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(calling names) okay two minutes please each and new school sports feel free to stand up to show our support (clapping) thank you very much mr. chapman you start two minutes please. thank you. good evening president fewer and superintendent carranza and good evening audience i'm ryan chapman pits mites privilege to be here with you tonight we sit on this essential task of creating a school know if it's done well and excellence we'll need to collaborate and stand on the shoulder of the credible advocates that make 24 city great over the past 10 months
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we've meet with hundreds of parents and community leaders and sitting with many of you who hold one of the most important and precious responsibilities our children's education and by virtue of that their future we recognize the granting of a new charter is not to be taken lightly we lead our petition meets that bar and adds an excellent chart but serves as a critical resource as a learning labor with communication and community at its founding core over the past 60 days we've been asked to talk about the opportunities we provide so thank you for that he hope our responsiveness and
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collaboration demonstrates your commitment to our school and our intent to partner with the district and share it's priorities that's now our pleasure to introduce our supporters and to pass the podium to a special few that share their passion for the sf public education and the extraordinary opportunity this represents thank you very much (clapping.) good evening superintendent and commissioners, thank you for allowing me to speak i'm the coordinator it's a labor school for the children and researchers and teachers on the la campus the united states one hundred and thirty years old and hearsay has a mission by researching and sharing the best teacher
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practices i had the privilege of being at the lab school for 9 years and advising in the design and launch of the new school i was a leader in the school district under the guidance and support of john and under his leadership i was empowered doctor daisy vision powder resources into the school that bend that school but children throughout the district we hosted professional development and earning walks and documenting best practices i believe the new school is poised to do that i was a teacher and collaborate our in the pop up program this past august it allowed the new school to put their ideas and words into
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action i can attest to the two weeks of teaching for the students many of whom are here it's a because of those experience if working with a labor i know this philosophy works i have seen the transformation of what a laboratory can do thank you so much for that allowing me to speak this thing (clapping.) >> i guess i need an introduction good evening. i'm christen i'm sure you're aware of you know me as i stand on this podium representing parents and teachers for advocates today optimum christen as simple i stand before you as an english native learn as a college
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graduate as someone that has worked in the parent engagement worked for local and national programs that prepare young people to graduate and go to college i stand here worker tirelesslessly and above awful all to make sure that children get quality of education i stand her in support of new school because of their commitment and independent to build the community equality is a word it's a catch phrase the school, however, in action you take equality and apply it in real ways not just to defuse issues in school but build community where all are responsible equality and action are when the parents and staff and students see how the equality empowers
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them i'm not going to prevent this is easy and there's if you examples in the world, in fact, i recognize san francisco unified school district but it's hard work and takes time you have 55 thousand kids in an equation program it is difficult to insert the contingent equality from the ground up and here's where the new school serves a purpose it is designed to demonstrate the equality and action from the ground up in every way all to the benefit of the children's or children and not to isolate but learn from each other an equality and realty for all children thank you very much. >> (clapping) >> thank you very much if i could ask the audience we would
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like to hear from as many people as possible we would like to keep the speakers going so we can hear from more speakers thank you. >> hello, i'm ashley a manager in hunters point of san francisco i have any lovely daughters here i had the privilege to work on the empowerment peace and gardened support from the families what has this opportunity is, of course, the foreign language they don't want their children been excluded from the opportunity gauze bylaw they didn't get their names selected from an lottery the students will have an opportunity to exit the building and smell the leaves and do stuff very, learn
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the material for the test and another thing that attracts the parents it provides a setting that brings out the best in parent and teachers so instead of trying to get the kids to sit down but focuses on where the child needs to be met and the teachers are empowered and the children empowered to learn i know one thing that gets me through is the support of teacher advocacy and how i know this school can definitely be an asset that's advocating for all children and seeing the families that are engaged in the school thank you very much. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening distinguished school board members and families and friends of new schools of san francisco i'm
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nina a mother and advisor and advocate for public schools for all children i've been working with children and families experiencing high levels of trauma for the past 8 years i have a masters of social work and developing a charter for boys in oakland i got involved inspired to help the children social and academic needs the new school buildings it takes a community to raise a child and for the community outreach they've demonstrated this practice that will be a core element of their school awhile roared justice is inherent in the school dine more importantly they believe and will implement preventive practices that support a child in making healthy decisions for themselves
