welcome to the san francisco unified school district regular meeting of the board of education. today is tuesday, february 27th.

roll call please. [ roll call ] >> if you would please join me for the pledge of allegiance. [ pledge of allegiance ] >> thank you. section a is acceptability information for the public, which is in your board agendas. section b are opening items. item one is approval of board minutes. there are none tonight. as has been announced in the past two meetings, member of the public, if we wish to address the board of education, an

individual can complete a speaker card prior to the item being called. the card looks like there this and they're out in the foyer. according to the board rules and procedures, speaker cards will not be accepted for an item already before the board. before the superintendent's report, prior to our last -- just after our last meeting on valentine's day, there was a tragic incident in florida schools. i wanted to just take a moment, if i may, to honor the 17 that were killed. so if we could just bow and take a moment, please. >> great. thank you. our hearts and condolences are with the families and the

teachers and the families and students of the school, and we're really proud of what they've been doing to create a conversation that needs to be had. next item is the superintendent report. superintendent matthews. >> thank you, president mendoza. tonight, i would like to begin by addressing school safety. recently there was an article in the examiner. we here are concerned following the most recent mass shooting in florida. parents, students, and educators are asking what we can do to prevent this from ever happening again. our schools have security measures to ensure the well-being of students and staff. each school security system differs based on the size and layout of the campus as well as other factors. security measures may also include visitor check-in, procedures, locked doors after the start of the school day, surveillance cameras, school resource officers, and security

aides. building strong relationships between children and adults is fundamental to the safety and this is something our schools do well. our district has more school counselors per student than any other school district in california. we also encourage awareness and swift reporting. serious and potential life-threatening incidents have been intercepted by staff due to students reporting concerns immediately. the district has a comprehensive crisis plan in the event of a city-wide emergency. district administrators coordinate with the emergency management officials and law enforcement representatives to monitor and update school site specific plans annually. all schools have emergency response teams and are asked to practice safety protocol drills three times a year. schools partner with the police department to conduct lock down drills and we will work with the police department to make sure

these types of drills take place in an age appropriate way that helps ensure our students know what to do in the event that this type of incident should occur. our annual school planning summit will take place on saturday, march 3rd at every middle school at 450 church street. they provide the opportunity to work together as a team on your school's balanced scorecard, academic plan and budget for the 2018-2019 school years. members of the council and committees are expected to encouraged to help their schools set priorities by participating in the schools planning process. attend others will have the opportunity to review data about their school and students and reflect on how the school is doing to support students to succeed. based on the data, the schools will then set goals and identify priorities for the next year. then they'll look at the how the budgets can support the goals. the day begins at 8:15 to 9:00

with breakfast and a check-in. at 8:45, the school planning retreat begins and ends at 1:00. child care and snacks will be provided as well. if you want to reserve child care, if you're going to be at the event, please call 415-355-7323 extension 1312 for spanish and english or -- parking is available at everett middle school. i would like to also announce that the survey is now open. our strategic plan outlines goal for parent engagement. we want our schools to be welcoming and engage families to be involved in their children's learning. just as we look at student test scores to give us information about how students are learning, we also ask for feedback to

understand how students, staff, and families view the culture and climate of a school. this is one of the many ways we get feedback. it is important for us to understand how families feel about their schools, their child's learning and the ways that we can improve our schools. the surveys are part of our district accountability system and are reported in the annual elcap which is our accountable plan and reported in our district scorecards. the survey is available online as well as in paper version and is translatedded into spanish, chinese, vietnamese, tagalog and arabic. your school will send you the website link for your school specific survey. it's important we get people to respond so we have data that represents the whole school and not just a few people. there are no right or wrong answers to any of the questions. the survey will be anonymous and will not be used in staff or teacher evaluations. we just want to know your honest

