inclusion act and in further entitlements at chinese and korean students and whereas the asian-american figure out discriminates in the 1818 successfully challenged other chinese children and whereas shortly after following the case in the same year sunbathed schools were approved by the assembly bill for children with their migration of white children and led to the segregation the white school and legal challenges with the so 02

walling even callahan they petitioned for his 12-year-old daughter to attend the public school on al gore student instead of the segregated oriental school and whereas the city lay in ruins with the aftermath of the 1906 san francisco earthquake the policy passed restricting children of china's and japanese and corp. to the oriental school and when the same year the board of education decided to the oak family that protested the perusal to immoral the 12-year-old child the james government lodged a formal complaint with the u.s. ambassador that was a violation of the 1894 japanese treated of the non- school policy for

japanese immigrants to the u.s. those actions lead to a diplomatic crisis in with which fdr summoned the folks to the white house one and 10 years ago to allow the integration of the chinese into white schools that was a gentlemen's agreement that japan impose migrates challenges and allowed the japanese ancestry to attend and whereas the 1906 instigation was changed to allow japanese but not for chinese and others it is time to rescind the resolution and whereas those students come before his the largest ethnic group 40 percent

of 55 thousand public school students in san francisco and many teachers and staff and principals and administrators of asian-american including formerly intern goldstein chang that is chinese-american and the superintendant lee who is korean american and whereas the board of education has board policido blooichld prohibit including ancestry and angle integral part of a literacy program to have a library with multiple culture fix in a wide variety of formatted and the giles for the libraries recommend that classrooms have a exists background the student and asian-americans have contributed with the books only comprise 65

percent on the reading list to an audit conducted by the association of china's teacher in january 2030 and whereas the san francisco board of education voted to provide every high school students with the opportunity to enroll in an ethics class and exposure the course work as a requirement for graduations in the future and encourages the middle school for multi ethic throughout the curriculum therefore, be it resolved that the board of education rescinds all resolutions excluding all aligning e asian from the ancestry schools and ask the superintendant to partner community effort inform commemorate the schools progress from one of inclusion to becoming a district that values and teachers diversity in 2017

and beyond by the following means number one consider a mural project progression from the anti asian history and number 2 challenge all sites to have asian-american structural courses and books to match the democratgraphies the population and a is that they review the american books toilets present in the recommended reading list in the classrooms and libraries b the staff work with the castle groups to identify the books about asian-american and c the district staff including the librarians low pull back annually during the asian pacific islanders with data that shows how schools are approaching boichld but listing the materials reviewed when they were reviewed and summer data for example, outreach a number

of participant pre and post intervene data number 3 collaborative with the community educational organization likewise the association of chinese teachers and the association of asian-american administrator to promote yearly opportunities for teachers and in coming staff an recommended reading and community concerns of the asian-americans and those include but boichlgd to workshops in the day. >> thank you commissioner haney and mr. cook i'm not dr. murase and mr. cook any apologizes we now have public comment on the resolutions.

>> (calling names). >> you have two minutes at the microphone. >> just one. >> julie as well. >> great thank you. good evening intern superintendent wanting and vice president and commissioners on the board i'm the president of the chinese association excuse me - the chinese association a in time organization made of retired teachers and council and college professors we work tarts the inclusion of all students through advocacy education - educator and community collaboration our group was fount during the 1960s and is available over the years apac

shapes the policies in affirmative action bilingual education and currently rich education and tonight dr. murase and mr. cook present a resolution that not only about welcome but honestly overdue and an example of recognition is our publication of sfusd the i'm sure you guys know this the strategic plan didn't let you know that in this it is a single picture of an asian-american student parent or teacher spent the asian-american population is over 40 percent in the district a district that values inclusion how can the demographic be highly contributed publication after the curriculum looked at this we found 9 titles of

asian-americans out of nine hundred and plus titles furthermore, no book recommended in the botanical about any asian-american tech didn't believe those omission were intentional but the lack of representation is hurtful we want to acknowledge the importance and recognize the diligence and showcase the need we need to work together for continued process take is made up of teachers and others that volunteer their time outside of school have the deserve to work in with all members top to bottom on the week of lawyers symbols togetherness and symbols the future it is fitting for dr. murase and mr. cook to present the resolution with future students let them read books

representing asian and let's tell them they matter and their people matter we are here today as fellow educators planning coincide and a student for the great deal we hope you'll hear them with your areas and heart. >> good evening my name is irene i'm a retired teacher and tonight speaking as the curriculum chair of the association of chinese teachers thank you, commissioners commissioner murase and knomr. brooks this is the precious right to attend public schools a gradual right and in the coming years ahead battles loom still

last john jan our organization brought over three hundred books to a preprofessional event the titles are in the document we are san bruno to you right now this is a small sample of many, many great books about asian-americans there are many, many more those are titles that belong in our classrooms and library we didn't pick obviously books out of thin air by people on the committee college professors and retired teachers and working teachers to select these i'm sure many more toilets in line shelves with our teachers and in the - we need to move forward to include more books about asian-americans

contemporary to a previous teacher this curriculum didn't mention asia but this is different from where we are today what was disturbing about us we only found 9 titles out of nine hundred plus titles at the elementary level ironically where the explosion of really great books has happened in the last year's we've met with davie and her staff and made great suggestions as to how we can implement some of the toilets we gave her some of our ideas when they knocked on the door in 1887 may i come in the answer was no

