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These . Here we go. So we have them in arabic. Spanish. Spanish, korean and to gala. [inaudible] so its available in english, chinese, spanish, vietnamese, and to gala and the way its distributed in november its the release day and distributed to all parents that go through the post counseling session after they do primary language assessment at the educationals placement center. We also send out one copy to every english learner in the district. And other questions . Any other comments or quest...

To move from point b to point a, that work still needs to be accomplished and it needs to be accomplished as quickly as possible so that we meet the accreditation standards. And thats what we are all focused on, is meeting the accreditation standards as quickly as possible while we pursue the review and appeal process so that they can reconsider their decision. Our focus right now is very much so, there is a review and appeal process going on and there is also the work that the trustee is doing ...

[inaudible]. All right, everyone, i know this is a very passionate issue for all of us, but i want to make sure we respect all speakers who are here. So, with that, i dont know if we need to call up hydra mendoza from the Mayors Office. And if we can pass around the few items. It is the accrediting commission questions and answers for commonly asked questions and answers as well as the frequently asked questions for our students that we are promoting and hope that you will help us in promoting. ...

So, there is the commission for the senior colleges and universities. There is the commission that deals with elementary, middle school, and high schools. And this is the one for junior and community colleges. So, as far as like our department of education for the state of california, that doesnt have necessarily a role that is played in terms of how standards are set [multiple voices] there needs to be alignment, of course, with whatever the federal regulations are, state regulations. So, is th...

All right. Would you like to continue with the presentation . Thats pretty much where were at. Were focusing on our action plan, continuing to make changes in the institution, and trying to get the word out that were open, were accredited, and were enrolling students. [inaudible]. All right, everyone, i know this is a very passionate issue for all of us, but i want to make sure we respect all speakers who are here. So, with that, i dont know if we need to call up hydra mendoza from the Mayors Of...

The presentation . Thats pretty much where were at. Were focusing on our action plan, continuing to make changes in the institution, and trying to get the word out that were open, were accredited, and were enrolling students. [inaudible]. All right, everyone, i know this is a very passionate issue for all of us, but i want to make sure we respect all speakers who are here. So, with that, i dont know if we need to call up hydra mendoza from the Mayors Office. And if we can pass around the few ite...

And were going to be pursuing that process. So, the action of the trustee agrila is within the context of review and appeal process or agrila is actually working toward another pathway to maintain accreditation that i read in the paper hes calling on hopefully well make progress, and then the spring of next year is going to call on another review to see if by the acc jc to see if there is going to be ability to maintain accreditation and keep the school open . Thats what i read. So, my understan...

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Committee on the council and i am so proud when we get an opportunity to share what were doing in San Francisco around educating english language learners, what were doing with the work of the pathways but most importantly when i share the work that the bcc does with my colleagues across the country. We tend to be prophets everywhere except our own land but i want you to know there is no other system doing what the bcc is doing and that is testament to the work they have done with us in a transp...

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...