ms. lee here. ms. wong here.

thank you. >> stand and join with the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance to the erasxxmj4(p&c"p% flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under;oh b?÷ god indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. pngeddle thank you for joining us today. our one and only meeting in november. so this is thanksgiving, that's coming up. so just to remind you that usually on[/g;a50e thanksgiving week is generally the -- where you scheduled the second meeting and we don't have the second meeting. so for all of you that are anxious tokñ?ñ? get to a second meeting, i'm sorry. we won't be able to have a meeting in november. item a, approval of board minutes for the regular meetings

of june 12, 2012, june 26 2012 octo is there aú÷ qzñ?ñ? motion? >> move adoption of they( >> i second. >> any corrections? roll call please. >> thank you. ms. lee, y-ñ?ñ?es. ms. wong, yes. ms. feuer, ms. -- dr. murase, yes. >> that's five ayes. >> item b preparations to the boi ?ñ?rd of education the superintendent report tonightfjñ?ñ? or his thoughts. superintendent craza. >> that's listening and watching on tv. because this is the only meeting6÷ñ?ñ? in november i had a few thoughts so i will be as quick as possible. but[b+ 75b i want to start this evening by saying that on behalf ofbr:?"jñzññ?ñ?ñ

the san francisco unified school district, and school districts across the state of we want to thank the voters for their support of propositionzó;r(wagm which will enable -- >> rwjv [applause.] -- >> which will enable the san francisco unified school district to maintain the same level of funding from the 2011-12 school year and stave off additional mid-year cuts such as forced closure while prop 30 received slightlyijókgáy more of the majority to pass statewide we in san francisco passed the measure by an overwhelmingoññ?ñ?ñ margin. once again -- >> [applause.] >> yes. once+ ? again as san franciscans we have demonstrated our commitment to theñ?ñ children of our community and while this is reason to celebrate we want to ask for youraq/ag/@v continued advocacy in support of our schools. our schools remain underfunded by 22% but despite this we have

been able to maintain our$mk ei-commitment to educating the whole child. let me be clear, there is no extra money as a result of propwñ?ñ 30. on our website we have included frequently asked questions regarding proposition 30 and what it means÷=u b district. for more information visit=;]!wt www.sfusd.edu. thank you for that i've received from the public, askingt aboutb "bóweme ?ñ information around prop 30. i also would like to share that as superintendent i often receivec "1? and members of the communityj about therxñ?ñ? direction of our schools. and while we are fortunate to receive2 feedback one of the concerns i hear from many is whether or not standardized testing in math and/]ñ?ñ? english has narrowed what and how we teach our students. the answerwe boo to this question is#v÷ux]ú an.ñr

mastery of specific skills and subject materials align to state standardscñ?ñ? in math and english that are assessed, usingdñ?ñ standardized tests are only a small part of what is being taught in our san francisco schools. q+k ññ our schools who have made the greatest academic achievement gains in english and7íwo3i math educate our students in much more than just english and math. they are committed to science and social studies, arts, and other enrichment opportunities for all of our students. even in our mostpkñ?ñ? historically underserved schools, schools that previously wereñññ?ñ? underachieving, the following examples illustrate in concrete terms the district -- to educating the entire child. framework has encouraged non-fiction reading especially in science and social studies. schools have purchased additional books with the funds available and material tolqñ?ñ? support student learning in all of the --