m. superintendant, do you have a designee to introduce this item? >> yes. this is dr. value tip entino who is going to do the presentation. i want a point of clarification. we have two separate items, one is alignment to the math common core and a spret -- separate item on language arts. >> so we are taking the math at this time. we'll do the english language arts later in the evening. thank you very much. it's a powerpoint? okay. commissioners. and this is the powerpoint that aligns with this. >> we are very pleased to be with you this evening to share with you the results of a lot of work by a lot of people that began over 18 months ago. as we transition to the math common core standards. this effort results in a core curriculum that includes a rigorous design, comprehensive professional development and a focused implementation plan that includes a clearly articulated core sequence. the teams of educators participated in this effort includes staff members from cn i, special education, early education, the leads, teachers and administrators. in addition many of our pa

superintendant? >> yes, we do. president fewer. item 2 m on page 28 of your agenda. the contract name is to be contributed in the subject requested action and background from the university of california ken center of university of california san francisco. and 14b on page 63 and 64. the defendants service are corrected to 1-29, 2014 through 3-31-2014. and page 88-90. the original dates of service to july 1, 2013, through june 30, 2014. amended dates of service are corrected to november 1, 2013, through march 31, 2014. >> thank you. any items by the board? seeing none. any items severed by the board? none. roll call will take place under section 0. item 8. the superintendant's proposal. this has been moved and seconded. commissioner murase? >> the committee as a whole met on january 24, 2014. with a report on the public educationen enrichment fund that we are scheduled to hear tonight. several committee members board members expressed concerns that were

. >> those are for superintendant appointment and they go basically from a term ending june 2015, second term ending june 2017. >> thank you, mr. davis. item m discussion of other educational issues. i believe deputy superintendant guerrero has an item. >> we have an opportunity this evening to hear the awareness and john burke accompanying her. i think we have a powerpoint. >> good evening everyone. this is to present to you about the new state test that is coming out this year. this is the new test in the state assess many system. it's called the smart balance assessment consortium. usually called the s back. this is the field test for this assessment. so the field test is really a test of the test where the publisher is testing the items to finalize the test. the advantages are that we'll have the experience and the schools will have the experience of the test and will get practice. disadvantages, there will be no results that will be in occurred from this test -- incurred from this test. our presentation tonight is around five areas. one is the smart balance assessment, who, what and when we'll take this field test. the content and forma

m*lds, murase. >> present. >> norton. >> here. >> and wynns. >> fewer. >> here. >> thank you. >> mr. superintendent, is there a staff report of a status of projects? >> yes i believe that joe grazioli is here? >> if there is a staff report and projects that would be great if there is not, it is not necessary to vote or to have that before we vote. >> there is no report tonight. >> thank you. >> could i have a motion and a second on at proval of the prior board meetings of february 12, 2013. >> so moved. >> second. >> roll call vote? >> haney? >> yes. >> maufas. >> yes. >> m*lds mcdonald. >> dr. murase. >> aye. >> norton. >> yes. >> wynns? >> aye. >> and miss fewer? >> yes. >> that is 6 ayes. >> could i have a motion and a second please on the appointment or rotation of new officers? >> so moved. >> second. >> okay, so let me name the officers. sandra lee fewer as president of the financing corporation, dr. emily murase is vice president of the financing corporation, former president, norton is secretary treasurer. >> mr. haney? >> yes. >> maufas? >> yes. >> dr. murase. >> yes. >> norton. >> aye. >>

superintendents any comments? >> seeing none, roll call vote please? >> thank you. >> haney. >> yes. >> miss maufas. >> yes. >> dr. murase. >> aye. >> norton. >> aye. >> wynns. >> fewer. >> aye. >> six ayes. >> item m, discussion of other educational issues, none tonight. consent calendar resolutions? none tonight. and so, let's have a vote on the consent calendar. it was moved and seconded under section f. >> nr haney. >> yes. >> maufas. >> yes, mendoza, mcdonald. >> muraser. >> aye. >> norton. >> wynns. >> aye. >> fewer. >> yes. >> six ayes. >> consent calendar resolutions severed, none tonight. >> and correct? >> and q, superintendent's proposals this is the first reading, five minutes to be given for total public testimony under this item. and could i have a motion and a second? >> so moved. >> second. >> great. >> and let's see, i was refer this one, which is the authorization to grant or in the alternative deny for the renewal of petition for the gateway high school charter school. i think that we have one speaker tonight, char on olken. >> good evening, superintendent carranza. president fewer, vice president murase and members of the board of education, thanks for having me this evening and

m in the 300 block of 50-th avenue. otis green died at the scene. the cause of the fire is under investigation. chicago police superintendent garry mccarthy says a new tactic being used to calm gang tensions is working. it's called custom notifications. nancy loo is *live at chicago public safety headquarters with more. >> the police superintendent has scheduled an 11:30 a.m. news conference to update everyone on this pilot program which has had officers making a lot of house calls. for example, within hours of a murder of a 14 year-old boy two weeks ago the commander of the grand crossing district personally went to the home of known gang members in the woodlawn neighborhood urging them not to retaliate. richardson was a freshman at dunbar high school where police say he was gang affiliated. no one has been arrested. police say gang violence has been dialed back in the area targeted with costa notifications. the superintendent told the tribune that the home visits are not an enforcement strategy. it's an intervention downplaying the notion that it's called hug a funk. mccarthy says the visit often include conversation with