and again i want to applaud the chief for supporting our captain here. that's all i want to say, thank you. by the way captain, thank you for translating our fly ner chinese because it made it really easy for our community and i believe that it was officer phillips that did the translation. is that correct? [laughter] >> thank you, very much. i see no one else online for public comment. they're end particular for you. before we adjourn from that, i want to say as commissioners we enjoy coming out to the district stations. as a couple of you have mentioned we're kind of trapped at city hall most weeks and i know that it's a hard trek for people to get there and so we

appreciate coming out and meet you and hear your concerns and it's a treat when we have these nights. so with that the next loin item is plan four -- >> adjournment. >> all right do we have a motion. >> second. >> all in favor. >> aye. >> thank you everyone. know how

hard you have worked to win a state championship. it is an absolutely incredible accomplishment. don't correct my grammar because i went to galileo high school and you went to lowell. you did it focused as a team and it matters. you are going to look back on

this time in your life, and you are going to think wow, this was the best time of my life. it may not seem that way right now but a few years from now you're going to look back and you're going to really remember your teammates, you're going to remember the excitement when you played, and yes, the challenges, because we know it takes a lot of hard work, both physically and mentally to get to a place where you can win a state championship, and i wanted you all to know how proud we are in san francisco that these incredible women that are sitting before me today achieved this incredible milestone. so i wanted to take the opportunity to honor you here at city hall because i'm really proud of each of you for what you were able to do. i want to ask your coach, coach

sung to come up and say a few words. is the coach here today? there you go. come on up coach. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: wait a minute. you look like you're a student at lowell high school. >> you know not too long ago, i was at lincoln. >> the hon. london breed: lincoln? too nice. and not too long ago, you guys beat lincoln. >> not when i was playing. >> come on up coach, and congratulations to everybody. [applause] >> good evening. my name is kelly sung and i am the varsity coach at lowell high school. first i'd like to thank mayor london breed and her staff for inviting us here tonight. it's so amazing to be recognized for all our hard work. growing up and attending lincoln high school the aaa teams never made it far in the

post season. in the beginning of this season our goal was to win our section title and to get past the second round of nor-cal. we were able to accomplish that and so much more but i will let marie go kind of speak to that. what i wanted to touch on is how proud i am of these girls. before practice or tournaments, you could find them studying for their tests or getting ahead of homework. it is hard to balance academics and sports at such a prestigious school. our team held the highest accumulative grade point average of any team at lowell high school. telling teams that they are your favorite team is sort of bad practice but in my nine years of coaching, i have to admit this is one of my favorite teams to coach. not only because of the success they had but because of their

love for volleyball and each other. i hope you all remember how much of an impact you have made on not only lowell high school but in women's sports. you are the first team at lowell and the first team in aaa to win state titles. continue to be lastly i want to thank the parents for your support this season. having to leave work early or wake up at 5:00 a.m. for tournaments is not easy, but just know that we would not have accomplished this without your unwavering support, so thank you so much. and next we're going to have our team captain mariko mariko tanaka. >> good evening, everyone. my name is mariko tanaka, and i

am a senior at lowell high school. this past volleyball season was one of the most amazing experiences i've ever had, and i am so thankful to be a part of this team and so proud to be able to accomplish something even beyond my imagination. at the beginning of this season winning state was something i never thought my team would get an opportunity to achieve. our main goal was to win aaa section championships and advance past the second round of c.i.a. nor-cal playoffs. the team stayed focused on reaching this goal, and with the hard work came reward to go undefeated in league play and win our city championship. after this, keeping focus was extremely hard, but with the encouragement of our coaches, kelly and j.j. we won the

first and second and then third round against burlingame in an extremely close match knocking off the number one seed on their home turf to win the championship is indescribable. we are under dogs again in the c.i.f. playoffs but we were able to bring back the first state championship in volleyball in san francisco history. [applause] >> individually, everyone on this team is very different, but we managed to find a way to gel together in the most perfect way possible. on behalf of this team i would like to thank mayor london breed for having us and would also like to thank all friends and family for all the support

you showed for us this season. thank you. [applause] >> the hon. london breed: thank you. all right. thank you. that was great. who's the next speaker here? oh the principal yes. and again let me just say i notice that there's some members of the press here. i hope you get the word out about the incredible students at our school that are achieving great things because we need to continue to shine a light on all the work that they do to accomplish such a great thing here in san francisco. so with that, come on up. [applause] >> i would also like to thank london mayor breed -- mayor london breed. i know that she was a galileo lion but now that she is the mayor of this great city

someday she has to be a mission bear or a washington great eagle, but today, i would like to have her as a lowell cardinal. [applause] >> this was an incredibly exciting season. every week, we would advance a little bit. i would come back to the office, and they would say they won again they won again. and i was there at that burlingame game. that was a very exciting game. there were moments when the opposing team looked like they were set up to get some wonderful spike and no didn't happen. so what i could really see was our young women here had the most incredible focus, and they were looking at each other like this; you get it.

