could boost the station's interest and the art center interest, as well. >> got a few comments, but i'm going to excuse our student delegates. >> can i say one thing before we go? >> yes. >> i just wanted to thank you for your service tonight to k -- kalw. although i've never been a personal listener, i think it takes a lot of respect when to realize to step down for the greater good. as a student, i really love that you created opportunities for my peers and for students in the sfusd, and i'm very sure that all the students feel the same. >> thank you very much. i appreciate it. one thing i wanted to add is the commitment to working to students, i have been part of that work, but it really is

something, just an educational commitment and training is something that is really infused in the station, so, i mean, i just want to make it clear that -- and kind of when i looked at it, i was like oh, yeah, we do this. this was something to me that i kind of think about all the parts, but yeah, this is a big part of what this station does, but thank you. >> so i really appreciate the presentation, the commitment to our city and our partnership with our district. i was trying to make sure i got the years right. you were connected. you've been working for kalw for 16 years. >> yeah. so i came to the station as a producer in 2001, and then was hired as general manager in 2006. >> okay. and i was just thinking over the course of our city, like, the arc of time, i'm sure

you've seen a lot. you know, the city has changed a lot, and you know, keeping journalistic integrity and being a voice for the public and keeping people informed of this district, and just going around the city, just creating work for that long, content, i'm sure is nerve-racking. >> it's good work to get to do. >> yeah, you've got to love it. it just makes me wonder, what's he going to do. close to two decades, i'm sure you'll be in a similar field. >> yeah. i probably won't up far afield, but i've come to this station when i was 32, and so i need to step away for a minute before i really think about what's next, but... >> cool. well, thank you, and i look forward to hearing about what's next for you. >> appreciate it.

thanks. >> section i, consent calendar, items removed at the previous meeting, there are none tonight. section j, introduction of proposals and assignment to committee, we have six policy -- six policies, for policy 7310, naming a approximate ill, board policy 1335.4, drug and alcohol free schools, board policy 3100, budget, board policy 1325, advertising and promotion, board policy 6171, title i programs. unless i hear otherwise from legal counsel, these proposals are referred to rules, policy and lengths latigislation comm >> so one point of policy, i

think your naming of the facility and drug and alcohol free schools should be referred to buildings and grounds, they both relate to facilities issues; and i would recommend that board policy 3100 be referred to budget, and it's the pleasure of the chair as to whether or not you want those policies to also go to rules or if it is sufficient that they're also going to the other specific committees. >> commissioner sanchez? >> just i would like the facilities name to go to both committees. i think buildings and grounds and to roles. >> then i would suggest that we just have them all go to rules and then, the items number 2 and 3 also go to buildings and grounds, and item number 5 also gl glow -- goes to budget. >> so may i have a motion and

second for first reading. >> so moved. >> second. > >>s -- section k, there is none tonight. section l, board meeting reports. let's see...commissioner sanchez, rules, policy and legislation committee? >> we dealt with the major item, which was the facilities permit earlier in our discussion and voting. >> commissioner haney, budget? >> we heard a number of informational items, the financial audit, which we heard also tonight and voted on. we heard an updated budget for 18-19 and the l-cap development

with some new numbers based on state numbers and in our analysis and calculations, we looked at a schedule of comparison of teacher's salaries, looking at where our teacher's salaries will compare to 17 or 16 other unified school districts around the bay area. right now, in a particular level, which is step ten that they showed us, we were ten out of 17, and based on the planned increases, which i believe already included the potential parcel tax, we would move up to number two out of 17 in -- by 19-20, is that correct? yes, so significant increases based on the passing of the parcel tax. and then fourth, we looked at the lease and permit revenues,

which i think we've had some discussion of. it's basically how we are charging based on a particular category of use of our facilities, so if there's a school use or nonprofit or for-profit use, how we're creating a fee structure around that. >> thank you. commissioner merase? >> thank you. on february 8th, the ad hoc committee on student assignment met, and i do want to brief my colleagues on the five suggested changes we are lookin looking at at our student assignment changes. they're not major changes, but the first is willie brown middle school preference to

increase access. secondly, bayview elementary school preference for middle schools, that if you attend a bayview elementary school, you have a golden ticket to any middle school. third, teacher-staff preference for bringing children to their own school where they work. a sort of variation of that would be to allow all sfusd staff to have a preference at any school as an incentive to work at sfusd. the fourth suggested change is whether to do away with the transfer mechanism that allows families to swap their choices for a higher preference choice,

