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is moving as you hoped and one thing i want to put in a plug i'll follow-up on this it is something i raised student participation in the process there was actually a change in the state regulation that says we have to gaemg and involve 9 much disappointed pull so the father or target of the el students in the process so i really hope that we can, you know, i'm sure you're working with the sf cc i know there's a robust approach to making this similar effort to support that and hopefully, i you know work with you directly on that in general the extraordinary report and looking forward to continuing the conversations about the el cap. >> i appreciate that i know
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that student engage was not as robust as it could have been last year, i know that's the focus this year i appreciate you're putting the focus on it is something we need to take serious. >> thank you very much for your report. >> the next item is f the public comment on content items let's see - yes, so i'd like to invite the members of the local 21 to the podium i have 101 on the list david (calling names) please line up behind the podium you have two minutes. >> good evening, commissioners and superintendant carranza i'm ms. tennessee in a representative of local 21 we're
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here today because of the districts refusal to negotiate over the raising health cares the district refuses to give us a counter parole and r proposal and that's been the status quo since 2008 we know that huntington park costs have risen yet the districts premiums have remained stagnant our members pay 3 times what the management pays the employee or the spouse and children pay up to $900 a month for health insurance we should strive to be a model employer with the health care benefits otherwise you're responsible for creating a working core we ask you to indirect them to provide our health care it will cost less than $100,000 a year we kont
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can't afford this we've prepared a fact sheet with the affordable health care act it's the best thing to do. >> thank you. next speaker please. good evening, commissioners i'm felix i work as a administrator too i have been that the district 15 years and pay roughly $800 for mayor health insurance premium the district has not put up any additional money since 2008 i can't afford the health insurance and asking the district to pay we pay more than 3 times what our coworkers pay and what the representative of the management in 9 district this is not fair sfusd should be
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a model employer and should not have employees struggling 33 to provide the health care for our proposal costs one hundred thousands per year but t is invariable to us, please tell the district to negotiate. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening superintendant carranza and commissioners i'm susan chang and i am with the purchasing department i've been with district for 22 years i currently pay $100 a month for the premium my premium has gone up yet even though employer has not contributed i can't afford my health insurance and asking you to tell the district for
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paying more for our health care we pay more than 3 times what our coworker pays we pay more than 3 times what the representative management the highest paid individual in the district paid it is not fair sfusd should be an model employer and not have the employees struggle to pay because they have a family they wish to provide huntington park for our proposal only costs $100000 a year but it is invariable to us in the end please tell the district to negotiate with us over health care thank you very much. >> thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm david and i was prepared to read something similar but i can't i look around the room and see the commissioners and superintendant with the nice max
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and smart devices and i recall when it didn't pivot i recall a time when the district negotiated and some remember but increasingly things are changed rapid lastly the did not and the importance of those devices as grown the implicit to the the district to provide better equipment is evidence but the people that crawl on the desk to wire or pit software or download software hadn't increased i've seen the younger migration that 0 those who have come up since i've been here one the first things they comment to say
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serving the kids it's admirable but it's hard for them to support the kid when they have problems supporting themselves especially when they live in the city one the biggest draw bureaucrats is the premiums some can't discuss having children they can't pay how much they're paying forgotten a studio apartment we ask for your support help us better help the kids and better to ourselves so we can be better to the >> thank you. next speaker please (clapping.) hi, i'm chang i've been with the district over 20 years started out a paraprofessional work with the it department among the other discretionary between what we pay for a plus one amongst ourselves but we pay
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almost 4 times what our equivalent positions were we employed by the city that kind of a big disparity i've noticed in the placing last two yearlings especially an and i contributions elution amongst our department leaving leaving some of the reasons they can't afford to be here anymore so - i know we have two tiers of what we pay and i i'd like to see somehow he can negotiate towards a middle ground instead of having a okay. you pay this much or that much because all of what we all make and what sort of families we
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have are very, very different but the pay is kind of the same that's all i wanted to is thank you. >> thank you very much. >> good evening i've marking so sanchez a senior it analyst responsible for the support of support information system and a produce of sfusd i attended sanchez and other traditional high schools i came here 12 years ago to be part of the upgrade that is called the good fast system having an it job shows you you are not here about the money but to serve the kids in the community of sfusd this is why i joined and to give back to my school district i've here to implore you to review local 210 west details and