opinion. students and staff surveys will be completed by march 23rd. parents who are taking the surveys on paper need to return it to the school no later than march 23rd. parents taking the online survey have up until april 27th to complete the survey online. please be sure to ask your school if you have not already served the link to the survey. everyone's voice is important. that ends our report for this evening, president men degrees. >> great. thank you. item three is recognition and resolutions and commendation. we have none tonight. item four is student delegates report. >> thank you, president mendoza. first item on our student delegates report is juvenile crime prevention. at the previous meeting yesterday, we learned that knowledge is power when it comes to crime prevention. our goal is to spread awareness about what is considered a juvenile crime to prevent such

from happening and protect those who are victims. we would like to thank ms. freeman, the education attorney and public defender who presented to us yesterday. >> we also have the office of civic immigration and immigration affairs come to our last meeting to talk about their website and how to improve it and to really spread the link to those who need it. our goal it to spread the news about this website and access the opportunities to our immigrant students and families. we would like to thank the ocei. >> our c and r agenda is the san francisco never again movement. a group of student leaders from the school of the arts and lowell high school are rallying together to form a movement involving students from all public high schools to capture the youth voice on begun control in light of the shooting in florida. it is striking to see the rapid mobilization of students in response to recent events and

the sac would like to stand in solidarity with the activism of our peers and we would like to release a proclamation for our support. we would like to thank the student leaders who came. >> with the money that the fundraiser raised, we are planning to host an essay scholarship to award our students who are experiencing homelessness a prize of $500. we would like to help provide support to those who are in school and need the money for supplies like books. we would like to thank all those who helped donate and support the fundraiser and we would also like to thank ms. richards, the head of the homeless department for collaborating with us in making this happen. >> next we would like to talk about our next steps on board policy 6145. i would like to discuss the on going sac action in research regarding the board pel the pol.

we're working with the superintendent to gather information on potential administrative regulation for board policy 6145 regarding activities. student representatives are projected to present at the march 5th rules committee meeting regarding our findings and next steps. >> i would like to remind everyone again that the 15th annual youth summit will be happening on march 16th. this youth summit is to cultivate youth leaders through workshops and inspire presenters. if you would like to come, make a reservation with our sac coordinator. >> finally, on our report, we are taking applications for new student delegates, which means i won't get to sit in this seat forever. our student delegate meeting will be this friday, march 2nd, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. this is when the applications for student delegate are due,

and as i said, the due date for the applications and the time of the meeting, friday, march 2nd, 2018, at 5:30 p.m. >> our next sac meeting will be on march 5th at 5:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. of the sac is a public council and anybody is welcome to attend. if you would like to attend, make a presentation or would like a copy of our agenda, please contact our sac supervisor. thank you. >> all right. thank you both. item five is our advisory committee reports and appointments to advisory committees by board members. we have two committee reports this evening. i'm sorry. one. it's the report from the mike rant education parent advisory council. i believe we have representatives from our council here to do the presentation. >> yes. >> please come on up.

[speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: good evening, ladies and gentlemen. i'm part of the migrant education program. i'm happy it has helped me a lot, me and my children a lot. i've been there several years. [speaking spanish]

>> through the interpreter: i'm going to be speaking about the program, community and families. the presentation for the board of education of 2018. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter:

through the work of cesar chavez and migrant workers during the late 1960s, federal and state laws in california recognize the unique challenges migrant students face and dedicated resources to support families to overcome obstacles faced because of poverty and disrupted educational experiences. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: the

purpose of the mission of the migrant education program is advocacy and outreach, family literacy, integration of family, technology into education and related programs. programs to facilitate the transition of secondary school students to postsecondary education or employment, professional development and mentoring for teachers and other program personnel. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: a

child is eligible for migrant education program if they meet the following criteria. child between the ages of 3 and 22, have not graduated from high school, a child, parent or guardian of a migrant agricultural worker or fisher, child and or family moved within the past 36 months and to obtain temporary or seasonal employment in agriculture or facing and has moved from one school district to another. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: the