and that's what won the championship: team work. i couldn't be prouder of these young women who brought home a championship and on top of that maintained the highest g.p.a., continued to do so well in their academics. we will say good-bye to the ones who graduate this here, but we have a great young team coming up and i would love to come back here next year. thank you so much for bringing lowell to city hall and thank you to our mayor for having us. [applause] >> and now, i believe the mayor will give the certificates. >> the hon. london breed: we have jennie lam who is a teacher and an elected member of the school board. what she does she makes sure along with the school board,

that you have the tools you need. so with that i'll turn it over to you. >> thank you. first, we're going to acknowledge our players and then the coaches. so first, i'd like to acknowledge kaly bucmongla katey yee, heather wu carly lu kelsey mah pearl vermilia, gabriela gabriela kwak alexandra chow

eliana "ellie" brown, alina qi aleti edmonds mariko tanaka kylonni wong, assistant coach joshua jong. last but not least, head coach kelly sung. can we get a group picture with the mayor at the podium, and

then last with players and coaches. [applause]

>> the hon. london breed: well it's that simple. that concludes our program, and again, i want to just thank all of you and congratulations to this incredible team. thank you to the parents and the family members who are here today. we appreciate your support, and -- well i would say continue to get good grades but you guys go to lowell so i don't have to say that. continue to just remember that you all as champions are leaders. people look up to you because of what you've been able to accomplish, and so continue to hold your heads up high, do all the great things that you are meant to do and who knows what may end up happening in the future. you could end up mayor. so thanks for coming today, and congratulations. [applause]

. >> we are running a womens' volleyball program here at richmond rec center. it's progressing really nice. the ladies here really enjoy the exercise and the play and it's a lot of fun want this program is not for the faint at heart. it's really intense. the ladies come out. they are really going after it. they just love to play and compete. anyone can sign up. we're looking for more players. the women come from all over the city. we enjoy the program and we are getting

people out to have fun in this beautiful city. >> rec and parks womens' volleyball program is available at richmond rec center. please visit t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t , we're going to get started. we are going to get started. thank you. the regular meeting of the san francisco unified school district for february 11th 2020

is now called to order. >> clerk: roll call, please. [roll call] >> section a general information and section b opening items. first item is approval of board minutes. we need a motion and a second. >> so moved. >> any corrections. [roll call]. >> clerk: thank you. [roll call]

>> speaker cards for the regular agenda and for closed session are necessary if you wish to regards board of education. members of the public are reminded that an individual can complete a speaker card prior to the item being called. and presented it to the executive session. to my right and to your left. members of the public are reminded that individual -- members of the public have two minutes to address the board and or the item and or the time as set by the president. according to board rules and procedures speaker cards will not be accepted for an item already before the board. item number 2 dr. matthews. >> thank you president sanchez. good evening everyone. this month the entire country will join us to elevate the diverse histories experiences stories, and voices of african americans and our critical

importance in the past, present and future of our society. the month of february was officially recognized as black history month in 1976. but it's origins go back 50 years prior when woodson had a vision for promoting african american history. throughout the month of february, san francisco public schools will host a multitude of lessons, efforts efforts and performances. last week, i joined the african american read-in at carver elementary and i encourage our students teachers, faculty and staff to participate fully in celebrations across the city. on our website there's a san francisco unified school district black history month resource guide for our educators. this guide is a compilation of resources from blogs, news outlets and community organizations that teachers can incorporate into units and lessons throughout the year. you are welcome to reference it for ideas to bring black history month alive in your family

discussions and in activities this movement it is important that these conversations continue outside the classroom and there are many ways that you can celebrate black history month at home also. we will also be celebrating the successes of our african american students at the 26th annual african american honor roll and candlelight ceremony thursday february 20th from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at saint mary's cathedral located at 1,100 -- 1111 goth street. the san francisco alliance of black school educators and the african american community request the honor of your presence at the honor roll academic awards ceremony and reception. we will honor third to 12th grade students who have approved a 3.0 or higher this academic year. all students will gather at five and the program will begin at six with the reception immediately following. this is open to all.

