i am the first chair for the community advisory committee for special education. >> and we have at the dais with us d.j., the senior statisticsition. the c.a.c. must sign off on sfusd's local plan and budget before it can be sent to the california department of education. every three years, we update the plan and we will be working on the project -- >> president cook: i'm sorry. i just lost quorum. give me a second. so we'll be here until 2:00 a.m. instead. proceed. >> our meeting topics for 2018-2019 are listed here. c.a.c. meetings are open to the public, and we welcome all those who are here tonight to attend our meetings, as well. this past year, we saw an overall increase in our meeting attendance. our most well attended meetings were the ones that we cohosted with apac as well as our consolidated forum. our next meeting, we will have representatives from the sfusd and google's assistive tech department. [inaudible] >> is this on? no. this very text heavy slide provides a comprehensive list of issues the c.a.c. has addressed over the course of the past year, as well as c.a.c. part

and then, implicit bias to address racial disparities in special education and discipline. so again as we think about these larger issues, i continue to believe this aaali team is necessary for sfusd, and we have worked together a set of strategies and values to support our african american students, but this work to support our african american students is a collective list that will require the effort of every sippingle student and fay in our district. in summarizing some of my reflections over the last few years, i turned to a tool called the sixth circle framework. the framework underscores the fact that organizations function through elements that are reflected above the green line and below the green line. above the green line are more of the technical systems that organizations use to address its most important priorities. below the green line are elements that relate more closely to the culture of an organization. in reflecting on my time here at sfusd, the following that he see on the -- that you see on the slide are critical in moving arts system toward ones more

fund special education up to 40% per pupil. special education programs in minnesota currently receive as little as 8%. my amendment which i am incredibly proud to introduce today with my minnesota pete ue, representative stauber, recognizes the importance of addressing the funding gap in special education programs. these grants are given to each state to ensure that adequate resources are being devoted to special education programs. as the mother of a son with learning challenges, i am proud to fight for our children and our communities. i want to say thank you to the appropriations committee for workingen this issue. i applaud their work in increasing funding for idea. this bill provides over $14 billion for special education, an increase of $1 billion over the 2019 enacted level. this is a great start toward that 40%. special education should be a critical piece of any conversation surrounding education. because for too long we haven't given it the attention or the resources it deserves. i'm listening to my district. my distr

court challenge being mounted against the government by the families of three children with special educationalnow there is public more money from the government that we hear from so many families that there is not enough money in the system. what are we going to do about it? there have been more children with education, health and care plans, which are used to call statements. we change the law into thousand and 1a to extend eligibility for support to more children and, of course, constituency mps, we meet families who have had a tough time in getting that support for their children. it is so important that we make sure we do have the right tailored support. 0n the many, as you rightly say, spending in this area has gone up quite a lot. it has gone up from £5 billion a few years ago to over £6 billion a few years ago to over £6 billion and at the end of last year, i also put in place a package of some extra support for councils to be some of the pressures on budgets. i totally recognise there has been that pressure. just let me finish that pressure. just let me finish that point. come the comp

. >> last year a report revealed shortcomings with special education needs debarment and i've met with many parents, had to resort to tribunals to get appropriate educational health and care for their children. a leaked internal report shows money is not the issue and one of the highest spends in the uk but the highest levels of refusals for assessments. can the prime minister assure me the council will receive all possible assistance from the government to help resolve their leadership and mismanagement identified in the council's own report so we don't let families down? >> my honorable friend raised an important issue and it is vital all children with special education needs receive the support they need. i can assure the council we will receive the right support, the dhs and england working closely with local authorities to ensure necessary changes take place and will continue to do so but as my honorable friend has said, talking about funding, the need for funding has gone up and this allocation has increased. they will revisit to ensure the council is improving its support for sp

>>achilles is autistic non-verbal he occasionally rocks back and forth and shakes traits boy special educationeachers at gary's bailey preparatory academy should be familiar with. you think one would know and the conditions of autism and have more patients to do it. >>children who suffer from on his own. >>which is why a stella and rick castejon were shocked and hurt when a killer is was given this award by his teacher at an end of the school year luncheon, it says most annoying male with the name of the school spelled wrong. >>i want to call the sooner we know where the parents earned so i love to ward on the table we'll try to walk away. the suture came back and she local comes to those award. >>rick castejon is thankful. his son does not understand what the word means. >>want to call them up he was excited to local starting off to certain a stellar cast a john who did not attend the awards launch went to school the next day demanding an apology. >>she never got one from the teacher or the principal, however, the school district did apologize. a written statement by doctor peter ricketts rea