services is provided in the migrant education program and students. it's school readiness, parent workshops, pre-k enrollment, home based instruction and summer school. for k through eighth grade, academic intervention,

enrichment opportunities, summer school, monitoring academic process. 9th to twelfth grade, mentoring and monitoring academic progress, education excursions, leadership development workshops on college and career readiness and financial opportunities, case management, as needed. from 14 to 22-year-olds, case management links youth to community and educational agencies. [ speaking spanish ] >> through the interpreter:

services provided for families in the migrant education program are health and social services which collaborates with other community resources to ensure health and well-being of mep families, personal investment sessions with community liaison and student advisers. parent support and participation services, facilitate advisory committees, trainings for

leadership development and parental support in academic life of their children. i'dsation and recruitment, identification of mep students through school and community based outreach, enrollment in appropriate academic and social services. here in this picture we have teacher carolina giving services to students as well as giving services at home. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: here in this picture, you can see the older students that participate in trips or field trips that are not only to go outside but to

learn and to learn things that that benefit them. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: so now my colleague is going to be speaking in english only. >> i'm randy. i go to mission high school. i'm in the twelfth grade. today i'll be talking about the great success about migrant education program. so to start out, we have expanded funding for positions that will allow for continued support for students and families who no longer meet eligibility requirements, expansion of home based school, program through consultants, a program to middle and high school students, continued collaboration and support of access and equity team, increased number of students receiving intervention and training as well as training for

counselors for identification purposes and personally for me, the one that's been most beneficial is preparing high school students that goes along the lines of sat, act, college applications and personal statements because for me, it's been a struggle to start out with college applications and getting an idea, an exposure of what to expect in the future. i feel like this program really does help me get a sense of the future as well as college readiness. i'll also be talking about challenges and priorities. so for challenges, reductions in number of students in families that qualify to be eligible for services. limit of direct services for three years as mandated by title one, part c, access to technology for academic support, middle and high school levels. and for priorities, assurance of funding to maintain expand level support to migrant education programs, students and families.

extension of loan programs for middle and high school students. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: now we are open to comments and questions. any question you may have. >> thank you so much for the presentation. we don't have to do public comment on this one, do we? yeah. so i have colleagues that have questions. >> thank you. i appreciate the presentation very much. i have a question just how many

students are in the program and have we seen that number go up or down? >> we've actually seen the number go down, and i believe in the packet that was distributed by mr. seal earlier, there are some numbers in there. it was just distributed right before the meeting started. you may not have had an opportunity to look at it. but, yeah, it has declined i think for the last couple of years. it looks like 245 current students. >> currently, yes. >> commissioner walton. >> thank you. i have a question. if you look at slide 9, when you say limit direct services for three years as mandatedded by title one, part c, can you expand on that a little bit. >> sure. there's a variety of portions as

you probably know to title one. one of them happens to be migrant education. they do have an eligibility criteria and that is that students can qualify for three years. then you always renew as well if the parents or the child has moved to seek temporary employment in agriculture or in the fisheries in california. yeah. >> but we haven't like as a practice of a district denied service after three years or stopped? >> not really. we make every effort -- because it can go up to the age of -- it changed from 21 to 22. so we do still keep an eye on those students and support them if they feel they need the continued support. so we have the program out of school youth that we try and support as well. so we try and follow them along their path especially if they need extra assistance where they are. yeah.

thank you. >> any other questions or comments? okay. we want to thank you for your presentation. obviously you're serving a group of our students that need the support that you provide. we want to just thank you for that. [speaking spanish] >> through the interpreter: thank you for your attention and we hope to see you in the near future. >> thank you. our next item is recognition all valuable employees our rave awards. we have a distinguished award and a rave special service award. superintendent matthews. >> so it is my pleasure first and foremost to introduce the pre-k team at rooftop community school, danielle lurie is a pre-k teacher.

