>> delegate lam. [rollcall] >> thank you for joining us. this morning i have the honor to read to a group of second graders and as i read the words aloud and turn the pages i was reminded of the many nights i read books to my own kids. as well as serving as a parent volunteer coordinator forread aloud at their elementary school .but this morning was so much more than that . i was in a classroom. students were in class, in school and we work together and inperson learning was happening . it was not lost on me how much it has taken to get where we are now as the district it was clear to all of us that we hav worked also ahead of us .

as i the book the kids were asking me questions. we were striking up conversations and it struck me that these kids have on only known school and learning in a life governed by pandemics said they were second graders so i asked them to remember to take care of one another because if we learned anything through the last two years that caring for each other is the bedrock for learning and growing and i could see in their young faces they understood what i meant. it was good to share that special moment so thank you to the elementary pta and entire sunset community for inviting me to this morning's readaloud day . it was truly a special one and tonight i asked us to keep these young second graders and our students of every grade throughout the district and all of our families, our teachers and staff in our hearts as we turn our attention to the business of this evening's board meeting. at this time i'd like to announce the general

information and notice of the virtual meeting and bda accommodation translation services . also opening items of land acknowledgment. we the san francisco board of education acknowledge that we are on the unseeded ancestral homeland of the ramaytush ohlone or the original inhabitants of the san francisco peninsula. as the indigenous stewardsof this land and in accordance with their tradition , the ramaytush ohlone have never seeded, lost or forgotten their responsibilities as the caretakers of this place. as well as for all people to reside in their traditional territory. as guests, we recognize we benefit from living and working on their traditional homeland. we wish to pay our respects by acknowledging the ancestors, elders and relatives of the ramaytush ohlonecommunity and

buyouts are affirming their sovereign rights as first people . item number two, opening items. approval of the board minutes facial meeting march 1, 2022 and i want to ask for a motion. >> second. >> thank you. thank you. all right. nextsection. rollcall vote please . >>. [rollcall] thank you. at this time i'd like to call forour superintendent's report, doctor missy . >> thank you vice president. good evening everyone.

we have an item later on on the agenda regarding masks so we want todo our rapid test kits . we have a supply of home rapid test kits that will be distributed to school in central offices beginning at the end of thisweek distribution should be completed in advance of spring break . each student san francisco unified school district member has beenallocated 2 caskets . most kids 2 test antigens and a smaller number oftest kits will have one molecular . our rapid tests. all have access to a family outreach tool kit and we are encouraging students and staff to take the tests, at least one of them if you receive the one with 2 before returning from spring break. look out foradditional messaging and a family announcement bulletin on march

10 . national school social worker week.this week march 7-11 is national school social worker week, a time to focus attention on the uniquecontribution of school social workers in san francisco unified. we know school social workers are essential . they seek to ensure equitable educational outcomes for all students and ensure that students are safe, healthy and ready to learn . and promote respect and dignity for all students and family. san francisco unified cool social worker to student ratio is the lowest among california public schools thanks in large part to san francisco public education in richmond fun. san francisco unified employees 15percent of california public

school socialworkers but makes up less than one percent of california public school students . i hope you'll find ways to appreciate your school social worker during this nationally recognized week of celebration . national school breakfast week isthis week . we are also celebrating our national school breakfast week. students do better in school when they have access tohealthy breakfasts and in san francisco unified we're committed to providing essential nutrition to all students who need it . to to celebrate national school breakfast week, student nutrition services is partnering with a area nonprofit conscious kitchen to highlight the good food purchasing program to serve a 100percent organic school breakfast . schools across san francisco unified are featuring organic breakfast items like yogurt and fruit throughout the week. this morning i have the

privilege and honor to eat breakfast with students at bryant elementary. i can tell you that food was absolutely delicious. women's history month. happy international women's da . around the world billions of people celebrate women's history month in march. tonight i want to share some of the ways san francisco public schools have a uplifted women and gender diversity. in recent years at buena vista horseman k a computer science and tech classes are learning about women in computer science and stem. a group of kindergarten and fourth grade young ladies called tech queens have met after class to build community and talk about tech and perseverance. elementary school students learned about a woman who barriers to achieve her dream . these women include nasa mathematician catherine johnson

and engineer doctor mae jemison who was the first african-american woman to go to space . thank you all and that ends my announcements for this evening and i turn it back over to vice president lam. >> vice president: at this time i'd like to have our student delegate report, calling on student delegate lam and liang. >> we want to start by giving a quick recap of ourstudent advisory council cabinet meeting . we were able to discuss our timeline or annual youth and electionsfor next year's student delegates .next are social justice and equity committee is partnered up with the equity office to continue working on the title ix resolution and may have a meeting to tonight to continue working on the resolution . we want to thank everyone for their support as we are currently in the process of hiring our advisors and lastly if you have any questions please feel free to email alicia at the ari l a at sf

usd.edu. our next team meeting will be on march 14 at 6 pm and that is opento the public thank you vice president and that concludes our student delegate report . >> thank you to ourstudent delegates. for recognitions and resolutions of the accommodation we have none tonight . recognizing all valuable employees i'd like to call upon doctor matthews. >> thank you vice president. thisevening i probably share our graduation rate insan francisco unified is 88 percent . our student staff and families and the whole city of cause to celebrate . over the past decade, san francisco unified has developed and implemented systems to better identify and track the progress ofstudents towards graduation and support our

students in reaching this important milestone . we would like you to watch this short video featuring one of our recent grads . >> may 21 graduation ratewent up even with students at home . the education reportedly in london tells us exactly what contributed to thatincrease . >> the high school graduation numbers were released bythe state department of education . san francisco unified reported 80 percent of the class of2020 and 21regulated , an improvement from the 4.4 percent in 20 1617 . the graduation rate is measured

within two years of starting ninthgrade . mission high school graduate is not afreshman at langston university in oklahoma . >> i feel like it's only is what you make it. >> even in the midst of the pandemic with the often dreaded online learning the graduation rate for that class grew red african-american students saw the greatest gain. what's different? the school district has been tracking students from eighth grade through graduationgoing all the way back to middle school to figure out which of our students are set up to be successful . that's gpa, that'sthe attendance andthat's with our high school readiness indicator . >> with that information they know who needsacademic support and intervention . the state and local funding and grants the school district has added year-round programs . one of them iscalled black star rising, derek started the program in eighth grade .

>> they made the classes in school way easier because we went through it. it was like learning a second time. if you're learning a second time only easier. >> black star rising as an example. we stay with that student, we have a cohort of peers they are with. we havetutoring they offer and we're engaging their family . >>sentences thosegraduation rate surpassed the numbers by five percentage points .in san francisco, leanne melendez . [applause] >> thank you so much doctor matthews. at this time we will go to agenda item c, public comment and the protocol for public comment. no public comment is an opportunity for the board to your 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 employees supervisor in accordance with thedistrict policy. as a reminder , board rules in 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 staff follow up with speakers . and at this time we will go into comments, public comment for sf usd students and we will hear from sf usd students whose wish to speak on any matter students will have up to two minutes to speak unless otherwise indicated . and we will hold up to 15 minutes of general comment period to be set aside specifically for sf usd students. >> thank you vice president. at this time students will have 15 minutes to speak for up to 2

minutes. cannotplease be repeated in spanish and chinese ? [speaking spanish] >> students mayalso speak at any other public comment time . so at this time if you're a student please and you'd like to get public comment please raise your hand. gabriella. >> yes. >> go ahead please. >> my name is gabriella, i am a

sophomore at abraham lincoln. i believe resources are beneficial program for those of us are part of it and those of us who are not. i am a mentor but i am not what you would normally think of for helping others.i don't have the best student academically but being able to help them and those who are struggling with the same thing makes sure that they not only get the best push they need. here here resources is a program that makes me confident. i personally have learned to be more confident when speaking my mind even if not everyone agrees with me. please make the community a part of it andcan't continue to help others . >> thank you. karen chow. karen chow.

>> caller: my name is karen chow and i'm a senior at george washington high school. so far i participated in a woman and gender studies class as we were talking about international women's day and i would like to propose international women's day be celebrated within sfusd because women are constantly being ignored and many holidays are dedicated to celebrating men. we want to incorporate a holiday that celebrates women in the next calendaryear to recognize women's achievements , raise women's equality and acknowledge challenges women have faced in the past and other countries have celebrated international women's day hopefully you guys will listen to it. thank you . >> carlos. carlos, i will need to promote you to panelist in orderto

speak to your camera may show . go ahead, carlos. >> caller: hello. [inaudible] i am a senior ... [inaudible] >> carlos, sorry to interrupt you. we are not able to hear you clearly. sorry, we can'thear you . we will have to tryback again later .

