. >> can you explain the formulas for determining contribution from san francisco versus pta? >> it has changed over time, but originally in the late 90s it was based on an a.m. formula. in late 2005 the numbers were moving around too late to increase the contributions, so it was frozen. the theory being -- where you sleep is to contribute on behalf. supervisor elsbernd: is there any analysis on how it would impact different regions? is it across the board impacting all of the regions equally? >> one item that we have not finished is a title fix analysis to make sure that none of the adjustments are discriminatory in nature against different types of writers. that work is underway now. we could increase the recommendation that is that makes to the board. where it might be biased in some way. >> at the gilroy station is something that would not impact travel further to the south and love you gave the criteria for determining which stations. is there any more comment before those final decisions are made? >> the board will take comment again at the april meeting before any actio

not including the number of hours we spend visiting schools, attending pta meetings, reaching out to the community, going to the same political events many of us attend ourselves. these are elected officials, not his famous sitting on the planning commission, which is a great deal of time as well. but there is an expectation from the community that when they support you, when they endorse you, you will attend the meetings and come to speak to them my regular basis. there is a level of accountability that is expected from city college trustees and committee members that i do not think is the same as being appointed to a commission on the city body. i do not see a slippery slope. i'm open to a discussion, but i know the amount of time and hours the board of education members spend to run our public schools. they are doing a great job and there are many obstacles and challenges they face. i also know how challenging it is to recruit quality candidates that reflect the diversity of our student body. that is due to the compensation set in the early 1980's and a dollar amount that may have

i'm surrounded today by my parents in my community, my school site council, by pta, teachers, and my family. what makes a great school as people who believe in the same values and principles, and i wanted my community for pushing everything that is different in and allowing us to be celebrating here today, so thank you. [applause] >> thank you, sarah. she did not get the ipad, honey, but she did get the dinner getxc --dinner at xyz and hotel accommodation. our middle school sensible of the year is judy slump francisco middle school -- our middle school principal of the year is judy from francisco middle school. she brought have her school with her. she has inspired by her staff and students every day. if she more recently was inspired by one of our chinese citizen after being at the school for a week created a beautiful movie with beautifully drawn visuals, a perfect english with a strong and confident voice. judy, congratulations. >> thank you all for being here. it is with deep appreciation that i look out and see members of my school community, my school family, really, my own fam

. >> 100% of the money goes towards the pta. they fund the physical education program, the music problems, our library, the teacherer's aids. or or. >> reporter: even and in the rain these little feet continue to shuffle and hoping that the sunshine financially on the district. that was exactly the topic downtown in oakland city hall. today a town hall meeting to hammer out the issue of public school funding in oakland. >> how many children can you stuff into a room? whole schools have been gutted. >> the more diverse the state has become the less well funded education has been. >> reporter: observing unified district superintendent tony smith. >> from my perspective it is one of the clearest examples of racism in the united states. >> reporter: they apologized for the pink slips that teachers got this month and it could get worse. >> currently we are being audited against the state was in charge and that's up to 22 million. >> reporter: back at the elementary school. >> maybe we have to raise a little bit more money, you know.

two women embezzling $50,000 from trace elementary is pta, 48 year-old and, a former treasurer, and former president that nasa faces felony charges. these women spent the money on clothing, and vacation's over a two-year period. we spoke with parents appeared >> we worked so hard to make this a good school, to have members take much money for the children is horrendous. >> it take advantage of our kids and things we can have for the kids is take away because the money was stolen. >> it's unfortunate these adults took money from the children. it's devastating to know this. >> darya: they said the police had burned up in last summer's fire at the school. this the came to light when new officers took over the parent teacher organization last year. >> mark: ♪ [ male announcer ] escape convention. ♪ escape definition. ♪ escape compromise. ♪ introducing the most fuel-efficient luxury car available. the radically new... 42 mile per gallon ct hybrid from lexus. ♪ welcome to the darker side of green. ♪ i'm serving delicious athenos hummus to my friends. i've got -- [ male announcer ] that's great.

. >> 100% goes towards the pta who funds the physical education program, it funds our music programs, our library, the teacher's aids. >> reporter: and even in the rain these little feet continued to shuffle trying to prove a point, trying to raise money not only for the school but also hope that the sunshines financially on the district. that was exactly the topic today down at oakland city hall. [ applause ] >> reporter: today a town hall meeting to hammer out the issue of public school funding in oakland. >> how many children can you stuff into a room? whole schools have been gutted. >> the more diverse the state has become the less well funded education has been. >> reporter: oakland unified school district superintendent tony smith. >> it is one of the clear examples of structural racism in the united states. >> reporter: smith apologized for the teachers for the 500 plus pink slips educators received this month and things could get worse. >> currently we are being audited and findings when the state was in charge and that's up to $22 million. >> maybe we have to raise a little b

. >> reporter: we visited a high school pta meeting in new york to see what other parents thought aboutdrink at home. >> i don't think it's right. >> i think they're going to have to wait until they're of age. >> i specifically -- wanted to try some wine. >> what did you say? >> absolutely not. >> one mom was more flexible. >> i just do it because i think it's good for them to be exposed to it so that that curiosity of what it is hopefully is a little bit deflected. >> this approach is frowned upon by many community leaders who would prefer parents take a tougher approach to underaged drinking. >> yes, we all know that kids are doing this because that's what kids do, but it's our job as adults not to make it easy for them. what we need are more parents willing tosh parents to their children and not their children's friends. >> the dangers of underaged drinking are not lost on laura. she hopes that an open dialogue with her son may help remove some of the risks. >> i feel like if we talk about something, maybe he'll have a little more knowledge, a little more insight, maybe instead of do

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the pta is launching a new campaign to get resources and information into the hands of parents. mtv is leading a new coalition to fight bullying online, and they're launching a series of ads to talk about the damage that's done when kids are bullied for the color of their skin or their religion or being gay or just being who they are. others are leading their own efforts here today. and across the country, parents and students and teachers at the local level are taking action as well. they're fighting not only to change rules and policies, but also to create a stronger sense of community and respect in their schools. joining this conference today is a young man i just had a chance to meet, brandon greene from rhode island. brandon is 14 years old. back in 6th grade, when he was just a kid, he did a class project on bullying. now, two years later, it's a school-wide organization with 80 members. they do monthly surveys in their school to track bullying rates. and what they realized is that stopping bullying isn't just about preventing bad behavior -- it's also about working toget