[reading roll] mr. yee. president yee: aye. item -- where am i. item p, consent calendar resolutions, a discussion for immediate action. i think this would be k. commissioner: i just want to make a comment. president yee: which once again? k7. commissioner: as you know, the reason why i pulled this is because it was retroactive, but not only that, they required the work to start. it was back in august. it is a small amount, but it is back in august. regardless of the size of these things, we should not be starting anything back in august. i just want to say once again that even though they required the work to start, we cannot start work unless we haven't identified the funds. to start work on funds that have not been identified is unacceptable to me. president yee: any other comments? roll call, please. on item k7. secretary: thank you. burqa [ -- [reading roll] there are six ayes. thank you. president yee: a, let's go to item q, the superintendent's proposals, first reading. this is on 125-8sp1, the authorization to grant or in the alternative d

nortaon, ms wynns, mr. yee. that is unanimous. [cheers and applause] president yee: incoming superintendent carranza, you have the floor. incoming superintendent carranza: i think this will be the last time i will have this. i want to thank you for this honor, and i want to thank the gentleman who has been a mentor to me, because my father is no longer here, like a second father, superintendent garcia, who has absolutely demonstrated that you lead by being a servant leader, and how you lead. our superintendent has started this. and leading into the future. and i'd probably say that i spent one decade in the classroom, teaching young minds and helping to shape the world that they view. as a superintendent principal and now as a superintendent in the future, it will be the focus of a teacher. how do you shape and help provide opportunities? in many instances, a world that we do not even know what it is going to look like in the future. that is what is wonderful about this opportunity in san francisco. san francisco never settles for

president yee: you are mr. johnson. >> yes, johnson. it really seems that this teacher is being targeted because of activities and also for being outspoken. but we have to understand what is important for the kids. we are in danger of losing an outstanding teacher, ok, when we are talking about an english language arts program in a bilingual school. we have, this teacher has been denied an opportunity to get a waiver, whereas there are other teachers at our school who are in the process or have been given clearance to receive a waiver. she contacted h.r. and was given the green light and was given like three options, and when this information was told to our administration, all of a sudden, she has a new obstacle. ok, so we want to pass out -- we have got petitions on our staff where we have 80% of our staff to sign the petition. we want to pass that out as well as timelines leading up to the consolidation. thank you. president yee: thank you. [applause] president yee: we will move on to item k, the advisory committee reports, appointme

norton, mr. yee, ms. zhang, ms tom? thank you. president yee: please join me for the pledge of allegiance. >> i pledge allegiance, to the flag, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. president yee: so the first item is the approval of the board minutes. a first and second for the special meeting board minutes of may 1, 2012. commissioner: 2nd. president yee: any changes? roll call, please. secretary: [reading roll] five ayes. president yee: presentations to the board of education, superintendent's report. superintendent garcia? superintendent garcia: thank you. unfortunately, tonight is the board meeting from hell, which all of us hate going through, because every year, it does not make sense that we are put in a position with the may 15 deadline, and for some weird reason, it always seems to be the week that is the teacher appreciation week in the state of california, and we are involved in giving out layoffs. that is just an absurd state that we live in. that really goes to the heart of our communi

mr. yee, yes. that is seven ayes. >> the superintendent's proposal for first reading. kate-8 english language arts instructional materials adoption. is there a motion? >> we moved and seconded it. >> one quick announcement related to that. it is these instructional materials, k-5 and 6-8 language arts materials are available to the public for review in the board office between now and the next board meeting. in room 106. >> is there a motion? >> second. >> it has gone through the committee. we will be back for action at the next board meeting. ok? let's move on. item r. proposals for first reading. this would be a request for reconsideration of the amendment of 118-9 a1. reconsideration of 115-24 sp2 will be pulled tonight, withdrawn. item s, board members' report. board delegates to membership organizations? >> i want to say one thing from the last roll-call, maybe. >> this will come with board members reports later. >> i am under item s. reading it straight through. standing committees. and any board delegates to membership organizations? none? all other reports by b

mr. yee. my name is dennis kelly, and i am president of united educators of san francisco. b. administrative law judge's decision was a well reasoned want, well substantiated. and you will know that it will cost the district millions of dollars if you accept this this mean to burgeon that is being proposed by staff -- to accept this mutant version that is being proposed by staff. we hope he will consider the minister in a law judge's decision in its entirety and not the mutant version. the advice you were given the advice you were given regardi here's a molecule moving around. it's gonna hit its neighbors, right? sometimes it's gonna hit a neighbor and bound off with more energy. sometimes it's gonna hit a neighbor and bound with less energy. now, when does it gain and when does it lose? look at this ping-pong paddle i have here. see it? watch this ping-pong ball come in and hit the paddle. watch this. watch this. [makes sound] see, it went off with the same speed? i could've held this very rigidly. watch again. [makes sound] kinetic energy in, kinetic energy out, same, same.

president yee: pastor charles smith. >> mr. president, mr. superintending, my name is sophie stockholm and i appreciate being able to talk tonight about substitute teachers. i have spent nine years in public schools with teachers -- in the past 12 months, at least keep it below -- two substitute teachers took a child away to safety. this incident was reported. my child was denied five full days of education because no substitute came to school that day. in the past few months, twice a substitute supported -- reported for work three hours late. there was no substitute available to take my oldest son's class after the parent was hospitalized. yet my oldest son who did not speak one word of english -- he only spoke chinese to their amusement and entertainment. yet we parents except to the decision of school enrollment and class assignment. all of the children are unable to give us a teacher for the day, denying us the right to check if they should take care of our children. as a parent, i am not even asking for quality but i expect legal babysit

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