we're again knocking on the door of the san francisco unified school district and the question may we be excluded in future publications about san francisco unified school district may we be included in abstains and recommend reading lists me we be included in special development may we tell new teachers about the needs of our students about the needs of of our community and about great books and history that we have experienced in this country so thank you very much commissioners come back and dr. murase for bringing forward this resolution. >> (clapping.) >> good evening

thank you commissioner murase and commissioner cook for the resolution aim lauren chu i'm with professor in the department of the asian-american studies i can't count the time and community members attend the board meeting asking for more chinese inclusion, of course, i'm in support of resolution and i wanted to give a couple of points as to why it is monthly important but how the city is moving backwards when i was working on any dissertation in the 80s focused on chinese-american stereotyped there were 60 books total for

all asian-americans nationally available for public schools and public school libraries i slejtd 15 of them it was on code compliant in 19 san jose and 80s, 15 books on for chinese-american and not that they were any good those books where the library i knew that that that the schools i have a botanical teacher then - there's at least 7 groups and i survived the 9 titles like one .3 books for every group doesn't make sense i think with that data now i kind of understand why the students and

asian-americans studies asked why you taking the course well, well in k through 12 i was not taught history in the united states or don't recall any books more information regarding how we contributed to the building of america and i've not heard of any struggles we had with this in the united states. >> and most damaging of all they're all struggling how to deal with the whole image of us being a minority that topic is so open mind for me but not the kids constant. >> thank you, ma'am. >> i'm almost done long-winded as a professor but today what is interesting i feel that the lack of understanding our students

have permeates to the fact how they don't understand your struggle is based on the roots of struggles of other people color in this country and especially asked questions like will we see the large number of aliens without the migration laws in the mid 60s with the institutionalizing with the immigration laws have all the asian-american students at lowell high school with us affirmative action and desegregation that allows them in entry in 2021 i believe we confront new fears and racism the way to divide and conquer is

well on its way we're becoming more and more intolerant. >> thank you, ma'am. >> thank you. >> leadership in the white house that will promote that. >> thank you, dr. chu. >> i want us to be more visible rather than invisible and greatly support greatly support your and encourage you to support i'm sorry this resolution and implementation thank you. >> (clapping.) >> (laughter). >> superintendent lee and president trump i'm leann i'm the principal of alice alternative school the nations first chinese immersion public school i also serve on the board

of asian-american administrators tonight i am speaking on behalf of the association in support of this resolution brought forth by commissioner murase and commissioner cook in addition to the historical facts you've heard on this resolution i'd like to call your attention and share with you the history behind a namesake of my school ms. alice was born - was san francisco's first chinese-american teacher she overcame much obstacles to be a teacher in san francisco to born in america told by many to return to china they she was told none will

hover here e her he is italy china after struggles and persistence hired in 1926 as a speech therapist ironically people didn't think she could speak chinese on behalf of the permit holder asian-americans administrators i want to thank sxhuchl and commissioner cook for this resolution we support this resolution fully because of it's relevance and importance as state by the commissioners this resolution aligns with san francisco unified school district core values of being students centered diversity driven and social justice all of our students in our district deserve and need to learn about the history and sdrulgz of different go ethic groups we administrators are requesting

the support of department when we gun implementation as from our exercise setting up the implementations of any policy we hope to continue to develop policies will will assure inclusionness for chinese-american students our board applause this and supports it wholeheartedly we appreciate the opportunity to share our position and urge the board to pass this resolution thank you very much . >> (clapping.) >> thank you all and both sponsoring commissioners my name is ken and i began this research into the issue through any long and appreciated relationship with the japan national historical society and the chinese historical society with the help

of the school board and i've come away from this research with to very moving and i'm hopeful important opportunities from my own self-worth and also try to ask your inindulgence first quote from robert 1946 novel all the kings men if you can't accept the past and they say burden this is no future without one can't be the other and if you accept the past you might hope for that the future only out of the past can you make the future the second thing that i learned from this research was the

incredible opposition of the community to the inclusion of asian-american students in the school the parent at francisco school thaenld in the chicano-american students were not removed they would close that school not only an issue but the school board in 1906 gathered national and international that results in the gentlemen's agreement one other thing beyond not beyond but in addition was that the very first school board minutes that i found for 1906 was april the 24 6 days after the 1906 san francisco earthquake and reading through the minutes for the next year's the challenges were simple to what the city faced in

rebuilding displaced people lack of property, loss of records, i would like to encourage not to over shadow this issue before the commission today, i encourage support of but encourage the board to begin do look at the potential and the eventual challenges again in the future as we had in 1906 thank you. >> thank you >> (clapping.) >> good evening board of education and i'm a current senior and vice president at the academic the science and technology tonight i'm here with the which ones family and teachers to support in for for the conclusion or inclusion of the history in our schools i

came to the united states in 2013 and entered galileo as a freshmen that was two ordinaryy we have over 60 percent asian-american students and more than any other aligning heritage that can be seen in the school community i walked around on campus and asked this randomly the aimentd do you know who kim mark lion was do you can who - what i got in response was what? who? this is pathetic your asian-americans don't know about the ancestors that pasted the way for you our future generations we don't know about

the fight it's a been in for obvious to be a interval part of society outside of our own community simply needs more knowledge in our school to educate our generation and future generations of the chinese-american and a public school in a difference and inclusive city that san francisco unified school district has the application to make the students realize we're not oriented but chinese-american students with a heritage to be proud of and the heritage should be something he know by heart we need the books for our teachers and students and need to make our culture known to our own people and proud to go to school everyday and the true meaningful of what is to be to be a asian-american asking student in san francisco thank you.

