times.