Transcripts For SFGTV Government Access Programming 20171119

We want the students to have the best professionals teaches and supporting them and this is important to retain the talented i see you indicators. I would like to acknowledge the School Health program and social worker volunteers who helped reopen the santa rosa schools following the Northern California fires. Following the call to action the San Francisco School District School Social workers stepped forward to provide support to students, families on the first day of reopening schools. Over friday october 27 and the 30th, 25 School Workers carpooled to santa rosa and assisted 12 school to welcome students back to school. The social workers partnered with staff and Community Volunteers to provide drop in support and to help out where ever needed. In all 25 staff who volunteered were able to lend expertise to support our santa rosa neighbors. I would like to celebrate recent accomplishments of our School District employees and departments. Congratulations to flores who is a local warrior for the nativeamerican heritage celebration on november 7th at city hall. She is the Program Coordinator for the San Francisco district inc. Dean Education Program title 7. She was one of three honored at the native american native heritage celebration. They were selected on accomplishment and contribution four positive change for the aian community. San francisco unified School District received awards from the zero net Energy Leadership award in the category of exemplary energy. Congratulations t nick and the district. The Advisory Board of zero net energy said of this district San Francisco unified represents an innovative approach to reduce transportation and zero carbon and has achieved remarkable savings in several areas. They are a great example for districts and community impacts. The district will be receiving the zne Leadership Award at the awards ceremony during the green california schools and Community Colleges summits on november 8th in pasadena. Code. Org have awarded the 2017 champion of Computer Science to the San Francisco unified School District. They received 1,000 nominations and our district was selected. I would like to highlight a couple of accomplishment. As of the 201718 school year we have expanded the Computer Science classes to 100 of the schools and 40 of the Elementary Schools. We have increased from 701 in the 201314 year to 17,000 175 students during this school year helping a 2450 growth. This district developed the prek to grade 12 Computer Science curriculum pathway. Congratulations to the team members. There are a few upcoming events. Thursday, december 7th we will have the district Second Annual Innovation Schools pitch night ain the i lab. This will showcase 15 schools had will present the solutions they have designed to challenges using human centered design process. Our district host the the 2017 inconclusive schools week poster competition open to all students. Students were asked to submit ideas celebrating the work of the schools particularly for schools with learning differences. The isw Planning Committee received 69 submissions total. I would like to shout out to george p body elementary and genvery from the vapa coordinator who led class discussions and lesson plans around inclusion to assist students for submissions as a class. You did a great job. The poster winners will be presented online at the main district website this week. Remember Inclusive Schools week is december 4 through 8, 2017 and the theme is stand up, sit tall for inclusion. That ends my report. Do you remember this cool event i wonder what the theme is since you are asking i will tell you operation make your mark. Make your mark . Well, the cat is out of the bag. The 15th annual summit will take place at fort mason center. Our theme is operation make your mark. Invitations will be set out shortly. Back to you. Additional safety business. We were presented by the boys and girls club they brought a Promising Program for youth. They wanted to find youth that would be willing to serve alongside Law Enforcement to identify markets that sold tobacco to minors. We hope that students are aware of the dangers tobacco as a minor poses. We think the present boys and girls club has a Promising Program. We are planning to have the students help them out. Thank you so much for coming over and joining us. Our Curriculum Committee is coming back to the path to conduct a peer survey that highlights feedback for improvement of the school community. We want to create a Better School climate for students. Thank you Curriculum Committee. We noticed that Wellness Centers are run different across the schools and the committee has developed a survey that is going to be passed out so that they will be able to report back how Wellness Centers are run so they can scream line them and streamline them. The next meeting will be december 4th. It is a public counsel. Anyone is welcome to attend. If you would like a copy of the agenda contact the sac supervisor. Thank you. Thank you student delegates. The Advisory Committee reports and pointments . Any appointments . Seeing none i skipped two because i want to move as fast as we can. Item one report from the parent Advisory Committee. The representative. Who is presenting tonight . Thank you so much. Thank you. Good evening. Thank you for having us. I am harry bag on the parent advisory council. The role is to represent the parent voices and perspectives to inform the board of education policy discussions. This represents highlights from the the most recent meeting, response to resolution 1710, 10a1 in support of reducing the assessments. Our participation in the planning of the upcoming sfufd data forum. At the meeting on wednesday, november 8th. The superintendent attended the meeting. Pac members appreciate the request to provide feedback in the hiring process which we pressed last month. We are grateful to share ideas about the Leadership Qualities and characteristics for new leader to serve the students with individual education plans and with the responsibility of strengthening the Education Services. We look forward to hearing the 90 day report later this evening. Good evening i have three student attending the community. We had the opportunity to welcome mr. Cook and appreciate the chance to have concerns about the resolution to further reduce the district assessments. In general the pac believes the resolution that directly impacts student accountable are needed a parent. It is concerning nowhere in the resolution are families or parents mentioned. Reference or considered. The mention was a huge oversight as we are partners in the education. It does not address how accountabilities to the students and families will be upheld. For africanamericans, latino, English Learners and those receiving special Education Services and youth in foster care who are the focal students and have not been served well. They might reevaluate the assessments. It is for effective implementtation. It does not agree with allowing them optin only. We acknowledge there may be challenges and support the idea of exploring how to approve the accountability tools. At the same time we believe the district has a responsibility to keep the promises with students and families by monitoring student progress and accountability mechanicses for families to cut including assessments. Assessments are tools. They help gather information and tell a story. Perhaps the conversation are needed to shift from making the tools optional to making sure we have the right tool this is the toolbox. Which assessments are effective to monitor student progress. How are sites in Central Offices making the prompt changes to the curriculum . What tools improve this process . What support do teachers need to implement them consistently across the district . We at the pack welcome the opportunity to join this conservation