national school counseling week was february 3rd through february 7th. this week, sponsored by the american school councillors association, highlights the unique contributions of school councillors within our u.s. school systems and the tremendous impact they have at helping students achieve school success and helping them plan for their careers. here in the san francisco unified school district, we know that school councillors are an essential part of the school community. school councillors work with students in the areas of academic social, emotional and college career planning and school councillors are advocates for students and our district recognizes the and their families will be held on saturday february 22nd from 9:00 a.m. to 2:30 at the university of san francisco fram

hall. it will feature a keynote address by emily smith from the paul k. longmoore institute on disability. a speaker panel and multitude of workshops focusing on career and college navigation and readiness will be held. in workshop topics include financial aid in scholarships career transitions and opportunities after high school. transitioning to adulthood and how accommodations work in college and many, many more. this event is free and a light breakfast and lunch are provided. i would like to continue to encourage san francisco unified seniors to apply for the superintendent's 21st september 21th century awards and they have one or more of the characteristics in our graduate profile. they will receive a $2,000 skip and honored at an event with myself and other leaders this

spring. the scholarship is available to all students regardless of citizenships status. the deadline to apply is friday, february 28th. go to san francisco sfusd.edu to learn more and apply and talk to your school councilor or principal if you have any questions. finally, all schools and offices will be closed on monday, february 17th, for president's day. president sanchez that ends my announcement. >> thank you, very much. item 3 student delegates report. >> thank you president sanchez. good evening everybody. for our first item, it's a super cool scholarship opportunity which dr. vincent matthews has already stated but i'll repeat t the superintendent 21st century award. applications are open and six winners will each receive a 2000 skip2000scholarship and be honored at an event this bring.

this scholarship is available to all students and the goal is to circulate this opportunity with the district student body to apply for this opportunity which highlights superintendent six graduate profile years. we'd like to thank superintendent dr. vincent matthews for continuing to make this an opportunity available to students and laura for bringing this award to our attention. our second item is the sfusd census outreach presentation. so last night at our meeting christina wong presented on the 2020 census and we were updated on last year's survey responses and we discussed ways to promote the survey for the up coming year. we talked about how we could possibly include it in curriculum to teach students more about the census and our

goal is to promote engagement with this year's 2020 census to encourage people to research and learn more about the importance. we'd like to thank christina wong for presenting to the sac. >> our third item is the youth summit update. our annual youth summit is soon approaching. they have been working hard to plan and coordinate the event. our goal is to encourage younger class men who are interested in making a change in their school to attend. for more information, send us an e-mail or look for your representative at your school. we would like to thank everyone who has reached out to us. regarding this support and student voice and offering to host the workshop at our youth summit. can i please get a drum roll from the audience or from the board.

a little louder. i'm honored to announce the student delegate for the 2020 to 2021 student delegate is now open. i am very sad to say this will be my only year here but i am really excited for the next lower-class men to join this board. our goal from is to have a student delegate who has great leadership opportunities to represent a student voice and it's a fun in rewarding experience where you work to create change in your district and the board members are always exciting. see your school's representative for an application and the deadline is march 6th at 5:00 p.m. thank you. do you want to. >> our next meeting is on monday february 24th at 5:00 p.m. yes. it's a public council and anyone is welcome to attend our meetings. if you would like to attend or

make a presentation, or would like a copy of our up-and-coming sac agenda, please contact our sac supervisor mr. salvador lopez. >> thank you student delegates. recognitions and rel resolutions of accommodations. recognizing all valuable employees award none tonight. public comment on non agenda items. i'm going to call a number of speakers up. you will each have two minutes. virginia marshal. ben sendrick, williams, hannah, dianne thompson. julie a stone, josie verona, sophia ekert gloria wong, benia man morrison, steven o'riley william patterson joe safina

martin. franklin chin, heath chung the protocol for public comment. note that public comment is an opportunity for the board to hear from the community on matters within the board's jurisdiction. we ask that you refrain from using employee and student 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 attempt to answer questions during the public comment time. if appropriate the superintendent will ask that staff follow-up with speakers. thank you you may begin. >> good evening board. happy black history black history week. black lives matter in school last week and the board's continued support for the

students of color and celebrating black history month. i'm speaking on regards to a session you are going to have, a closed session later on this evening. in regards to a school and an individual that works at the school. i just really want to share our concerns, we have a number of speakers that will be speaking in regards to supporting her. she was non re-elected and the process was not as fair as we would have liked. the thing i want to really harp on or talk about today in a good-faith process you will do your due diligence. as we look for educators to support our students in the classroom, our evaluations should come through a good faith process. a holistic process. a process that you can talk to the community to see how this individual is working. and this case, this young lady worked in the soar program her first year. very little s