commissioner maufas? >> i'm just going to say this for the record, i really am only going to be supporting one extension. i think it's absurd but i'm willing to do one extension based on somebody is having a retirement issue and it is not regarding the funding at all because i have my own objections to that. but i understand that you have folks who are already in the hopper and i can be supportive of the amendment for the date. >> and then i would also like to just say for the record that it seems as though this amendment has been modified, or modified a couple times. so this further extension considering that the individuals you're talking about might be ready, they're not ready right now as we're voting on it. the funding is not secure for all three as we're voting on it right now and that's exactly what the resolution says, that it would not be at any cost at all to us, we can't be assured of that. i just -- i think this could be very open-ended. i can see us having an extension to january 1, february

president mendoza: commissioner maufas? commissioner maufas: i to turn this from president mendoza. $125,000 is going to one person -- i just heard this from president mendoza. >> is part of our work. we are six months in. we are being mindful of those milestones. commissioner maufas: i just want to know the salary. the $125,000, what is going to a person and their benefits. i want to know what their money is pulled out of this contract amount, and then what is left to do this. that is what i want to know. >> right, we would have to pull it. i do not have that off the top of my head. i have seen it before, and it did not look unreasonable. i will have to look it up. commissioner maufas: maybe we should have the budget for this, because it is a long laundry list. we are not sure how this is going to get allocated. what we want to see and be able to report. >> just to shout out, everett is our most improved middle school in our district. also, i appreciate there is always a balancing act, because you ask for a very short doll

maufas? >> i'd like to sever k-28, 29 and 42. 28, 29, and 42. [inaudible] >> correct. thanks. >> ok. let's move on, then. just move on to next item which is -- oh, the roll call vote will take place under section o . and item h, superintendent proposal held for speaker card and action. none tonight. item i, board members' proposal held for speaker cards and action. already moved and seconded on august 9. report from the rules and joint meeting of curriculum and ad hock personnel labor. and this is an item that is 11 8-9-a-1, reconsideration of 115-20-24-sp-2, amendment of resolution number 95-2-a-26-a-2 permitting jrotc students to utilize independent study to obtain physical education credit to extend the independent study option for jrotc students through the 2012-2013 school year. so it's been moved and seconded. so the report from the rules committee, please. >> the rules committee met to review the resolution and voted to forward to the board with a positive recommendation. >> also the c

commissioner maufas: ok. >> in order to do that. vice president yee: any other questions, comments on this? commissioner fewer. commissioner fewer: so i think that the purpose of doing this is to be more in compliance with the guidelines for the jrotc program, is that correct? >> yes, ma'am. commissioner fewer: ok. but according to our jrotc enrollment and i know you gave us some numbers but this was actually presented to us from our planning, research and accountability and i think that they probably are pretty accurate also. and so i'm looking at -- so when we talk about compliance, now, so i'm a little confused because yesterday at a meeting we said we had eight jrotc instructors, i think, one, two, three, four, five, six, we have seven currently, is that correct? there's nine? >> there were seven people that were going to go to the alliant university orientation. there are a few folks who were planning on retiring. commissioner fewer: who presented this to us? i'm looking at this paper that just says, jrotc teaching credential,

commissioner maufas >> you saw from the first two bars are back. the base is what and the growth is what? >> every single year, the state calculates a base. it tells you, this is your base and how much you grew. >> thank you. >> questions from the board. commissioner norton: i have two questions. the first one is one we discussed before, which is the increase in students taking the cma and the decrease in taking cst. i am personally concerned about that. i do not know about -- enough about what it does and does not measure. i can tell you there is a lot of suspicion out in the parent community that it does not measure what -- is not equal to the cst and does not measure the same level of proficiency. i am wondering if there is any guidelines the state gives you on who should take the cma, what percentage of the caseload should be taking that, that is quite an alarming increase in the number of students taking that. >> john burke, there is eligibility requirements and there is some of that as related to accountability. a student has to -- it is only

commissioner maufas: i wanted to congratulate the jean parker community. there will be a centennial in the evening from 6:00 until 8:00 p.m. but those of you who went to the school, it is going to be a wonderful celebration and a wonderful example of the great things that are happening in the district. >> i would be remiss bank i did not mention my -- if i did not mention my aunt, who passed, but work that jean parker. i will send a message to her and hopefully she will be there in spirit. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner maufas: yes. commissioner murase: aye. commissioner norton: yes. commissioner wynns: yes. president mendoza: yes. thank you. we would like to have the commissioners present this to the principal at jean parker and any parents or community members that would like to join us. would you like to say a few words? >> on behalf of the jean parker school community, thank you very much. >> i am a parent of jean parker. i am also an educator in the san francisco unified school district. i want to take this opportunity as a parent and as an edu

