san franciscan i'm afraid of the future for san francisco for our children. i do this somewhat out of fear for our families that find it harder and harder to live in san francisco and survive here but i also do it for the future of the children and the families and in particular our students that will graduate from our city hall's and hope they'll be able to live here and raise children. i believe in order to do that we must work with the city to make it happen. and i think that we can hold everyone accountable. they're not the ones to evaluate us around the student achievement we evaluate ourself but the commitment so the 55

public children and those who will come to us. i'm okay with this. i have to say it's a leap of faith but i'm okay i feel like the way we've been doing it is not effective we're losing more and more of our african-americans families it's a hard gap to close we only have them for 6 hours a day and there's a larger community that needs to support our children this is a way to work together so it's more efficiently and finishing. i'm going to close the comment and moving on to our next temazepam n consent calendar resolutions. and there are none together and a vote on consent calendar this was moved and seconded 90 in

section f commissioner haney commissioner president mccarthy's. dr. murase. commissioner wynns arrest commissioner norton and president fewer arrest 7 i's. consent calendar resolution severed and any actions. none. yes superintendents proposals. no one board members first reading none let's make that brief. can we have a report from april 7, 2014. >> thank you and i will be brief i just wanted to talk about the tops we had at yesterday's curriculum program meeting we have an action item for the san francisco unified school

district student and parental handicap book resolution on dress and apparent standards we kept this resolution in committee because we really feel there are a lot more areas to deceive into to have more staff that need to address the issues but to make sure our next meeting is may fifth and the next regular board meeting is may 14. you have a timeline you're interested in meeting i want you to be aware of those dates commissioner haney and is that fine with you >> the only timeline is the issue the handbook we'll have to follow up with the superintendant about that. >> thank you, very much very

much. the other tactics were informational there they are the school district improvement system and the follow-up to the city skuthd that happened on february 27th. and it was there was a presentation from the office of extended learning and support and the follow-up information i'll go with that tactic u topic first, the cripple member president fewer and vice chair and i agree that truly the information rewarding the credit recovery implementation we've been able to put in place with summer school online education our connects with city college

and - okay. those opportunities we heard some of the results thankful yields which have been positive but not as positive as positive outcomes we had hoped or where under the impression off we need to be aware of the responsibility that we have for the students b that are off track at what level that off track is. so the president and vice president will discuss if there's a possibly to bring this discussion to have a truly you deep understanding of having ongoing dialog with the staff but also the public is aware of the number we're understanding

and working with. later a presentation at the regular board meeting where it's televised and on the radio. the most important thing to know about the improvement quality spelling the last name system we'll be a reluctant waiver may first. with the other court district that's 3 and a half weeks from now i know our staff is working with the reluctant application. and lastly we had a followup presentation with the dr c with the san francisco unified school district and that comes from the march third curriculum meeting we asked specifically our power point talked about the type of academies and asked the curriculum department to do an analysis for the acknowledge how

students are understanding what their learning from the program and could they on the content in another course or elsewhere. the committee is whether their imperial the alignment with the states standards and the analysis of the understanding, of course, for comment that there will take a while but understanding all our courses will be kindly into the process

so by the time we come with the guidelines we'll be setting an example for the nation to follow. as i understand it although dr t c is in line everyone will get in line they're not singled out they only happen to be first. that concludes my report. and all the materials commissioners are in your mailbox and the next committee meeting is may fifth at the so you mean to e 6 o'clock in the board room >> seeing no other comments from commissioners. i want to report that the next meeting is a student assignment ad hoc will be on wednesday april 30th and we'll hear a

report about the enrollment assignment process. thank you. yes. i want to report back on two opportunity i had to spread the ucsf gospel i participated in a meeting with the fed ration have teachers with susan solomon and matt and our district was being highlighted not only for the work around safe schools but so far the collaboration and the way in which our district and union and also with the community. so we are one of the few district to talk about what we're doing as an example for the unit representatives and district representatives who were there. it was an honor to be there and represent our district.

the second thing i was at the national school board convention in new orleans and browns also got to talk about the work i presented our school food redesign perhaps from the revolution foods it was wonderful to be in new orleans and we got to talk about the work we're doing here so - >> i would like to mention i attended the g s a workshops they their cool a high if i and i participated in workshops they were really off the chart fabulous. so kudos and hats off to them.

that that - anymore reports that's great. part of the closed session action none together. yes and other informational items posting of the agenda the staff report on the gift of february and march 2014 and in adjournment i'd like to call on commissioner norton she's adjourning in memory of ms. fish our and she lost here 17 month battle to cancer she was 48 years young and leaves behind two sons and husband. dee in a was the driving force between the eliminator case when the school was slated for closer she was a finland member of the

prefund a 501 nonprofit that operates a bilingual sites serving over one hundred children. as part of her work she found follow on funding she also saw to the basic infrastructure to support daniel daniel webb 0 stare they have now a list of students you waiting to going get into if that. deepening in a was the tireless chance to help with the students getting into schools she advocated for the nuance of understand and an elegant voice not front yard to really up her

sleeves to do it is hard work her clear voice is in addition to being a prefounded member she has efforts to engage the library to be named in her honor we offer our deepest sympathy to dean nasal family >> thank you i'm sorry we have to close early we have closed session