there are paras on the board if there are paras assigned, but that's not the case if it's the special education bus. the parais assigned for specific student needs. so each bus has a driver. >> yes. >> so for students with disabilities -- generally, those buses seem -- and this is my perception that they're not very full. whereas the buses that are bussing students -- general ed students might be fuller buses, is that correct? >> yes. they're larger buses. they have more students on them. >> okay. so on the buses for general ed students, there's no supervision or is there any supervision on those buses? >> so there's the driver, and then -- >> but they can't supervise when they're driving, right -- i mean, you're also saying they're not supposed to be engaging with students. >> right. but their student engagement expectations, making sure all students have their safety belts on and are seated, they're ensuring that's happening. and if it's not, they pull over and have a series of protocols that they use. but there's not an additional adult on the bus, it's just the driver. >> and so what happen

. >>> now to the growing outrage about the violent takedown of a special education student in new mexico. newly released video showing an officer tasing a 15-year-old boy. what the boy's family is now demanding. here's abc's adrienne bankert. >> it hurts so much. >> reporter: tonight outrage and an investigation after a violent confrontation between a new mexico high school student and a sheriff's deputy ends with the student tased. it all began after the 15-year-old allegedly refused to be searched. police claimed he was observed exchanging possible drug paraphernalia. >> oh, he's refusing? that's fine. i'll put his little [ bleep ] in handcuffs and take him to santa fe. stand up so i can. turn around. you gonna be cooperative or uncooperative? >> what do you think i'm doing? >> fantastic, turn around. [ bleep ] >> reporter: that teen is heard calling the deputy a name, just before he's slammed on a desk. >> i'm going to tase you. >> reporter: the boy screams in pain as he's tased three times, >> get on the ground! >> reporter: later charged with resisting arrest and other offenses. ton

as for special educational needs funding, that has increased from £5 billion a year in 2013 to {6.3 billionbers, we'll be making a strong case to the treasury as part of any review process. you're watching monday in parliament with me, kristiina cooper. mps have backed government plans to cut greenhouse gas emissions in the uk to almost zero by 2050. the energy minister said the revised target would be a legally binding commitment to end the uk's contribution to climate change. last year, the intergovernment panel for climate change published a sobering report on the impact of global warming at 1.5 degree centigrade above preindustrial levels. in that report, they made clear that said targets set limit global warming at about two degrees above preindustrial levels was no longer enough. they made it clear by limiting warming to1.5 degrees, we may be able to mitigate some of the effects on health, livelihoods, food security, water supply, human security, and economic growth. they made clear that countries across the world, including the uk, would need to do more. the green mp said mps had to

committee, the african-american parent advisory council, and community advisory committee for special educatione. thank you. >> fantastic. good evening, vice president, deputy, commissioners, and student delegates. i would like to introduce ourselves. where the local control accountability task force. i and the student advisory council's did advocate. >> good evening, my name is letitia, i'm the program coordinator for the african-american parent advisory council. >> good evening, i'm sharon, i coordinate the services court 19 program and share the executive advisory council. i would like to say happy national foster care month. [applause] >> good evening. my name is maggie, i am the english -- english language advisory council liaison. >> good evening, i am the chair of the community advisory committee for special education. >> good evening, my name is george or williams, i'm the coordinator for the parent advisory council. tonight's presentation is to help inform the development of the district's local accountability plan, in particular, improving the mentation of strategic initiative. our pr

and louise minchin. 0ur headlines today: parents who say their children are being failed by special educationgh court. we hearfrom one family about their landmark case. a bbc investigation uncovers evidence that moors murderer ian brady was able to mix with vulnerable young prisoners, despite his convictions for murdering five children. we are listening to more audiobooks than ever before. that is according to new stats out today. i'll be looking at what it means for the publishing industry. england suffer another defeat at the cricket world cup. they were well beaten by australia at lord's.