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review the high insurance raised that members have to pay for families as compared to other union rates premiums have continually increased where other unit rates have adjusted the economy and budget is better we've shared the bad minds with cuts and furloughs it's light for sfusd to share back if in relieve is offend you'll loss sfusd staff i will no longer be an sfusd employee this is bittersweet because i care for the district but another opportunity is out there and i've accepted the loss of sfusd can be deferred by being a responsible employer and review the needs of our negotiations with any departure i know i'll not benefit from this relieve yet i stand here in support of
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any follow members because i care for a sfaufdz future and losing more staff will be detrimental. >> thank you. i apologize to my colleagues, i you unintentional jumped to public comment on general matter we'll go back to agenda on the content items and return back at the appraisement time i apologize so we're at public comment on content items and i'd like to invite the superintendent to address the speakers on this item. >> thank you, dr. murase i'd like to ask for the comments from the folks from d c pa that will be commenting on the agenda on page one hundred 20 please
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come forward. >> good evening president murase and mr. haney and past president president fewer and board members and superintendant carranza i couldn't pass this up but have to do that i do it every year before i start, i said to thank you for the opportunity to congratulate retro at that that i worked with for 10 years on her in our new role as chief executive officer rita you'll do a great job time for our comments for the
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2014-2015 as presented partnered with others in addition mr. dana is occupied by the auto manager i give you the gentleman. >> thank you, joe good evening everybody i'm leonard a partner with the company as joe said i brought the guy that did the work nathan is a alumni okay. so there you go and we're here tonight to provide some exclaims relative to the 2014-2015 district audit we've implemented and submitted to the california department of education and auditor's office we come here one the big things do we have funding this year and
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was just joking with inaugurating is doing well but in 12 we didn't have finding in 2013 and we had one and 2014 we are with no other finding it is clear up reports for the financial statement and the federal and state compliance with the procedures for the year and again has clean as we can get no audit adjustment to the financial statements and numbers so we have really nothing much more to say other than it was a clean audit and obviously we get a lot of support phenomenal not only from joe and it's group but all other members that have the responsibilities be it from
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state and federal programs and it that help us in getting our job done and i have nathan here especially questions relative to the audience that will answer them but certainly this is our time if i have issues or questions for the auditors this is our chance i'm happy to answer any questions you may have. right now. >> ms. norton. >> i wanted to say this is going out with a bang the clean audit thank you for your great work over the years and it's a pleasure to accept another one. >> ms. fewer thank you to the gentleman and i think every time i've been on the board and it's been a clean audit and joe i
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think it's you i just wanted to say thank you very much we're sorry to see you leave we wish you much happiness and good health and good luck in our retirement but we expect to see the clean audits again, thank you very much it's great to work with you. >> commissioner wynns. >> thank you for the audit not only is it remarkable i brag on it everywhere about our clean audits i've seen many are were not those are extraordinary as rocketed it's unusual for a public agency of our complexity and the size of our budget to be clean so i want to thank everyone that worked on it i
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know how much work it is it's easier to understand than in the past i thank you for that he, of course add my thanks to joe particularly for the fine work over the years i appreciate it will very much thank you. >> i want to - did you have a quick comment? commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell >> thank you. i that that's - this is really great we're able to continue to have clean audits considering challenges over the many years it speaks to the commitment and the fiscal responsibility we've undertaken and particularly under our leadership joe i want to wish you a lot of health and prosperity as you move on tuesday for your our leadership and support throughout the years
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to insure the district is maintained it's clean audit and great reputation. >> i want to thank the auditors for this wonderful news and the gentleman and his team far all the hard work i remember when i was a new board member taking two hours of our time to walk me through the budget process thank you, sir and wish you all the best in our next chapter. >> (clapping.) yeah, it's been a wonderful 10 years i've enjoyed it working with so many board members and it's been wonderful i think i would be remiss 23 i didn't thank the finance department he folks it is a great department
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and oneself it's come a long way i hope something s is watching tv tonight i think luke is - but i just wanted to mention some of the people on the accounting department ron and my director paulette our manager of federal and state hahn and our general legislator is mr. hugh as it relates to the payroll department lincoln miller directs the department and the manager is kathy green probably 45 years with the district (clapping) and and still going and purchasing and warehouses is run by ron the contracts is sue she
