with the teachers and that we are trying to figure out what to do with that feedback. and to see, if we can accommodate that and try to do a trial run and see if we can make that next year and so it is raised that particularly was in the high schools and it is going to be disruptive through the scheduling and can we test all students at once and how would that look? and so, you know, it is a brand new idea and so we have some ideas of how we might be able to do that and we actually move the school site to school sight and test all of the students at one and this budget does have sufficient devices in there to support all 11th graders plus a little bit extra. and so it is a different way of thinking. and so this is going through, lots of things in flux and we are talking about 5,000 devices and wireless to the elementary

schoolss and that is a pretty significant boost in technology. >> and sure, just very quickly i want to thank, matt for the response but the commissioner i think that you are perceptive that it is just one very small use of what some technology uses so part of the vision and process that we have undergone and part of the conversation that we have engaged in with the broader community is how do we have a more ubiqitous use so that we have a bigger footprint so we don't look at it for assessment purposes but for an effective tool for instructional purposes. and that is where we have some very fertile ground especially with some of the pilot programs that we have had and as part of the middle school leadership initiative where we have teachers that are incredibly

adept at using technology for enhancing ininstruction and so, while this may be, and i just want to make sure that we are clear that this may be sufficient for the particular purpose of administering assessments we are not comfortable that it will be near sufficient for impacting the industrial program and what is exciting is that our vision and vision work is going to address that and many of the conversations that we are having with the broader community as well, are really geared around having us become a very technological advanced school district and i know that sounds exciting and quite frankly, that commissioner wynns mentioned ma there is movement at the state level as well around the perhaps the one time funds that can be targeted around this particular area and so the ground is fertile and ripe, but the seed lins have not sprouted, i am going to keep on that analogy. >> okay. >> so, that sort of begs the

question now, you mentioned that, so we are leasing these for three years? what happens after three years? >> what we are trying to do is make a change and annual budget item so that the one time fupds will allow us to plan and work that, so that we don't have to actually worry about that for two years from now and the superintendent lee and i have and actually talking about for several months now is how we can make this happen and he kind of sketch out the ideas of how this will work for it and it helps us to give us a little bit extra time to plan and get that into the normal operating budget. and going forward. and so after three years, we refresh with the new devices and we keep the fresh devices. the machines need to work. that is going to effect our accountability. >> and so releasing these and in three years we give them back and we don't own these devices; is that correct?? so we give them back after leasing them for three years? >> that is correct. we do have the option, if we

can buy them at a much lower market rate which is will different than buying them up front but the idea is trying to establish a base line, and budget item every year to spread out of the cost evenly. and then we can assume that the devices will be very similar to the devices that we will buy in three years because the students will be trained on these. >> that could be correct. and part of the benefit of looking through the three year cycle is that allows us to keep up with shifts in technology and so what is effective and works well today may not work well three years from now and so it gives us flexibility to be able to shift and change. but to echo the comments by carranza, we have always envisioned starting last year that the devices will be used in the instruction prior to being used in assessment. and so that is part of our roll out plan of these >> thank you.

>> any other comments or questions from the board. >> yes, one more question, as mentioned by vice president solomen from uesf was that an oversight in our language where we missed outputing in para professionals will get it as well. >> i don't know. does somebody want to address that now, or can we respond? >> yes, superintendent? >> yeah, i think that it is actually mentioned that para professionals will be receiving training, the question is what will that look like? so, >> deeper? >> yeah, so what i think is important to understand is that in the conversations that we have been having with the para professionals it is important and we embrace the notion that it takes everyone in the classroom to have, you know, similar training and similar supports and providing time for people to come together. and plan, so that is really the

spirit, the details we will be working out with our part partners. >> thank you. >> could i say something? >> i do want to point out that we discussed this at the budget committee saying that there is no plan for additional professional development days. the professional development money in the budget is to pay for the portion of the already schedule professional development days, that is used for the common core implementation. so whether in the future we decide that we need additional time depending on more money being available. depends on how we develop our budget for next year in the subsequent years. what resources are available and the additional days that we brought it with the bargaining units. >> and so, i have a further question, since we are opening it for questions. is that i am looking under the san francisco county of

education, and i am noticing that under the professional development and the instructional development is that we will provide resources lefaged through the san francisco, through the additional and the existing funds. so we are adding additional funds to the regular schools. for a professional development and all of this stuff that i see. however, for a county schools, we are going to leverage them from the additional and from their already meager budget and so i am wondering why that is? >> so, president fewer, i will try to clarify. so, i believe as the short answer is that there is no difference in terms of the amount of professional development that has been provided to our educators in the county, and court programs