which is undergoing a test run right now on round one selection. and then, finally, a c-tip update. it's been several years since we looked at our census tracks and whether those should be adjusted. so the staff conducts a survey of families coming to the epc. they collected 988 responses, which is a lot in response to the suggested changes, so we talked a lot about where the kind of public opinion polls were on these five changes. the next meeting we'll be looking at demographic nationals and forecasts, so the next meeting will be held on may 3rd, and then modifications for the 19-20 school year will be brought forward at the june 12th and june 26th regular

board meeting. i have two additional announcements, president cooke, if i may. just wanted to congratulate all of the students and the hard working faculty who helped put together the 24d te showcase that was held at the palace hotel, and i brought folks who weren't able to come. there was so much energy and i often get the question, well, what are we doing in sfusd for career technical training? what happened to shops? and i think we have a very strong answers in our offering for hospitality, mechanics. my last statement is about the green acre program, so in partnership with recreation and parks department, there were 24 sfusd students from the

southeast section of the city who participated in sustainablity and green activities. and amazingly, these 24 students logged over 2,000 hours of service, and so there was a recognition program that the general manager of recreation and park put together, so i wanted to be sure you saw a copy of the program because it really is very impressive, what's happening, and recreation and parks department in particular has invested heavily in partnerships with our district, and i'm hoping at some point we can hear in detail about the array of programs that they support. that concludes my report. >> thank you. at the ad hoc committee on personnel-labor relations, we had an overview of our present

evaluation and staff development program, so we got a detailed update on the process that principals go through, and how we support their professional development. and at the committee of the whole meeting february 8th -- i'm sorry, february 6th, we got an update on status of the arts center, and there's a lot of great community partners. it's a great capital campaign that's being developed, so this whole committee got an update on that. let's see...do we have any board delegate membership organization? commissioner? >> i just wanted to announce the budget committee, did you finish with the board member

announcements? >> yes. >> okay. >> but you can do that now, if you want to. >> i'm sorry. i was the chair budget. you are now. i'm at curriculum. all right. >> let's see...so other reports by board members. i had a few announcements. so every friday, i do -- the goal is to do school site visits to different areas of the city. this past friday, i went to several schools in the mission district, and there was -- mission in the castro area, and i saw a lot of actually great programming that was happening around black history month. there was one class in particular at harmonville civil rights academy, and i walked into the class, and the students did a six-minute memorized poem about harriet

tubman that completely blew me away. i told them all it was something i would never forget. i was really moved and touched, and what they're doing in that class around memorization and art and celebrating diverse backgrounds was phenomenal. so i look forward to going back there for their extended presentation. i've been told that the students in the class have memorized seven poems which are six to ten minutes long, so kudos to them. i thank you to all the other schools that also welcomed me. the principal at leonard flynn dressed himself up like an eagle during lunch and makes some announcements about different programs, so a lot of school spirit at that school, as well. so tuesday -- sorry. on february 22nd, i am hosting

a black history event in partnership with macy's, and on the panel for the event we'll have the daughter of michael max, kamelia shabazz, talking about libberation and economic empowerment, so hope you can make it to that. it's at 6:00 p.m. we currently have 500 rsvp's, and if you haven't make it, we'll have a live link up so you can watch the event. i look forward to hearing from the board on the 20th. paragra let's see...calendar committee meetings, commission norton. >> yes, the. [ inaudible ] -- at 5:30 p.m. >> commissioner sanchez. >> the rules committee will be

march 5th, monday, march 5th. >> commissioner haney? >> we're still confirming exactly when our budget committee will be. >> if i was still the chair, then you'd know. >> i believe to the members that my committee -- just kidding. i believe that commissioner merase already announced the committee meeting date. the ad hoc committee on personnel members, labor relations and affordablity is meeting february 21st at 5:00 p.m. section m, other informational items, one request from creative arts charter school, prop 51, application. general counsel has encouraged us to allot a total of three minutes to this item. we do have -- let's see...posted in the agenda is

the quarterly report on the williams uniform complaints and the acceptance of gifts, the monthly report for december 2017 and january 2018. we do have public comment on this item, joseph adams and fernando aguilar, excuse me. >> all right. nice to see you guys again. good evening, commissioners and deputy superintendent lee. i'm fernando aguilar, director of charter arts school, and i want to thank you for the time and opportunity to speak this evening. while i know there may be only a slight chance that our item will be this evening, i feel like ioit to my teachers, family and my students to give it one more try because in my opinion, it makes so much