[calling votes] commissioner maufas: no. commissioner wynns: no. >> that is four ayes. >> the next item, k-28, 49 and k-2. >> you want me to get her? >> yes. are we going to take all three of them together? >> yes. they are all the same thing, and i had thought we were going to hear a report from you earlier on this program, and is here for us to vote on, and i do not know anything about it, so i would like to hear what it is, all the details are was going to get in some report or presentation to the board before today. >> i am sorry. i did not know i was expected to give a report on this. >> we have a closed session where we were talking about personnel matters, and this program came up, and it was going to one of these schools. >> yes, i have of report for you and your your -- report for you. >> i would like to tell you a little bit about it. last year paul revere look at its maps, and they were all red, so the leadership team and the principal did some research, and they found that in long beach california, there had been

. >> commissioner maufas. commissioner maufas: i can pretty much speak just to the transfrmation of the middle schools into high schools. just like you saw for wallenberg that long, narrow corridor, it's really meant for smaller bodies and the work done there to widen the hallway, high schoolers, when that bell rings an they get to walk down without bumping into each other, it's great. the same thing for thurgood marshall, the difference in the hallways, they're wider, high school is still more comfortable. this is made, this is my lane and i'm in here and i love that we recognize that and make these accommodations for older kids or different student bodies. i cannot, that's my experience, and i love, absolutely love that we care for the murals that are on our school buildings. they are beautiful characterizations of the neighborhoods that they are in. i'm so grateful that we are stewards of that artwork and take special care in maintaining it and preserving it for the generations of students and families that

commissioner maufas: on the graduation drop out, what is the other? you might have said it and we missed it -- i missed it. >> students who are still enrolled in school, they have not graduated. commissioner maufas: thank you. and i th inink commissioner wyns asked about the survey. i am done. commissioner fewer: i thank you for this information. it is telling that we have work to do in math, when we look at algebra 2, 4.7% of african- americans proficient, down 5.2. we only had 9.9% before. is that what i am reading? obviously, they are not prepared. that is a little disappointing there. also, every time i see this, it shocks me when i see that the percentage at or above purse -- proficient that are african americans do worse than students with disabilities percentage wise. i now to answer the question, -- lma did gain. we see that african-americans in math are second to last if you look at the second to the largest school district in 2 010. as we give more access, we have a lot of work to do. meaning that we have to make sure that they are successfu

vice president yee: commissioner maufas was real brave. left her microphone on to be word recorded. any other reports? commissioner murase: i just want to announce that the green school yard conference is happening here in san francisco , september 16 to 18 and many of our schools will be featured as part of that conference. last week vice president yee and i were at the benefit and there was a really lovely performance by school children and it makes us very proud of our school children who are engaged in that project. and i also received materials about parent-teacher home visit project that i'd like to explore with staff in terms of how we can make use of that which is considered a best practice. that concludes my report. commissioner norton: i just wanted to say that i have successfully made the transition to middle school parenthood and we have gotten through our first week and are well into our second, very successfully. commissioner fewer: i would like to mention that i forgot in the last meeting to mention that i was a guest speake

maufas. commissioner maufas: aye. ms. wynns. commissioner wynns: aye. ms. mr.ee.ice president yee: aye. ms. mendoza. president mendoza: aye. >> we'd -- president mendoza: we'd like to invite mr. martin up to accept your commendation and say a few words. >> i don't want to stand in the way of commissioner mendoza, having the shortest meeting ever, but i do want to thank the board, leading this station at this time, which is not only the 70th anniversary a great time to think about the role the station has played in the community but also what had been a challenging time for the station, obviously people around this community in so many ways, i want to thank the board for your support and thank you for your work as liaison and the superintendent for his support, it has meant a lot to us to know that the district wants to continue supporting this station as a community resource. with a visionary educators who began the station in 1941 when believe me, no one was listening to fm radio they didn't know what was going to happen in the future. we're in a time of changing

commissioner maufas: thank you very, very much. i would like to have delook and our bilingual -- delac and our bilingual community council speak to us more often than occasionally. so we have the parent advisory council speak to us at every single meeting and sometimes it seems like they're crunching to get a report together. i would like to put on the table the idea of maybe you all coming to us in every two months and also having the b.c.c. speak to us more regularly, maybe every two months. instead of again once a year you're coming once a year, these are -- the time period between your presentation and what's happening in your world and communicating that to us is just -- the length of time is too long and i'm hoping that we as a board and you as a committee and you advise us can work out that you come to us more regularly. and we can have a presentation from you all. those are my comments but i want to continue that discussion maybe with the rules committee and with other board members but i wanted to let you know that that's

commissioner maufas: here. commissioner murase:.ere. >> if you like, please join us for the pledge of allegiance. thank you. the approval of board minutes from the regular meeting. any corrections? seeing none, roll call, p lease. >> yes. commissioner fewer: yes. commissioner wynns: yes. vice-president yee: yes. president mendoza: yes. >> six ayes. >> for the last few meetings all of you a separate hearing that we keep mentioning the state law that requires 7-12 grade students to show proof of a whopping cough and booster shots or they will not be able to attend school. the deadline for the booster shot is this week. that is this thursday, september 14. our middle school and high- school students will be turned away from school if they do not have proof of the booster on file. there are a lot of kids that do not have that brewster. they have received several phone calls and letters. we sent another notice that was sent to every 7-12 grade student that did not have the shot on record. we also called homes. if your 7-12 grade student

