that is 68 cents of every dollar is funded by the pta. and that does not include all of the in-kind donations and parents' time and volunteering. we are keeping our shining jewel of the school, and with a lot of unseen elbow grao*es and we are doing it with the teachers who are seeing the work load increase every year and we are a full inclusion school and so our teachers have a mind bogling range of differentiation. last year my son second grade teacher had 22 students. and she had a student who was just managing to write her name, and students who were reading at the fifth grade level. and she is also teaching pe and did this all with only one schedule hour of prep time a week and with almost no support staff. next year, our student population will increase yet again, with a corresponding decrease in district provided support staff. and school site funding. i understand the district's desires to replenish the reserves this is what the pta is also trying to do this year since we dipped into our reviews last year to grant our teachers big

chinese for fifks and youth and mission graduates and parents for the public schools and the district pta it's for parents of low income foster youth. the first forum open to you'll parents will be held this weekend saturday april 12th at american people tuesday middle school at 105 app tuesday avenue i want to thank all the partners. we invite you to attend and have your voice heard the sfusd program has received a grant for $4.4 million to continue the prevention of tobacco use for the department of education. this will help us to educate the people about the risks of smoking tobacco and including e cigarettes and cannabis we will have a quit machine which are services provided by tech support to help students quit smoking and providing intervention for students populations that have been identified for hardcore smokers no one about start or continue to smoke in our community. with that, thank you for being here president fewer back to you >> thank you superintendant. >> item c recognitions and accommodate shuns none. >> on march 28 we had our 4th of july forum and we have a lot of than

i'm michelle parker i'm representing the pta and the san francisco parents political action committee both of those organizations come out early in support of this initiative we recognize this to address the health crisis. we must reduce the consumption and particle our children this is an excellent way to begin the proceeds will hope people making better you life some kind of choices. i want to record. dear budget and members i'm writing to support in. raising the price of sugar festivities will help people to reduce their consumption and make better choices. first names will not see an increase in the cost of living the orange county only losses are by the soda companies they're trying to fool the people of san francisco. the patrol cars department is paying for the health care costs optional the city while the revenues about help to fined recreation activities and big tobacco figure out tooth and nail but when the prices of tobacco it was on the run. why should a big set of profit that does not pay for the consequences. >> for your leadership with the pta. i'm going to call the las

. >> i would like to add i know nike gibbons we worked pta together for many years she was served us well, and a parents wonderful and a great volunteer at our schools. >> first of all, i would recycle to thank everybody forbid this animation and this recognition. i think the things that have been the most important that many of us in education are called to this work and this is the highest service we can offer and i feel very lucky to stand beside our children working year after year beyond what was asked of them and so i feel very, very lucky to be standing alongside david here and to have worked in sfusd i'm a graduate and two of my boys are her are grautsz from sfusd and as well as my husband but he's a transplant from new york. thank you for recognizing the important work that the counsels do and contribute to how our schools are run and students succeeding academically >> so thank you (clapping.) commissioners before we proceeded to recognize international board certified teachers we have a special treat the children from betsy carmichael organization that want to sing a song

she was running to raise money for sandy hook pta. to tell us more, we have julie, via skype. >> you are an inspiration. >> thank you. >> how difficult was it for you to think about going back and running this race again? >> it has been a remarkable year of training and healing. it has been a long journey. i have tthink mental challenge is greater on the challenge challenge. i can't pick one. >> do you know how you will feel when you get to cross the finish line? >> i'm going to cry and be happy. i mess this man his name was joe cruise. we are planning to run together and cross the finish line together. >> my husband is part of the swat team. he was activated hours before the second suspect was captured. he came home safely as well. >> it is inspiring that you are headed back and inspiring others to face their own challenges wherever they may be. >> thank you. i'm ready to bring it on. never stop. >> bizarre incident caught on a home security camera. but doesn't stop there. >> and then it went back and got stuck. >> the driver continu

i go to a lot of pta meetings and as supervisor yee is menacing see they'll be a key group as well. thank you for your work >> thank you. >> i don't think so any other comments. any public comment on that item? okay seeing none, public comment is closed. i'll turn it back to supervisor kim >> item 6 is the introductory of new items. >> are there any new items today? seeing none, let's move on to public comment item 7 >> this is general public comment and if one wishes to comment seeing none, public comment is closed. i wanted to thank the colleagues and members of the public for coming to our very first subcommittee of the transportation authority. i'm enlisted about the dialog and hopefully about the outcomes we're to push and see for more coordination among our departments to make the city safer we're all pedestrians at one point or another. we've had interesting questions hopefully, we'll continue the dialogues and the next meeting will be in june and it will be great great to get a response in terms of looking at the project delivery to my left timelines and the role that sfmta