>> kathy. >> caller: my name is kathy chen and i attend george washington high school and i'm partof the women's gender study class and i would like to propose internationalwomen's day as a holiday to be celebrated . women are constantly ignored and many holidays are dedicated to celebrating men . we want to incorporate a holiday to celebrate women in the next calendar year . to recognize women's achievements and acknowledge the challenges women face. we want to start the awareness of the issue globally. thank you . >> thank you. karen lee. >> caller: hello.

my name is karen and i'm a junior from george washington and i am also in the women and gender studies let class. we need a holiday dedicated to national women's day and they shouldn't just have a day off on march 8 to celebrate all women and women are constantly ignored.many holidays are dedicated to celebrating men. we want you to incorporate a holiday celebrating women in the next calendar year. it should be a day to recognize women's achievements and acknowledge thechallenges wome face . an alliance with other countriescelebrating international women's day we want to spread awareness of the issue . thank you . >>that concludes public comment for this item . >> at this time i'd like to open it up for public comment on non-agenda items. up to 15 minutesand one minute

first per speaker please . >> if you would like to give publiccomment you will have to two minutes your public comment . >> just a reminder,this is non-agenda items . >> for non-agenda items. >>. [speaking spanish] >>. [speaking chinese]

>> this is supriya ray and thank you for taking my comments.i wanted to comment on a couple of points. inoticed the chat function is available . i'm glad to see that. i think it will make it possible for people to ask questions and make basic comments. people have beenusing to a day but the district wanted to reserve for hearing-impaired folks . this will allow the public to tell people if they asked what agenda item we are on or can i see a speaker. if it's full so i hope it remains that way. second i want to make a general comment on masks and public healthguidelines . i want to thank the district for following the public healt guidelines . i think this is the appropriate thing to do for public schools and it's an important message to the community that we respect and follow our public health authorities who have our safety and their care that has

been appropriately discharging that function that we been conservative and careful for us.i would note to many countries with a long approach to masking differently and allowed kids to go on mast almost as adults have been unmasked. >> also reminder to the public, this is for non-agenda items. we are going to allow ample time for discussion amongst colleagues and board members , student delegatesunder section special order of business . agenda item g, number one. so again as a reminder this is for non-agenda items up to one minute per speaker please.>> virginia marshall. >> caller: i'll wait untillater for my comments, thank you so much . >> thank you. julie.

julie? jeff lopez. jennifer? >> caller: can you hear me? i'm calling in to encourage the board in any configuration that they please keep track of whether the district is following through with their commitment to hire a consultant to identify over staffing of thecentral office . i noticed originally the district had committed and thereby back to hiring the first week of march but by last week's board meeting that

commitment was no longer in the buyback. i am curious if this consultant has been identified yet or if there has been intense follow-through on the district commitment at the central office. i have been in the district for 15 years. people have been asking that entire time but central staffing has onlyincreased at the detriment . to have been given another budget responsibility covering all positions, even those that would not have been laid off at any time. it again essentially is another budget but i don't anticipate the central office taking any action. thank you. >> good afternoon, thank you for taking my comment. i'm here to request support for our school as we all know the

district has been facing serious issues and i have been personally outreaching to organizations to provide violence prevention programs and i'm here to request your help we need to have this kind of program . thank you very much for taking my call. >> thank you. lawrence. >> thank you for taking my call. i'd like to echo their comments as well as students who are speaking about the women's international day. speaking about the important policy 1220 which i reported about before has not been followed well. there's a number of advisory members who have gone way too long in their period and i understand there's a section

for board policy 1220 which will apply at the next meeting and a portion i'm talking about is when a board member leaves office, their appointments shall expire on the effective date of her exit from office. new board members shall appoint replacements as soon as possible. i should truly hope this board policywill be followed to the word at the next meeting. >> thank you. kelly walsh . >> yes, thank you. i'm calling on behalf of of the unitarian elementary and i'm urging the board to stop rmt afterschool program. i was here three years ago trying to get this program because ourstudents really needed . and we need it then and we need it now more than ever.ost program is critical in

supporting theneeds of our students particularly astudent like mine .without ost we would not have an aftercare option . son tried to be in this program and unfortunately when the program works for many families, it did not work for mine. my son needed a credited teachersand afterschool program . if we don't have only aftercare has repetitive teachers teaching our students and also has a smaller ratio of students to teachers. and again, i really ... >> that's her time, thank you. color7032 . 7032. >> this is louise whitlock. good evening. i want to bring it to the board's attention that there

are a lot of problems on your equity committee meeting last week was awful and a mess. there's open fighting and harassment among community members and no one seems to know or understand the committee's scope of work. that includes the projects leader at the university of kentucky which is included undercontract . and also it's ultimately biased against some committee members specifically the few asian-american committees members on the committee. i also think they're in breach of contract with sfusd. commissioner alexander you will be assuming responsibility i understand for this committee and i urge you and otherboard members to involve yourselves and get this committee under control and in compliance with the law and your own board policies . thank you. >> thank you so much, can you guys hear me okay.

thank you so much. i'm a proud parent of two children and i would like to implore you to find people to please keep the ost program ready. i can't explain to you how valuableand beneficial this program is to our community . miss robin received a grant from the arts commission for all the common writing jobs and tax. there is no reason to cancel so please do all that you can to keep this program. i do believe that sf ust would even consider such a beneficial and tremendously successful education program while simultaneously keeping hundreds ofthousands of dollars in schools because of their political beliefs .shame on us for putting politics over our lease funnel that money and bring americans to keep these programs afloat. please don't mismanage our public funds. iq. please do not lose the program atost . >> carlos, i'll need to promote

you topanelists and your camera will show . go ahead, carlos. >> hello. okay. i'm a senior and i'm here on behalf. >> are havingtrouble hearing you . >> carlos, if you can please try again. we can't hear you clearly. >> chris clouse. >> i'm chris clouse, a teacher at washington high school and i

wanted to speak on two items of importance . the first is the nightmare that has empowered our educators. many have not been paid for things like program work for months and then this month things have gotten worse. some people were not paid on time causing them to be late paying their bills and rent and then for me, i make about $700 less on my net pay this month compared to last month compared to a problem with direct deposit and empower incorrectly living how much for taxes. it's madeit very difficult . that's just two examples of the problem. i can't go through themall. the second thing i want to talk about is the need for more flexible of scheduling . withthe ethnic studies graduation requirement , i'm super excited but it's going to be hard for young high schoolers to take art classes in their freshman year's or electives earlier in their high

school careers. one solution i'm a fan of would be givingthem more flexibility . >> that's her time, thank you so much. wharton. morgan. >> can you hear me. my name is morgan wallace, i'm teacher at lincoln and i was wondering if i would be able to speak right now regarding. [inaudible] high school. i have been part of the resource for 20 years starting out as a ninth grader in the supportgroup and i taught at lincoln since 2008 . it's transformed my life and many others. understanding is that from my principal is that i'm unfunded right now despite the fact that

other. resource positions have received a simple funding and internet and has been returned to direct services. without peers at lincoln there's no mediation. there's no restorative practice. there's no mentoring. rightnow i have a class mentoring 35 students focused on chronic absenteeism, low grades, and otherissues that students have . there's no youth participatory action research projects . please phone your resources at lincoln high school . >> star child >> . >> caller: can you hear me? thank you. i am the past chair of the libertarianparty of san francisco and former candidate for school board . i would just like to urge the new board to connect results of the recent election, just one second. i'll turn thatdown, that was confusing . i think clearly people said no

to some of the more ideological stuff that's been going on, may be morefocused on education. they want more parental control . the school board went overboard on response to covid, mandating masks. it should be up to individuals and clearly as one of these speakers mentioned there's still a problem with too much being spent on the central office. >> that is your time,thank you . >> that money should be going to classrooms. also please keep in mind one third of san francisco students ... >> noel, i'll need you to promote you to panelists in order for you to speak and you camera will show. go ahead, noel . >> caller: [inaudible]

>>yes, if you could speak a little louder please . >> is this good enough? hi. i'm speaking on behalf of the neighborhood high school. resources and under morgan. i'm up your research has changed my life. it helps me build social skills and more than just being comfortable. i think that the program really helps out with finding more students around schools. i would like that you guys should fund the program. he uplifts student energies and i just really in my experience,

it is still currently doing well. on how to build new friendships. i'm pretty nervous, sorry. >> go ahead and finish your thoughts. >> i'm kind of stuck but i'm more pushing the fact that as i mentioned please. >> jennifer. jennifer. david. >> go ahead. >> i'm speaking on behalf of theresources . and i'm a senior. i would like to propose schools to be fully funded at lincoln high school because i think

that your resources is not only a class but is dedicated to creating the school community. p resources is also a faith-based. [inaudible] which is crucialfor social changeon campus and received direct feedback . for example of change , sexual harassment on campus i and mike crew are working on this topic which will overall inform others of the issue andoverall public debate on sexual harassment . it's different because we ramp up medication skills and leadership such as skills in everyday life. but such as math and science and we also are aware of social issues like racism and sexual assault.without this class, sexual harassment will continue without substantial change please fund . specific resources.>> tommy.

>> my name is tommy heinz and i just like to thank commissioner collins for their services from a sfusd board of education and their tireless dedication and leadership. i hope whoever fulfills those vacant seats can do that and more. thank you. >> tommy. >> my name is tommy can and i'm an immigrant. i've been taking p resources and abraham lincoln since the start of the cool school year. i've felt perilous and unable to make any change. i didn't think i would be resilient because i'm disabled. i thought my voice would sound out because of my disability but this changed when i starte taking p resources .

i feel like i have a voice now and the power to make meaningful change . taking p resources has given me a sense of community, a sense that the moment istepped into your class is the moment i know i can make a difference . >> thank you. crystal. crystal. caller 73517. 3517. hello? >> yes. >> caller: high. my name is katie. i'm a staff member for the department of technology and student assistance team. we were unfortunately toldthat

our positions would be cut . we oppose thisdecision for the following reasons .this group of teachers, parents and students be agrateful . review community. during the pandemic staff work all hours to support teachers, parents and students. this wasn't active management. the staff stepped up as always to provide service to our district. we don'tfeel that despite all the hard work we do for everyone in this district . we are the ones working at many of our tasks but our services are critical to thehealth of our school. thank you . >> thank you. jordan. >> can you hear me?this is jordan, i just wanted to take

this opportunity to thank commissioners collins and lopez for their service. it's sad that we're losing equity. and i just want to say that to those who oppose equity, to those who oppose the black and brown students being given the resources to get ahead and transgender students and disabled students i want those people who hate the least fortunate students to go fight themselves. >> that concludes the 15 minutes allotted for public comment. >> that sort of language isn't tolerated here and you will be removed from meetings if that happens again.>> thank you. i just want to also acknowledge this is an opportunity for us to demonstrate and hold

professional and respectful conversation. both with our colleagues here in the boardroom and with our student delegates and the public. so at this time we're going to go into agenda item d, advisory committee reports and appointments. the parent advisory council would like to call upon michellejackman lee . >> evening student delegates, commissioners, superintendents, staff, families and members of the public . i am honored to be the coordinator for the planned advisory council of the san francisco board of education also known as path.the role of the pack is to present parent perspectives in order to inform board of education policy discussionsand decisions . this is our report for the march 2022 board of education meeting . i will be joined this evening

by co-vice chair sf ust parent and community advocate tina chu. unfortunately other members are not able to join us. before we present our report we would like to take a moment to appreciate the workof commissionable has . we may not always see i tried but we greatly appreciated your advocacy for students and families and for being a voice for equity in ourschool districts . thank you and we wish you well in your futureendeavors. next , that's the last slide on my deck. i think i go to the beginning of thedeck. this is justan overview of what we will be presenting . next slide . thank you.the pack held a regular monthly meeting on thursday, march 3. joined by kenneth hazlewood, sfusd's student services coordinator. and school social worker

patrick mulder and presented o programs , services and support that the district provides to sfusd students. including a pride poster competition for thestudents and educators . for more information email lgbtq at sf ust. the staff expressed the program at sf ust. the agreement of pack members and concerns regarding changes to masking updates which you will hear more about later in this report. found out turn it over to the next slide.