collaborated with the african-american parent advisory council, the community advisory committee for special education, the district english learning advisory council, the early education department, the office of family partnership and empowerment, and an lgbt queue support services to convene the second sfusd advisory alignment summit. we participated on a panel for the san francisco teacher residency program with ideas to create successful partnerships with families. we shared feedback on the district enrolment process through an online survey and focus the survey on the website to extend reach. we provided feedback on the design and user-friendliness of the our children, our family resource website. we represented an overview of the sfusd as it relates to the arts education master plan for the advisory committee. is made up of volunteer members. we rely on the recruitment and retention of staff members to carry out our mission, meet our goals, and ensure the sustainability of our council over time. this evening, under the agenda item special order of business, we are requesting the board to appoin

bassett is being held in >>jail > this morning, a school community is mourning the loss of a special educator who had a special connection to his students. jonathan kite was the assistant principal in ashburn and one of two people who died a head-on crash in page county after leaving work on monday. he was known for his hard work and his ability to have fun and his crazy socks. school leaders say he was a rising star in loudoun county schools. >> to say it's a shock is a huge understatement. >> he is so extraordinary and just brought love, whh is really the only thing that matters and everybody felt that from him. >> kite had been with loudoun county schools since 2011. administrators and staff were talking about what they can do to honor his legacy when studts return in the fall. ew> now to video you'll only see on "ns4 today." a scooter rider lucky to be alive after a collision with a car. >> oh, my goodness. >> yeah. ke a look at the security video. the scooter rider is in the path of a car and flipped over the hood and on to the pavement there. that car was turning into a private parking

anyway, i am chair of the community advisory committee for special education. i would just like to thank the transportation department and honor your leadership. there has been a lot of input from parents that have gone into working with the transportation group. we have done so many transportations and we are talking about getting our most complex children around the city in ways that launch them into the school day effectively, and it is no easy task. thank you for all your work, i know there's a lot of collaboration this year between special education and transportation, cost reduction and improvement, so thank you for that. one thing that i would love to cs consider is by the time our kids get to high school, there can be a stigma around riding the big yellow bus, so i am wondering if there is a potential to consider some more even cost-effective actions other then the yellow buses, maybe maybe smaller, more efficient cars, something more nondescript that might help our students arrive without the stigma showing up on the yellow bus. lots of things to consi

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education. i will put our teachers first. support higher wages, fully fund speciald, making sure we have community-based schooling and making sure students and parents can receive all the support they need within our communities. let's put the term minimally adequate on the garbage heap of history. onpresident, i will take institutional racism directly. i will look into every issue that plagues this country and pervades every corner of our society from education to health care to housing. i will combat these injustices directly and start with making sure we pass reforms to fight maternal mortality. it is not right in this day and age that if you are a black woman in this country you are four times more likely to die in childbirth because of institutional racism in our health care system. i will make sure we have an economy that actually works for everyone. making sure can end the wealth gap between black americans and white americans and that starts with making sure everyone can have a bank account, savings account, checking account, and mortgage. i will empower bla

she was a special education teacher at the blair alternative program. she was found dead here inside her clinton home m night. police say her boyfriend shot her, then took his own heife. >> t was good people to me. you never know what's happening behind closed doors. >> repoer: police say the shooter was her boyfriend, gordon johnson. tara said she had a child with johnson. she says he0 servedears in the air force and described him as abusive. >> he threatened to kill me back in 2012 and put his hands on me several times. he threatened to killme again in 2013 regarding having to pay child support. >> ben says she had been denied protective orders in the past. she says this should be a warning to believe women who think they're being abused. >> for women who struggle with domestic violence, people begin to listen to us.ma we're not king it up. we're not crazy. we just want help for ourselves, our former partners and our children. that's it. >> ben tells news 4 that her daughter was not here at the home when the murder/suicide happened. she says that s's

>>next week among thousands of other people is lady one tello under special education students who depend on public transit. >>i support the drivers support the union being member myself that i work with the side union high school district in a special ed program. it will seriously affect us with my students because we travel on the bus every day. >>after months of negotiations, the amalgamated transit union local 2, 6, 5, has by a wide margin voted to reject what is characterized as the last best and final offer from the valley transportation authority. reports say sticking points include wages pension contributions and scheduling issues in a statement board chaired teresa o'neill said vta is working toward a contract to protect long-term financial sustainability we'll still providing equitable and competitive compensation for employees. many riders meantime are making alternative transit plans for next week just in case. >>i would be only get to work and had to go over some things to get the word that cost more money than the bus might to take the bus to go to the hospital back and fort

needs, 1 billion forfurther billion for special education needs, 1 billion for further education ands, and i talk about, how do we get people into jobs, how do we allow people to do what they wa nt to do we allow people to do what they want to do and flourish? that's what i'm proud about, and reaching out to the north, to the midlands, to all the north, to the midlands, to all the regions, to say, look, look at our opportunities going forward... so there is no chance you will drop out? attacks, for me, the country needs another woman promised. —— mike atex. thank you for coming on the programme. we hope to interview as many tory leadership contenders as many tory leadership contenders as possible over the coming days but not necessarily hold your breath! it's been a controversial yearfor love island — but tonight the uk's most popular reality show returns with new duty of care processes in place to protect its contributors. it follows the deaths of two former cast members — which led to others from the show criticising its psychological support and aftercare. there have also been cal