hiayang yu is a pre-k teacher. ana roblero is a para educator. monica mendoza is also a para educator. their supervisor barbara chisholm will speak about the team. >> good evening, everybody. it is any great pleasure and honor to present this month's arrive distinguished service award. these people are from rooftop elementary school representing rooftop, the early education department and some of the greatest work that i've seen for inclusion program. these four outstanding teachers were nominated by a family with a child h who has an iep. i'm thrilled to see them honored today. here are some words from the families they work with every

day. great teaching benefits the lives of children and families and communities. this team exemplifies a dedication and thoughtfulness that extends beyond the walls of the classroom. they are a model of how all children can be held to the highest expectations. their classroom is a beautifully supportive, stimulating, and uniquely welcoming environment that enables children of all developmental capabilities and learning styles to thrive. these hardworking teachers at rooftop emphasize not just about accepting differences but also about genuinely including everyone. when i go in the classroom, i do not know who has an iep generally. every child is respected and highlighted and they all play together in such a wonderful, warm way. my experience with the rooftop preschool class and the truly exceptional educators there has convinced in he that coteaching should be adopted throughout the district system.

this is words of a parent. congratulations and thank you for all that you do for the district and our students and families today and every day. and please welcome ana to the podium. she has words she would like to share. [ applause ] >> i'm a little bit emotional because of our incident earlier today. i am very honored to be here tonight and grateful to be a recipient of this award. it's true that when you do what you love, it doesn't feel like a job. together, we overcame each challenge which were the stepping stones to our success. a huge thank you to everyone present here tonight, and the most sincere thank you to my team. thank you. [ applause ] >> thank you, barbara.

thank you, sara for the nomination. thank you everybody for being here tonight. i'm the special education teacher at rooftop pre-k. it's a truly humbling experience to be accepting this award. nothing in my experience has prepared me of such an honor like this especially to be recognized for doing something i love to do. i'm -- i moved from china five and a half years ago. i benefited from an inclusive program which makes me feel like i belong. add a special education teacher, thinking about teaching practices, i constantly wonder how i can bring the inclusiveness to the classroom so that everyone can belong into the classroom. going into rooftop, i have such an amazing team. danielle as the general education teacher, ana as a para

professional and monica who could not be here as a para professional as well. we all come from different backgrounds and cultures. when it comes to teaching, we are all on the same page. we embrace each other's diversity and each student's diversity. we apply our openness to our classroom and teaching so that everyone is welcome and everyone feels safe. every day we learn from our students, and we apply the new knowledge into our teaching so that every student could benefit from what we learned from them. we are really thankful that our team has supported and understanding parents for nominating us. as a teacher, nothing can be more rewarding than seeing students progress and getting recognition from the parents. in the end, i would love to close my speech with several thank you. thank you, dani, ana and monica for your supportive and collaborative so that we could achieve what we have today. and thank you all the parents

for your support. we could not thrive without your understanding. also, i want to thank you to all of our students. being able to witness all them grow is our greatest achievement of all. we are grateful for the award and we will keep doing what we love. thank you, everyone. [ applause ] >> hi, everybody. i'm the general ed teacher at rooftop pre-k. we've been on a roller coaster the last couple years. we started our classroom with myself and ana and monica and another teacher and she left and we just went along with it and we all kind of, you know worked together to figure out a way where our classroom can be a sanctuary for our children and i feel like we've done a really good job getting there. i just want to thank you all for this honor. thank you for nominating us and putting us on the map. it's been a privilege to work in

a special and unique classroom such as ours. i'm working with a hardworking team, growing professional other, being challenged and experiencing so much joy. having the opportunity to work with our youngest minds shows how molding these young minds shapes our future, how important our presence as educators are and how the positive difference we can make in the world is. it has been heartwarming to watch our students learning. inclusion is the way to go. thank you so much again for this honor. [ applause ]

>> thank you. >> next we have our rave special service award. barnaby payne will have words about our next award winner.

