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Fulfilling the mission of his life, which is the love for kids and the love for children and for the love for sharing that art, which is enriching the lives of the children that he comes into contact with. And so, that being said, it is bad enough that he has to deal with an eviction and that has drained him of a lot of his energy, but he has fought through it and he has been victorious in fighting that back, but again there have been other teachers that are really struggling to stay here, and b...

Because of the threat of eviction, or the fact that they have been evicted and they have had to move to different parts of the bay area. And so, i think that what the issue that we are talking about is stability, and the economic stability for the teachers and paying them a wage, that shows, that you know, they are respected, and because lets face it, i mean, outside of being a mother, a teacher is probably the hardest job out there. And you have to be dedicated and on a very big level, you have...

With an eviction and that has drained him of a lot of his energy, but he has fought through it and he has been victorious in fighting that back, but again there have been other teachers that are really struggling to stay here, and because of the threat of eviction, or the fact that they have been evicted and they have had to move to different parts of the bay area. And so, i think that what the issue that we are talking about is stability, and the economic stability for the teachers and paying t...

Para professionals who work with the Public Schools and the Public Schools have undergone, a lot of changes, and a lot of assaults, and i really believe that there has to be really more respect for the Economic Situation that many of the teachers in San Francisco face. And one of the speakers earlier mentioned the case of santiago who is a teacher that he teaches music to developmentally disabled children. And now, that is a great thing to do and a great profession, he also has a disability and ...

And dont just say that is too much. And dont just say, status quo. Make some responses so that we get a feeling for where you folks really are, and we are ready to get to the point where we can actually have a contract that is signed, and sealed, and makes people comfortable about working in this district. And so that we dont have to have, the situation where there are 84 positions where we have not been able to reach out to people, who want to come here. To work. Thank you. Thank you. And good ...

Appreciation to all of those who help us in our work on behalf of the over 15,000 english language learners in our district, and we did provide you with some written data which i will be loosely following in my beginning here. Were very grateful to our english language students and our representatives who continue to attend our bcc meetings and they voice their concerns to us and were able to bring these issues forward, and to garner attention to them, and to make remedies. Were thankful for our...

Public Enrichment Fund and we have a report from one of the committees. Yes we have a report from the bilingual Community Council and bcc and they will be presenting and kim garcia misa. All right. Welcome to the members of the bilingual Community Council. You may start when ready. Good evening president norton and honorable commissioners and superintendent carranza and welcome to our new commissioner matt haney. I have to say i really appreciate the fact that you hold these meetings and hear th...

All right. Welcome to the members of the bilingual community council. You may start when ready. Good evening president norton and honorable commissioners and superintendent carranza and welcome to our new commissioner matt haney. I have to say i really appreciate the fact that you hold these meetings and hear this very emotional kind of presentations. It totally drained me. My name is darlene inaya and i my colleagues are here to report on successes and the questions and the concerns of the bili...

To garner attention to them, and to make remedies. Were thankful for our translators who attend every meeting that we have, both spanish and can tonenies and some of the things that we were able to [inaudible] strict and with the help of our Kristina Wong and Jennifer Fong, the two people we work most closely with. We have a English Learner Program guide and we didnt have this before and its also translated into english into spanish and conton easy and serves as a guide to our english learner fa...

Okay. I think were going to close Public Comment now. Im going to call for a five minute recess. Lets clear the room and we will start the meeting again in five minutes. recess . Okay. Im going to call the meeting back into order. Public Enrichment Fund and we have a report from one of the committees. Yes we have a report from the bilingual Community Council and bcc and they will be presenting and kim garcia misa. All right. Welcome to the members of the bilingual Community Council. You may star...