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used to work with the chief financial officer for years and years and years and we which didn't have a contract person we thought sue would be great shows got 40 years i feel like a babe the tenants which is very important school district is john holmes the budget director is rita our next cohesively and that's the people that manager the operation and sorry to see the gentleman go he works closely with the financial department as it relates to the sf system we hope you enjoy user in our criteria thank you, everyone i enjoyed working with you
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(clapping.) seeing none no further public comment we'll move ton to g consent calendar pr i need a motion and second on the consent calendar. >> so moved. >> any items you withdrawn or corrected by the superintendent? >>yes. dr. murase two corrections one 151 on page 151 in the background section delete the word lesson correction to 151 on page 28 and the last sentence under the program description this is for two fiscal years but payment made in the year 2013? >> any items moved by first meeting by the board. >> commissioner. >> there's several items that i want to pull that are
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retroactive so item 4 i want to discuss them. >> (inaudible). >> oh, i thought she said remove or severe. >> if there are no items to be removed we'll move to that 0 the stems severed. >> i'd like to severe items 4, 7, 19, 20, 22, 23 and 26. >> roll call vote low take mroos place under oh, yes commissioner wynns. >> i'd like to severe k 53 any other items? seeing none the roll call vote s will take place under section
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o >> the secretary casco when do we discuss the items. >> (inaudible). >> under n. >> excuse me. commissioners under p item p where they were severed for 47. >> thank you very much they'll be discussed under item p. >> the general item h is superintendent proposals there are none on i is board members proposals no one so we're on j request to speak regarding matters thank you for your patience i have four speakers (calling names)
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please approach the podium. >> i know we're going to go a self-i didn't. >> good evening. i'm jean robertson the president of the unit administrators of san francisco and me i representing represent two hundred and 61 members i want to say congratulations to emily murase and matt mr. haney and to newest
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kid on the block commissioner shamann walton i'm the point on the block and kilogram interests was at my site and there's one day a month we celebrate all that is great at the school so you're doing it tonight is fitting i wanted to just give you an need bossman for accompanying 50 of us this weekend in texas it truly was a rich and very regarding experience i know i'm speaking for all 50 and have you, sir doing the hard, hard work with us at the table from beginning it was brutal it was like the national board we should be ringing the bell it was good
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work i've brought it back at my site we're going place you emily said we're family i believe that like raises the teachers up we're raises the teachers we're in this altogether the reason for coming was to say it to the directors and treasurer to remind you we're in this together and have a valued voice in the district and want to you remember that we're on your team and want to work together so look for a great second half of the school year and in harmony thank you very much. >> (clapping.) >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> so hi sheryl davis and
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welcome shamann and congratulations and emily murrow i run a collaborative in the western edition we've been saying to be more engaged and develop our partnership with the schools and during the holiday we've missed meetings we really tomato have a stronger perspire we do a lot of work in the western edition and working hard especially now given the tragedy that happened this past weekend we want to make sure we're doing more with the education and partnership we feel like some days we have not been connected what the school a lot of the concerns around special ed around students with about
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behavior and discipline and what that looks like and we wanted to do things proactively and talk about the concerns instead of waiting until things are bad i'm here to kind of say we want to build a partnership we feel it hadn't been as strong that is the step towards that i will start to bring what those are concerned and issues that have been brought up we meet twice a month and i will try to bring those concerns that are brought in those meetings i wanted to share and happy kevin truth it has been helping out more mask bringing john lewis in february and hopefully have middle and high school students he'll be at san francisco state university on february 18th looking at building the participating we
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have them after-school program and wanting to make sure we're accounting together. >> thank you, ms. davis and dean's kelly. >> ami i'm standing before you tonight so congratulate mr. haney vice president and dr. murase as president and smault as the new commissioner now that you've been identified as the handsome young man on the board we don't know if that relieves matt ass from extra duties but most of all, i want to address the comments on behalf of the of drumming 9 years ago they assigned just a minute children to a integrated school when we they built the schools after the
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earthquake parents didn't like it the nation of japan didn't like it the natives of san francisco does it on purpose teddy roosevelt didn't like it after what the secretary of state called the conversations of the law it was decided in on a 1907 and the treaty guaranteed equal cease for education for the children and re programmed into the common schools in san francisco 99 years later we have our fires japanese-american president it's our procure pleasure to present you with a copy of the 1908 comments to the first meeting of the american international lay society and