verses the other educators in the district. so, as commissioner wynns mentioned, the professional development, that took place, at the beginning or prior to the beginning of the school year, you commissioners you may recall that based on discussions and negotiations with the uesf regarding the calendar, for this year, 13, 14, we were able to add i believe that it was two days, to the service calendar for this year. so, that was, to move one day, from the end of the school year back to prior to the beginning of the school year and then to add an additional day and so there was almost a whole week before school began most of which was devoted to professional development. so, to the extent that involved additional cost, part of the additional cost, not all, but part of the costs are overlapping with the spending

plan for the common core state standards and implementation funds but at the same time was available to all of the teachers, whether and it would say, for paras for well, whether they are in the county court programs or in the other schools. and so, in some ways, it is an accounting thing that we are not, we are not parading a certain part of the county, and court teachers time to these particular funds, and the common core state standards and implementation funds and but they were certainly part of the same professional development, and they received the same amount of incremental pay for those and for that additional day of service. and so it is just that we are not counting, those costs are all included in the county court and budget as opposed to the county. >> thank you, superintendent.

>> yeah. >> i mean, deputy superintendent. >> sorry. >> sorry. >> yeah i just wanted to make sure that the county schools are covered on this too. >> thank you very much. >> okay, now i hope that i am doing the right thing. >> yeah, you? okay. >> yeah, i just... i appreciate that and i think that it is important to just always remember that you know, one of the wonderful things about being in a county and a district is that sometimes we have to describe this and the work that we are doing and even if i did... and i have personally spoken to the county superintendent who assures me that it will be included. >> thank you. >> tell him i said hello. >> okay. >> i think that we are ready for a roll call vote. >> mr. logan? >> yes. >> mr. haney? >> yes. >> maufas. >> yes. >> mendoza, dr. murase. >> yes. >> norton. >> aye. >> wynns.

>> aye. >> fewer. yes. >> could i have a motion and a second on the ratification of agreements between the san francisco unified school district and charter schools and operational memo of understanding. >> so moved. >> second. >> so i think that we have a reading of the recommendation by the superintendent or mr. michael davis? >> thank you, the subject is ratification of agreement between the san francisco unified school district charter schools operational memo of understanding, in the action i need to make a slight correction in the second line where it says and facilities use agreements fua that should not be there. and you actually ratified those and september 24, of 2013. so the requested action is that the board of education of san francisco unified school district ratify the memo of

understanding for the 2013, 14, school year, negotiated with the charter schools by the superintendent or his designee as set forth below. >> the schools are city arts and technology high school, creative arts charter school, thomas edison, charter academy, five keys adult school, five keys charter school, five keys independent high school, gateway high school, gateway middle, and timp bay view academy, and san francisco bay academy, and san francisco college prep academy, and leadership high school and life learning academy. >> thank you. >> i think that we have one public speaker signed up. >> hillary henderson? >> hi, good evening and i'm hillerry and i am the director for the charter school's association and i am going to be very brief and i wanted to follow up on the letter that i submitted to you all this

morning and request your support for the ratification for the mlus today and as you know, charter leaders had a conversation with superintendent carranza about this issue. and we would like to take your concerns into account and have a conversation going forward to address your questions and issues arounds enrollment process and time lines, and but given that these mlus were negotiated in good faith, last spring, i have asked that you ratify them tonight as is and we can continue this conversation for next year to address the issues and concerns that you bring the important issues that the charter leaders recognize that. >> any comments from the board of superintendent? >> miss wynns, i kind of want to say the same thing that i appreciate that there has been discussion of the concerns raised by the board about the alignment of the enrollment process time lines basically between the school district and this as was just pointed out.

this mlu is for the current year which is more than half over and so we, and i, would urge my colleagues to vote for this and i am going to vote for it myself and i just want to clearly state that not only i, but i think that the consensus of the board is that we neat to tighten that up and we expect that to be done and we don't want the staff to bring us the mlus for next year which we will presume will be conclude and brought to us prior to the school year and that have the same kind of sort of loose language about alignment of the enrollment process, thank you. >> okay, thank you. >> i just want to concur with what commissioner wynns said and thanks the charter schools for engaging in the dialogue with us on this issue. and i don't feel like we have resolved it, but i feel like we have engaged in a productive dialogue and so i do appreciate

that and i intend to support the mlu. >> yes. >> commissioner murase? >> i just want to for the listening public, clarify what that issue is, we had one charter school propose an earlier enrollment schedule, beginning in the fall, rather than the traditional schedule that traditional schools follow where there is an enrollment deadline at the end of january. and it just raises a lot of issues in terms of access issues, and equity, and do families, having enough information to make shir enrollment request in the fall verses the end of january? and are we privileging some families over others that may have access to information about those enrollment deadlines and so i think that it does raise serious issues that might colleagues and i have expressed. and so we look forward to a constructed dialogue with the charter schools association, and charter schools over the coming year, to find some workable solution to that.

