many of our low income and first generation college students use to prepare for college. please help our low income students and reject this contract. thank you. >> thank you. cal. go ahead. >> i want to talk about teachers. i mentioned earlier that it seems like there is a lack of care for the teachers being fired. at 60 they have bills and families. more over, as student it is traumatic to go to class today and see teachers crying because they are worried they will be cut first because they are newest. students are crying because the

favorite teacher is cut. the program that makes school worth going to will not be funding. students deserve to have those programs. taking away the funding is taking away those programs. like everyone else said i urge you to reconsider the agreement. >> thank you. >> i am frustrated to hear ap prep classes might be cut. i am frustrated to hear genned teachers never had the prep periods to begin with. it is important to note that there is an inequity in our system when the only teachers who got prep periods were ap teachers. i am never in favor of cutting anything. if we are the equitable district

that we think we are, we need to look at what students need the most support and what students require the most planning. r.f.p.s have to work with 28 kids across seven, eight, 10 different class rooms. folks in need of planning period, i would encourage you to look at other areas, not to take anything away from ap teachers. everyone needs planning periods. move equity to the front and center of the conversation. thank you. >> that concludes public comment. >> thank you. the board will now go into closed session. i call >> item 1 report from closed session. the matter of pk versus

s.f.u.s.d. 2021-120888. the board voted seven ayes to pay up to the stipulated amount. the matter of rsh versus s.f.u.s.d. case (202)112-0857. the board seven ayes gives authority to pay up to stipulated amount. two matters of avenued litigation the board gave direction to the general counsel on one matter of public employee discipline dismissal relief. by seven ayes approved settlement and release agreement. with that this meeting is adjourned before midnight.

[roll call] >> as we know, given recent changes, there will be a shift within this board of education that needs acknowledgement. understanding the disheartening nature of how we have been forced to operate over the last 1.5 years but also realizing our need to move forward together for our students, it has encouraged many communities across san francisco to take action, feel heard, and be a part of this space.

my hope is that does not change; that we continue to uplift communities that tend to be forgotten, the very ones that we come from, and that we represent. as president, i spent the better part of my role in sharing collaboration across our board, communities, noting the importance of us being aligned during strenuous and unprecedented times. so long as we continue to prioritize those with the least, i know that we will all benefit. our work is not done, and our relationships with those in san francisco will continue to grow and strengthen after our changes are in place, and i look forward to strengthening the services required to serve the san francisco unified school district. let's begin with action a, general information, moving

onto section b, land acknowledgement. we, the san francisco unified school district, acknowledge that we are on the ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone of the san francisco peninsula. as guests, we recognize that we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders, and members of the ramaytush ohlone community and by acknowledging their sovereign rights as first peoples. item 2, approval of board minutes, regular meeting of february 8, 2022.

i need a motion and a second. >> so moved [indiscernible]. >> and if you could please mute your mics. any corrections on board minutes? seeing none, roll call vote. [roll call] >> clerk: six ayes. >> okay. moving onto item 3, i'd like to call on superintendent matthews to read his report. >> thank you, president lopez. good evening, everyone. i will start off with the health and safety updates. as of february 8 regarding

covid cases, the san francisco department of public health reported a seven-day new covid-19 case per day average of 339. this is down from over 2,000. >> the current statewide mandate of masking for students and educators will remain in place as part of our layered approach to reduce the spread of covid-19 in our schools.

all students and adults, regardless of vaccine status, must wear masks that cover nose, mouth, and chins at all times except if eating, drinking, or napping or if they have a medical exemption. face masks outdoors continue to be optional and are not required. schools can sign up for officer hours and representatives will be available live to [indiscernible] kit activation process. very important to note, we have also received a one-time

distribution of rapid [indiscernible] there are enough for students and staff to use as needed and we're asking students and staff to save at least one home test to use before returning to school after spring break regardless of symptoms or vaccination status. so once again, i want to repeat that. there are enough for students and staff to use as needed but we're asking them to save one to use after returning to school after spring break to update your status.

please talk to your families. we still believe that the best way to prevent the worst symptoms of covid-19 is to get vaccinated and then boosted. moving on, the superintendent's 21 century scholarship awards, we are now accepting applications for these awards. each year, we honor six students with the superintendent's 21 century award scholarship of $6,000. these are students who exemplify the san francisco unified school district graduate profile and it is san francisco unified's goal for

all students to reflect these by the time they graduate. finally, second round, your round two enrollment application, if you missed enrollment for the 22-23 school year, round one, don't worry, you can apply for round two through may 22, 2022. if you submitted a main round application, please wait until you receive your main round

offer during the week of march 21 before applying for round two. families who submit an application [indiscernible] is all one word. madam president, that ends my announcements for this evening. >> okay. thank you, and moving onto item 4, student delegates' report, i'd like to call on the student delegates. >> thank you, president lopez. [indiscernible] our next meeting is next monday,

february 28, at 6:00 p.m., where we'll have presenters. our meeting links are posted on the sfusd website, but you can also e-mail schan@sfusd.edu. >> we also hope to focus on passing a resolution regarding title 9 from our social justice committee as well as partnership with the youth commission that would