sense. so creative arts chatter school has been preliminarily approved for a $7 million grant from the state of california under prop 51, along with a $5 million loan to our school. in order for our application to move forward, we need you to do three things tonight. first, approve the unhoused people certification that has been prepared by paul cardoni. second approved proposed resolution being nolg t resolution acknowledgings that we have a facilities use agreement for the golden gate site, and we are in agreement that we will work together on the construction project under prop 51; and third, discuss and decide if you will approve an sfusd contribution towards the project for $2.2 million. to reiterate, the three actions

i spoke about must happen tonight in order for our application to move forward with the state, so i urge you to please call for a vote tonight. and i'd also like to state that we value the time and effort that mike davis and paul cardoni have contributed to our prop 51 application. we'd like to continue our partnership with sfusd to ensure that creative arts hey a site that adequately fits our students and enables or arts program to continue. so thank you for your time. i believe joe will speak next, and we'd be happy to answer any questions that you have. thank you. >> i just want to give a little bit of background on the prop 51. it was on the ballot in november of 2016, and the voters of this county voted 2-1 to approve that prop 51. of the billions of dollars that the state went to bonds to

give, 500 million of that is going just to charter schools alone. 66 million is going to alameda county. 25 million is going to l.a. county. 13.5 million is going to sacramento county. 12.5 million is going to contra costa county. zero is umm cannicoming back t voters of san francisco unless tonight you simply agree that we can move forward to the next step of this project. $0, out of 500 million that's going to the rest of the counties in the state. thank you. >> thank you. section n, memorial adjournment. there is none. section o, closed session. the board will now go into closed session; thus, i

>> let's see...section p, i'll read action from tonight's closed session in the matter of two cases that have participated in litigation, the board by a vote of six ayes, one absent, the board has given general direction to counsel. next item, adjournment. tonight's meeting is adjourned.

>> so, actually i think it's officially good afternoon, i've been saying good morning all day, but it's afternoon. welcome. i'm the director of the department of children, youth

and their families. [applause] the only time i get applause is for saying that. at press conferences! [laughter] it is so exciting for me to be here with you all. this is a labor of love that has taken over two years to come to. and i am so happy to be here with young people, in community, and with our key partners. we have the police department, the chief of police is here, adult probation, we have rec and park partners and school district partners. so i'm so proud to be here with everyone and with our mayor. first, want to thank our host, our school district, james denman middle school. particularly principal lisa, thank you so much.

[applause] we had an opportunity just a few minutes ago to tour one of the classrooms that i have to say, it is amazing. it's wonderful to see people curious and excited about what they're learning. it makes me want to go back to school. maybe, maybe. i want to recognize and thank century -- i thought i saw him around here. yay! applause >> been helping to make -- really helpful for us. san francisco has made this very powerful commitment over the many, many years within the city, but more importantly in the last two years, to ensure equitable access to opportunities and services for

all of our children. so that they can lead lives full of opportunity and happiness. dcyf is one of those departments trying to envision that dream and goal set out by mayor ed lee. we're not the only department that can move toward the goal of having access for all. we're one of many departments. we're a city of community and city of leaders who want to work together. and with that, i would like to bring up to the podium, a person who needs no introduction. our mayor, mayor mark farrell. [applause] >> mayor farrell: first of all, any deacons in the house? come on, we can cheer! all right. listen, i want to thank maria

for all of your hard work on behalf of the city's families and children. i want to acknowledge a number of people here today. first of all, supervisor safai is here. district attorney gascon next to him and our school board members. we have our president. as well as commissioner walton. and as well as our vice president of our school, please give him a hand as well. and i know commissioner haney was coming as well. today is a chance to celebrate the bright future of our city's children here in san francisco. while we do honor the legacy of our late mayor, edwin lee. mayor lee was a longtime champion of children here in san

francisco and today, we also will celebrate that. you know, it is our responsibility as a city to uphold the values of san francisco. of inclusiveness and hope that we ensure san francisco remains affordable for families. and that we invest in the health and success of all of san francisco's children. as a father of three young children, i understand that, mayor lee was a devoted father of his two daughters and there are so many fathers and mothers today with us. with that, we need to make sure our children receive quality education, they live in safe homes in communities and with that, they can achieve amazing things in life. as city, we are committed and will always be committed to serving those most vulnerable and most needy here in san francisco. we know that our families are face ago crisis of affordability. of childcare. after school programs. and we need to make sure that