>> and superintendents any comments? >> seeing none, roll call vote please? >> thank you. >> haney. >> yes. >> miss maufas. >> yes. >> dr. murase. >> aye. >> norton. >> aye. >> wynns. >> fewer. >> aye. >> six ayes. >> item m, discussion of other educational issues, none tonight. consent calendar resolutions? none tonight. and so, let's have a vote on the consent calendar. it was moved and seconded under section f. >> nr haney. >> yes. >> maufas. >> yes, mendoza, mcdonald. >> muraser. >> aye. >> norton. >> wynns. >> aye. >> fewer. >> yes. >> six ayes. >> consent calendar resolutions

severed, none tonight. >> and correct? >> and q, superintendent's proposals this is the first reading, five minutes to be given for total public testimony under this item. and could i have a motion and a second? >> so moved. >> second. >> great. >> and let's see, i was refer this one, which is the authorization to grant or in the alternative deny for the renewal of petition for the gateway high school charter school. i think that we have one speaker tonight, char on olken. >> good evening, superintendent carranza. president fewer, vice president murase and members of the board of education, thanks for having me this evening and it is a pleasure to see you. my name is sharon and i serve as the executive director of

the gateway of public schools and it is nice to see the friends and familiar faces in the room. before i talk about the charter, i just want to thank you for passing the mlu just a moment ago and also for the opportunity to continue discussing the enrollment deadlines and process, and we are certainly open to it and we appreciate the dialogue, and it is a great step, so thank you, we appreciate that. as we embark on the charter renewal process i want to thank you on your hard work on behalf of the students and schools in san francisco. we are honored to be part of this district and to work side by side with so many dedicate and talented educators. i believe that this is really a great time to be a kid in san francisco. on a personal note, i have been at gateway since 2000 and this is my fourth time coming before you. and each time that i am here, you challenge me in ways that i think are good for our schools

and kids, and your commitment is always clear and i thank you for your leadership, i thank you for what i have learned through the interactions and i look forward to the next couple of months as we do this together. so i will see you soon, thank you. >> thank you. >> i am going to refer this to the curriculum and the budget committee. thank you. >> let's see. could i have a motion and a second for the next item which is the recommendation of aligning mathematics course sequence for the common core state standards for all students. >> so moved. >> this has already been through the curriculum committee, and so we will hear this and held over for action at the next regular meeting. item r, board members

proposals, none, tonight board members report, could i please have a report from the city and school district select committee on january 30, 2014? >> it looks like it is just me. commissioner norton? >> we heard a presentation, and it actually was a great presentation, i want to commend mr. golden for it. and it was, information that the school board members in attendance pretty much knew but had not seen collected in one place and it was basically he went through all of the districts, surplus properties, and oh, good, did everybody get copies, thank you. >> and he went through every single property, surplus property and sort of the status of that and it was very informative. and it was great, that is all that i have to say. >> and i just like to add to that because i was in attendance that we actually don't have as much surplus property as people would, what people believe. >> and it is just one thing that i wanted to say, that for all of the board members. and to see that, because it was very interesting to see that property that we declared

surplus a few years ago, and it has been most of them have and are now being used for a school district purpose. >> yeah, thank you very much. >> and the committee. >> president fewer? >> i am sorry. >> as i may make one comment? you know, regarding the joint committee, while i was flipping the channels i know that he spoke for quite a length of time but truly it was really informative and thank goodness that it is available on-line for anyone who wants to go back and look at it to really understand what is happening with our properties and if you have missed the meetings here you can go to the sf gov, website and look for that presentation and i appreciate your comments president fewer and supervisor kim's commentary around what is happening with our property, the questions that she had had since she has become and the board of education and became the supervisor and i just

wanted to note that while i was at home, part of the viewing audience member, it was just really rich and informative and thank you, commissioner for mentioning the teacher housing component. >> thank you. >> commissioner maufas and also, i think that a lot of our port foilo and why it look like we don't have as much is recently we voted to sell it in the mission and connecticut which two properties off of that plate. report from the curriculum and program committee, february 3, 2014, commissioner maufas. >> i was under quarantine would you mind giving that presentation >> we have the update on the following items, graduation policy exceptions and so we discussed the physical education, and the subject matter competency and the world language and so we will be the curriculum and instructions,