>> barnaby payne, i'm speaking on his behalf. so i'm very, very honored to present this award to mr. patterson from ruth asawa school of the arts for his above and beyond excellent services that he provides to our students, and i want to share his nomination because i think that it truly encapsulates all that he does. he's consistently advocating and planning for our students. he's proactive about keeping students engaged. his discussions and iep meetings are never about getting the student through the individual issues they might be facing at that moment, but always looking to prepare them for a fulfilling life after they leave. he's creative in coming up with ways to support students and very reflective about

accommodations. when a student's accommodations aren't receiving the result, he won't hesitate to help teachers find equal access to curriculum. he works with his caseload to support them through study skills classes which allows him to support the students academic growth in a concentrated way. also to learn about the student and how the student's other teachers can find more effective supports. with one of the hardest jobs on campus, he remains always optimistic and focused on getting every student to achieve at their full potential. so i want to call out a nomination from one of his coworkers, which i think says a whole heck of a lot as we talk about our special ed teachers and our general education teachers working to the. we're seeing this happen in a great way in a model here at this school. we actually also have an

inclusive practices parent advisory council we've started this year so that ipac. and i will say that the members of our parent group have been furiously e-mailing back and forth over the last week as we found out about this nomination. we wholeheartedly stand behind these words and stand behind this guy and all he does for our children. so thank you very, very much. [ applause ] >> i just want to say one thing. i think oftentimes that i learn a lot more from my students than they learn from me. a few years into my teaching career with special education, a student reminded me that i need to look not at disability of the student but at ability. he walked into my room and every remember every day, look at all the abilities that they possess.

the disabilities seem minor. general ed teachers become able to do that and it's easier for them to find why the inclusive model work is look at that one small part of the student that is a disability or eligibility and how do we work with that and see the student as a whole. i'm also really grateful i have the parents that i have to work with. we have a reputation of having students who are too privileged or don't have the needs of students that other students have. i'm well aware of it. i don't think our parents get acknowledgment for how much work and sacrifice they put in to advocate for those students. our school provides an amazing experience for a number of students to become artists and become familiar with the arts and our program, i'm lucky with the support of our principal. i want to call out one person by name. one of the para professionals at our school who, without his

support, we would be stretched too thin to be able to do anything. so i just want to appreciate him and his work at the school also because i'm not able to do anything that i do without his help. thanks. [ applause ] >> congratulations. >> all right. congratulations to all of you. we want to thank you for the amazing service that you provide to our young people. we couldn't do it without you. we are going to move on to

section c in our consent calendar. i need a motion and a second on the consent calendar, please. >> motion. >> second. >> thank you. i believe we have only if we need to. all right. is there any -- there's no public comment on our consent items. any items withdrawn or corrected by the superintendent. >> no items. >> thank you. any items removed for first reading by the board? seeing none, thank you. any items severed by the board or superintendent for discussion and vote tonight? seeing none. thank you. we don't have any public comment. roll call on consent calendar. [ roll call ]

>> thank you. section d, a discussion and vote on consent calendar resolution severed for separate consideration? there were none. section e proposal for action. we have two items. first is board policy 6145.2 athletic competition. it was moved from january 23rd, a report has been given by rules. superintendent matthews, would you like to read the recommendation into the record? >> yes. general counsel will be reading this into the record. >> the action tonight is they approve the board policy for athletic competition. >> we do not have any public speakers signed up at this time.

any comments or questions from the board or superintendent? roll call vote, please [ roll call ] >> six aye. >> thank you. our next item is board policy 6142.2 sexual health and hiv aids prevention. it was moved in december. commissioner norton isn't here. is there someone else that can do a report from curriculum? who else is on curriculum? no others? it's probably on the -- is it further in the -- it was in the

background section. >> okay. >> that was moved with a positive recommendation. thank you. >> superintendent matthews, do you want to introduce your. >> 6142.1 sexual healed and hiv aids prevention and instruction. >> thank you. we have no public comment signed up. comments from the board or the superintendent? commissioner. >> we discussed this at committee, and there have been a lot of progress in terms of bringing age appropriate content to all grade levels. it's been a continuing concern of mine that we're not talking about sex education early enough as children are entering into adolescents at earlier ages. there's a lot of positive work done in this area. i would like to urge my colleagues to adopt it.