>>next week among thousands of other people is lady blunt elo under special education students who depend on public transit. >>i support the drivers support the union being a member myself that i work with the side union high school district in a special ed program seriously affect us with my students because we travel on the bus every day. >>after months of negotiations, the amalgamated transit union local 2, 6, 5, has by a wide margin voted to reject what is characterized as the last best and final offer from the valley transportation authority reports say sticking points include wages pension contributions and scheduling issues in a statement board chaired teresa o'neill said vta is working toward a contract to protect long-term financial sustainability we'll still providing equitable and competitive compensation for employees. many riders meantime are making alternative transit plans for next week just in case. >>i would be only get to work and had to go over some things to get the word that cost more money than the bus um i had to take the bus to go to the hospital back and forth. i

yes, we do have a mixture, so we do have children with special educational needs, which mean they willlong, they aren't communicated with, they haven't interacted with other children as much as they possibly could, and unfortunately have sat in front of the tv or a screen more than communicating with other adults or other children. what do you think of that? i think it's a real shame, because i know these parents love their children, they don't want that for them, but there seems to be a lack of expectation or understanding of what a child should be able to do by a certain age, and therefore a lack of concern when it doesn't happen. yeah. the health visitor checks do sometimes highlight these issues, and they come to us saying we are concerned about their speech and language, but are still unwilling to attend groups or possibly get rid of that dummy or bottle. now, you work in an area with among the lowest local authority spend per child on speech and language training. yes. what do you say about that? i think it's appalling. we refer a child in at two, and before they started school t

one day they were talking about special education in our leadership meeting and a little boy came and said, "elijah, it is time for you to say something." i said to myself, i don't have anything to contribute. i have had a rough life. they don't want to hear what i got to say. the little boy said, you better get up. you are the only expert in here. you are the only one who has ever been in special ed. so i got up, and i began to talk about my experience in special ed. i talked about the pain. i talked about the frustration. i talked about the victories. and on that day, that little committee began to put together some things that gave us more funding for special ed. i am saying to our graduates never forget the bridge that brought you over. never forget. [applause] rep. cummings: so now, graduates, i have shared this personal story with you. by the way, let me give you a footnote. my first client, one of my first clients when i became a lawyer, was the counselor who had told me i would never be a lawyer. that leads me to another point. do not let anybody define you. you must define yo

>>next week among thousands of other people is lady blunt elo under special education students who depend on public transit. >>i support the drivers support the union being member myself that i work with the side union high school district in a special ed program. it will seriously affect us with my students because we travel on the bus every day. >>after months of negotiations, the amalgamated transit union local 2, 6, 5, has by a wide margin voted to reject what is characterized as the last best and final offer from the valley transportation authority reports say sticking points include wages pension contributions and scheduling issues in a statement board chaired teresa o'neill said vta is working toward a contract to protect long-term financial sustainability we'll still providing equitable and competitive compensation for employees. many riders meantime are making alternative transit plans for next week just in case. >>i would be only get to work and had to go over some things to get the word that cost more money than the bus um i had to take the bus to go to the hospital back and fo

families have gone to the high court to challenge the government's funding for children with special educational charities, say they're being let down by the current system. the government insists it's investing significantly in special needs budgets. jayne mccubbin reports. this is the little girl who is taking the government to court. this is john, our cameraman. hello. day in, day out, a fight — every day. we've had to fight for the right support plan, fight for the right education, physio, ot, speech and language. what do you think of this system? it's unacceptable. they are caught up in what even ofsted describes as a national scandal. the government says it is investing £6.3 billion in high—needs funding for children like dakota this year, but analysis shows that rising demand means send budgets in england have actually been cut by an average of 17% since 2015. in the north, it is around 22%. tribunals where parents fight for send provision are at a record high, and parents are winning nine in ten cases. you're taking the chancellor of the exchequer and the secretary of state for education