>> (clapping.) >> good evening. i'm cynthia a teacher at the francisco million dollar we honor the lawyers as a school holiday and many of the will celebrate and participate in various activities and most of is living in san francisco will share some knowledge of this holiday how many san franciscans are knowing beyond those not to my knowledge celebrations how many of us know about manny and how many of us know that 70 years before the famous supreme court brown versus the board of education joe and mary sued the san francisco unified school district demanding over education their daughter was barred from the school how many

of us know in january of 18 thai the california supreme court decided no favor quote to deny a child born of chinese parents entrance to a public will be a violation and the constitution of the united states and yet when her parent tried to reenroll her the school mind they've over enrolled and man and woman i didn't didn't get ore vaccinations in time the school pushed through an assembly bill under an urge provision that established separate separate quote/unquote mann gotten when schools are established chinese must not be not limited to to any other schools mann i didn't see pattern were if you are us but

sent her to a segregated school this happened in our city - yes chinese and other asian-american children had the right to attend public schools and, yes, that a chinese family dared to take the district to court back if 1885 this is history we should know our children should know pack is not only interested but making families linked to such a federal case mendez versus westminster that said that mexican-american children school is unconstitutional to the landmarks to the brown versus the board of education that established the sprat was not

equal as a person that attended 4r0u8d i went through sfusd without knowing any of that will the westminster this resolution is so important reading the boxes on history and diversity of asian-americans in this country our districts commitment to the ethics study not limited to the second grade level and infuse all classrooms i have we have here letters of support from for this resolution from cynthia who is the president of the latin-american teachers association and from the president of the san francisco vocabulary of bilingual education. >> (clapping.) >> thank you. >> hi, thank you for the

opportunity to speak not to exceed a leann taylor a second generation educator and teacher at elementary school was formally coming donor stockton my grandfather which went to when a boy in chinatown i can imagine the difference in his life if he had the opportunity to see his face rehabilitated in the books he was reading at school in the sturlgz are growing up in chinatown and feel that is was a segregated community i can only wish that resolution had been passed contaminate so i think boxes are magical they give the students an opportunity to understand their difference in a safe way a freedom to ask who are my classmates this allows our youth

to learn how we are connected to one another beyond the differences earlier this school year i introduced a book to one of my reading books a chinese-american entrepreneurial and i could see the eyes of one of my students open wide and barely contain her excitement in which a girl that looked like here is a main character this shy student was the one with the most to say they took joy in guiding her students through the nuances of the boxes and the connections to her alive i have a experiences those torches connections will not only empathy but the basic hunt and citizens with a voice as nelson mandela said no one is born hating another person

because of the color of their skin and background people have to learn to hate if they can learn to hate they can learn to love so, please let us do as much to provide the students with the opportunity to learn about themselves and each other and i'd like to ask all in support of this resolution to please stand thank you . >> (clapping.) >> thank you. >> hi school board commissioners commissioner murase and superintendent lee i'm roslyn the executive director of the national japanese-american historic society i want to thank you for

rescinding this it has historic ramification this happens over one and 10 years ago it is important to know at a time to instigating the 93 jachz students had saviors /* serious - the school board decision of 1906 proficient the japanese labor with the hawaii canada and mexican children of japanese face the inclusion when europe put in a concentration camp in

194 two to four 6 in 1945 they changed the service station in the county and in 1992 during the anniversary that led to the massive incarceration of one and 20 thousand japanese-american with the school board we produced the japanese-american world-class experience that was able to be disseminated throughout the school and recommend the lesson be updated with its relevance and for the teachers about the publications that are available to shed light on the important issue thank you for your repeal for the segregation order and for the multi cultural history.

>> (clapping.) >> one more after me greg a member of the san francisco chapter the chinese-american citizens phase come here a number of times and thank you to the board for the material that the chapter has presented to the school board to make available to the teachers in the directed we attaining the school board for allowing joint working groups that were conducted during the time when the teacher had an opportunity to have a learning day i want recommit the chapter commitments to work with the board in terms of providing some thought and increase the titles from the to nine hundred that can be utilized at the libraries i want to keep it on the complimentary side that is the day for

national compliment day laura >> (clapping.) >> non-complaint a judith the parent avenue an asian-american and white students soon to be two students and delighted they'll be able to see themselves reflected and others as aligning students in the district i hope we make sure that is extend to black and native students what i'm confused about and disappointed it that we're concerned about segregation in 1906 we do seem to be disappointed in designation in 2017 my son was at a racial segregation and an ad hoc committee that - yet we've dliepd do ask for the

modeling that allows us to do that i want to ask to make sure we are working to make sure we have the literature and history that reflects the rich diversities of students in san francisco if we work together to integrate the students in 2017 not just repeal the ordinance from 1906 thank you. >> thank you, everyone >> (clapping.) >> comments from our colleagues student delegate. >> i want to say i'm in support of this resolution as asian-american student i only became conscious of reading or not reading will asian-american authors last year when i read a ton in addition to african-american authors and latino authors i think that needs to be pushed forward and have more call the roll. >> relevant material not only in the high school i feel like i

was more exposed to it but in elementary school and middle school too. >> (clapping.) >> commissioner vice president mendosa-mcdonnell thank you i want to thank commissioner murase and commissioner cook bringing this forward i have to admit when commissioner murase was introducing this and was sharing that was we were preparing for gender review i couldn't believe we haven't done something on this before today, i wrote her and note and said are you sure that has not been overturned especially concern with an asian superintendent and had asian board members over the many years and i suppose i was surprised we didn't do anything in response to this very