and the department, will be coming back to the board of education, and with a updated physical education exempt on policy. and we heard about the math core sequence which is actually quite fascinating and i think that we will have big changes in the math and the sequencing of math classes and so be prepared for next week our vote and we had one in the school quality improvement system. thank you. >> and the report from the committee of the whole, and february 4, 2014, and the commissioner murase? >> yes, we had one action item on the agenda. and it was the resolution introduced by commissioner haney on the establishment of safe and supportive schools, policy in sfusd. >> i want to thank kevin and his team and kelley and thomas for a very thorough

presentation of the 6-page resolution. and we had a very, very rich discussion, and we had public testimony by 28 speakers, including students, parents, community supporters, and folks with the comen advocates. president fewer proposed an amendment to that resolution, which was adopted, and the resolution will move to the february 25th, board of education, by general consent. >> thank you. >> commissioner murase? so a report for the budget and business services committee and i believe that commissioner wynns you have already updated us on the one item here, which is the budget development and the lcap,; is that correct?? >> that is correct. >> thanks. we just really wanted to make a point of commending to the board and maybe to the public this other document that you all got that was given out to the members of the budget committee meeting.

and it says, acts on the front and the first few wages are one of the items with the governor's budget and you can read that. but this is the thing that we really want you to look at and it is the pages are horizontal in this document. and they, regard the first few lines of regulations of the state board of ed has adopted on the lcap and you recall that we talked about that meeting and our advocacy, and then, comes the template and these wages with the smaller print, and so, superintendent lee tried to describe for us how this is going to work and how the calculations, which are on these pages, with the exception, and how we will calculate, what the funds, and the lcsf funds were supplemental and concentration funds and how we need to spend them and in relation to what we have been spending before. honestly, it was, extremely difficult to wrap your mind

around this. so, we and then we asked them a week from this evening we will have a meeting where we are going to discuss this thing and sort of the opportunity and so i am urging you, which i will be doing myself to study these, and to come up with all of the questions that you have and it is going to be a whole new, and fairly complex based on the presentation that we got challenge, i think for us. and so, i think that you will and again, we have asked them to give us some kind of example and either using the actual numbers as much as we can know them or using the round numbers so that we will just have some mathematical examples to help us to understand this. and i hope that will help us because i certainly know that i need the help to understand it and i think having a sample will be helpful to us but i really, think that you need to

really study this. and in order to prepare for that meeting next week. and so i want to thank the staff for all of the work that they have done. it was informative, but, we have definitely have homework to do to prepare for that. also, i don't know which of the these documents are excessable, are they on-line? or if the members of the public or others in the room want to understand and be prepared for that meeting next week, what would you recommend they do? >> should they just call you? >> yes, we will have a robo greeting that explains the seven steps that the state board came up with. so commissioners this particular packet has not been posted on the district's website. we could do that, and i don't think that it will necessarily be particularly self-explanatory, what we are planning to do, is to develop what we hope will be a clearer, and a more useful tool for the purposes of that meeting,

itself and it will probably look like a powerpoint and be a presentation and that document we will certainly put on the website and maybe modify it based on the feedback that you all, provide next tuesday and that we will want to take the steps to use that as a opportunity to fine tune whatever we bring into that meeting and probably get some translated versions up and as we head towards the retreat, on march first, take certain elements of the materials that are presented at the committee of the whole and incorporate them into the materials that are shared as the retreat and then also, in on the website, of having the translated versions available. >> i think that the superintendent has a comment. >> yes, for the members of the public i think that what we have talked about in terms of local control funding formula

and lcsf, the lcap meaning the complex set of reporting requirements is absolutely true. and we at the staff have been spending time really trying to make this kind of elevator speech understandable. and it has to be very understandable and i think that the message that we want to make sure that the public understands is that the governor and the legislature, and the state education board, has really caught up with san francisco where it is really an equity lens around how we are funding the students in schools. and the ability to have slightly more resources this year, to be able to really target through an equity lens to those students who need the support, is going to be a fundamental shift for the rest of the state, for us it is just kicking it into the next gear and so the exciting part of

what lcap will provide us is the opportunity to really memorialize and statute and supporting the lens that we have in san francisco for many, many years and starting with the way of the formula and continue with the balance score card and so we are really excited about making this real. and one of the reasons why we are so excited about the fact that the pac is going to be such a vital part of what we do is that parents, i think are going to have an opportunities in our community to in a very deep way, weigh in on what that looks like at school sites and what that looks like at the school district level and the board quite frankly, you have done the heavy lifting already to get it to the point where we can get to have an informed and robust conversation as we move forward. so, i just want to, remind everyone, that the money is not going on the trees yet and we still have a structural deficit