this week on breakfast, we've been hearing from the parents of children with special educational needs kids. my daughter is a vulnerable child and i fear for their future. i have never done anything like this before but i feel it is time to speak up. it is getting worse year by year and our children are suffering. at the minute, we are campaigners, warriors and paediatric nurses. we get very little sleep. when are you going to purely let us be parents? when are you actually going to invest? in court, that lack of investment was described by family barristers as a genuine crisis, which could blight children's lives forever. they said the chancellor's budget was illegal when it came to send provision. the government's own barristers accepted demand for services had outstripped funding. but added the government had made it clear high needs would be a priority ahead of the 2019 spending review. now their wait begins with a judgment reserved for a later date. joining us now is mary, whose daughter dakota was involved in the case, and dan, who's daughter emily has spina bifida and autism. go

the government's funding for children with special educational needs and disabilities in england is ine bringing a legal challenge against the government, which insists its investing significantly in support for those with higher needs up to the age of 25. 0ur education editor branwenjeffreys has this report. we will be starting very shortly. they came to court angry and disillusioned, fed up with the fight forfunding. behind disillusioned, fed up with the fight for funding. behind the disillusioned, fed up with the fight forfunding. behind the campaigners and parents here are many thousands more around the country, enormously frustrated by battling with the system. five years ago, they were promised more support, up to the age of 25. but that has left many councils struggling to meet the rise in demand, despite a little bit of extra cash from the government. lorraine is here because of her son nico, struggling with autism and severe anxiety. but still, support for college not confirmed. i'm very angry about it. i don't see why, in angry about it. i don't see why, in a society that we

. >> my grandsmother was a teacher and taught special education for 40 years in los angeles and whenng up she inspired me to record everything. we recorded our conversations, we recorded the [inaudible] we recorded everything to cassette players. learning multimedia skills, from the other crossover employment opportunities for young people. someone who grew up in la rks san francisco feels like a small town. i lived in western addition and i was looking for someone to cut my hair, i found [inaudible] he seemed like a very interesting guy and grew up in the neighborhood and had a lot to say about something that was foreign to me. that local perspective and so important to me because i think as someone who isn't from here, knowing that history allows me to be more engaging in the community i live in and want the same for others. i want people to move into a new neighborhood to know who was there before and businesses and what cultural and [inaudible] shape what we see today. >> my guiding principles have been, if you stick to something long enough and know what it is and go for it you

opted to teach special education children. when i got my credentialed and i started to go out into the world and sub, i got sent to crenshaw and i thought i was going a school for special needs kids, and when i got there i was in a roomful of all black young males, labeled special ed. none of them in wheelchairs. that could all speak and walk and had all of their facilities. as i stayed in the school i started talking to the young men and start finding out they were going home to parents no parent being home, one kid was found walking along the train tracks, wandering no parents at home. one kid was arrested for stealing just wanted to eat. needed something to eat because there were no parents as home. aft 7-eleven he was caught stealing. that sat with me and bothered me because i'm raising a young black men and when i tried to teach these young men, they believed this label that had been placed on them. i'm special ed, can't learn that. another thing that berted me was children normalizing shootouts. i got to school another da

. >>> this morning,mma school coity is mourning the loss of a special educator who had a special connection to his students. jonathan kite was the assistant principal in ashburn and one of two people who died a head-on crash in page county after k leaving wor monday. kite was known for his hard rk and his ability to have fun and his crazy socks. school leaders say he was a rising star in loudoun county schools. >> to say it's a shock is a huge understatement. >> he is extraordinary and just brought love, which is really the only thing that ltmatters and everybody fehat from him. >> kite had been with loudoun county schools since 2011. administrators and staff were talking about what they can do to honor kite's legacy when students return in the fallvi >>> now to deo you'll only see on "news4 today." a scooter rider lucky to be alive after a collision with a car. take a look at it again. the scooter rider went into the path of a car and flipped over the hood and on to the pavement there. tha acar was turning into private parking lot on woodmont avenue in bethesda. that rider is a woman. she

. >>> this morning, a school community is mourning the loss of a special educator who had a special connection to his students. jonathan kite was the assistant principal at breyer woods high in ashburn and one of two people who died a head-on crash in page county after leaving woron monday. he was known for his hard work and his ability to have fun and his crazy socks. school leaders say he was a ta rising sr in loudoun county schools. t' >> to say is a shock is a huge understatement. >> he is so extraordinary and just brought love, which is really the only thing that matters and everybody felt that from him. ee >> kite hadwith loudoun county schools since 2011. administrators and staff were talking about what they can do to honor his legacy when students return in the fall. >> now to some incredible video you'll only see on news4. a scooter rider lucky to be alive after a collision with a car. the scooter rider went into the path of a car and flipped over the hood and on to the pavement there. that car was turning into a private parking lot woodmont avenue in bethesda. the rider was a woman.