racially driven resolution that actually passed i'm sad that as taken us this long i'm sure there are others since 1906 we probably wournt have agreed with i appreciate that is coming before us today as a asian pacific islanders i'm glad that will be taken off our boxes and i hope you will be open to having us sign into the resolution thank you. >> commissioner haney and that is wonderful i want to thank commissioner murase and commissioner cook you commissioner crews a good resolution as your first one here i think everyone agrees with that and appreciate the association of chinese teachers i chatted with a couple of teachers now

commissioner vice president walton in preparing the materials and pushing for this so much of the work that needs to be done in the district you've already done we need to work with you to implement that and grandfather it into the curriculum i want to appreciate you all for that i hope we see this forward and all of us want to have a school system and in particular a curriculum that reflects the experiences and cultures of the community we serve and of the students we serve i know that asian-american students are a large population to hear the numbers we have cumber in terms of the number of boxes and just really i think

not doing any near the level we should so hopefully commitment resources to this and effort in our curriculum department i know that is being done and suspension of the rules this is fantastic but hope we can bring to the curriculum committee foreperson for an update on the progress to know if we are seeing progress we're held accountable for it i know this is critically important we should be partners with our teachers and librarians so many have done this incredible work you have any full support and thank you all for your leadership i this is total in line with what we're about and great to see the leadership of the educators and students coming down sailing we need to have this happen and the board

responding to thank you. >> (clapping.) >> you definitely have admitted support but fight hard to get more books reflective of the asian-american experience in our schools and i was noting that we only have so few so you have any personal commitment to work with everyone and make sure that expands commissioner cook. >> i want to thank everyone for coming out and the diligent work and the research to bring this forward and especially shout out the president of the student body the great deal the com pell remarks. >> (clapping.) >> we're focused on systematic

change and the agency of having more books the reason why words are important because the rescinding word is important we have to have an institution that have words that are hurtful as an institution take ownership and act like not just an issue but diligently trying to make right you guys are an example i want to see that before any harmful language with the leadership and commissioner murase leadership i look forward to continue to work on that. >> (clapping.) >> commissioner murase and superintendant lee. >> a number of folks i want to acknowledge tennessee e ken did

a lot of the heavy lifting with the archives the the copy of the minutes if 1906 owe made available to the school board members and eileen for being able to persist ant she was responsible for the crossing board that have brief biographies and i saw darlene in the audience from the association of chinese-american and want to thank ed robin from the historical society and commissioners received a letter if sue lee the director the historical society one of the goals of this resolution to show

the progression this district has made one and 10 years ago you'll not see the superintendent or myself sitting here we would have been included from normal schools and i would have been picked out from i was at argon elementary school and picked out and put spots oriental school that was renamed and now gordon jay allow. >> superintendent made a commitment we're a sanctuary city not let people pick out students to segregate them and take discrimination actions that is important that we look back and correct this situation and

recommit ourselves to a future diversity and inclusion i want to thank my colleagues and add everyone's names to this recessing resolution and ask everyone that is in support to speak. >> thank you commissioner murase and sxok for offering the resolution and commissioner murase thank you for naming so many of the individuals that contributed such important work to assist you in in addition this resolution i want to point out we have principal elementary school (calling names) they're both members of the board of asian-american administrators association i want to feel so grateful 0 so many people that kind of as a

labor of love diagnosing the shortcomings with the current state and obviously resonates on a perm not not ways my name is it in resolution thank you for that as well but but before you rings true as an immigrant i moved to the states i was an immigrant 16 and a half jars years ago i comment i think this is a really interesting lesson for me about consciousness and come place complacency when i - this is a

break through to be around people that look like me to share history and until recently learned about many troubling facts historical or current day and like i said shortcomings in our own school that does ring to me as an important example of consciousness complacency and we do so so many reasons for all of us to be on gaud and share so many parallels with all marginalized community it is important to be conscious i want to thank you, commissioners and supporters in the community for helping us with this important lesson certainly we have had or

have parallel with the current environment with the phobia fueling the debates about the proposals of islamic phobia people based on religions so many of the lessons on the past so i'll stop there and want to say thank you once again. >> (clapping.) >> roll call vote and then, of course, we want to bid farewell to the student delegates and they work hard and get home safely. >> ms. ing. >> mr. cook mr. haney ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase ms. norton mr. sanchez. >> mr. walton unanimous

7 i's. >> okay. now we are going to backtrack to item k special order of business item one one informational item the 2016-2017 initial proposal from the united educator of san francisco sound-proof and clarified units to san francisco unified school district sprernt. >> so presenting this item our chief caramel a. >> thank you board and superintendent and staff so tonight order the requested action that the board of education present the initial proposal from u e sf to san francisco unified school district. >> one second please remember we are continuing with the

meeting. >> thank you. >> okay. that the board of education present the initial proposal from u e sf to the san francisco unified school district that's the first order. >> thank you not seeing any, any comments we'll go to item number 2 and next public hearings and the option to the 2016-2017 initial proposal from e s sfusd for the clarified unit may i hear a motion and second to the initial proposal. >> so moved. >> second. >> thank you superintendent. >> yes. similarly this item will be presented i'm guessing briefly by the chief of labor

rigs and the requested action the board of education hold public hearings and adopt this initial proposal. >> thank you. we do have some speakers lined up . >> (clapping.) >> to minutes and good evening we're here as part of the union street sf bargaining team looking forward to sitting down with the district an jaldz for the upcoming contract and come to the negotiation with a firmer commitment to work together with a positive solution to lay the