>> i love teaching. it is such an exhilarating experience when people began to feel their own creativity. >> this really is a place where all people can come and take a class and fill part of the community. this is very enriching as an

artist. a lot of folks take these classes and take their digital imagery and turn it into negatives. >> there are not many black and white darkrooms available anymore. that is a really big draw. >> this is a signature piece. this is the bill largest darkroom in the u.s.. >> there are a lot of people that want to get into that dark room. >> i think it is the heart of this place. you feel it when you come in. >> the people who just started taking pictures, so this is really an intersection for many generations of photographers and this is a great place to learn because if you need people from

different areas and also everyone who works here is working in photography. >> we get to build the community here. this is different. first of all, this is a great location. it is in a less-populated area. >> of lot of people come here just so that they can participate in this program. it is a great opportunity for people who have a little bit of photographic experience.

the people have a lot, they can really come together and share a love and a passion. >> we offer everything from traditional black and white darkrooms to learning how to process your first roll of film. we offer classes and workshops in digital camera, digital printing. we offer classes basically in the shooting, ton the town at night, treasure island. there is a way for the programs exploring everyone who would like to spend the day on this program. >> hello, my name is jennifer. >> my name is simone.

we are going on a field trip to take pictures up the hill. >> c'mon, c'mon, c'mon. >> actually, i have been here a lot. i have never looked closely enough to see everything. now, i get to take pictures. >> we want to try to get them to be more creative with it. we let them to be free with them but at the same time, we give them a little bit of direction. >> you can focus in here. >> that was cool. >> if you see that? >> behind the city, behind the houses, behind those hills. the see any more hills?

>> these kids are wonderful. they get to explore, they get to see different things. >> we let them explore a little bit. they get their best. if their parents ever ask, we can learn -- they can say that they learned about the depth of field or the rule of thirds or that the shadows can give a good contrast. some of the things they come up with are fantastic. that is what we're trying to encourage. these kids can bring up the creativity and also the love for photography. >> a lot of people come into my classes and they don't feel like they really are creative and

through the process of working and showing them and giving them some tips and ideas. >> this is kind of the best kept secret. you should come on and take a class. we have orientations on most saturdays. this is a really wonderful location and is the real jewel to the community. >> ready to develop your photography skills? the harvey milk photo center focuses on adult classes. and saturday workshops expose youth and adults to photography classes.

>> we are approving as many parks as we can, you have a value garden and not too many can claim that and you have an historic building that has been redone in a beautiful fashion and you have that beautiful

outdoor ping-pong table and you have got the art commission involved and if you look at them, and we can particularly the gate as you came in, and that is extraordinary. and so these tiles, i am going to recommend that every park come and look at this park, because i think that the way that you have acknowledged donor iss really first class. >> it is nice to come and play and we have been driving by for literally a year. >> it is kind of nice. >> all of the people that are here. ♪

(music) >> herb theatre,open rehearsal. listen to the rehearsal. i think it is fun for them, they see our work process, our discussions, the decisions we make. it is good for us. we kind of behavior little bit when we have people in the audience. msk (music) >> we are rehearsing for our most expensive tour; plus two concerts here. we are proud that the growth of the orchestra, and how it is expanded and it is being accepted.

my ambition when i came on as music director here -- it was evident we needed absolutely excellent work. also evident to me that i thought everyone should know that. this was my purpose. and after we opened, which was a spectacular opening concert about five weeks after that the economy completely crashed. my plan -- and i'm absolutely dogmatic about my plans --were delayed slightly. i would say that in this very difficult timefor the arts and everyone, especially the arts, it's phenomenal how new century has grown where many unfortunate

organizations have stopped. during this period we got ourselves on national radio presence; we started touring, releasing cds, a dvd. we continue to tour. reputation grows and grows and grows and it has never stopped going forward. msk(music) >> the bay area knows the orchestra. you maybe take things for granted a little bit. that is simply not the case will go on the road. the audiences go crazy. they don't see vitality like this on stage. we are capable of conveying joy when we play. msk(music) >> any performance that we do, that a program, that will be something on the

program that you haven't heard before. string orchestra repertoire is pretty small. i used to be boxed into small repertoire. i kept constantly looking for new repertoire and commissioning new arrangements. if you look at the first of the program you have very early, young vibrant mendelson; fabulous opener and then you have this fabulous concerto written for us in the orchestra. is our gift. msk(music) >> and then you have strauss, extraordinary piece. the most challenging of all. string orchestra work. 23 solo instrument, no violin section,

now viola section; everybody is responsible for their part in this piece. the challenge is something that i felt not only that we could do , absolutely could do, but i wanted to show off. i can't tell you how aware i am of the audience. not only what i hear but their vibes, so strong. i have been doing this for a long time. i kind of make them feel what i want them to feel. there is nobody in that audience or anywhere that is not going to know that particular song by the fourth note.

and that is our encore on tour. by the way. i am proud to play it, we are from san francisco. we are going to play that piece no matter where we are.

>> if you have phones or things that make noise if you could put them on vibrate. >> if you have a comment to make, we have speaker cards that should be up front, if you could fill that out and with your name and what agenda item you would like to speak on and hand them over to our staff and finally thank you to sfgov tv and media services every time that we meet for presenting this to the public. and we are going to go ahead and start with this a roll call. >> hyde. >> he