parents know that their children are safe at school, after school, and on the weekends. and we want a city that provides programs to support our families and our children. whether it's the transitional aged youth here in the city, families with single mothers or working class families. that is who we are going to support as a city of san francisco. that is who we are as a city of san francisco. and today, it's so amazing. i am most excited about the fact that the beacon school community strategy that is currently in nine middle schools is now available on all 27 middle schools across the entire city of san francisco. [applause] it's going to mean such an amazing change for cities and families. it's going to allow us to serve over 8,000 more children than

we're serving today. we're investing through high school partnership programs and $16 million for the youth here in san francisco. when we fund these programs, we're not only investing in our residents, we're investing in the future of san francisco. and we know that those are investments that i am proud of as a mayor of san francisco and that i know mayor lee was proud of when he was mayor as well. it's something that we all should be proud of together and something we should all celebrate. today is a day of celebration. i want to say a special thanks to our principal here. we got to know each other last year when we opened the middle school as a shared schoolyard projects. for the weekends here that our children can play here. if we're not doing everything we can in our city government to support our families and

children, i don't know what our government is all about. so i am so proud to be here today, so proud to stand with the people behind me who do all the hard work to make this happen and so proud to support our families. thank you, everybody. [applause] >> thank you, mayor farrell. so in order to deliver the best result for san francisco's children, youth and families, we have to work in deep collaboration with our city's partners and stakeholders to ensure the most effective and efficient use of resources. one of our proud and key partnerships is with the san francisco unified school district. with that, we have dr. vincent matthews. [applause] >> thank you. one of the things i'm most proud of is when the partnerships come together to make things happen for our children. it is said that you can judge

the true character of a community by how they treat their children. and so when we come together like this, this is exactly what it's all about and this is what makes me most proud to be a san franciscan. in order for us to do our work, we're guided by the work of our board. i'm going to introduce him one more time, the president, vice president cook and commissioner walton and one of the supervisors in the audience, she's shy now, but you should hear her in meetings. we thank you for your hard work. we are fortunate to live in a city that is so deeply committed to the health, wellness, emotional development and academic success of our students and families. i want to thank the mayor for supporting the commitment of mayor lee and to maria for her efforts in continuing to strengthen our partnership. let's give them a big round of applause. [applause]

we at the school district benefit from the generous support of the city through the rfp process. the school district works with over 150 community based programs that provide a wide range of support for our students. and the majority of the funding from dcyf. this allows us to work with partners to enrich and enhance our after school programs, student leadership programs, social emotional development and much more, which directly contribute to building prosocial, positive learning environments in all of our schools. i want to take just a couple of minutes to mention two areas in particular that we are especially thankful for. for many families providing after school programming is essential, especially for working families, who without them, would have to pay for

childcare. over 20,000 san francisco unified school district students are enrolled in after-school programs and they not only provide a safe place for students to be, but through the partnership with dcyf, we have collaborated to provide to assess and strengthen the quality of the programs. another area we are particularly excited about is the beacon expansion. they and the school district have partnered to provide beacon programs at nine of our schools. it's helped the district to better understand the community school strategy we see as a successful model in our own city and is showing success in cities all across the country. the district has been wanting to expand on this model and we wanted to for some time now and dcyf heard our call and will

increase funding and support from 9 schools to 27 schools. [applause] tripling the number of schools will begin in july 2018. these 27 schools represent all of our comprehensive middle schools and identified high-need elementary schools. we're very excited to see the beacon programs soar by aligning the needs of the school communities with the rich resources offered by our community partners and we welcome them into our schools. i want to thank dcyf and the san francisco community for all that you do. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you. so before i continue, i want to acknowledge that we have a lot of the dcyf staff in the audience here. without our staff, we would not be able to do this work. so, staff, could you just raise

your hands so people here know who you are? thank you, thank you. [applause] having amazing staff really makes my life much easier and makes all of us look amazing and good. right? mr. mayor? i know, i know. on top of that, we're also guided by an oversight and advisory body and today, we're fortunate to have the chair, eddie zhang here with us, the vice chair, linda jordan martin. and one of our oversight members, dr. gibson. [applause] so in 2014, the voters of san francisco overwhelmingly passed proposition c, the children and youth initiative. which increased the children and youth fund from three cents to four cents for every $100 of

