walton. that's six ayes. >> president walton: may i hear a motion and a second for the adoption of the uesf balance score card single plan for student achievement. >> so moved. >> second. >> president walton: thank you superintendent. please call someone to read the recommendation in the record. >> we have mr. castro, our director of state and federal programs. >> thank you commissioners. requested action is that the board of education of the sfufd a-- the san francisco unified school district 2018 score card single plans for student achievement. >> president walton: thank you. there are no public speakers signed up. any statements or comments from colleagues? seeing none, roll call vote please. >> ms. casco: thank you. mr. cook, mr. haney, ms. mendoza- mcdonnell, dr. maurase, ms. norton, mr. sanchez and mr. walton. six ayes. >> president walton: thank you. may i hear a motion and second for the education advisor committee appointment? >> so moved. >> second. >> president walton: thank you. s

>>president walton: thank you. if there are no -- there's no public comment on this item this evening. colleagues, any questions? no questions -- commissioner mendoza-mcdonnell? >> thank you. can you just remind me what we do with these funds? >> we fund school projects, actually, the -- the laurel high school new building was funded from developer fees. this -- we spent on this building more than $10 million. the new building will be funded with developer fees, and our schedule a listed 42 other projects funded with developer fees. >> can i ask, so when we have situations like -- like we did yesterday, for example, mr. leigh, are those situations that -- where developer fees can be utilized? >> commissioner, is that the -- can you -- that was today, actually. >> it's been a long day. >> it's been an awful long day. >> wow. >> so the -- with reference to that sort of emergency with the water main, so i would say two things. please jump in if i get this wrong. one is that -- that particular incident was not a respon

>>president walton: thank you. and please try to -- please try to leave the room quietly if you are leaving. we still have more business to attend to this evening. item 1710-24 sp 1, revisions to board policy 5101, student assignment, moved and seconded on october 24th, 2017, heard at the committee of the whole meeting on november 7th, a positive recommendation was given to this policy by general consent of the board. superintendent please, may we have a designee for a representation of reading it into the record. >> good evening, superintendent, and commissioners. the recommended action is that the board adopt revisions to board policy p-5101, student assignment number 71024 st 1. >>president walton: thank you so much. there are no public speakers signed up, are there any comments from the board? commissioner norton? >>commissioner norton: i'm going to support the special order of business, but i want to renew a request that was made -- i can't remember where we made it, actually, if it was curriculum -- oh, it wa

>>president walton: vice president mendoza-mcdonnell? >> thank you, president walton. so this was great, and i know we got a little sneak preview of the work that you've been doing, and i know that you were really diligent about going around and doing your listening tour, and i think one of the best things that you were able to do is to ask the three consistent questions across the city, and, i mean, part of what i also noticed was the communities that we -- that need the most support, that we need to do the hardest work were also the communities where we had the lowest turn out, and i think that's on us, so as community members, we need to show up. if our expectation is that we collectively need to do the work together to get our kids to where we need to be, so i want to appreciate your willingness to also not start from scratch and build on what we are already doing, because i do believe that there is strength in many of the areas, and we also have some areas where we're weak. and you called a lot of that out, and i want to continue to work from an asset based model

this is blez walton.icult for him to recount the story, but he wanted to tell it starting from the beginning. the two brothers just paid and were standing in the checkout line when they saw something strange. >> what is the first thing you hear or see that's weird? >> everybody looks to the main entrance and we all look as well. everybody. and then a loud sound happens and three people go flying. that's when people realize what's going on and they run. >> three people go flying in the air. >> they just fell backwards. it was scary. >> did you think it was a bomb or something? >> i thought it was a bomb at first but when i heard the two gunfire sounds i knew it wasn't just a bomb. it was something else. >> he knew he had to protect himself and more than that, he knew he was responsible for his younger brother. >> you grabbed your brother as fast as you could. >> yeah, and just ran. >> were you pushing him? >> yes. >> you didn't want him to see anything. that's hard -- that would be hard for me, hard for a

. >> president walton: thank you so much ms. wong. any questions? commissioner maurase and commissioner sanchez. >> thank you very much for the comprehensive report. i have two questions. one is in your data that you presented tonight, i noticed there were a couple of groups that were not reflected. for example native japanese speakers or native russian speakers. are there students in those categories? >> there are. but the numbers are not significant. so we definitely have that data and we can provide the full data set to the board members. >> thank you. and my second question is to what degree are recommendations or the findings shared with the bcc? >> so, the by lingual council received a similar presentation. we have been in discussion with them about our english language development. next monday they are going to be receiving additional information around the status of the professional development that is being offered regarding english language development. and so, it's an ongoing conversation that we have with the bilingual council. >> i woul