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and peers the new schools of san francisco will develop a school cultural that emphasize the positive relationship and instills a sense of self-worth and helps the community as a whole the students will learn the skills and share the mind sets that will nont not only help them economic but build associate relationships at school and the community at large the school will be an expanded family to the students they 0 serve the school that show the students they generously care about the academic success by going above and beyond the call and duty by their advisor team and the parents organizations and the students from the pop upscales me equality is about developing
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a students strength and providing the individual listed support that enables a child to thrive regardless of the economic status. >> thank you. >> oh, the new school is great and needs you need to let the charter go through. >> thank you very much. next speaker. >> thank you all for allowing me to speak i'm speaking as a san francisco resident from the prospective of a former teacher and now coach of 5 years and proud latino i read the vision 2025 and implemented by the articulation to nurture our students to be prepared to be
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engaged as critical thinkers in the 21st century wovent thinkers that helped me was paul in his book he speaks to two methods of teaching banking education and problem solving education for those who are not familiar schooling refers to a method that students are commodity vessels to be filed and treated as an expert filing the vessels of information students are prepared to regarage at that time, information their equals to their teacher and through dialog and emphasis they transform the reality and co-create alongside their coaches and teachers this proposing models is a new san francisco that is a school that is striving to bring difference
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students and families together their identity and culture and lapsing and gave me in licenses on exploration that kind of learning is not only a strong body time by strong clienlt i can't imagine it not being an option as families exposure narrows opportunities as we drive towards vision 2025. >> thank you. good evening laemg i'm joe salinas born and raised with the san franciscans known slogan i come from a family that also went to those schools over achieveers except for me my father an engineer and my brother an engineer and sister a
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cpa i'm an engineer i have a third grade daughter that because of logistics i put her going into a catholic school as i was grouping they had luck's lab and stuff like this you can lien hands on things i have a few notes i'll stick with the few notes the things important to me about the new school we did the summer pop up was it's more of a project based learning you know where you get out there hands on you know like in the really world you're going to have to learn math and it stuff and apply it my daughter build it i forgot what you call it she brought it home and that's more than she did in 3 years at her
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school and that's how i learned in today's environment the makers and the coding you know 0 this is what where our future is going they showed me this at the new school for that reason i'm in support of this school unfortunately my daughters at an age she won't be able to start abused they start out at keep in mind and first grade. but hats off to those who are fortunate enough to be at the school i hope you guys find the wisdom and time for the vision. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening, commissioners i'm hillary the manager for the charter consultations ems it's as statewide advocacy
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organization that supports the high quality charter movement i'm here in support of the chart position first and foremost because of this teams unparalleled commitment to work in very close partnership with sfusd to establish a inquire based laboratory one very important components of the work to guide them through the petition process we worked with this team at all stamps from planning to petition writing and provided a review prior to simulation i'm sure you're aware of every charter school is newsom unique but this team approached the process with a collaborative lens throughout the process the team has engaged parents and families district principles as well as the stakeholder to insure the school contributions to the vanishment of the schools public vanishment
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to guides you the california education code is clear a local education agency shall not deny it unless it has written finding to the petition cc s a one committed that the new school is successful if san francisco we're very excited about they're clearly articulated plan to have professional opportunities and contribute to the practice in critical areas like school leadership and donation and the science and project based learning in light of that petition mission to provide a high quality and desire to meet the needs of needs i ask you to vote for the petition thank you. >> thank you very much.
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>> thank you. next speaker, please. >> . >> (speaking foreign language.) >> >> education is important in our home and we take the past to remember ourselves of that everyday. >> may i have the name of the speaker. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> good evening my name is is a mare or marie the mother of a child in kindergarten in the public schools in the city and daughter that is in a preschool. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> we feel fortunate that my son was fortunate in all opportunities to participate in the pop up program a program
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which my son learned a lot even though it was only a two week program. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> and i can tell you he had a positive impact in my son who before in the other programs had a lot of trouble adapting and socializing. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> but from the start year he of the welcome and confident from the beginning when we went to see and the teachers and to know more about the program
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speeding i have a to tell you the passion of my son right now is the marine life bay by the way, called the root and wings was the program. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> first class those themes do have anything in no one but the program was so well planned and the teachers passionate and put time in showing the kids the marine life and the wings and roots. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> the motivation was such
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that he passion for this subject grew and i think now if those programs had an impact like this in only two weeks who what would it be if he had the chance to be there for more time. >> (speaking foreign language.) >> so i'm wondering what it would be like in my child or children rather had the opportunity to be as this program in one year or 12 years. >> (speaking foreign language.)
