i wanted to inform the public of what carpenters are doing with the partnership and john o'connell high school has a carpentry program class, and that we have had contractors and donate materials and machinery to get more exposure to students and use hands-on tools, and we are are reaching to other contractors to get a little bit more. the class is well-grounded. one thing we're very excited about is i have contacted the manager at the apprenticeships school, and we have been meeting next week with john o'connell to see about getting a direct entry program once they graduate the class to go into carpentry and would have a direct entry into the carpenter ship program. it is something we're starting with this task will come and we want to see if we can start it with others. -- it is something we're starting with at this high school, and we want to see if we can start it with others. speaking with our manager -- we're hoping to get direct management for those interested in the project. in speaking with the manager, the apprenticeships who does the direct entry project, she is working with

contractor, turner construction attended the opening of the new vocational training carpenter shop and john o'connell high school. the carpenters coming out of that session agreed to donate textbooks for the program, and the general contractor's donated a number of pieces of equipment, several toolboxes and other equipment to the facility. more recently last week the remembers of our team went to john busraharah burton high schd presented to groups of ninth graders on engineering and construction trades in the importance of math and science curriculum. we are also looking to carry forward our high school internship program this summer, both with program management team and tpja for what will be our fifth year. earlier last month we meant with the executive director of the of hellman's for hard hats director. he met with representatives of the labor union to give us details on the program, how they identify prospective candidates who ardee leaving the military r recently left the military and trades they would be interested in, so those can be dovetailed with apprenticeships programs at local unions.

i am actually a parent from john o'connell high school. my kid is a junior. he has a 4.0. i am very proud of this school. i am actually supporting all of what they are doing. it is remarkable in transformation. with three years of being in the school, it made my son very, very academically -- very actually good. just to let you guys know, we would love to keep our teachers as much as we can. have them come back to all the teachers that have been there for so long. thank you. this is the place to be. >> hello, board. and you for having me here again. i just wanted to start off by saying there were three parents that had to leave. the student that took off running was probably one of our students. he cried leaving the board meeting, because he wanted to stay. just to start off, i know with hydra, we are looking at the same kind of thing. the big thing showing success with african-american students is having stability with the adults, earning trust, training teachers to better assist and help the students that really need it. right now in san francisco, the api is 7.96, which

charles drew, everett, george washington carver, horace mann, john o'connell, leonard flynt, malcolm x elementary commission elementary, paul revere, and thurgood marshall academic high. employees may not be teaching under the credential or authorization listed above during the 2011-2012 school year. in order to be awarded points under one-five as described above. criterion no. 6 shall be used in the event that is necessary to apply the same date of hire criteria to certificated -- employees assigned to the superintendent zone school. any time this occurs after application of these criteria shall be resolved by lottery. i have already read the paraprofessional services resolution. i will now read the early education department resolution. this is a short one so i will read all that. where is due to lack of funds in san francisco unified school district, the board of education under the authority of section 8366 hereby finds unnecessary and in the best interests of the district to eliminate the full- time equivalent fte of the employees in the early education program as specified belo

o'connell. former campaign advisor to john mccain's presidential campaign and chairman of the civic forum presidential martha: get your initial reaction. how bad is what rick santorum said or is it? >> i've been as critical of mitt romney as next conservative and having been out on the presidential campaign trail and i appreciate rick santorum's fire in the belly but really at the end of the day all he provided is reckless fodder for a president who doesn't need more advantages. he is writing barack obama's campaign come americals. president obama, we can't wait until 2016. we have to get him out because some policies like obamacare are just irreversible. martha: doug, what do you make of the comment and what does it mean for rick santorum's future. >> this says to me, martha, that the republican party is still hopelessly divided. rick santorum fighting on. will probably win in louisiana and strong in may in texas. the party is divided because mitt romney is an etch-a-sketch. you don't know where he stands. he says he is runsing a a conservative and will be back as moderate. suggests to me as ford sug