>> sorry, i was on mute. thank you michelle. my name is selena chu and i'm one of the pack of vice chairs. i will share with you a family engagement of communities and information on the next pack meeting. sfusd's school submit was held this past saturday, march 5. while the summit has passed we encourage all families to continue to be involved in the budgeting and planning processes at their children's school site. if you have questionsabout how to do that , we encourage you to reach out to the principal or other staff your child's school. or contact apac at tac and sfusd .edu and we will be happy to help. the witches lsd 84 local control and accountability fund is the district's plan for how it will spend the money for the

state to support student success. in particular students who qualify for the free and reduced meal program, those who are learning english in addition to their home language and those who receive foster care services. if you are interested in learning more about this and would like to provide input on this plan stay tuned because we are planning community engagement events. both virtual and in-person. for themonth of april . once confirmed these events will be publicized via multiple channels. one opportunity to learn more about the l will be at the next general meeting scheduled for thursday april 7 from 60 8 pm. pack meetingsare open to the public . all are welcome to attend and

we encourage anyone who is interested to join in. meetings are conducted in english, translations and interpretation can be provided with events notice. meeting information can be found at sf ust pap/pac. zoom links and information on how to dial via phone are posted 72 hours prior to the meeting. if you are interested in attending a meeting and would like to partner with the pack or have any questions or comments about the packs work please contact us at pac at sfusd.edu. we will now share parents sentimentabout changes to masking requirements. next slide please . so i want to share with you

what we are hearing from families. the pack and other parent leaders are very concerned about the announcement that was made on friday, march 4 by sfusd regarding upcoming changes to masking in schools. why would the district make these changes prior to and immediately following the return from spring break when we know that the transmission islikely to increase . why wouldn't you wait and see what happens after people start unmasking and other public spaces like we just started doing this weekend before making this decision. we do not currently have data on vaccination rates specifically for the school district and certainly not by individual schools. we do know vaccination rates vary by community and thus the

incident of asthma and other diseases create greater risk for some children and adults in ourcommunity . there is also still questions and concerns about how well ventilation is working in classrooms and other indoor spaces. pack members and other leaders are frustrated that once again families and especially those whose children and other household members are immunocompromised have not been consulted nor have they been part of the conversation that led to making these decisions. we understand that there are many factors to takeinto account . all we are asking is to have our concerns and viewpoints considered. nextslide please .

>> last thursday's pack meeting we heard from parents about the very real fears about the risk tothemselves and their children . families should not have to make the difficult decision to allow their children to remain in person learning or return to online learning the cause of the risk to their health or the health of a family member. does this not violate their education rights and their opportunity to safely participate in their free and public education ? >> thank you selena, there's many questions that remain unanswered including what are the district's plans to support students who may return to online learning as a result of the masking changes? will there besufficient staff to support their learning ? what about missed opportunitie

, learning opportunities and services for students with iep. these have been ongoing issues since the start of the pandemic. and what are the impacts of students with developable disabilities. friday's press release outlined health and safety measures that would be implemented but concerns remain about the ability of the districts to ensure these things will happen with fidelity and consistency acrosssites especially considering the challenges experienced . family need more concrete reassurance andhealth and safety measures will work . and what about when students do get sick and then they and those who care for them half to miss school work to quarantine leading to more unfinished learning and loss of wages. what about family members who might not have access to sick days and adequate healthcare options? we are all wearing masks but

it's inconvenient for the vast majority of us. one that certainly does not update the rest to many of our students, staff, families and communitymembers . nextslide please . michelle, do youwant to recap ? michelle just told me no, she her internet, there's network issues so i'll just go ahead and go over the slide. so we have what we know right now has a couple bullet points. this is in schools.

so covid is an airborne virus. covid-19 can cause severe illness. disability and death. students and families. that vaccines helpprotect against death and severe diseases . but too few students are vaccinated. reduce the spread and impact of covid on their families is an important part of protecting their mental health . high-quality masks are especially universally used will reduce transmission and we've seen itin the past two years . testing helps keep schools safe and informed decision making. the unit of link and parents in particular supportprotections

in schools . over 200,000 children have los a caregiver during the pandemic . something causing emotional stress or mental health and severe disruptions to learning. black and latin next children have been disproportionately impacted, even more students have had a caregiver hospitalized for suffering from long covid-19 tragically more than 400 teachers have died . so we also attached the source of where this information is coming from. if you're interestedplease feel free to email us and we are more than happy to share the link with you . so i'll continue. i think michelle is trying to get back on. so again, there is no empirical evidence terrace that masks

interfere with student learning and social emotional development. based on the review of available literature, the south carolina department of health concludes the old data and the impact of mask wearing on children's economic elements for performance was identified during a thorough scientific literature review. experts agree including the american academy of pediatrics who notes masks will not affect your child's ability to focus or learn in school.schools should support any student who is struggling with learning during the pandemic. i guess quotations will not affect your child's ability to learn in school.so also i'm happy to share with you if you

want to know where this information is coming from. >> thank you selena, i'm so sorry about the technical difficulties. i'm happy to take over from here if youwant for the next slide or two . >> we currently on slide eight. i'll let michelle take over. >> i'm so sorryabout that, next slide please . >> thank you. all right, thank you so much. so sfusd has been a model for public health precautions during the pandemic and caregivers need for this to continue. we asked the district to take responsible action to keep students and families by continuing to require masking indoors to allow time to rent the scourge. we greatly appreciate the

superintendent's comments that caskets will be provided and should be prior to spring break. however that should leave us a little concerned. we asked for a guarantee that all students and staff will receive their caskets prior to the departing for spring break. and we highly encourage all families to test their students on sunday, april 3 two prevent inspections coming in school sites on monday, april 4. the january search was avoidable and would have been worse if masks had not been required which is why we continue to stress that we would like masks to continue. this is an issue of equity and one of public health and safety. ask the school district we cannot say we are student centered. we are committed to social justice and studenthealth and safety as a priority and then use masks. ifeven one student , teacher , staff or family member is harmed as a result of this decision and the district

should be held responsible. the next slide. >> do you want me to take over? >> this concludes our pack report and we thank you for the opportunity. we welcome your questions and then i have a process question. we received a letter from a parent who was going to attend the meeting and make public comment but is now not able to and i wondered if i should read their letter before we open public comment or during or at the end, what your preferences. >> thank you michelle and to selena for your presentation. for a process question michelle iwill have you read into the record under public comment . at thistime before i open it up for questions , to my colleagues about the pack report i just want to acknowledge we understand many

members have of the public may want to speak to the potential masking policy change here under the pack report. however, we would like to have this discussion in here and here public comment on this item later in the agenda. when the board will be asked to take action under special order of business number one. so at this time, i'd like to open it up to public comment period to 10 minutes. one minute each and michelle at this time you want to read into the record. >> thank you. ithink it's a little over a minute but i'll do my best . this parents wrote i wanted to express our families disappointment and concern regarding the updated indoor masking guidelines that are set to take effect. unfortunately our family no longer feels safe continuing to

send our two elementary school kids to school at this time now that masks are not going to be required inside and testing and staying home will become optional too. much of our worry stems from having an unvaccinated child who is too young to have the opportunity to get vaccinated yet. since we don't want to risk our cobblers health it has put us in the extremelydifficult position of being forced to choose between our children's education or their health . additionally since covid-19 has been present in both our children's classrooms with every couple of weeks in the last two months alone we've often felt the masks have played an enormous role in preventing our children from bringing it home to the whole family. although our kids continue to voluntarily mask themselves if others don't you don't feel this would be worth potential psychological implications especially considering that masking efficacy would be sufficiently reduced and the

school year is closed over. i imagine that there are others who are either in similar or more severe situation so i'm hoping to appeal to you to consider continuing the universal mask mandate at the end of the school year which would only be a short eight weeks and three days longer for elementary schoolstudents . that would allow every age group to have the opportunity to get vaccinated before all protocols are removed. after all students have been masking in schools at nearly a year's rate and continuing for two more months still feels like a long way off. masking indoors is still recommended by the cdc but without indoor mass requirements exceeding the current level of protections will be impossible. i want to find out whether any pop has been given to alternative independent study options for families who don't feel comfortable putting their kids to school without universal masking in place indoors .