in either case - >> at all levels, if you are involved with pta and things like that, it's across the bored. one thing you found that was interesting was the value of education not just in conveying it to kids, but kids of higher socioeconomic levels had kids that soared. >> precisely, what we found is that the success of kids doing well. a lot of times it's to do with the advantages that they have associated with the lifestyle they live. in essence, social class is more to do with how kids do it academically, than what do. >> what about on the whole, you know, you found that parental involvement could be negative. there are certain things that positive. >> yes, absolutely. one of the most consistent behaviours that we found, that works on keds academic outcomes is when parents expect their child to go to college. we think what is occurring here is that given this expectation that some parents are able to create a bridge to the future with their child, meaning that they are able to show that - they are able to convey why what you are doing now in schooling is important for your future

and so in either case they cannot be -- >> at all levels, involved at pta meetings things like that it's sort of across the board. what you found on the somebody yore economic level, are kids at higher socioeconomic levels saw people who had succeeded because of education. >> a lot of times it has to do with the advantages, associated with the lifestyles that they live. and so in essence, social class seems to have much more to do with how kids do academically than what parents do. >> keith what about on the whole, you know, you found that parental involvement could be negative but there are certain things that parents can do that are positive? >> yes, absolutely. one of the most consistent parental involvement behaviors that we found that works on kids' academic outcomes is when parents expect their kids to go to college. what we think is occurring here is that given this expectation that some parents are able to create a bridge to the future with their child. meaning that they're able to show that -- they're able to convey to the kids that what you're doing now in schooling is importan

you don't look right, when you are pta father you go, hmmmm you know what you would be great for? but you would be great for that. >> because i am a rich jerk. >> i watch these old movies on turner classic movies. you know, gable and grant all those guys are very good-looking guys. they got all the plumb parts. >> right. >> it's changed now. you have to have angst. >> i love those guys, guys who are my heros like continue anywhere row and dustin hoffman and pa chin know. >> all ugly guys. >> they are charismatic. >> all right, now, you also have said n your mow meeting this book that you want less government intrusion. is that correct? >> i do. yeah. your pinhead friends in hollywood they don't want, they want equality for everyone, which take as massive government. >> i want equality for everybody is great. that would be amazing. i just think that individuals usually do a better job than collective big government. >> so you don't want the government to be telling you thousand live and how not. that's kind of a libertarian position. >> that's funny, does that make me a libertarian

.) >> my name is cynthia i'm the co-chair the gateway high pta and a parent when we found out my daughter was accepted at the gateway i didn't tell everybody but there was a school that seemed a perfect place for my retired daughter could be in a environment and is raised in a multiple family without being harassed or go forward. i was delighted that the environment i love the cultural focus that i feel should be out in the world and the fact there is an emphasis to help be a better sense. i love the culture and the teachers require them to stretch and support them when they struggle. i like the schools you think ups. the reason i was hesitate to spread the world about this lovely school is because over and over again, i was hearing the folks around me didn't get the school they got but they knew there would be compromised it felt wrong when everybody was xhoemd. now i can't shut up about gateway. i've been part of the gateway community for 3 years and with my younger daughter starting at middle school i'm looking forward to 4 more years. i wouldn't say that gateway is best for every kid

yes, so under the excel programs in e e did actually there's a investing practices the pta they run through the mta so that's the process for the non licensed programs and some are licensed we have to find out which ones are and aren't >> thank you. i will be supporting in resolution and ask the author if the other commissioners will join her. i have 3 points are i think this is clearly a recognition of the economic realties and challenges of living and working in san francisco that household require two or more incomes to be able to live here and combrairg that reality among our sfusd that was pointed out but he but members of the public. i want to reiterate commissioner wynns point the calculations on the fee based side are conservation $90 are there's no program in the city that offers that program for $90 a month i'm more familiar with the matthew the 2 to 5 hundred a month. so if we can find a sliding scale that's conservative but finally i would like us to think about the quality instructions a lot of our discussion has been about the mechanics of the system and the start times but we