the older generation missed out on the opportunities that young south koreans have today is specially in education that has left many elders are mabel to read or write but some are now proving it's never too late to log file. from senior citizens to senior students this group of south korean grannies are hard at work putting pen to paper as a writing class and soon chances the library until now their own alphabet was a total enigma to them but they're slowly discovering how to crack the code. i am so happy here the best thing is that i've had my dream to learn korean come true. you might think it's too late but start learning your confidence will grow the world too low cannot see you so i encourage you to start learning to. a 2017 study showed that almost 7 in 10 south koreans over a c. are unable to read and write and women are particularly affected by illiteracy prevented from going to school as young girls because of poverty and patriarchal attitudes. my grandmother used to say a woman with knowledge always ends of preparedness. decades later they're able to reject the social conventions of the

district will change its record keeping program and also hire a new staffer to help oversee special education. >> the bowoman who took over prince george's county schools was tapped as the permanent ceo. dr. monica goldson will be in charge of more than 200 schools and centers. 130,000 stooun students and 19, employeki. tracee wilns is reporting. >> reporte >> i'm so proud to announce rvwithout resetion my appointment of dr. goldson as the permanent chief executive officer. >> reporter: there were plenty of standing ovations after dr. goldson was named new ceo of the prince george's county public school system. she was interimr kceo for the pt 11 moobts mont. under kevin maxwell, the schoolboard was divided. they lost millns in head srt funding and was entangled in a scandal. >> a new day and we've shown that from when ien tered. and we'll continue to do that. >> reporter: the school system is in need of stability. goldson was among 20 national candidates, the selection process lasted a month and a half. some question how quickly it moved. >> and it was only one public hearing. so i would hav

i, also, before becoming an actress, i was a substitute teacher and i opted to teach special education children. when i got my credentials and i started to go out into the world and sub, i got sent to crenshaw and i thought i was going to a school for special needs kids. when i got there, i was in a room full of all black young males labeled special ed. none of them were in wheelchairs, they had all of their facilities. as i stayed in the school, i sent her talking to the young men and i started finding out that they were going home to know parents being home. one kid was found walking along the train tracks, wandering. parents at home. no one kid was stealing, he wanted to eat. there were no parents at home at a 7-eleven, he got caught stealing. things were not right with me. that sat with me and it bothered me because i am raising a young black man. when i proceeded to try to teach these young men, they believed this label that had been placed upon them. i am special ed, ms. henson, i can't learn that. another thing that bothered me was children normalizing shootouts. kids are grabbi

collaborate with current sfusd music teachers and all equity and cultural initiatives such as special education c.a.c., etc., to resource, evaluate and align our music programs and offerings to ensure a scope and sequence and a diversity of experiences for all experienced pre-k through 12. and be it resolved that the sfusd will decentralize and democratize resources among all sites and ensure that staff have appropriate resources and planning time to include the following. including a through g compatible source work, establish and communicate the baseline and pathways for vapa programming for all k through 12 programming at all sites. work with education and community partners to create culturally relevant cultural arts pipelines that are geographically located across the city across all levels and are accessible to all students, families, and communities. this will provide opportunities for all students to participate in a variety of musical and performing arts disciplines. design recommendations for staffing and organization of district wide general music, visual and performing arts instruct

common experiences that folks are expressing and i like that fact that is not just aapac and the special education community. we're seeing some of the trends. i wonder if in the stakeholder groups where there were differences in terms of the feedback? because every community has its own experience around that's why we have these various groups, because sometimes there are unique experiences. so i was wondering if any of those stood out for specific communities? >> over a couple of the african-american parent advisory councils, one at john o'connell, the students spoke about their experience and they wanted to highlight the experience for african-american males and what type of appropriate staffing was provided to support those students. we heard same school, kind of overlapping, it's the student voice. we're giving a lot of services for our african-american students, a lot of resources coming in, but it's not necessarily what the kids have asked for. so the children were saying, hear our voices, tell our stories and allow us to be on the decision-making team. >> and then i guess i had another ques