you very much. >> at this time we will hear public comments on the chair advisory councilreport. you will have one minute to speak for a total of up to 10 minutes. raise your hand if you would like to speak . can you please be repeated in spanish and chinese. >>. [speaking spanish] >> friendly reminder, if the public comment is only for the pack report and if your public comment is related to the

potential asking policy change we will take public comment under special order of business number one. >> thank you.>> julie. julie. >> miss marshall? jennifer? >> i'd like to thank the pack. >> i'm speaking. sorry jennifer, would you pleasehold . apologiesfor that . >> vice president lamb and

boardcommissioners , i want to commend the public for the great report and all parents on this important topic. i will make my comments later if but i do agree that the district needs to do applause and come back to the masks for all of our students after spring break. again, thank you so much. >> apologies for that, go ahead jennifer. >> apologies to miss marshall, thank you as always. i'd like to also thank the pack fortheir incredible work not just in this report but in their concerted efforts to make sure all family voices are heard , not just the loudest and those most able to advocate. i'd like to note later tonight before will be asked to go on

an item to rename a garden. and in the last twoyears of her life profoundly immunosuppressed . it's just a jarring juxtaposition from going massless and uplifting for example. i that you. . >> preop. >> period. >> i'm calling in to comment on the matter of process and fairness. i first want to say i appreciate efforts to reach out to other folks including members of families who have children in the uncompromised issues and so forth. i think that is super commendable. i want to say i don't feel like the pack is actually representing diversity of all families. i feel like there forgetting about somehow not hearing or not soliciting the perspective of a large segment of the ust and that troubles me.

in particular this presentation seems to me to be fairly one-sided in that it doesn't acknowledge there are a significant number of people who would like the school district to follow public health policy. i think there's something fundamentally unfair about allowing one pack public comment tobe made on masking at this point while nobody else can dothat . i thinkthat's not an appropriate way to proceed . thank you for taking my comment . >> thank you. alida fisher.>> hello everyone. on behalf of the community advisory committee i would like to thank the pack as always for their advocacy surrounding the decisions most impactful to families in the district. today the pac is grateful for the advocacy of the pack and we thank you for highlighting the concerns of families with immunocompromised members in

theirhousehold . we are grateful to you for highlighting the issues we raised last year. onething i want to point out , the northern district of california court issued a temporary restraining order against a c-130 in november and on february 28 thecourt made that restraining order and injunction . the court ruled that districts are restrained and enjoined from ensuring that districts allow students with iep's to participate remotely in their educational programs so if some of us can't go back to school now because of policy change but we can't access distance learning and joinin the way we provided it, what are families supposed to do ? >> thank you very much. amanda. amanda? >> caller: hi, can you hear me? that evening i'm amanda, a

parent and the child in sfusd and i want to note this recommendation does not reflect my position and i'm pretty appalled at this report and presentation today.i'm not sure why the parents have is giving a health presentation that frankly is misleading and outof date in creation. i wantto stress sfusd should not act as a public health department . our children have suffered whenever the district hastried to chart the course and deviat from public health guidelines . i'd like to see the pack stay focused on issues that reflect their expertise and continue to reach out to all families in the district . thank you . >> thank you. vivian.color 0867.

>> caller: hello. >> we can hear you. >> caller: i was calling as well to share my concern that that staff report was not reflective of my feelings either about the masking policies. i think that the pack should stay focused on issues related to student well-being and that it's really important that our school district aligned with our public health department guidelines . those of our public health experts thattake into account all the very important issues that are raised . tonight we know that masking works and we can't use subjective feelings that are unverified and sweeping assumptions to determine public health policy for 10,000 peopl . on monday, tens of thousands of

students in ourcity will be coming to school , mask optional. i don't want to see a 2 tier system created again where children in san francisco are back all opportunities for returning to normalcy. every meeting we hear how much our students are struggling and at this time we have an opportunity to allow more return to normalcy. >> that is our time, thank you. >> caller: and align ourselves with the publichealth guidance not only by the cdc but the california department of public health and cdc . we will be totally unique and keeping mask mandates that do not align with any public health department. >> you need to stop your comments,your time is up your time is up .

>> friendlyreminder to the public . please recognize when your time has been acknowledged and maintain your time limit. >> that is all the time allotted for public comment on this item. >> at this time i like to open up to colleagues for questions or comments to pack and again, i respectfully ask that if there are comments related to the policy on the mask policy that we save that forour special order of business . >>. [inaudible] >> you may not, publiccomment is over . >> commissioner boggess. >> i want to thank the pack for their report. thank the public for their

comment on the report and i think it's looking up the importance of the board and district figuring out how all advisory councils have better dialogues with the family and are differentschool communities . that they can be an additional course of information and discussion when these things are happening. so just really lifting up that message from the report. i just want to be an ally in supporting as we move through the system that can incorporate more students and family voices as we make decisions . >> thank you so much to our pack for your report and at this time we will conclude that presentation. >> vice president. if i might just briefly, i would like to offer we base our pack reports on our discussions at our past meeting. i highly encourage we do have a

public comment time on our agendas as well in our meetings and we encourage folks to attend so that we can hear from them.for their welcome to reach out. >> at this time if there's any advisory committeeappointments , you're on school board members. seeing none, we will now move into agenda item number eight, the consentcalendar . and at this time,if there's a motion and a second on the committee calendar . and again, board members may remove the first ever item prior to the vote. we are now going to take public comments. members of the public may commenton any matter on the consent calendar . the members of the public shall not be permitted to sever agenda items fordiscussion. we will hold up to 10 minutes of public comment for the consent calendar items . >> thank you vice president.

at this time if you'd liketo , if you care to the consent calendar item, please raise your hand and we will call on you. if that can please be repeated in spanish and chinese . >>. [speaking spanish]. >>. [speaking chinese] >>. >> caller: we stand with pack to ... >> right now we are speaking to the consent calendar. if you'd like to give a public comment on the item, this is what we're addressing at this

time. >> can we talkabout a mask policy? >> not at this time, it's coming up in the agenda. that's item g so it's coming up . >> that includespublic comment for the consent calendar . >> at this time are there any items not covered by the superintendent? thank you. the items removed for first reading by the board? seeing none, any items by the board or doctor matthews for discussion or a vote tonight? seeing none, and let's have rollcall and consent calendar. [roll call vote]

>> that is 4 aye's. >> agenda item number f. discussion and vote on consent calendar items for separate consideration. we have none tonight .unless we didn't have any itemssevered by board members . now onto agenda item g, special order of business. number one, tentative agreement addendum number four, memorandum of understanding between san francisco unified school district and sfusd unions. i am pt 21, sbu 1021, you asf regarding standards. 2 to 3 eight 01. do i have a motionand the second ? >> so moved.

>> thank you and i'd like to call on superintendent matthews to readthe recommendation into the record . >> thank you vice president. reading the recommendation into the record will be our acting chief of labor relations sally minutes. >> that evening doctor matthews, vice president lamb, commissioners. the recommended action is the board approved the tentative agreement addendum number four to the memorandum of understanding between sfusd and sfusd unions isp te 21, 1021, you asf regarding health and standards. >> vice president lam, this is the item regarding

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>>. [speaking chinese] >> thank you. hello, event. >> can you hear me?hello? >> you can go ahead. >> my name is event and i am a board rep of san francisco parent coalition which has since day one urged sfusd to follow the guidelines from our public health department rather than making up its own health and safety rules . i am very very excited and thankful to the district for

bringing this forward. we hope to see the district act swiftly inimplementing these items and state and local masking regulations . i appreciate the work of the pack on items i imagine are well within its jurisdiction but i don't know parents was contacted by the pack to weigh in on recommendations you're bringing forward and rather than having itfamilies once again against teachers i really urge everyone who can vote tonight to vote on the side of public health and the guidance they have provided . i would ask we also take into consideration that it's very very important we acknowledge that somany families throughout the city have a difference of opinion so i cautioned against letting one particular organization speak for those families . please thank you for bringing forward and onceagain let's just allow families to make the decisions based on what they believe is best in accordance withthe health guidelines given from professionals and experts cast

with those decisions . >> . >> hello, meredith . >> can you hear me? thank you for taking my comments, this is maryjohnson, also a resident of the parent coalition . i'm going to echo much of what wassaid . we know parents, teachers and the community don't unanimously agree on this matter nor any other public health matter that has, during this pandemic and as always it's been for the district to follow public health item sewing the situation we appreciate the district and our labor partners arealigning with public health guidance . most recently with these updated changes to mask policy and again , echoing what you said, not putting hitting parents against parents just letting our public health department guide us. we surveyed our large and diverse group of parents across the district, 220 parents respondedtwice as manyparents

ported this move compared to those who did not support it. and also just want to share . thank you . >> hello, gregory. >> i just like to say san francisco has anexcellent public health department and we should follow their guidance . that is all . >> hello, laura. >> i want to echo comments who pointed out san francisco has fabric fabulous public health department and they got us through this pandemic . and weneed to follow their guidance . and that means the school district really needs to follow theirguidance . we've seen what happens when the school district starts making its ownpolicies . pleaselet the public health officers do their job and follow their guidance . that'sall . >> hello, cindy.