>> all right. thank you. i'm sorry. i had had your card in a different place. public comment on this item? >> thank you. my name is allison collins. i'm a parent at francisco. i want to say number one i'm really excited about the new curriculum. i'm a nerd about curriculum and i'm super excited. i checked it out online. i appreciate the fact you shared it with families and told us it was there. i knew to look for it in the newsletter in january. i also appreciate that as a parent i can review it. i think it's amazing that you're teaching students about gender and identity. it's open and using proper language. the only thing that i would like to see happen that isn't currently happening in our district is i want to make sure that a lot of times this gets

implemented at the end of the year after testing or sometimes it doesn't get implemented. and as far as language goes and sexual harassment and things like that, that conversation needs to happen at the beginning of the year, and i still don't see any specific places where every school is addressing how to use appropriate language for lgbtq communities and also what is sexual harassment. you know, what is appropriate language in terms of talking and setting up a respectful space and in middle school, it's primarily a lot of the name-calling and kind of negative behaviors i see are specifically around, you know, you hear anti homophobic language and misogynistic language. kids know not to say slurs i think a little more often. so i think especially the middle school level. my daughters tell me it's all over the place. it's not really being addressed in a consistent way. i think this is amazing, and i

just would love to see more systemic ways of just the beginning of the year -- that kind of behavior. thank you very much. i appreciate it. >> thank you, ms. collins. my other comments from the board? seeing none, roll call, please. [ roll call ] >> six aye. >> please note public comment is an opportunity to hear from the public. we ask you to refrain from using

employee or students names. if you have a complaint about a district employee, you may submit it to the employee supervisor in accordance with district policy. as a reminder. board rules and california law do not allow us to respond to comments or answer questions during the public comment time. if appropriate, the superintendent will ask that staff follow up with speakers. i have a few public comment speakers. i'm going to read your name. please come up and press the button and you each have two minutes. maria crotter, richard ria, mikayla mae, shula saba. come on up. >> good evening. i'm maria crowder. good evening, president and commissioners. i'm here regarding the kip view

elementary. it was sent to the superintendent and commissioners on february 15th. i'm here to reiterate this and share the letter and underscore or interest. we are proud to have been part of the bayview community since 2003. our middle school and high school are thriving and we are now following through on our commitment to our families in the bayview to provide education beginning in elementary school. oulong time mention has been foa proposed elementary school to be located in the neighborhood. we were surprised and disappointed to learn that the district's initial offered facilities assigned us to the mission education center. we are deeply concerned over this placement and respectfully request that we partner to find a more suitable location that does not disrupt important sfusd programs and is close proximity to where our families reside. the vast majority of our family

proposing this live in the bayview and want the school to open in the bayview. it is our understanding that the district has classroom space in the neighborhood. the prop 39 process requires that our school be located near our families and we really welcome the chance to work with the district to determine an appropriate placement for our school in the bayview. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> good evening. i'm the new director of mission promise neighborhood. adds many of you know, the promise neighborhood initiative was inspired by the promise that every child can learn and graduate regardless of their background. i'm proud to say that mission promise neighborhood is keeping this promise. over the five years of our involvement at the high school, we've seen graduation rates for african-american and latino students increase dramatically and the principal attributes this increase in large part to

participation in the promise neighborhood initiative. we work with principals to connect students and families to affordable housing opportunities and building programs and we are proud that this data driven collective impact approach is now part of the fabric of the mission district. it'it's a new director, i look forward to working with you to align our work with your policies and your vision. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. >> hello. i'm a parent of two kids that attend carmichael. i'm not really sure where else i'm supposed to go, but i was told to come here. there has been numerous complaints at the elementary school regarding bullying. my daughter has been a target of it to the point to where she is