foundation we'll continue our work to for the best quality education for your students history we send out a bargaining survey to all the members and got a robust response and not just to the priorities where people range their priorities but 5 thousand comments heartfelt that allowed the members to say what they needed and like to stay in san francisco unified school district what they felt their students noted and what we felt they wanted for the parent for the students to be successful a few of most important have no there's tag attached i'm going to read a few of the comments from our members one educator treat me as though any vice

indicates and in addition to higher paytized to be acknowledged by the district every 5 years in all my 2 two years no district recognition of people that stated in the district i feel that people feel something that wrong you're still hear educators stay here we are dedicated you get to the nitty-gritty the bottom line a typical case from the inch and a half of comments 22 are compensation and 9 hundred plus heir play and nine hundred pay me the same salary pick any page the bottom line we are counting on you to meet that top priority thank you.

>> (clapping.) >> good evening commissioner vice president walton good evening superintendant lee and good evening commissioners, i want to greet you as a union good evening brothers and sisters we work together to build the house and keep the house over your heads i was to emphasize we are brothers and sisters let's work together i'm an educator for 15 years in unified school district i love any job and love any students i really want you to understand like i'm dedicated and here and one of the things that i want to make clear not just my students your students all of our students to let's work

together as brothers and sisters and take care of our students and our students deserve a stable safe and specialist school a center we can learn one of the themes i've heard to get is safe and supportive schools from great deal we have a unified school district shortage ; right? a security staff is short and talking to the administered that is liquor that's a problem throughout the district and it seems like your continue to get those particular issues where all the parent won run up on you if you don't address the issue and make schools for safe we have to be honest and like last week, we have members from ct organization and susan solomon

protest we took a stand we standing for students safety and one thing i took it carmen chu if our schools can't be safe if our students can't be safe at the schools where that's; right? our priority we don't want this black swan to come in and appear and we say oh, we should have cough - lastly talk about any commute i'm in old i have to catch ac transit and bart and muni that's 450 and $7 and 450 every single day 5 days a week and 4 days a week 4 hundred dlz a month i have colleagues that

give up at 4:30 in the morning from vallejo and pittsburgh they're making $18 an hour let's be brothers and sisters and work together and stand together let's stand and declare that we are doing this for the students let's stand for the students students come first provide for the safe environment. >> take care of our educators and parents. >> thank you for your shout out. >> hi good evening i'm lisa i'm the square feet of u sf and on the bargaining team i started any public education in 1955 going to what was, sir france is not malcolm x and decades later all 3 of my kids are in high

school that's when i got involved with the pta and then with that experience made me a bilingual paraprofessional and became a teacher and teacher leader i'm pacific ocean about public education we need it for everyone and in that light we mentioned how the survey and had so many responses 11 hundred responses what can san francisco unified school district do to help keep you as an employee in the district out of that i'll not mention a i will mention a couple of negatives nothing i've returned i had enough and another person said this is one of the worst district in

california i'm wearing a t-shirt san francisco 210 east statements are on the fast side i'll hope in light of what williams talked about we'll be constructive how to come up with better pay for san francisco and our students? another one of the statements what can the district do to help me to stay here value me as an employee period that value can come with heir pay most definitely address that like crazy but is a babblsabbat please consider what we have

said tonight. >> good evening commissioner vice president walton i'm carolyn the u a sf for paraprofessionals and a special paul rivera k through 8 there are important facts i wish to share with you the first there is currently 49 vacant paraprofessional positions in the district all last year and this year not been a time when all paraprofessional positions have been filed like cedric said security is paraprofessional that puts the most vulnerable students in a difficult situation students that need more attention rely an paraprofessionals to provide that support this affordability crisis push our paraprofessionals out of san francisco meaning our students

are losing the stability like janet comes from antioch two hours each way she's a paraprofessional we need the district to do the right thing and work with our bargaining team to make sure that all paraprofessionals can afford to stay if san francisco i have been a paraprofessional for 27 years paraprofessionals love their jobs i love any job i love any school and i can't think of a admonish rewarding job but to keep our jobs and help give our students a stable and safe and supportive learning environment we must call think you to do the right thing we look forward to prove negotiations thank you. >> (clapping.) >> i'm ken tray a student

teacher in galileo and had my first job anothers bop and shawn richard was among my first students shawn could have benefited from a safer and secure school environment the district failed african-american students like shawn back then and the district has arisen to the occasion i want to tell you that u e sf is doing to try to insure those dark times of the trump era those dark times indeed what we are doing to help to insure the safety and security stability of our students we're one of the founding agencies the response

time this is how dark we have to be a founding member a response network that is preparing ourselves as educators and helping to prepare our neighborhoods and communities that to defend the worst kinds of tissues we fear during the trump era specifically without details the response network is preparing to respond when the immigration and undocumented students and families are under attack by ice or other federal authorities that leads to their d portion another part of the emergency respondents to prepare the educators to respond in a fiscal and timely manner when hate crimes against our amounting students and we hear against the jew community and the lgbt students

we are creating an emergency response forget and during this era a very scary and dark and dangerous times the school board has to take the lead in a response time for the response the educators the adults in the classrooms and the hallways with our students are failing you have to dig deep and respond as if an emergency and play our role to provide the stability for the educators of san francisco because janet is commuting if halfway to mars and cedric williams commuting if across the bridge and people as far away as antioch keep the teachers and the paraprofessionals in this town