>> thank you for taking my comments, i have a second grader in the district and the healthcare background and i urge you to please listen to the healthcare experts.please align with the cdc, california commerce and public health and sanfranciscodepartment of public health. we've been the most conservative in the nation . we've got our work . we need to give the kids a chance to also have normal life. adults are out there, they're inbars. they're not wearing masks . why would kids in classrooms in safer cohorts have to do anything different? give them achoice. they deserve it . >> hello, brandy. >> my name is randy marchman, a public school parents urging san francisco unifiedto do what la unified is doing which is extending the mask mandate until the end of the school

year . there's just no reason to take chances with the help of our immunocompromised children and i asked people calling in to really put yourself in the shoes of a parent who's immunocompromised or a child who is immunocompromised last week my school sent us a close contact letter and we still have cases in our schools. it makes no sense to rush this. it makes no sense to drop the mask mandate the day after families will be coming home from spring break, many flying onplanes . so please i ask you to is it possible to censor the lives of all our parents andchildren? i askyou to consider the lives of our immunocompromised children . please extend the maskmandate . >> hello, hope . >> caller: i am an immune

compromised parentsand my son also has asthma and severe allergies . i'd like to point out that if you want to follow what the cdc is recommending, they are still not just recommending masksbut strongly recommending masks . so let's follow that. i'd also like to say that there was no dialogue, no discussion, no accommodation suggested and no plan for those that are immune compromised. that might have struggles with being fragile. this is what concerned me from the beginning when i first heard this and i'd like to say that i don't think the adults should be in bars either. let's put ourstudents first. i don't understand from day one how we have navigated this. i need to be honest . i respect those who want normalcy.

i respect how hard it has been. i really do. but i need to ask for us to do this in a way that has some form of respect and consideration for those that are really struggling right now. not just in reference to school but out in the real world too. atleast talk to us . >> hello, sam. >> my name is samand i'm a member of the cac and i'd like to speak in support of universal masking . endangering disabled people's lives is a policy choice and we are looking at making such a choice. and i want to say that i realize there's a lot of parents who've never darkened the doorway of a special day class and they don't understand what happens and you have

medically fragile children together during apandemic. it is really hard . but we have wonderful resources in the district. our teachers, our parents, our disabled students,are disabled community . they have input. they should havebeen brought in on these discussionsand yes, let's follow the guidelines of staying mast . thank you . >> thank you. kendra.>> caller: go ahead kendra. >> this is matt ryan, and a parent of a sixth-grader in san francisco we claim to be a community based on science but yet since the beginning the overwhelming science tells us that our kids havebeen safe

that's depicted in other communities across the country in which mask mandates are not required . it is time to have a return to normalcy . we've been held hostage by the unions and other organizations who have told us this is necessary. i empathize with those who are immunocompromisedbut they are accommodations that can be made. we need to get our kids back to a sense of normalcy and it needs to happen tomorrow . >> thank you. sondra or sandra. sandra. thank you. it says committee member on th handle . >> caller: kenny perry? >> you can go ahead. >> caller: i'd like to echo the commenters who pointed out that biased and one-sided nature of the official presentation that

was given on this .in fact, there's a lot of us who are looking at science and seeing there is not good evidence that masks even have any significant impact. in september 2019 shortly before virus the world health organization published up report on public health measures mitigating the riskand impact of the epidemic. and they found out of numerous trials , none found a statistically significant benefit of wearing facemasks . furthermore if you think face masks do work than if you could have a facemask on if your kid has a facemask on in school why would you be worried about somebody else not having one? it makes no sensewhatsoever . thank goodness for people like the other parents group we spoke earlier in public comment pointing out that by eight 2 1 margin that favor ending the mask mandates. >> thank you.

forgive me if i mispronounce. >> caller: i am a member at sfd for redding elementary which is the district but i'm also part of the district in the tenderloin so i want to make sure that maybe we can extend the masking because i just as the mother of a first grader that redding elementary i feel like dropping them off is really just looking for us as a community if we can also extend hours just like la, we would also appreciate it because our area of the tenderloin and that particular area, you know your sharing space with a large underprivileged people or on house people and i don't feel safe. i'm just really concerned that

if the second and you go to the cdc i understand but as a parent i just feel it would be a lot safer. i don't want to pull them out before the end of the school year because they are unwilling to workwith the parents . our voice needs to be heard and we know more becausewe have to deal with it . thestaffing issues with writing, we already know the staffing issue . it's hard to get us up because it happens reallyquickly. so we have to be mindful that to staff that goes there every day . and bus drivers that get sick every day. last month 200 ofthe 249 ... >> thank you. >> hello, sassanid. >>. [speaking chinese.

>>. [speaking chinese] >> okay, i feel like the pack and see back continue the masking. go slowly, we think the masks work and of course you have

your choice but please be conservative. give more time for our children to wear masks and of course workers need to wear a mask as well. >> thank you. hello, reonda? sorry, there you go. >> caller: good evening board commissioners. sorry, superintendent matthews. my name is reonda and tonight i'm speaking as a concerned mom. when my daughter was home from winter break my whole family ended up with covid and that was with masking in place. i'm concerned about everyone in school when everybody is unmasked. how many of our babies and it up when it was required and they still received it? we have to be mindful despite what the cdc is saying and all

these other public health officials . look at the cases that have been popping up continuously? there should benothing wrong with us putting our babies first , he the mask mandates in place just for two more months until school is out. i know the surge has hit and it should be done soon but it's not done yet please keep our babies first and keep the masks in place because all kids, against masks . >> hello, rob. rob, are you there?okay. courtney. >> hi, my name is courtney helens, i parents of three students, kindergarten, third-grader and sixth-grader. i am very much supportive of

making maskrecommended but not required . sfusd is anoutlier, so many states have dropped the mask mandate. the cases have not spiked as a result . courts in school are very low fortransmission . we need to blaze our own path here. have a conservative public health department. they looked at the numbers, looked at the science and all the data and they decided that masks should be recommended that no longer required. we're inching towards normalcy we're not saying everyone take your masks off, you're not allowed to wear them anymore . ifyou feel uncomfortable by all means please continue to wear masks . but forthose that are ready to take the step that should be allowed . >> thank you. color 312area code .

this is a caller with a 312 areacode . >> thank you. i'm a mother of two children and i wanted to thank you for breathing our public health guidelines on science and are already the most conservative in the country. both of my kids have speech therapy and have been doing speech therapy the last two years either overview unmasked. sfusd therapists have been wonderful andi appreciate their work . unfortunately laura therapists say my kid is not able to make his speech exam because of the masks. they were able tosee the problem and recommended

exercises but it makes me wonder what else we're missing for kids with speech impediments . thank you again to sfusd for creatingthese guidelines and giving people a choice as to whether they will be masking children at school . >> thank you. hello, gloria. >> caller: can you hear me? thank you, greetings commissioners andstudent delegates .i want to see. i do thank everyone for looking at the science and the numbers are coming down. i don't think there's anything wrong with holding on to universal maskingfor a little bit longer after spring break after what we saw this winter . we saw so many absences and an unnecessary amount of kids catching covid. i think meredith called and said a survey 200 people but that doesn't represent 250,000 kids in the city. while i think keeping our masks on is the good idea and i hope

that we decide to keep the mask mandate with it, wedon't see the numbers rise again. that was really unfortunate for many families . >> thank you. parents for public schools. >> good evening, my name is vanessa marrero and i'm executive director for public-school san francisco and i'd like to appreciate the review and the steps the district is leveraging which is needed to keep our kids well. our students health remains at the forefront of all of our considerations and decisions necessary to effectively educate the whole child and the careful review of guidelines and implementationof mitigation practices are essential to all of our schools and our greater city . >>that concludes the time for

public comment on this item . >> thank you to the public for your comments at this time. i want to open it up to the board and my colleaguesfor discussion . doctor matthews, please. >> thank you vice president lam but i want to before you start your discussion at the board level i wanted to make sure it's clear that this is a tentativeagreement that we were able to reach with the united unions of san francisco . itmoves from required masks to strongly recommended . and this does not mean that every student has to take off the mask among the datesthat are in the tentative agreement . if families or students with to continue wearing masks they absolutely can. as a matter of fact in the

tentative agreementit says masks are still strongly recommended . i think that the thought that all of our students are going to take off their masks is not correct. currently power policy allows for outdoor masks optional and as i walked through many of our school yards, more than half the students in many cases almost all of thestudents are still wearing masks . i just wanted to make sure i reiterate what's actually in the tentative agreement and it is that masks would go from required to strongly recommended. march 12 for our high school, middle schools and our distric offices . and on april 2 for our elementary school,pre-k and elementary students .

>> thank you superintendent matthews. this time i like to open it up for discussion among board members. commissioner. >> thank you. i guess i'll start by saying i plan tosupport the agreement . i do want to just i feel like i heard in public comments from families about not feeling like they were a part of the decision-making process and not really feeling that they had the opportunity to getinput into the decision-making process . i'm just lift up something i'm interested in and addressing and figuring out how we can shift our practices moving forward as a district to be more inclusive of our students and families and really figure out a way to get them more of a voice among these collective-bargainig decisions to make sure there at the table . i also want to lift up the importance of us as we fight our way through this pandemic

to try to stay united as a school community even if we have to difference of opinion. just to understand everyone is working as hard as they can to support their children all the children and workers in the district and as much as possible to try not to attack each other or to kind of pursue bad intentions and lifting up the importance of the pack and the limited resources they have to reach out to parents as well as our student advisory councils and how we as a district can support them to reach more families and to be an evenbetter representation and voice for our students and families . >> thank you. student delegate lab. >> i wanted to ask about communications that the district put out i guess it was earlier where we said we would be sticking with masks and then we changed and put out

communications that we weren't going to stick with masks. i'm wondering just the process around that, how that happens? >> at some level, initially we knew that once the masks or the mandate was being lifted in the city, we received many, many calls and concerns both ways, wondering if we were going to go the right way or extended. a big part of the conversation messaging that went out initially was to say that the decision had not been made that we were sticking with it at this point but we know that part of us moving towards whatever decision we were going to make would involve us havin conversations with our labor partners . so a big part of that messaging

was to let people know that we were not lifting immediately as the city had at least the language that put out since february 15 when the city lifted and we had concerns for people in both ways whether we were lifting or why we weren't lifting so we wanted to let people know that we were staying basically. and we could have done a better job of explaining so we engage in conversations with them. >> thank you and i just have a question about one of the clauses in the agreement under masking, number two. it says the district shall connecticut through all students, families and staff regardless of whether they are symptomatic or where their wor location is . that students and staff are expected to use the rapid test is given to them by sfusd prior to returning from spring break.