property tax revenue. adjusted the age limit to allow us to serve transitional age youth. extended the fund up to 25 years. and then most importantly created a coordinating council, called the our children, our families council. as the official steward of the children and youth fund, we administer the funds to community based organizations and public partners, public agencies to provide services for children, youth, transitional age youth and their families. today, dcyf is extremely proud and honored to share that we will be funding 294 programs throughout the city administered by 151 different nonprofit agencies, for a total -- get ready -- for a total of $377

million over the next five years. [applause] [cheers and applause] that is a true demonstration of deep commitment that the people of san francisco is making for our children, youth and families here. over the next five years, nonprofit agencies will be receiving $75 million to provide services for our children, youth and families in over 300 schools and community-based agencies and sites throughout the entire city. in every single district, in all 11 districts. in this commitment, in strategic funding, powered by equity, quality services, community engagement and collaborative partnerships, this investment,

by the city of san francisco and its residents, is more than just money. it is a demonstration of love and dedication for our future. we are committed to ensuring equitable access to the services and opportunities that all of our children, youth and families need to lead lives full of opportunity and happiness, with a deep focus ensuring access for san francisco's children who need it the most. we have reached the culmination of this exciting multiyear planning cycle. and i am extremely proud of the new grant portfolio resulting from this process. we welcome all 151 agencies into the dcyf family. our funding decisions were guided by the population level data that we track regularly.

and by intentionally listening to our community, to our young people, to stakeholders, about what our children and families need to live in san francisco and to thrive. dcyf new investments and programs ranging from academic support to emotional well-being, from arts and music to literacy. and everything in between. this includes a commitment in our -- i'm sorry -- this includes an investment in our commitment to building the capacity of our agencies that we fund. the programs we're funding will support and strengthen san francisco's children, youth, transitional aged youth and families with greatest needs and people who serve them. we believe that the continuum of services that our grantees will

provide, will make san francisco an even greater place to grow up. the power of san francisco to be committed in our youth and families, this is what makes san francisco strong. it is now my pleasure to introdu introduce dante callaway. a san francisco native. you're not from denman, are you? >> i am from denman. >> a denman alumni, a beacon center alumni, who came back and worked at the beacon center. and now is a school district employee. >> yes. [cheers and applause] >> let's hear his story.

>> thank you, i appreciate that. raise this up a little bit. first, i give glory and honor to god for this opportunity and everybody else in their rightful places. much like what she was saying, i was a former participant here, i am a native san franciscan and worked for the beacon program. i am here and proud of it. i did receive my diploma, but i am still here. now, i never would have thought i would return to this place or be back in the positions -- the opportunities that i was given. while working for the beacon, i climbed the ladder. i started off as support and ended as site coordinator. and it was a wonderful opportunity. the beacon has given me so many opportunities and i want to give

them thanks for where i am in my life. i grew into the young man i am today. and james denman middle school,ive to give them credit. it's wonderful to hear they opened up the school during the weekend, because as a young person, i used to jump the fence to play basketball here with siblings and by myself. thank you, i appreciate that. no students have to jump over the fences anymore. growing up here in san francisco, it's not always the easiest place to grow up. especially, you know, when you're growing up with a struggling family, struggling mother here to take care of 4-8 children. and everything she's instilled in me, i give her credit for had who i am. i am grateful for the many

opportunities i have here and that i'm even able to give back. i truly believe what you sow, you shall reap. the times i was mean, rude torques the majority of the staff here, i'm reaping that sometimes. but again, i have an investment to give the kids, what was given to me. as a former beacon student, i had many, many different staff members continue to invest their time in me, treat me like a little brother and even like a cousin. however they wanted to do me, but though, sometimes i was being rude, sometimes i was an obnoxious student, they still loved on me. and i decided that, ok, i have to go ahead and give back. i never thought i would be in this position i'm in now, but i'm honored to give them what was given to me. to hear we're going to be receiving $377 million over the

next five years, to invest in our children, the youth and their families? it literally touches my heart. because now i know for a fact that san francisco is definitely invested in our young people. and want to see them grow. it's a beautiful -- into beautiful young adult. so again, i would love to give honor to everyone else in the rightful places and i thank you guys. me, myself, having two children, a son and daughter, i know that their futures are going to be very successful if they have a place like san francisco that cares for their children and families. thank you, guys. [applause] >> thank you dante. i want to acknowledge that our public defender just arrived.

thank you. so that concludes our very exciting announcement. for our nonprofit agency ins -- agencies in the crowd and some behind me, we'll be releasing the reward announcement later, 1:00 today. so check your e-mails. and you'll be pleasantly surprised. thank you so much.