your part to dig dope and make sure that every bit of the resources goes to provide a decent living an affordable living in in town to compliment the efforts on the housing market to keep the folks here this is has to be your emergency response and doing everything we can to keep the communities save and do everything you can. >> good evening commissioner vice president walton and commissioners i'm susan and this month marks the beginning of any 20th year as one of your school indoors recruitment is upon us be aware of the community we expedite with to pay their educators more than sfusd much more up to $20,000 more in san

mateo and seinquire and $20,000 more those educators have fulfill paid health care for their families and themselves last month on 27 with a labor committee heard the teacher attrition and retention this is the presentation in my hand the number one answer to the question where are teachers leaving sfusd not surprisingly dissatisfaction with salaries. >> what to take into consideration to bring the teachers back more than 40 percent said if i salary were higher i would come back when asked how difficult to pay rent greater than 50, 57.8 percent exactly paying hair mortgage was difficult or very difficult and

as someone that is evicted from her long time residence i know that what feels like if i feel this is difficult or somewhat difficult was before image what i'm facing 70 plus teachers say their income is the majority of their income the data reflects a single most driving force for enhancing recruitment and retention a significant salary there time for you to come to the bargaining table with a financial commitment to the people that do the direct work of the district and recruiting and retaining educator is directly related to save and supportive schools with our educators in the classrooms and support in the building the work the district didn't happen you

must make good on our promises to the families of this city by making a promise to our educators and pay them more thanks so much. >> (clapping.) >> good evening commissioner vice president walton and commissioners and sprernt you've heard from half hour the bargaining team i think they've made their points i'm sussusan thus with 32 of our schools as part of national day with the alliance to reclaim schools hundreds of educators pledged to keep our students safe in light of the new united states agenda on saturday there were over

three hundred women at the march with a lot of you and championship education not deportation and dump hate we have students to educate we are here for our students as you've heard our rallying cry is safe and supportive schools the new reality adds a dimension to the word safe our schools are the heart and the sanctuaries we are ready to fight for the students and schools but the other reality the affordability crisis in san francisco and the longer and longer consultants creates a challenge for the educator what we've heard from the educators is about safe and supportive schools and reporting

the and the affordability crisis we thank you and look forward to the negotiations starting february 14th thank you. >> (clapping.) >> thank you any comments or - >> statements if any colleagues. >> no hearing none, roll call vote. >> ms. casco. >> mr. cook mr. haney. >> ms. mendoza-mcdonnell. >> dr. murase. >> ms. norton mr. sanchez and mr. walton. >> 7 i's. >> thank you and our last special order of business the adoption of the calendar for the 2017-2018 school year i believe you all have a corrected copy in your packet sprernt for the hat trick our

chief of the labor relations. >> thank you so the background is the process of setting up the structural calendar for the ferry building feedback from parents the board of education has the sole authority to adopt the structural calendar for the district and i would like to read into the record there are two corrections to the calendar include in the board agenda the first correction is that there are 18 structural days in february not 19 and the second correction is that the last day of instruction is wednesday, june 6th not tuesday june 5th. >> thank you, sir and we do have public comment on this item.

>> (calling names). >> you each have two minutes at the microphone. >> mr. chairman we have miranda martin been sitting her. >> and miranda martin audience good evening superintendent and commissioners a special welcome to mr. cook and conveyance welcome back i've served think this committee over 10, 12 years now on and off and i choose not is to be involved i'm richard executive director of the u a sf this year i choose to come the meetings i sat with all the labor partners with the parents representatives, etc. and we did interpretation work we xhoemsdz

and brought up facts about moving here and there and a mathematician figured out the days and dealt with the units we did hard work and i'm wanting to represent 200 and 82 of the administrators to say this is the calendar that we can live with that is initiative and progressive and it move forward and i think we feed to adjust for the childcare issue opening up different venues for this during the week the thanksgiving with other times parents are working and need daycare i am proud and support this new academic calendar for negotiation thank you. >> hello and holly a parent in

the district i want to say i appreciate the new academic calendar starting closer to labor day it makes things easier for me as a parent. >> i'm the director of the policy for schools we had the opportunity to sit on the calendar economy i agree that was very hard working committee and a lot of thought both the proposal that is before you today, i do want to note this is something that persistent care about a lot parent don't have a direct say in in decision but this year there was a survey that went out with the parent advisory committee and translated into 3 languages sfusd helped united states to get it out to many families and 4 thousand responses and it was very mixed people have strong

feelings about on both sides and the one thing that came through loud and clear it will be people existed about a longer break and thanksgiving the people that are not exist is it is a hardship i hope we keep in mind and work underway to figure out if there is an appetite for the "x" tell essential program not funded through the grant but find ways to support the families that can't afford the care during it went it is a burden on families shifting a burner from sfusd to the families i hope that there is an effort probation officer make that as easy by providing lists of caregivers and onsite help at our schools thank you.