[indiscernible] and make our schools safer. we urge all high school students to take this opportunity to provide student voice and thank you, president lopez. this concludes our student delegates' report. >> i think this would be a good time to share that item h-2 will be moved up on our agenda following item d, section d, our advisory report. item 6, under section b, recognitions and resolutions of commendation, there are none tonight. last item, recognizing all valuable employees, our

r.a.v.e. awards, i'd like to call on superintendent matthews to introduce the r.a.v.e.s >> thank you, president lopez. this evening, we're happy to announce two r.a.v.e. award winners. the first is our distinguished services award, and this is given to juan lopez. i'll now pass the mic over to joe dominguez from lowell high school. >> thank you. my name is joe dominguez, and i'm the principal for lowell high school. juan tirelessly motivates his

students, confidantes, and peers, and now, i'll turn it over to mr. lopez. >> thank you. i'd like to receive this award on behalf of all of my students and mr. dominguez at lowell. it's because of you that i am the teacher i am today. the collaboration between the school and community has been amazing. thank you. >> our second award this night is the distinguished service award, and this will be presented to kimberly wong. she's a kindergarten teacher from glen park elementary school, and the award will be presented by her principal,

miss laura zar? miss zar? >> hi, there. we cannot hear anything. >> miss zar, are you there? >> miss zar, we're unable to hear anything. >> yes, we're here. i'm going to check.

>> check, check, can you hear me? >> yes. >> so this next award will be presented to kimberly wong. she's a kindergarten teacher at glen park elementary school, and the award will be presented by the principal, miss laura zar. take over, miss zar. >> thank you, superintendent matthews. we're so proud that our teacher, miss wong, was nominated for this award. she is part of a glen park

family from way back. she was nominated for many reasons, but one is that she really went above and beyond during the fall semester to make sure that students had the learning materials they needed from making sure that students had what they needed at home to delivering what students needed at home. we're really proud of her and happy that she's receiving this award this evening. miss wong? >> thank you. i really appreciate the recognition, and i want to acknowledge that i couldn't do it on my own. i really feel indebted to the glen park community and my principal, miss zar, along with all the families and students, and i felt that i have learned

from my peers as well as from the students themselves, so i'm just the teacher, i'm a learner along with them? and i just want to acknowledge that my mom was an employee of the district. she was a para -- or she began as a volunteer in my brother's kindergarten class, and then, she was asked if she would like to become a para, so she became a para in the general ed classroom, and then, she applied to be a special ed para, so i do want to give a shoutout to special ed paras because i know what they have done and how they go above and beyond, and i just want to thank everybody for helping me get to this point, so thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you, mr. lopez, and

miss wong, for what you do each and every day, and now, i'll hand it back to president lopez. >> congratulations again to our r.a.v.e. award winners. section c is public comment. protocol for public comment: please 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's supervisor in accordance with district policy. as a reminder, board rules and california law do not allow us to respond to comments or engage in conversation during public comment time. if appropriate, staff will be asked to follow up with speakers. >> clerk: thank you, president lopez. so this is the time for students to speak, so please raise your hand if you're a student and you would like to

speak. will you repeat that in spanish and chinese, please. [speaking spanish language] [speaking cantonese language] >> clerk: thank you. hello, cal? is. >> the board and district claims to be student centered, yet tonight, the board is likely to move forward with an agreement that poses direct harm to students. you are firing newer, younger teachers. you are firing our future. you are destroying important programs like peer wellness, a.p.i. wellness. you are tossing aside 60 real people with real families, real bills to pay, and who have real

extraordinary impact on students. the utter lack of respect for the humanity of the teachers being affected and the utter lack of consideration and the detrimental effect it has on students. do better for people you're supposed to serve, both teachers and students. >> clerk: thank you. forgive me if i mispronounce, anais or anais gauthier? >> hello. i'm anais, and i go to lowell high school. what makes this class so

enjoyable is the teacher and the constant support she gives to each student. she is the only korean students in sfusd. teachers like her affect lives beyond high school, and she shouldn't be fired because she doesn't have seniority. another teacher is mr. cho. he has gone above and beyond to support students in hard circumstances. thank you to all teachers in sfusd. we love you and appreciate you so much. thank you. >> clerk: hello, hannah? >> i'm hannah [indiscernible] and i'm the secretary of the black student union at lowell. we are here because of you. several times us students have to fight for more diversity in

staff, communities, and curriculums. we are tired of fighting for diversity in our staff and curriculums and when we get that, we are tired of it being taken away from us. [indiscernible] younger teachers bring diversity and new perspectives to our schools. we need to keep these teachers that students love because they keep students in school. i'm worried of our grad student union teacher mr. cho because he has been there for us over and over again. he will be there when we need someone to listen to us, and if he leaves, who will be there to listen to us? thank you very much. >> clerk: thank you. hello, ari? sorry if i mispronounce it.

ari, or a-r-i? >> sorry, no comment. but power to the students! >> clerk: thank you. hello, sasa? s-a-s-a? sasa ramos? are you there? >> hello. >> yes, you can go ahead. >> good evening. my name is sasa ramos. i am the cocommunity liaison of lowell student council. serving on student council, i have observed a magnitude of student organizing. [indiscernible] dscc and b.s.u. here, we stand united with our teachers, 29 of which are at risk of being cut from lowell high schools. in the past year, admin has

sought a more diverse staff reflective of our student population. some i'd like to highlight include ethnic studies, the korean program and orextra [indiscernible] each of these programs will be targeted. ten at thattive agreements will not only affect a.p. courses but the quality of education for -- tentative agreements will not only affect a.p. courses but the quality of education for our students. save our courses and save our teachers. [cheers and applause] >> thank you. >> clerk: thank you. hello, aaliyah? >> my name is aaliyah hunter, and i'm a student at lowell high school. [indiscernible] to know that the ones i met are going to leave is upsetting, and i'm having trouble trying to form these words