is there anyway we're going to be enforcing the use of these rapid tests and if not, how are we communicating to our students and families? >> i can address how we're communicating. we're definitely going to be sending a lot of messagingout in the next few weeks of a lot of the changes but specifically around the test kit distribution . we prepared a seriesof messages that would go to all staff , families are middle and high school students and then we also have given all our principles a set of autodial, text message and emails that's all translated in our primary languages so that when the caskets go home they will also be sending us messages out because we don't have a calendar of the specific day that each pool will be's sending thetest it out. then in addition to , we have i think an important thing to share as a flyer that's going to go out in all languages that

goes with thetest kits about when to use them and how to use them. to your question about enforcement , it isnot something that we can enforce . we've asked people to report if they have tested positive and to share thatinformation with us . we cannot enforce that everybody tests but we will make sure prior to returning from spring break we give a requirement to use the caskets. >> i will say that as we have in the first part of this year especially in january or february a month families were quitecooperative in recording their positive results . >> commissioner alexander. >> i just also like my colleagues want to knowledge

that the diversity of public comment on this. i think also just to name that there are patterns not exclusively so that patterns on class and race and i just want to lift up that these differences of lived experience big differences in how people feel about these issues. if you live in an sro going to have a differentexperience than a homeowner in san francisco for example . i just think sometimes i feel like we lose sight of that when we are in these, these public comments coming from a very singular perspective and i'd encourage everyone to listen and across different and in particular hold the most vulnerable at the center.

and people mentioned also folks that are immunocompromised another example of that. we need to approach this with a lot of compassion and respect . i also think doctor matthews point isimportant. outdoor masking is strongly recommended . it right now a lot of kids are still wearing masks. we need to have that culture at our schools and see if kids need to wear masks, want to wear masks, that has to be really respected and upheld. so anyway i would encourage that. and like somebody else said or not public health officials. we're trying tofollow the public health guidelines and that's what we're doing here. it's the right move and we need to do it with deep respect and compassion . >> thank you for your colleagues comments. i'm going to wrap up discussions at this time for thespecial order of business . with sf usd and our unions.a roll call vote on the motion

please . >>. >> vice president lamb. commissioner sanchez. >> at this time i'm going to call for a break because there is more board members in attendance and so we cannot leave the room, otherwise we would not be meeting according this time i like to take a six minute break.we will be back. >> the sessionunder agenda item g special order of business we will now go to item number two , consider approval for the resolution finding that as a result of the state of emergency declared by california governorgavin newsom march 4, 2020 . it's necessary to continue to

conductvirtual meetings to avoid risk to the health and safety of attendees . 21928 s3. do ihave a motion and the second please ?>> second. >> i want to call on superintendentmatthews to introduce designee to read into the recommendation . >> this evening itwill be me. as you know you may have noticed the language has changed. usually we say we are recommending . this time it's a consider this. so it isn't a recommendation from us . especially in light of the las item which we anticipated may be approved and if approved , the board would need to look at whether we are going to return to having meetings in person so if this is what we're saying consider this, but it's not a recommendation and as i said

the last thing i'm going to say is that one of the things we didn't want to do is we have done this consistently every month, every 30 days we wanted to continue with that consistency. we didn't want to make the decision for the board . this is something the board would slightly need to take up. we're not making it a recommendation on our part. >> thank you superintendent matthews. at this time i like to open it up for public comment . i like to keep public comments up to five minutes because we've been taking action on this item consistently. >> thank you vice president and at this time we will hear public comment on item number twounder specialorder. you will have one minute and we will have public comment on this item for a total of five minutes .

please raise your hand if you care to this item . >>. [speaking spanish] >> ms. marshall. >> thank you commissioners. i would suggest you continue your virtual meeting to protect your parents and compromised immune systems and this will allow us to participate in each and every community through the end of the school year. >> thank you. chris. >> i would like to see you guys do ahybrid model meeting where people can still call in from home .but people can also

still be in the room with you since you just passed a measure allowing people to choose to unmask at school. not being a strong recommendation to stay mast it would be wonderful if people have a choice to go in person or continue to participate. >> thank you. chava. >> caller: i like to secondthe hybrid option .i'm not sure if that's technically or financially viable.if it's not i would like to request for it to stay virtual for as long as possible and i say this as someone who is difficult to me to attend meetings.no matter what whether it's covid or not. it's one of the main things in

life to be able to facilitate so i'd like to think about that so thank you very much. >> thank you, julie. >> i've spoken in the past about the importance of maintaining a hybrid option. i would like to point out based on the last item which i strongly disagree with the hypocrisy of having folks unmasked in schools while the school board is having no hybrid or a no remote option for students with disabilities areimmune compromised as lee mentioned . but then deciding that you're going to keep your board meetings virtual so i just want to point out the hypocrisy about that and hope wemaintain a hybrid option for families . that don't feel safe. >> with that concludes public comment forthis item ?

>>. >> caller: i had my hand up, might i go? i know it's hard to see the panelists sometimes. michelle jackman here with the advisory council and i just want to echo virginia marshall's comments and others that have called for at minimum ahybrid option . full may not be aware but this decision also affects all of the advisory committees and groups that also meet and the advisory has yet to hear how we would be supported in hybrid options. we will need technology, we will need training, we will need space and we have family members who have littles who are not vaccinated because they are too young and those who have immune issues. we still have a lot of questions and have theanswers to move forward .

>> that concludes public comment for this item. thank you so much and doctor matthews. >> just a couple of additions. one, this declaration, the emergency declaration ends on march 31. so this if it were approved it would only be for one meeting. no matter what it goes away march 31 so i want to make that clear. one of the persons who called in saidkeeping it till the end of the year, it goes away no matter what march 31 . the second piece is that this item is to determine whether virtual meetings or not and if those or the next meeting but in terms of the model what we would do is be working with board leadership to determine, to figure out all the aspects of what the model would look like because it's centered

aroundwhether virtual meetings are one more meeting . what i'm recommending is just to consider that. i didn't know if you wanted to add anything to that general counsel. >> i just would reiterate tonight on your agenda is not a condition about continuing hybrid model. it's not a decision about whether or not to allow public comment via zoom. it really is whether or not the board deems it's still imminent risk to health and safety to meet inperson. that's the critical question before the board . >> at this time i like to open it up to commissioners and to delegates for comments and discussion. commissionersanchez . >> i think i asked at the last meeting if the state was likely to renew this measure.

>> we are 99.9 percent sure. >> soon moving forward even after this month it would be coming back life? >> after the 31st for sure. this question is whether to continue and we only be continuing for the meeting of the 26th. >> can you let us know or let the public know once we have people coming back how many it can accommodate and will we have to be spaced out and have fewer capacity. >> in regards to the health recommendations that are no further recommendations for space . and the fact i believe it's 149 out there. >> then how would this affect the advisory committees and our own committees that you set at

the last minute you don't have to do both so that folks can also provide the hybrid model of interactiononline . >> would you like to address this? >> good evening superintendent and also general counsel. i'm making sure i'm articulatingthis correctly . that provision would extend to all the board meetings and advisory committees of the board. so that would require us to move back in person, move back in person for all meetings that are within the purview of the board of education . >> my question is will we be able to provide all in person

and zoom type of interaction at all of those advisory and planning committees? >> that is the question that we will have to work with board leadership and come back to the board either with a recommendation if we need a policy change or with the new procedure. but it's not an option to continue in this format excluding the public that is if the board does not approve the resolution, when i say that i mean it's not anoption for the advisory committee either . so the decision about supporting for some version of zoom is not for you tonight but we will need to keep working with board leadership onthat . >> i guess my last question but it sounded like the

superintendent that you are saying we still have the capacity of staffing for providing folks in our committees to do so. i don't think you mentioned advisories but we have the capacity to do those . >> our current capacity we would but if this is the direction of leadership we have to figure it out but that would require additional funding. that if that's the direction o leadership we would figure that out . >> commissioner boggess. >> i guess i was curious to get more clarity if we could get a day where if we do not pass this resolution when the first meeting would take place, where we would have our audience in person ? >> if you didn't pass this, ye . >> it would be this monday.

and so that would also be true for all of our advisory committees starting monday and this would essentially be one and the same. >> i believe so general counsel, isthat correct ? >> it is and one thing i would addto the conversation , even when this board and all of its committees including its advisory committees, even when you return to in person meetings, the brown act is always allowed for virtual participation . by committee members. the real question that we're grappling with and we be working with board leadership on is how to allow virtual public comment on items. so there are ways to allow virtual participation for committee members .we just need to follow the rules to make that happen and we can't support committeewith understanding their obligations .>> i appreciate that.

i think understanding that board leadership will try to work away to help us take the test of what we've gained during this time and keep it forward. but if we're not able to resolve that iguess i'm curious .what way with the public be able to give comments remotely to go back to our pre-pandemic kind of structure and also how the public be able to view or listen to meetings remotely and is there a difference between the board meeting and committe meeting access to those who are participating in public ? >> i can take that. sorry mister seal. >> you can go ahead. >> so for our regular board meeting we have a lot of

technical support from our sfgov tv staff. so we feel confident that we would be able to navigate that hybrid environment with those regular board meetings given the additional staff. the issue is for committee meetings where we do not have that additional staff to be able to support. we would need additional resources to help with that. >> for the committee meeting they would only be available for the public . >> that would be for public comment. members of the public are always welcome to email communication to board members or to the board secretary so that we can deliver those messages to board members so that they have thatinformation . but that is currently that's our thinking about the public comment would be at committee meetings for people who are

able to attend in person . >> commissioner boggess, if i canadd to that because i heard in your question how would members of the public observe committee meetings ? we are looking at how we can broadcast so that even if we were not able to accommodate comments , we could still allow members to view the meetings from home.and that is something we could have as a sentiment forcommittee meetings . >> and regards to the availability of childcare support meetings which i know is a practice for the pandemic and what steps are being taken to reinstate that aswe returned in person meetings . >> go ahead. once again we be workingwith board initiative on procedures . what we have previously is how we want to move forward.