>> (clapping.) >> thank you thank you all it is amazing to be here and see all the work you guys are that's the biggest commit and wanting and commissioners, thank you for being here i'm mr. scott a teacher in the district my history the change that has happened now with the calendar i was - when it changed before the only thing want to get it on the record for the symmetry and summer school program and working backwards june is a high hiring time for businesses hiring time for businesses and that's when many of the kids need to be involved in working and also my is a good cut off

time because for any business stand point airfares go up and balancing out the first and second semester the first time that was good for the second semester to be longer we had statewide testing in april that is decreased also working backwards on the calendar you were looking to indigenous day that is a good thing to have and business days a good thing to have and behove you're having thanksgiving off this is more break and with the starting the year starting earlier like the idea of symmetry two 9 weeks in the first and second semester it

does allow us time to get the students i understand the idea the thing that comes up is getting started closure to labor day what is problematic won on the high school and school gets started you have students getting started and their immediately taking a break breaking the continuity i know you're familiar with a law passed we are are have to work on students not working especially with mathematics to support i have as a mathematic structure continuity is very, very important and the balance with the calendar dual enrollment is an option for high school students with the city college this takes us off the calendar match up and - i think that's all i have i want to make

sure you have that and get it on the record thank you for all you do >> (clapping.) >> i do want to speak about the calendar for paraprofessionals you're a week off at the thanksgiving is going to be a hardship for parents they will have two days extra not paid in that pay period i want you to look at that i understand they're paid at the end of the just year but before the holidays they'll be paid 3 days that will be a hardship for paraprofessionals i don't know if that - whether two paid unpaid days in that pay period thank you. >> (clapping.) >> commissioner norton. >> thank you i want to say i'm in favor of

the new calendar i have gotten some folks camp mather be me about the hardship of the week at thanksgiving i want to acknowledge that that will be i know a hardship for some working families and parents as mentioned i do think that given the pattern we've seen in recent years over a a long time absence during that week this is an acknowledgment it is the way it is going to i'm in favor i want to urge the district to try to partner with rec and park and with you know other nonprofits to see if we can off options to families prairie with care on those days parent work or cannot afford to take the days off i

want to thank you u e sf and the commission for coming up with a solution i've been disturbed with the absence and the last instruction that happens that is difficult for students so thank everyone inform coming together on this proposal i think that will be better for our kids. >> dr. murase. >> two questions we've heard from the first family native-americans if we could choose the indigenous language and has they've been a saifsz those two days will have and if so possible to redirect overseeing savings to create options for families to have childcare during those two days

i emphasis ms. norton's with partnership with the city but shouldn't be openal but obligated to have a list of resources for families that need conferring for that week. >> i can respond we are working now working closely with millie executive director for our community schools and family partnerships and reaching out trying to determine just what the need will be and to that end when parent rental that are the excel program register in the spring have a part on the registration are you interested in having some kind of childcare during the thanksgiving week get an

assessment and determine and where the sites will need it issues around providing food for the students that do come to the programs do you have a school program also that we need to look at because there will be an increased day for out of school not going to be a half a day but a full day so there's a number of issues that we have started to discuss and depending on the boards action to explore to provide options for families come next year. >> mr. sanchez. >> apropo to the title of the day any prohibition for that term instead of columbus day

we're using that. >> it is a catchall kind of. >> we've gone beefrt over the years and now that's a standard why not take columbus day have a board resolution. >> can we just do that. >> i don't think we require a board resolution advertised clear where our focus is tonight. >> we'll take it off for the instruction am calendar that's fine one thing at a time laura. >> i want to echo i mean commissioner norton's concerns why we are heading ♪ direction seeing many, many teachers and others that are staff members taking one or both days off and the students not

being there the instructional is optional and the loss of ada we want recoup is amazing high we should obviously we need to come up with childcare opportunities for families that are struggling during those two days >> commissioner vice president mendosa-mcdonnell. >> thank you so i am willing to support this although we've gotten concerns if parents particularly from families that are working two or 3 jobs to be able to have this work for them. >> so in addition to rec and park i'm more interested in figuring out how the students what come to the site so it didn't impact the families in

that way and curious what carolyn was ref to she said the two days the paraprofessionals will not get paid explain that, please. >> those are two unpaid days but in discussions in the committee and before this the request by the union they have floating holidays one of the i don't know if it is one or two of the floating holidays are identity to a day so well - we want to give them more flexibility that he requested flexibility when they'll take for example, the lunar new years this is designated if they can have the flexibility to take that during the thanksgiving week balance it out the lunar

new years week is one day and more to give them flexibility with their floating holidays. >> so we could use their floating holiday for those from days. >> yes. >> that's - we're going to discuss this in negotiations to go into the contract. >> that has not been determined. >> that is there to give them the flexibility in using those two days. >> do the teachers get paid. >> yes. >> that's because of. >> the salaries are spread out for everyday no difference in our monthly salary. >> no matter how many days if you're off two weeks. >> - you get paid over the winter break as well. >> but the teachers contract for those types of things are

different from the paraprofessionals. >> the paraprofessionals get paid for the hours they work. >> so the two floating to use if they choose to. >> they have right now i think that is four or 5 i don't know if we increased it they'll more flexibility with the floating holidays to use them right now their designated that is something we'll write into the contract to give them that flexibility. >> commissioner cook. >> i want to appreciate all the work that was done putting this together and follow-up on commissioner murase about the financial analysis is that possible to put together and if so when can we see that. >> well, what i'll do i'll talk to h.r. i mean we are trying now to determine what was

the loss in ada or the attention and the cost of substitutes more importantly i think that was one of the drivers with taking the week off the shore number of unfilled substitute requests that we had during that week each of one of those days 5 and 6 hundred absence that was a disruptive environment for the schools to that has been something we've looked at i mean we've talked about this before i came into this position but talked about that for four years ii, try to get some numbers in terms of the dollars amount

it is - i can look at that. >> the other thing i'm wondering how the absence on this day before holiday compared to other holidays. >> absences for the teachers. >> this week. >> and teachers leading up to other holidays if there's like a - i can imagine if we expand it a week people will leave on friday one thing what is the sense of schools having a plan from the goal to keep people the entire week before a holiday is there something that will be addressed by school sites to make sure that happens and how this compares to people leaving before other holidays like a similar problem with every holiday so - and i. >> i think we will potentially and having never done this we

