Ill cut it off there so everyone can speak clapping can you please hold the applause. Im is a teacher at George Moscone Elementary School im here to support those Board Members that have the courage to not hold the cap other than the tfa in the district but who i believe that opted opposed to renewing the contract at all it is important to follow the lead across the country that also recognize the shiners off tfa for 2013 pittsburgh and durham and contract with tfa it is linked to corporate interested that are pro charter on your website tfa website 42 percent of tfa graduates are working in Public Education the two run counter we dont want to be the next oakland or philadelphia Multi Service provider already thank you very much lets end it now. Thank you very much. Thank you. Next speaker, please. Good evening. Im a paraprofessional at eir reiterate middle school i support cutting the contract to tfa im a San Francisco native im aluminum of sfusd and working or more on getting my cert
The executive board u sf is hear 80 here to speak to speak in opposition to the expansion of the teachers of America Program wear gloo glad the destructibility returned to the Stock Exchange the nature of the tfa program can only add to i think tickets. In our troubled challenged School Community a program that as a two year and out commitment is not one in which we build communities over the years ive been in the district since 1985 i work with the youth in the 1970s and tfa members are fine teachers and hope they stay in San Francisco but 0 the basis of program is a two year commitment at the same time San Francisco has developed a model pilot San Francisco Residency Program that crossouts the best and bright young colony graduates and homegrown in the bay area we have to expand that program and do a lot more to make sure that 70 is not faced with 5 hundred vacancies for in the next school year thanks thank you very much. Susan solomon united educator i want to make this clear some g
Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Margaret Spellings, president of the george w. Bush president ial center. [applause] good morning, everyone. Thank you for joining us today as the announcer said i am Margaret Spellings the president of the bush president ial center in dallas, texas and i am so glad to see so many familiar faces with us for a special announcement. We would like to thank our supporting founders without whom we would not be here. The moody foundation, our friends are sitting on the front row is leading the way and their gift is making this possible they are joined by two other foundations and the representatives from those organizations are with us today. Thank you to my partner and best friend Bruce Lindsey of the Clinton Foundation and my friend who is the ceo of the Library Foundation and the chairman of the lbj Foundation Library board in austin. Our National Archive partners are led by the affiliated libraries are here with us. And smu, Clinton School of Public S
Will apply during and after the program. They will also learn from leaders and other sectors as well as in the stat distinguished faculty from universities affiliated with each center. Participants will visit and learn to give them a firsthand look at the resources of the libraries and the stories to tell. The president ial Leadership Scholars Program is at the stage iv the participants to expand the scope of what they believe is possible, to build upon their already proven track record of success to achieve significant and measurable good in their community and in their future work. They will also bond together and learn from each other as mentors, resources and partners to advance their own personal leadership projects and help each other over their challenges they face and importantly this program is at no cost to the participants thanks to the generous support of our founding its been terrific too clever with my colleagues and now its my pleasure to introduce bethany streett the ex
The skills necessary to do so. I dont think you can disaggregate em. Let me ask you about the two presidencies involved in this, in this initiative that arent represented on the stage, and president clinton, im going to begin by asking you about 41. Even though you havent written a book that will be out on november 11th. [laughter] about 41. No, i think i could put one together, and itd be ready by yeah. [laughter] be ready for the christmas season. [laughter] but you have worked a lot with 41 in your postpresidency i have. And youre known to be very close with him. What leadership attributes of 41 do you think have impressed you most and are the ones that you want to inculcate through this Leadership Program . When youre dealing with president bush 41, there are a couple of things that are never in doubt, and i think this is really important. His goodwill is never in doubt. And this was true before he was 90. Weve been working together for a long time now. Weve been out of office a lo