[calling votes] commissioner maufas: no. commissioner wynns: no. >> that is four ayes. >> the next item, k-28, 49 and k-2. >> you want me to get her? >> yes. are we going to take all three of them together? >> yes. they are all the same thing, and i had thought we were going to hear a report from you earlier on this program, and is here for us to vote on, and i do not know anything about it, so i would like to hear what it is, all the details are was going to get in some report or presentation to the board before today.

maufas, dr. murase? >> aye. >> ms. norton? >> yes. ms. wynns? >> aye on august 16, and abstain on july 19 and august 2. >> thank you. mr. yee? >> aye. >> ms. mendoza. ms. fan and ms. tom aren't in the room. ok. thank you. >> so let's move on to item b, which is the presentations to the board of education superintendent's report. superintendent garcia? >> good evening. it's really exciting to start another school year, a rip roaring opening of the school year again. i want to congratulate all the administrators, teachers, staff, and parents of all our great schools for a smooth opening of schools last week. i also want to thank our facilities department for ensuring that our schools's moves that took place during the summer were really efficient and also what a great job they did in cleaning up our schools and getting them ready to open up for a brand-new school year. on the first day of school, i had the privilege of visiting several schools and i have to say, wow, what a difference our facilities bonds have made. that the public here in san fra

commissioner maufas: can i make a request. i know you're going to take these questions and comments back to the bigger p.a.c. body and i see here because i ticket ticket -- ticked it off, to monitor the implementation of district-wise plan and support parent engagement in the bayview zone superintendent initiatives. it is really important in my mind for the p.a.c. to be really working closely with our parent engagement department and the head of our department, i know, is somewhere in the audience. i saw her earlier. almost hand-in-hand working together with the parent advisory council to the board of education. i just see you-all as really an extension of that process and i -- i think that was always sort of one of the things that when i was on the p.a.c. that was always a relevant priority in my mind. i can only imagine that it must be in your minds, too. i see it here but i really would like -- i, personally, would like a more integrated approach and to really see how it's going. i think we have faltered for way too long in

commissioner maufas: do you recall why the other metro was non compliant bowman -- other trans metro was non compliant?

commissioner maufas: do you recall why the other metro was non compliant bowman -- other trans metro was non compliant? >> we did not have five years overall experience, no references. one reference with a maximum of eight passengers. the type of services they provided did not fall into what we have. one reference they gave us, which had a large number of students to a large number of passengers, was transporting students to the university of california to the bart station in hayward. that is providing the type of service we are doing. >> any other comments or questions? seeing non -- >> i have one question. i understood it used to say -- i understand you to say it is asian owned. is that accurate? >> they are asian owned. i do not know. i saw that my cell.

goocommissioner maufas: in listening to some of the conversation happening now and then looking at the statistic, and you were first authorized in 2005, and this is the fifth site since you were in existence, and i think if you survived all of those moves in all of those neighborhoods, i think you will do just fine, so that is not an issue to me. looking at how your staff and families have stuck with you, definitely some folks have moved on, but that happens at any school, and they are not moving around, so that is not an issue for me. after visiting with commissioner fewer, i cannot tell you how much renewed hope i have for the site. i thought it was a shell of a school, our money wasted, and we did not have a school that could do all we hoped it could do and all the promise we dreamed it could do. i know you are working with the superintendent and believe your school will grow tremendously over the next few years, and primarily from the students said lives nearby -- that live nearby as they have had to go outside of their area, and that is not to speak on folks going to school in you

maufas, dr. marawsy, ms. wynns, ms.men doza, ms. thomas, thank you. >> if you'd like, please join me for the pledge of allegiance. [pledge of allegiance] thank you. item a is the approval of the board minutes of the regular meeting on september 13. i need a motion and a second. >> so moved. >> any corrections? >> i have one. allison collins name is spelled with one l. >> with those changes, roll call, please. [roll call vote was taken] president mendoza: item b is the presentation to the board from the superintendent. superintendent garcia? superintendent garcia: thank you. it's been a little warm here since the air conditioner hasn't worked all day. if everybody seems shiny, it's probably due to that. anyway, i wanted to point out that -- and it's hot before the meeting, so, anyway. i want the public to know that this -- on september 18, which was a gorgeous, beautiful day, kind of like today, we had a board retreat with the executive team and it was really to sit around and talk about what our priorities would be for this year as