being almost tormented to not want to go to school anymore. i have taken it up with every administrator in the school, to the point that i was even asked to put her in the bilingual program so she would be away from the student. in the middle of the school year, this student actually was transferred into my daughter's classroom. he has cut her hair. he has pushed her. he has thumped on her, spit on her. he has pulled her pants down and tried to kiss her. it is a recurring incident where it's to the point where i don't know what else i'm supposed to do. i have done everything that the administrator has told me to do. i've asked if there's a way that i can figure out how to talk to the parent about this behavior, and even the parent wrote me a letter saying that the school is not doing a good job on figuring out how to -- the discipline situation. my daughter was out of school for a month for health reasons. when she came back, she was tested and she was still above

the entire classroom. i went in and sat in the classroom before the student was placed in there and after the student. after the student was placed in there, i was told by the administration there's people pushing in, checking out making sure everything was okay. none of that has been done. the student has taken over the entire classroom to the point that the students aren't getting the opportunity to learn anymore. [ stand by ]

this is important to me because [ inaudible ] and we have put it at our number one choice in the

lottery for kindergarten. the district average is 55%. just last week, i saw principal chung sitting at her desk, confounded by cutting her budget by $155,000, and i asked wasn't your budget cut last year, and she said yes. this is a graph that shows the perpupil funding for both pta and the district, and you can see that sara is pretty much at the bottom of the list. every day, we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitiable support required to thrive in the 21st century. that is the mission statement of our great city's school district. i ask that you reinstate the

$130,000 that was cut from the budget at sera elementary. thank you. >> thank you. next speaker, please. paul kangas. >> sorry. my name's paul kangas, and i'm speaking about -- i think it would be useful for the school to put 1,000 solar panels on each school roof and yard. this is create jobs, obviously. it'll create energy that the schools can sell to pg&e for 49 cents perkilowiatt hour. it's money that can be raised for the schools to get more teachers. this'll not only help the school, it'll end racism,

poverty, and sexism as jobs do. i've lived in cuba where this is common practice. they have solar panels on all the schools. this is an important way that the students will see the future solar economy created, if we just have -- one of the schools already has this. abraham lincoln has 1,000 solar panels sitting kitty-corner from the schools. it teaches the students how we're going to be able to create a solar economy so we can stop global warming. this is the number one issue we face in the world today, and it has to trickle down to the school level, and one of the ways to bring it down to the school level is just we can get the funding to put the solar panels on each school, and that way, generate energy. the schools have a large amount of roofs. generate energy to hire more teachers, and so i don't know if anybody's ever thought about this before, but when i was in cuba, i saw this happening in

cuba, and if they can do it, we can do it. thank you very much for your time. >> thank you very much. there are no other public comments to be made, we're going to move onto section g, special order of business. there's none tonight. section h is a discussion of other educational issues. dr. matthews. >> so tonight, we will have a presentation regarding a redesign of our web properties. that will be presented by our chief information officer and chief technology officer. >> good evening, superintendent, good evening, commissioners. my name is gentle blythe. i'm the chief of communications and i'm joined here by melissa dodd, our chief of technology. we're here to share an update on the web property redesign project. this project is a collaborative cross departmental team effort that's led primarily by two

divisions, and in particular, before we begin, i just want to recognize that the core team consists of a few people that are here with us tonight, join cy, jill shagere, and elva gutierrez. we're trying to get a deck synced up here. i'll give you some content before that. as you know, the world is on-line. the majority of our families, both current and future families, as well as employees and future employees are looking for information about our district on-line. we have an average of over 100,000 unique views a month on our primary site, but there are also dozens of other web properties that have been developed over the years that are maintained by staff and departments and at school sites. the content o