>> if there's no discussion i'd like to have rollcall please. >>. [roll call vote] >> it fails. >> moving on to number three. san francisco unified school district and san francisco county office of education 2122 fall school plan for student achievement , 2238 sf 02. do i have a motion and second ? thank you. i'd like to call on superintendent matthews to

introduce designee to readthe recommendation into the record . >> reading this will be our director of state and federal programs roger castro. >> good evening commissioners. tonight's requested action is that the board of education of the san francisco unified school district approves the san francisco unified school district and san francisco county office of education 2021 and 2022 fall final school plans forstudent achievement . >> i'd like to open it up for public comment and takingup to 10 minutes , one minute each please . >> at this time we will hear public comment on the san francisco district and county officeof education 2021 22 fall

studentachievement . you will have one minute to speak . please raise yourhand and indicate you wish to this item . [speaking spanish] >>. [speaking chinese] >> seeing no public comment at this time . thank you so much and i like to open it up for publiccomment and discussion from the board . doctor matthews. seeing nine, i'd like to call

rollcall vote onthe motion please .[roll call vote] >> 4 aye's. >> moving to agenda item age, the discussion of other educational issues. number one a through g completion of grant expenditure to call on doctor matthews to introduce the designee for this item. >> this will be our executive director of readiness, doctor can fall and our extended learning manager julie you.

>> and jen fong, executive director of readiness and i will be presenting on the agg grant program. next slide. tonight's agenda is to review the program including the grant term funding for the san francisco unified district and san francisco county office of education and the cle. we will review this plan and the next step and i willturn it to my colleague julie you . >> hello commissioners, the policy manager for the office of readiness and i want to give an overview of this grant program of the grant program. the state will provide a

one-time state fund starting 2122 two local educational agencies for ea to increase the number of high schoolgraduates . graduating with agg eligibilit . in particular english learners eligible for free and reduced lunch. and what i mean by a to g eligibility means students must complete an approved agg course with requirements letter grade c or higher to meet minimum submissions requirements to use these. this grant consists of three grants, one is called access grant. the success grant and learning loss mitigation grant redware districts will either receive the access grants based on the districts a to g completion rates and all districts will

receive the learning loss mitigation risk. these funds may be received over a period of 4 years ending june 2022. next slide. based on our sfusd we will be receiving the mitigation grants based on our way to g completion rate of 7.9 percent and our county office education will receive the access and mitigation grant and they have an agg completion grant of 2.7 percent and the total amount we received for this grant program both county of educationis approximately 7.5 million . next slide. so just quickly talking about the eligible uses of the access for the grant. this is focused on providing direct support for students and successful completion of theagg course requirements .

applications include professional development for future administration counselors, counseling support for students , extending access to coursework including meeting new and expanded partnerships with education completion and lastly advanced these four unduplicated and when i say unduplicated pupils this state definition includes english learners, studentseligible for free and reduced lunch .next slide. for the learning loss mitigationgrants , this grant is used for students that receive d, f, failed in the spring semester 2020 or the year 2021 and if there sufficient funds available, these funds can be used for all other students to ensurea

graduate highschool on time . next slide . and quickly summarizing the program requirements. we are sharing the funding plans with you today for discussion with the board. the plan would be submitted on or before april and 2 other requirements by the nfc 23 we need to submit to the state superintendent of public instruction metrics used to impact these funds and then by august 2026 submitting a report on the final outcomes. next slide. >> now i will present an overview of how the funding is planned toprovide supplemental activities for students . this slide shows the success grant for sfusd and over the 4 year period, each of the items

are ones that are allowable. professional development, student report for recovery, work with college access, counseling for off-track students, english learners, rick credit recovery programming,additional credit recovery , post secondary coursework, three event placement classes and also the apcs for students whoqualify for free or reduced lunch . next slide. here's the second of the grants for sfusd mitigation. and the proposed activities would be summer schools and english learnercredit recovery program . next slide? for the county the two programs listed on this with access and mitigation and similarly we

plan to divide student report for credit recovery as well as the actual credit recovery in the grant program. next slide. and so the plan will be brought forward and this concludes the presentation. >> decided to open it up to public comments and comments at one minute each please.>> and the vice president lamb. you will have one minute to share your comment. please raise your hand if you care tospeak . >>.

[speaking spanish] >> sorry to cut you off. sorry about that. >>. [speaking chinese] >> so sorry about that. on behalf of the community advisory committee for special education i highly commend the district fortheir work in this area . however for example what is the district doing to build foundational skills in our learners . credit coverage is wonderful but it's like putting a band-aid on the vulnerable.

we need programs for many students. the pac has raised many times in past reports that we don't have intervention programs with high schools for students who are reading at grade level and if you look at the districts own data and all the reading data we have inhigh school , in the 2021, 2022 year our high schoolers are only 56.3 percent of our high schools are at proficient or above proficient when it comes to reading skill. almost half. how are you able to complete highschool level coursework if you can't read ? >> that's your time. chris. >> caller: i'm glad we're discussing frankie to support more students graduating with agg eligibility and like i'd

like to make a suggestion. i don't know if you can, just a suggestion. it's to allow high schools to go to a seven class school day making it easier for students to enroll in classes that support that subjects 80s problem with or even to read horses they failed or received at the end after school that they already attend during their regular school day working with people who know them and who they have a recording with. >> . [please stand by. >>

>> thank you. that concludes public comment

for this item. >> thank you so much, and to the public for your comments. as a reminder, this is an informational item tonight, and certainly open it up to colleagues for questions and comment, and i just want to note that this is very specifically to the a through g completion improvement grant. commissioner alexander? >> yeah, i'll echo that last comment, and can i get how much will be allocated specifically and how much will be allocated to specific sites?

>> -- and allocation will go to support that work. >> thanks. it would be great -- can we get a breakdown on that just because it's hard when we see, credit recovery, $100,000, it would be a little easier to be specific and get a breakdown of where the funds are going. that would be helpful. >> if [indiscernible] we would be granting the third most

credits for any school in math. >> i know the programs you're talking about, i would consider those school based in the fact that they're direct services to students. i want to be clear, not that we don't need indirect services and support, but to understand how it's breaking down. this is part of this bigger

question that we've been asking around direct services. i think the budget services has done a great job of breaking that down. i would love to see this and what are the essential supports that are direct, and i think we still need, and what are the effective uses of those fund does. that's the spirit in which the question is asked, and again, that may be more of a budget team question than your shop. i'm not sure. >> i think we can work with dr. fong with the budget team to

try to do a breakdown. >> thank you, dr. matthews. commissioner boggess? >> whenever we talk about the a through g completion improvement and graduation rates, i want to thank those who fought for the district to implement to policy and make it a priority. i think i just have a general question not necessarily about the grant, but i'm just wondering why we have the a through g completion gap, and how does that compare to the rest of the state? >> i can start on this, and then, julie, if you have any further data. so i think that s.f. unified has been recognized as a leader in this area. we did what's called an

on-track measure, when we developed these graduation requirements, which were the a to g requirements. as a result of having the on track measure, we are able to see how students are doing [indiscernible] the graduates continued to climb, and i think especially for many of our targets groups, especially since 2014, and these funds are focused on that group of students that aren't as

successful and closing that gap. i'll pause there. >> just in terms of putting some numbers on that, i mentioned earlier in the presentation, sfusd about 70% of grads are meeting that a to g course requirement. around -- we're 20% higher than the state, but i do dog that gap between our various subgroup populations where it's still in that age completion rate. so hopefully, these can help highlight opportunities and not just graduating students but graduating them with the requirements to have the opportunity to apply for a four-year state college? >> could you please share the ethnicity? that would be helpful for folks to know to kind of get a feel

for where the gaps are. >> yeah, we can do that. >> could we share that now? i do have the numbers that are share on data -- i would just like to share that publicly in the meeting now, if we could. >> maybe if we can take the next comment. >> the graduates meeting c.s.u. requirement is 84.2%.

for filipino students, the cohort graduation rate is 94.9%. meeting uccsu requirements is 73.8%. for latino students cohort graduation rates, it's 76.7%. uccsu requirements met is 51%. for pacific islander, graduation rate is 83%. for uccsu requirements, it's 43.2%. for white students, graduation rate is 90.4%. uccsu requirements is 84.2%. for two or more races, the graduation rate is 84 %, and

uccsu requirements, it's 68%. so you can see how this ratio impacts different students differently, and i think it's just knowing that we're in a state where we're not able to direct things based on race and ethnicity. i guess what is your approach to kind of make those additional needs to kind of makeup. >> yes. we have a number of affinity based programs that are designed to try to do specific outreach to targeted groups, including the recruiting of staff who have similar background to the student groups. in some cases, our programming,

if approximate we can have a course such as african american literature, then we can recruit students to that force, and in many cases, african american students will choose to sign up for that portion of our credit recovery, and then, we can provide services and be successful. >> thank you so much, i appreciate the answer and our intentionality in our approach. i guess, my final comment, for

me, it is really exciting to see all the growth that we've seen in our retention rate, but it has to be when we haven't met our goals around the uccsu requirements. when we have a situation where lots of different student groups are below 50%, we need to really evaluate our environments and set up parents and students to be successful. >> president lamb, can i make a comment? >> yes. >> following up on commissioner boggess' points, i know that the rates have gotten a little better. we tracked rates very carefully when i was principal at jim jordan school for equity.