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>> as far at is children we love them dealer we want the best for our children and i think the education is the most important we feel excited about a school we identify with the vision of education thank you very much your time is up 4 minutes double the time. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening everyone i'm dr. eric the partners of nomination those of you who know me feel it strange to be talking about charter schools larger because i've got a bit of a reputation for being a charter school killer i was in the consisting i recommended the closure of 6 of them and they
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closed 11 charter schools larger because i believe in good schools regardless of the policy structure and if the schools are actually to the serving schools i don't think this powerful driver making opportunities for kids should be wasted on model that don't deliver that particular model will deliver when i asked to join the board i wanted to see how the teachers could be brought together to powerfully improve their instructions very well, i said this model can actually make that happen i have myself recommended 19 schools to be authorized as charter schools for the two different boards i've served and 11 of them were
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actually authorized and i have rectified 2 hundred and 19 charter applications in working in the public utilities and i've not seen one like this in all the application and schools i've visited in my day i've never seep one for all kids what the wealthy provide for theirs this school provides that and thank you very much, sir. >> thank you. next speaker, please and first off it's deeply humming to be here and with the people that are strengthening our vision of the 15 learning i'm emily the co-founder the school i'm a total optimistic i
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believe the giants with win it all tomorrow invite and building in the education of all kids regardless of the thickness of their wallet and i believe we cap all children passions and strengthen and in collaboration with many of the people sitting in this room we have create an exceptional educational model that was valeted by receiving all solid marks on the mask and received the heist curriculum marks for a startup funding but importantly most importantly there is trimmers support and excitement from parents that see this model as equality in opposition that meets their children's needs my understanding the concerns are
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not around the rig over and over of restrictness of our educational model but center on the authorization of a case 5 elementary school and we appreciate the valid and legal concerns at hand as such tonight i understand 3 paths a recommendation for authorization or denial or a recommendation to table the vote and give us the time to make an amendment to our chapter petition and clarify any misrepresenting of the k 5 recommendation he humbling ask you to table the vote or authorize the charter and thank you very much i promised the audience we could have a big cheer a after all the - (clapping.) i'll hand it back to supervisor.
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>> thank you emily (clapping.) so any comments from the superintendent or board yes commissioner haney. >> i wanted to make a motion to move to table this item and allow it to be resmemd with corrects for the next meeting and which corrections are you ref to. >> well they'll make the corrections and bring it back new year in two weeks to postpone it to the next meeting and so your motion so you need to second. >> second. >> okay i think so can you please say again the motion. >> move to people the item to allow it to be simpleminded with the corrections for the next meeting. >> i don't believe the language is resubmitted that was for
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reconsideration. >> i spoke to egyptian the re - you i was under the impression in order to resubmit they'll have a resubmit a complete new application i could be wrong egyptian. >> the process by which the board entertains charter school pointing he petitions is a product of board policy so the normal route a chapter he petitioner presents an entire petition that has gone through the committee process and presented to the board for an undetermination of their approval or disapproval it is, however, not without the discretion of board if there are in the petition technical aspects that the petitioner will
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request to change it would be within the boards authority if they deserved to entertain a people time or resubmission and enter without going through the standards committee process if the board in their opinion the changes were relatively minor. >> so i'm saying the normal process is what i think you're telling or your president me to say vote up and down and if it's voted a brand new submissions would be handled through the normal process i am also saying though because this is a product of board policy you could modify that if you so desired am i i'm questioning i think i'm - >> well, so my question general
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council to the boards discretion of whether or not they'd like to reconsider it if there's wasn't major changes to the petition is that what i'm hearing. >> within the boards discretion yes, ma'am and i'm wonder what constitutes a major decisions because i refer back to the last amendment we did or approval we did with kip and also gateway about their attendance preference this is changing a preference and it warranted a whole process because that was significant enough of a change i'm hearing this change would be from a k through 12 to switch it to a k through 57 so in our
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