are going to try this right now the situation is those two days are the hoist absentee days we see in our school year there is a desire to get a jump on a 3 day weekend i think if people have the week off they'll stay and finish the week i don't think we are going to see a big spike in the friday before the week just and you know proolg we won't have any days in school. >> (laughter). >> we've never seen a friday spike between 5 and 6 hundred. >> just that we already know for spring break for example, we know the number of teachers that

take the friday off not comparable to monday and tuesday with the thanksgiving recess i can say i've talked to with many principals it is an incredible burden anyone is on site that day it is crazy and nothing comparable in my view. >> so i do want to echo some of the statements from the colleagues, i agree with the calendar and schedule but with that said, even in my other life he dedicated to make sure we provide opportunities for families for the additional two days i have a question about did the cost of substitutes outs weigh the costs to pay the paraprofessionals for those two days. >> that we're going to have to look at that i don't have that

answer. >> i think we definitely need to look at that because if we're going to make them take the week off we need to be prepared to consider and look at if we are paying more for substitutes and we can pay the paraprofessional - >> i think we can look at some options i mean, if there's going to be a we can certainly explore that they'll need staff we can have that as an option can be other work opportunities for that those two days because maybe 3 days where they'll be you know childcare going on at the schools so that's another possibility. >> i'm definitely not looking at for an answer but about like to see the numbers.

>> yeah. we need to get more information because a and going back to your other point in terms of floating opportunities that exist now you mentioned what happens in the lunar new years use that as a floating holiday but what happens because school is not in so i'm not understanding how this supports or prepare. >> the thought that allows them to distribute - between the defense of having no money coming in versus a week where you can have some money coming in versus during the lunar new years you are working with the president's day so work days

during that time is sdrbtdz the floaters you can distribute them not impacting the total number of days as carolyn said but presents an issue in the thanksgiving week. >> thank you. >> any other comments questions roll call vote. >> thank you mr. cook mr. haney ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase ms. norton mr. sanchez and mr. walton 7 i's. >> item l discussion of other education issues there is none tonight. item n m consent calendar resolution removed and previous meeting for second reading and action there is none tonight.

item n vote on consent calendar which was moved and seconded under section f. >> thank you mr. cook. >> yes. >> mr. haney ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase ms. norton mr. sanchez mr. walton excuse me - >> 7 i's. >> thank you pursue item o consent calendar resolution severed for immediate action there is none tonight. item p i'll now introduce and assign to committee the superintendents proposal for first reading. >> for the record there are no board members proposals for the for the first reading and authorization to grant or any alternative to deny the petition

this is referring to the budget and services committee may i a motion and second. >> so moved. >> second. >> item r board members report we'll start with standing committees report from committee as a whole commissioner vice president mendosa-mcdonnell we have a report on the middle school design proposals and also things in the works and it's good. >> thank you commissioner vice president mendosa-mcdonnell. >> board delegates to membership organizations. >> yes. i'll be attending the conference meeting tomorrow morning in sacramento. >> thank you for representing dr. murase. >> other reports any update

from budget and business services. >> president trump oh, okay. >> know i wanted to announce that the budget committee will moot february 1st at 6:00 p.m. >> building grounds and services thank you. the building and grounds committee has been moved from this monday to next monday january - january the 30th are we moving it up to 5:30 or 6. >> at 5:30. >> thank you curriculum and program committee. >> working on confirming a date in early february some dates that were pulling for. >> rules and policy and legislation and meeting february 6th at 6:00 p.m.

>> thank you added our committee on students assignments. >> moving the merge on tuesday at january 31st at 6:00 p.m. >> so commissioners we're all on the same page i need to correct the time we'll start and 6:30 instead of 6:00 p.m. >> and, of course, the existing and x ray hart for san francisco open government ad hoc committee on labor relations and affordability will be this thursday at 6:00 p.m. and also want to announce the ct e at the palace hotel hopefully, you'll

see the wonderful criteria taunts and pathway and our unified school district and city college committee. >> so on thursday evening the broufts will be nominating they are and elizabeth their officers with the officers once their elected making appointed to the committee we are tentatively scheduled for . >> so fetish 22. >> f other informational items there is none tonight. and adjournment therefore, be it resolved nun together memorials

and the board will go into closed session i'll > resolved none tonight memo > we'll reassume the regur board here we go rotator from last week first read out the report if closed session actions taken on january 17th, 2015, in closed session the board bids a vote of picking up one executive

director and one nay mr. sanchez approved one supervisor and anticipated litigation the board has given direction to the jennifer lowe i'll read the closed session from tent first vote on a stipulated proposal roll call first, we need to move and a second. >> i second. >> thank you. >> roll call vote. >> i need to know what i'm taking a vote on. >> there is a motion that has been seconded for the students spoke. >> mr. cook mr. haney ms. mendoza-mcdonnell dr. murase commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell fronds mr. sanchez and mr. walton 7 i's.

>> thank you the board by the vote of that indies indies i's with to employees for additional dudes and stanford the board by a vote of 6 i's give the authority to settle for a stipulated amount this meeting is adjourned.

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>> and when speaking before the commission, if you care to, do state your name for the record. i'd like to call roll at this time. commissioner president hillis commissioner fong commissioner johnson commissioner melgar and commissioner moore. >> commissioner koppel is here and commissioner vice president richards will arrive shortly commissioners, the first item on your agenda is items proposed for continuance items one ab x and c on howard street conditional use authorization and det