[ inaudible ] >>president walton: okay. judy, jamarie, lan ddan, amali jamarie, jaden. >> good evening, superintendent and commissioners. my name is ali cohens. i'm a parent at fris cisco middle school, and i want to speak tonight about the area around kip and the racial justice issue, and it is but for many reasons people might not think. and we've been talking about kip, but i want to talk about another organization that's been in the news lately. it's called innovate. it was launched in 2008 with $750,000 from the walton family foundation, which is walmart, and $200,000 from the silicon valley foundation. it's a private silicon valley nonprofit. they are currently positioning themselves as a parent organizing organization, but its initial purpose was to encourage and support the development of a new -- new public schools which are specifically charter schools, and currently on its board are tsa, the california charter board, external a2k4rd ffairs, and charter organizations in oakland, and if you look on their team site,

sarah walton, bbc news, york. closed today after a fire in the early hours of the morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock. 70 firefighters were deployed to tackle the blaze as adina campbell reports. rising flames and large plumes of smoke were captured on social media just before dawn. the fire started in the animal adventure cafe and then spread to a nearby shop. at its height, more than 70 firefighters dealt with the fire and brought it under control just after 9am. one person was taken to hospital and eight others were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and minor injuries. this is quite a complex site, and we've had to put certain cordons in place for people's safety, because the building has been so seriously damaged. vets at the zoo confirmed that a nine—year—old aardvark called misha died in the fire. four missing meerkats are also thought to have been killed. we are all really upset by this incident, because this is one of our most loved animals in the zoo

sarah walton, bbc news, york. now on bbc news, it's through the lens.series through the lens, marking the anniversary of photos, with me, rebecca jones. i am in london and i'll be introducing you to six of the agency's greatest photographers who will be telling us how they recorded history in the making. we'll hear from chris steele—perkins, whose pictures captured the highs and lows of britain under margaret thatcher. elliott erwitt, who photographed many of the cold war leaders. and bruce davidson, whose images of the us‘s civil rights movement still resonate today. first, let's meet david hurn. as a young man, he was in the heart of london in the ‘60s and captured the glamour and grit of britain in an era of liberation and at the height of beatlemania. for the first time in history, of let's say communication, everybody loves one medium. suddenly, everybody loves photography. my approach has always been that — i really don't like set up pictures or anything. i see myselfjust as an observer of the eccentricities of life. what i call the exotic of the

sarah walton, bbc news, york.ised the un security council for imposing tough new sanctions against north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". a former us marine has been charged with planning to carry out a terrorist attack at a busy tourist area in san francisco over christmas. everittjameson revealed his plans to an undercover agent, thinking he was a leading member of the islamic state group. he denies the allegations. staying in america. california's deadly wildfire has now become the largest in the state's recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent james cook explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes w

sarah walton, bbc news, york.s recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has stretched over more than 600 square miles, an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent, james cook, explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire. compared to being in prison and being here, it's completely different. here you feel free. you're out in the world. the biggest change for me is mental, because i've never pushed myself as hard, ever in life. california has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women. cutting firebreaks is risky work, two have died this year. but there are rewards too in reduced sentences and a sense of purpose. after being in this programme, ifeel like i've been rehabilitated and ifeel like i can go out there and achieve anything i want to because i've done this. this is so hard. we were allowed inside

sarah walton, bbc news, york.rity council for imposing tough new sanctions against north korea in response to its recent missile tests. the security council voted unanimously to limit north korea's imports of petrol and oil by as much as 90%. mr trump said the vote proved the world "wants peace, not death". california's deadly wildfire has now become the largest in the state's recorded history. the blaze, which has been burning for more than two weeks, has scorched an area greater than new york city, brussels and paris combined. more than 8,000 firefighters have been tackling the flames — among them thousands of prisoners, as our correspondent james cook explains. it's pretty challenging. sometimes we're right there, right next to the fire. compared to being in prison and being here, it's completely different. here you feel free. you're out in the world. the biggest change for me is mental, because i've never pushed myself as hard, ever in life. california has 4,000 inmate firefighters, men and women. cutting fire

sarah walton, bbc news, york.ied and four meerkats are missing after a fire broke at london zoo early this morning. a number of staff were treated at the scene for smoke inhalation and shock as it was brought under control by 70 firefighters. the zoo, which will be closed until further notice, is one of london's busiest attractions and was expecting tens of thousands of visitors over the christmas holiday. jane—frances kelly reports. flames could be seen from surrounding areas shortly before dawn. a fire had broken out in the animal adventure cafe before spreading to a shop. it also affected an animal petting section. zookeepers who lived on site led animals to safety, some suffering smoke inhalation and shock. ten fire engines and more than 70 firefighters arrived at the scene shortly after 6am. it took over three hours to contain the flames. a man walking his dog on primrose hill said he alerted staff when he saw the flames. i went over to the security and basically had a word with them and told them there is, w