at june jordan, we had rates around 70% for black students and latinx students, which wasn't good enough, either, but part of it -- i guess i just want to put in a plug for school wide strategies. so the credit recovery matters, and i think the work that we're doing in credit recovery is great, but auto, like, if we don't do this from the back end -- starting in the ninth grade, high school needs to be a place that's welcoming, culturally relevant, and teachers are teaching classes that are culturally relevant and highly demanding. i would like to -- i think commissioner lamb and i have talked about this. i think we really need to think about our high schools across the board and have a detailed

look at what's working and not working so we're not playing catch up, in other words. >> thank you so much, and i think you all know how passionate i feel about high school curriculum and teaching and learning, and i just wanted to add the comment that i am looking forward to having even deeper dive conversations on the school board, diving even deeper into the curriculum so that there's earlier interventions for the ultimate success of our students, their learning, and, really, their future, and all the things that we have available to them, to our students in fulfilling our vision of the graduate profile. and that not only celebrating our graduation rates, but really, how are we setting our young people up for my

priorities around 100% college ready, although realizing students may be taking a different educational journey. looking forward to our discussions there. and thank you so much to our staff for the presentation and your work, and look forward to future presentation and adoption of that plan. >> we will now move to item i, introduction of proposals and assignment to committee. i will open it up to public comment first, and then before opening to board comments, but this is specifically for item i, which is 223-8sp-1, resolution in support of the naming of the hill vee milk civil rights academy garden. you can see if there are any

speakers to this item on the agenda, and at this time, it's up to five minutes of public comment at one minute each, please. >> clerk: as a reminder, we will hear public comment on the resolution in support of the naming of the harvey milk civil rights academy. we have five minutes for this item, and you will have one minute to speak to this item. can this please be repeated in spanish and chinese, please. [speaking spanish language] [speaking cantonese language]

>> clerk: jennifer? >> yes. i am calling in support of the renaming. i just wanted to mention that in addition to the wonderful language of the proposal and all the work that the harvey milk community did with [indiscernible] moon that still kills 100% -- i'm sorry. i knew her since she was born [indiscernible] her mom, who has dedicated over 20 years of her life, not just to zamora's fight and her other children, but to all children at george washington carver, san francisco elementary, and harvey milk. please vote yes on this. thank you. >> clerk: thank you. emmanuel stewart? >> good evening, commissioners. my name is emmanuel stewart,

and i actually do support the renaming of the harvey milk school community gardens after zamora moon. i did not meet this child. we do share one thing in common, that i am a cancer survivor, so i ask you just please support this as our school community believes in zamora, as well as her mother, miss martinez. thank you again for your time. >> clerk: thank you. that concludes public comment for this item. >> thank you so much to the public for your comments, and great to hear from you, principal stewart. great to see all of your leadership and work at harvey milk civil rights academy.

colleagues, we are going to be assigning this to committee, but welcome any brief comments that you have. seeing none, if i hear any different from legal counsel, i will refer this to the building grounds committee. thank you so much. we are now going to move ahead, agenda item j, board members reports. reports from standing committees. chair alexander, report from the augmented budget services, which took place on friday, march 5, at 7:00 p.m. >> thank you. if my colleagues or members of the public didn't get a chance

to attend that, it breaks out the district and county with three-year projections, and we're going to get some of that on march 22, when we approve the interim report. another thing, i don't know if anyone heard, the reason we're not talking about the interim report, we did get an extension for another week or so from c.d.e. to submit the march interim report, so that's going to come to us on march 22. there was also a discussion around enrollment that i think is worth noting that so forth of looking at our enrollment projections and seeing that we're in a declining enrollment situation and the need for really understanding why, when we have some hypotheses as to why and doing some demographic analysis, which i know has been done in the past, but really, so we can plan thoughtfully for the next five to ten years,

because i was just looking at the last demographic report that was done in 2018 that suggested we were going to have big student increases. so i think coming out of that meeting, it's important to understand where we would be coming out of that meeting, and again, colleagues, review that material if you have a chance. >> thank you so much, chair alexander, and i encourage the public to continue to stay engage. we're going to dive deep into the business services moving forward. go ahead. >> as we talk about the deficit, i want to be clear, we've closed our deficit. we've gotten to the point where we, for the next two years, we've saved enough money over the next year that we're

putting money into our stabilization fund, and that balances our fund for the next three years. we're in a much better position than we were in december, and we'll hear more about that on the 22, but i'd just like to say that. >> thank you. at this time, i'd call on chair boggess. we held the chair policy committee on monday march 7. >> yeah, my update, we had three action items, two of which we made positive recommendations to the board. one regarding transitional kindergarten, the other on charter school renewals to keep us legal and aligned. if people are interested on the things that we're trying to support and try to get past, there's stuff in board docs

that summarizes that. that'll be coming back at a future board meeting. we had one presentation on the california community schools partnership program, where staff provided an update on the application's availability and the readiness of us to apply. i thank you so much. >> thank you so much, and at this time, going to ask for reports from board delegates to membership organizations. i do not have any updates from csba. >> the council [indiscernible] legislation policy conference is coming up on the 18 of this month, and i'll be attending it as the delegate on this board. i'll report back. >> thank you so much, commissioner sanchez, and at this time, any other reports by

board members or student delegates? seeing none, calendar of committee meetings upcoming. chair boggess? >> yes. tomorrow, we have a meeting of the student assignment ad hoc committee, the augmented ad hoc committee on student assignment. very important for folks who want to know about our student assignment system and how we deal with equity and desegregation in our schools. >> thank you. so join us for a third night in a row this week. see you there. we are now going to move into agenda item k, our memorial adjournment. dr. matthews? >> tonight, there memorial adjournment is for arturo

ocano. he dedicated over 25 years serving students in sfusd starting in 1994. he always thought of new ways to support our students in the classroom. if something he suggested didn't work, he would offer alternative students. arturo cared for students and acted on their behalf. the students and staff who have worked with him over the years value the friendship he brought into the learning environment. we will remember him by his catch phrase, shake and bake. arturo was always positive and moving forward. we are grateful for the time that we were able to share with them. on behalf of the community at burton high school, arturo will be greatly missed and well

remembered. >> thank you, dr. matthews. at this time, we will move into agenda item l, which is our closed session, and before the board goes into closed session, i call for any speakers to the closed session items listed in the agenda. there will be a total of up to five minutes for speakers. public speakers, please raise your hands at this time. alicia? >> clerk: seeing no public comment at this time. >> thank you. the board will now go into clos >> back from closed session, and i just want to acknowledge that all four of us are present, meeting quorum. report on closed session, on one matter of employee dismissal relief, by a vote of four, two absent, collins, lopez, approved a retirement

and relief agreement for one certified employee. on one matter of anticipated litigation, the board gave direction to the general counsel. on one matter of existing litigation [indiscernible] so just, again, for details, on one matter, the board gave direction to general counsel. and that concludes the shared reading of the closed session report, and i'd like to officially move to adjournment. thank you so much for joining us. have a great night.

>> by the time the last show came, i was like whoa, whoa, whoa. i came in kicking and screaming and left out dancing. [♪♪♪]

>> hello, friends. i'm the deputy superintendent of instruction at san francisco unified school district, but you can call me miss vickie. what you see over the next hour has been created and planned by our san francisco teachers for our students. >> our premise came about for san francisco families that didn't have access to technology, and that's primarily children preschool to second grade. >> when we started doing this distance learning, everything was geared for third grade and up, and we work with the little once, and it's like how were they still processing the information? how were they supposed to keep

learning? >> i thought about reaching the student who didn't have internet, who didn't have computers, and i wanted them to be able to see me on the t.v. and at least get some connection with my kids that way. >> thank you, friends. see you next time. >> hi, friend. >> today's tuesday, april 28, 2020. it's me, teacher sharon, and i'm back again. >> i got an e-mail saying that i had an opportunity to be on a show. i'm, like, what? >> i actually got an e-mail from the early education department, saying they were saying of doing a t.v. show, and i was selected to be one of the people on it, if i was interested. i was scared, nervous. i don't like public speaking and all the above.

but it worked out. >> talk into a camera, waiting for a response, pretending that oh, yeah, i hear you, it's so very weird. i'm used to having a classroom with 17 students sitting in front of me, where they're all moving around and having to have them, like, oh, sit down, oh, can you hear them? let's listen. >> hi guys. >> i kind of have stage flight when i'm on t.v. because i'm normally quiet? >> she's never quiet. >> no, i'm not quiet. >> my sister was, like, i saw you on t.v. my teacher was, i saw you on

youtube. it was exciting, how the community started watching. >> it was a lot of fun. it also pushed me outside of my comfort zone, having to make my own visuals and lesson plans so quickly that ended up being a lot of fun. >> i want to end today with a thank you. thank you for spending time with us. it was a great pleasure, and see you all in the fall. >> i'm so happy to see you today. today is the last day of the school year, yea! >> it really helped me in my teaching. i'm excited to go back teaching my kids, yeah. >> we received a lot of amazing feedback from kiddos, who have seen their own personal teacher on television. >> when we would watch as a family, my younger son, kai,

especially during the filipino episodes, like, wow, like, i'm proud to be a filipino. >> being able to connect with someone they know on television has been really, really powerful for them. and as a mom, i can tell you that's so important. the social confidence development of our early learners.

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for latinos, it brings families together and if we can bring that family to your business, you're gold. tonight we have russelling for e community. >> we have a ten-person limb elimination match. we have a full-size ring with barside food and drink. we ended up getting wrestling here with puoillo del mar. we're hope og get families to join us. we've done a drag queen bingo and we're trying to be a diverse kind of club, trying different things. this is a great part of town and there's a bunch of shops, a variety of stores and ethnic restaurants. there's a popular little shop

that all of the kids like to hang out at. we have a great breakfast spot call brick fast at tiffanies. some of the older businesses are refurbished and newer businesses are coming in and it's exciting. >> we even have our own brewery for fdr, ferment, drink repeat. it's in the san francisco garden district and four beautiful murals. >> it's important to shop local because it's kind of like a circle of life, if you will. we hire local people. local people spend their money at our businesses and those local people will spend their money as well. i hope people shop locally. [ ♪♪♪ ]

>> hello and welcome to the tuesday, march 15th, 2022, hybrid, in-person and virtual meeting of the san francisco entertainment commission. i am the commission's vice president and my name is dori caminong. this meeting is occurring in person in city hall room 408. broadcast live on sfgovtv and available to view on zoom or listening to by calling 1 (669) 900-6833 using meeting id 82316056593. rrz