.) >> michelle parker again, i'm with the second district pta and able to serve on the community chris coalition i'm excited about being being a part of those conversations there's no question about the impact that peace funding is here we still have librarians there's one point i want to bring up i've heard it a lot and that's as we begin to see our funding restored back to 20074 and 8 level and have a better economy i want to not think of peace as a ceiling to what we're spending but important things that need more funding we know all or rapid you funding is coming from peace we hope we'll consider adding funds from the general funds and not think of peace as a funding fund and be more effective. thank you >> thank you. >> so the sxhiment is now closed. i will open up briefly for the board. anyone having commits thank you rachel >> i actually have questions i think we need age more clarity you mentioned a little bit about the children and family council and the clufk what are those and how are they postponed and what authority do they have. i have to say the outstanding issues are th

joyce armstrong, president of the public housing association, phta, not pta, that shows how little he works with us. i am joined by the president of ccde, that is the council of disabled, and she wants you know that she supports the rad program. as far as we know it's the only program that can help the public housing in dire need of help. and she wanted me to tell you that the elevator problem, and they are blessed that something bad hasn't happened in the senior disabled buildings. she's hopeful they have service providers. right now we don't have social worker in the building, except maybe four. that's a service that is needed in the senior disabled buildings as well as the family developments. yes, as president of the phta, i support the concept of rad. we are still contacted and we requested training so we can understand and articulate what is going do happen to residents in the proper way. residents have to get up off of their behinds and become active. we send out information and beg them to come to meetings. and we don't have a grassroots following, people are comfortable, and

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take them to designated activities whether it's a fair or getting parents at a pta meeting or sro and event and get residents to come, whatever it is and get the eligibility workers with the appropriate language to go take applications. we don't have anyone doing that right now in terms of our own staff and we are seeking two teams of workers in the budget which i will tell you a little bit about. so we actually have found funds in this fiscal year to hire one team but we need position authority to hire them and that's something we're seeking that we don't have. in terms of the next year we are trying to get funds approved. it will be $142,000 of general fund to do that and authority for them. two units could do a lot. we haven't had outreach staff in almost 10 years. we would also like to be able to equip more cbo's. we only have one or two with staff doing application assistance. we would like to grow that and asking for $55,000 more in general funds to have larger contracts in that department, so really we would like your financial support with the budget request, your support with

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that it is recommended to all of you last year that the high priority in the general fund so that the pta funds, and providing the supplemental, effect, instead of subplanting and so that has happened and so we are good about that and then expecting the thing here and the recommendation and this is the recommendation that we made last year and it we bring it forward again because we want to acknowledge the importance of it for the perspective of the taxpayer funds and like to recommend that a plan be in place for the final funds. we look to ward to having a good orientation before we excite in june and we will take any questions. thank you. >> the board thank you. >> comments? or questions? appreciations? >> yes. >> i just really want to acknowledge the stake holders who made this possible way back when, when the people were talking about $198 tax and there are a lot of nay sayers and a lot of people in this room and in the community had to articulate why it was so important that this parcel tax goes through in support of our classrooms and our schools, and so i really want to thank, all

one hundred member states voted in favor while eleven countries headed by abbas to play in the state pta states abstained when details in this tiny. put a gun to subdue both the kind of resolution called on thurs the project was brought to the u n general assembly consideration by ukraine. i must call upon the united nations in addition to confirm sovereignty and gentile integrity of the country. what man can recognize and what is haven't finalized my international education ec does not break any new legal or not much you've grown. he had. the extensive and essential message that the international community of the beaumont of all what can i thank the minister for his people. she was supposed to post job on the general assembly resolution as it is confrontational. the jetties alec and the significance of the referendum on the grainy and it is counterproductive to challenge them. fifteen which is endless and the general assembly addressed all the countries have enacted upon that any changes to the status of many ends to stop when a call from any actions that can be valuable to such a nice

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that it is recommended to all of you last year that the high priority in the general fund so that the pta funds, and providing the supplemental, effect, instead of subplanting and so that has happened and so we are good about that and then expecting the thing here and the recommendation and this is the recommendation that we made last year and it we bring it forward again because we want to acknowledge the importance of it for the perspective of the taxpayer funds and like to recommend that a plan be in place for the final funds.

and my son went to roosevelt, and i was a pta board member for both schools and so i believe in the district. and my son, was struggling at roosevelt, he was struggling with the concept of 30 manage kids in the classroom and he learned differently. and if i could have found the school that would meet his needs, in the district, i would have done it. but instead, we found sfflex and it has been amazing for him. and he has gone from being a struggling student who tested high, but had low grades, to you know, a dean's list student. and that is the potential that he had, but it was not being met by the school district. all that we are asking, and we are not asking for money from you, we are asking for a better location, an unused site and we proposed several different sites other than davis and we were shot down. and we offered to pay a premium over what you are required to give us, and we offered to pay more per foot and offered to give more money to your schools for your teachers to get more money and all that we got back was no, davis is the only site that can work. and as far as transit, it