marcus walton/vocero dis.escolar de west contra costa el vocero del distrito explico que el joven fue detenido, requisado y resulto tener en su mochila una replica de pistola que luce como un arma de verdad, pero era de plastico. patricia sandoval/tiene 2 hijas en la escuela 1:21:47 de todos modos me preoupa porque muchachos asi empiezan de broma en broma meten arnas de juguete para quizar meter luego una de verdad, si es preocupante 1:22:00 padres de familia se mostraron sorpendidos con la situacion y nerviosos sobre todo por que apenas ayer, dos estudiantes murieron baleados por otro alumno en una escuela de nuevo mexico.... 1:18:08 la cosa es que en veces piensan que es de verdad y es de juguete con eso no se juega, no se bromea mas en la escuela pilar nino ahora estas replicas de armas se pueden conseguir por internet pero segun autoridades escolares, el jovencito dijo que la compro en una pulga en el internet comprar un modelo como la de este caso puede costar alrededor de cien dolares.... maria zaragoza/tiene hija en 10 grado 1:20:15 los papas debemos estar mas atentos a que car

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. >> reporter: both families were helped by the efforts of area nurse peyton walton. she was working in the only santa rosa hospital that wasn't evacuated. but peyton decided she needed to do more for those who lost everything. peyton posted a plea for help on the social networking app next door which went out to residents in nearby marin county. >> within the first five minutes, we had over 50 responses. >> reporter: her post quickly went viral. with peyton's work eventually linking nearly 1,000 people in need with about 7,000 people willing to help. inspired by peyton's efforts, walmart stepped into help. they gathered the wish lists for ten santa rosa families who lost efgt a everything and went to workshoping, wrapping and delivering everything to throw a huge holiday surprise. a tree with plenty of presents underneath. >> these are all for you guys. here they come. carts filled with goodies. we teamed up with walmart. we just want to make sure you and your families have a wonderful holiday season just in case we missed anything, walmart is giving you and your fam

father of the rookie and they have asked him to tone down the public criticism of head coach luke walton. good luck trying to tone that guy down. jonathan: that is just not going to happen. erin: basically impossible. jonathan: they have a lot of water. and they play checkers. erin: i want to play checkers. michelle: good weather for that. bill: it is. good indoor night. exactly right. chilly out there. quiet the next couple of days. we are watching the snowshowers through the area. someone hit 777 clearly. winner, winner, winner. jonathan: what is that? calling you on the phone? michelle: the winning forecast. erin: sound effects. michelle: "wo jonathan: see you at 11:00. hat can live anywhere because it has two rechargeable batteries. that means you can always be charging, even while you're cleaning. welcome to hassle-free runtime with shark. >>> tonight, breaking news. your money, your taxes. president trump declaring republicans are on the verge of a major tax victory tonight, and promises if it's passed, americans will save on their taxes by february. mary bruce tonight with a fact

police in fort walton beach responded to a liquor store break in. they found liquor bottle.t was no ordinary intruder, oh no, it was an opossum. basically you had to rehab a little bit until he returned to normal behavior. we are happy to report that after drying out he was released into the wild. >> we need like a live report from on the scene. >> if only we could make that happen. >> let's talk about in sports [lance] it is absolute chaos out here! ...don't know if you can hear me, can we get a shot of this cold front, right here. [vo] progress is an unstoppable force. brace yourself for the season of audi sales event. >>> now wusa9 sports with daren hanes. >> here's the best thing today. the capitals ahl affiliates held their annual teddy bear toss. 25,000 bears were thrown out after the home team scored their first goal. they're all being donated to local charities. even that big boy right there. now speaking of charities this week nfl players are lacing up and letting their cleats do the talking. it's called my cause my cleats. over the past two years more than 500 play

. >> good evening, commissioners, superintendent, and president walton. on back of the pac, we'd like to extend our condolences to the lee family and the city of san francisco. we're really sorry for their loss. we all acknowledge the works of the mayor, and he will be truly missed in our hearts. the role of the parent advisory council is to empower parent role and perspectives. this report provides an update on the pac's areas. in november and december, pac member rebecca page and elsie -- and program coordinator georgia williams bradford met with the ucsf coordinators fellow to gather feedback from the various stakeholders will school transportation opportunities and challenges to address. there in our initial meeting, the pac had the opportunity to share the concerns of families raised during our community conversations over the past two years about transportation and its impact on school choice tardiness, chronic absenteeism, as well as students and family engagement, and the ability to participate in after school programs and school events. it's impo

our correspondent sarah walton sent this report.rder. he's accused of attacking 30—year—old jodie willsher at the aldi store in skipton where she was working on thursday afternoon. she suffered serious injuries and died in the store. there were no relatives in court for the hearing this