this year, the p.a.c.'s priorities are to engage families and represent parents' perspectives to inform the district's focus on restorative practices to improve student climate and reduce student suspensions. are you informing us or are you informing other parents? >> i think it's a little bit both ways. i think parents certainly, we'd like to find a way to explain what restorative practices is to parents and make it something that is just more accessible but i think that as we get parent feedback, perhaps we would bring that to you. >> ok. i would appreciate that. president mendoza:commissioner fewer? commissioner fewer: thanks. thank you for your report. last time, when the p.a.c. came, they spoke a little bit about a time line and also we're hearing from special ed parents, i gather, that it was also an issue about a time line. what i'm hearing undertone is keeping everybody accountable to actually doing the task and making sure that it's moving along and implementation is happening so i would like actua

decide on our priorities for this year as the parent advisory council and we based our decision on the p.a.c. members' concerns as well as the district priorities for this year and we've decided that we're going to work on the following issues and develop project teams and action plans around them. our issues that we've talked about so far are teacher and administrator standards, support and accountability, especially in the context of the district's focus on the core curriculum. also, the focus on restorative practices to improve school climate and reduce student suspensions. the district's budget process. the district's redesign of how special education services are provided. implementation of the district wide family engagement plan. expanding access to quality after-school programs and the district's proposal to align sfusd's excel and after school programs and supporting parent engagement in bayview and the mission superintendent zone initiatives. as you know, we are volunteers and parents so we have limited capacity but will continue to let you know as the goals develop as the year pro

the p.a.c. and k.a.c. members for all the work you did, the u.s. bank, the other members of the community and community based organizations. you and your ongoing partnership are critical for us as we aim to empower students and families. [applause] thank you to the community and thank you also to the college track staff who has and will continue to work tirelessly to make sure that we reach our vision. i want to also thank a couple of people individually. in addition to omar and the san francisco staff who will be here in this building, raise your hands, if you would, as well as marshall lott, brian gadson and julie lawyer who helped make this day possible. if we being give the college track staff a round of applause. and the most important people in this room are college track students. if we could bring up the students and if you could come on over here, that would be great. [applause] these students -- come on up -- as they're coming out, they work day in and day out to pursue their dreams. go all the way across. they defy stereotypes, they insp

the dark. it comes with special interests attached. it comes in a p.a.c. we have superpacs that are supposedly independent of the can they. they are run by the campaign manager of the candidate. we have one candidate who went to a fund raiser for the superpac and wrote to the ftc saying they were independent. i was born, just not yesterday. the institution is corrupt. unfair trade is not the only system of a corrupt system. a tax code that you cannot read. a budget that was imploding with your marks. the battle in this country is against federal spending. that is the battle that has to be won. we need the government to be strong to help people on the bottom to defend our shores, to prevent unfair trade, to protect america. i am not against the government. t, initainst sloppy, fac efficient government. these are the battles that have to be won -- fat, ineffecient government. these are the battles that have to be won. the money is in control. the special checks run washington. i have two pieces of evidence. i am a banker. i watched bank reform last year that

the mistake of writing a book before he announced. >> is it too late for chris christie or sarah palin whose p.a.c. is raising money? >> absolutely they could. it's a different environment today, and people can get in late given the after large of media. look what happened with rick perry. he became a sensation overnight. sure. the republicans are looking at the on-deck circle for palin or christie. you know christie could clear the bases. it would be great if he got in. he would be formidable. >> well, gentlemen, i'm going to have to let it go here. by the way, to any of you award winners tonight, if you want to pick up your trophy, get in touch with me. i'd make sure we make those arrangements. bob shrum and mark mckinnon, thank you for joining me tonight. have a great weekend. >> thank you. >>> this one is worth no award. a gay soldier booed at the debate, but nobody on stage said a word. >>> plus you will not believe what governor mitch daniels said about the president today. it was over the line, and it needs to be addressed. >>> but first i'll talk to the most searched person on google today, former new mexico