and work toward the solutions for all students. We request a committee be formed to bring our parties to the table, evaluate the Current Assessment tools and outcome data and process the utilization to jointly develop the recommendations prior to add adoption of changes in the requirements. Pac members hope the board of education members will consider this resolution. The fact parents from various advisories are speaking out in response to the proposed resolution speaks volumes to include the parent voices and perspective in the proposed policy with accountabilities with students and families. It are needed to be formed by the questions and ideas. They have been working with members of the task force on the planning of the data forum telling the story behind the numbers. This event is the third year of the task force bringing together parents and Community Partners to examine the local control and accountability plan. To see where the district is making progress towards the goals, discuss strategies and identify areas of work needed to improve student out comes. This will be interactive and provides the opportunity to model looking at data to inform School Planning and budgets. Families leave with resource this is hand to connect with data highlights from the Childrens School and understand how they can improve student out comes. This forum will be hosted at the james Lake Middle School on november 29th. Dinner and child care will be provided. Next pac meeting wednesday, december 13th. Thank you. Thank you so much. Commissioner norton. I am sure commissioners may want to speak to this. I want the pac to know in did Curriculum Committee last night they submitted a substitute motion to address the concerns that you raised in your report. It was unanimously supported by the committee. It no longer makes assessments optin. Most importantly creates a committee with significant representation from the advisory bodies. That will not be heard tonight since we mark it up in curriculum last night. It will come back the first meeting in december. I dont know if you want to speak to that. Yes, i do. Thank you for the report. The committee did hear the resolution. Substantial changes made based on impact from parents and others. I did send it to georgia this morning. I guess it didnt get to you. I am disappointed. You need to know that the testing that was brought on board 8 years ago had no parent input and has been notified with no teacher or principal input. Moving forward we will have that i put for testing. I was also a bit disappointed you didnt get the updated resolution before you had a opportunity to speak to it. It does speak to everything you address, but i am glad that we had the discussion. I tried to speak to all of the revisions during the meeting also so you can anticipate those are needed came up. I believe that the parent voice should be at the center of the major changes that we make as a district. I think we are on the same page with working with you on the future. Thank you and we apologize we are looking at the new resolution. Thank you so much. Thank you so of an again. I appreciate your dedication and service. Thank you. Section c. Consent calendar a motion and second on the consent calendar please. There is no public item. Any items withdrawn or corrected by the superintendent . None any items by the board for discussion and vote this evening . There are none. Roll call vote of consent calendar please. Let me say hold on for one second. Mr. Steel roll call vote. roll call section e. Board popro sal for action. Bay View Elementary School charter petition moved and seconded august 22, 2017. Reports from curriculum and budget were given at the last Board Meeting. Superintendent your designee to read the recommendation to the board. It is Michael Davis the director of policy and planning and Charter Schools. Thank you, doctor matthews. 17822sp2 to deny the petition for the Charter School. Pursuant to california Education Code 47605. They submitted the petition for approval to the unified School District and pursuit to the california education coat 47605. The board is in receipt of the petition effective august 22, 2017. The board complied with the timelines answer required by law and they consider the level for the Charter School and review the petition and information received with respect to the petition including supporting documentation and whereas the district and superintendent, the district staff completed review and issued the report and recommendation to the board. The district superintendent and district staff review of the petition found the petitioners are unlikely to successfully implement the program set forth in the petition and the petition does not contain reasonably comprehensive provisions of the code. Therefore it is resolved that the board shall deny the petition subject to the requirements set forth by law. Thank you, mr. Davis. We have 24 speakers signed up for Public Comment on this. We have another charter before us after this. What we are going to do is allow 30 minutes of Public Comment on this first item and 30 minutes on the next item for the reauthorization of the charter. My hope is that within these 24 individuals that if you hear . Of the same things that you support in the conversation be respectful of the other individuals who want to come to speak. We will end Public Comment on this item in 30 minutes. I want to clarify that. 24 speaker cards. I will be calling names. Introduce yourself at the begin of the Public Comment. Come up to the microphone and remember we have a time limit and want to make sure that you are considerate of the people coming behind you. We will begin Public Comment. Andre evans, katie wingate. Rosa gonzalez. Johnson, hucksly, lydia and i will call more names in a few minutes. Good evening i am hucksly the chief of schools for kit bay schools. I am here to ask you approve our charter for the Elementary School so we can respond to the are needed and desires of the Bay View Community. We are proud to have served the students in the bay view Hunters Point since 2003. The proposal to open an Elementary School represents the continued commitment to the community and family whose asked for more school options. We proud that the current three San Francisco cools are locally authorized. We see the Elementary School as a chance to deepen the partnership with the district. We met with the district leaders to explore collaboration on behalf of all students in bay view. We were disappointed to receive a negative staff recommendation. We aimed to address each concern highlighted in the staff report through several meetings and communications with district staff and board members. I urge you to approve our petition and i thank you for your support and collaboration throughout the year. Good evening. I am katie win gates. Fifth grade social studies teacher in the city. Product of Atlantic School system. Brown University Graduate and i have been teaching with kit for five years. I welcomed the fifth graders at the begin of each year. It is one of my favorite times. Students are young, small, eager to learn. As we test them they are farther and farther behind where they need to be in terms of reading proficiency. We really prioritize reading. It is something we integrate across the board in all class. Students get a lot of daily small group instructions. We move mountains daily. I have seen that over the past five years. We remind students it is not where they start but where they are going. We will be there with them every step of way. A lot of students have made incredible gains are here in the building today and can speak about the extent to which kip has moved mountains so they can move closer to reaching goals of going to college. I am hear to ask you guys to please approve the bay View Elementary School. They have been doing credible work for 14 years now. What i would like to see is student