University to interpret what the grades mean. If some students in the same course got a pass while others got a letter grade, that would be nearly impossible for them to decipher what that means. I suspect we would hear a lot of feedback from them. Commissioner collins i want to recognize president solomon. Thank you. I just want to make sure that things are accurate. I am speaking where it says teachers are encouraged not to give students lesser grades than they had. This is about contract language exact about what it says. It is not that teachers are encouraged to do so, it says that students will not receive a lesser grade than the grade after march 13th as a result of engaging in Distance Learning. Contract language will not mean this will not happen. Teachers saying it is not going to happen. This is from the m. O. U. Agreed to buy the district and the union. I want to be clear. I appreciate you clarifying. I want to make sure that i dont want to i am trying to i guess based on legal advice i wanted to make sure we werent getting into trouble so i made it encouraged based on the m. O. U. And quoted it. I would love to incorporate your language exactly. I wanted to know from legal if that is a problem for us to do. May i comment one more time before . At this moment i am not even entering the debate what teachers should do. If it is going to site the m. O. U. , it has to be exact. Anybody who reads this resolution will know that it is accurately reflecting what the m. O. U. Says. And the m. O. U. Doesnt say encourage. That is my point. Is that okay to include that exact language . What i would recommend is that you simply say consistent with the m. O. U. Instead of trying to characterize what it says. That is where you are hearing president solomon having concerns. Consistent with the m. O. U. And there is no debate. We can make those changes in the edit. Getting back to the original question where student delegate sandoval. I did work with postsecondary access. The problem is colleges look at grades and know what schools inflate grades, which schools they know all of that stuff. In this situation what i am hearing this semester is called asterisk. Grades are all over the place. Grades need to measure something. If you have sent centimeters and inches. I think it creates more challenges for students than opportunities. Ultimately, i agree with superintendent matthews. When you are a high schoolteacher grading 160 kids, having multiple scales of grading, it is challenging. Teachers keep moving have all acknowledged they are not eaching the same amount. That is something to acknowledge. With an a it is not the same amount of work as if you were in school. That is not your fault. It is challenging for teachers am i grading an a in will gee bra this year in algebra last year or remotely. It is confusing. That is why the staff made the recommendation to come up with a new scaling. It is clear this is a different scaling. Also, i do want to recognize students that have received grades to the nine weeks maybe there is a way to get recognition or letter wont appear on transcripts but a letter stating what grades would have been to recognize what they have earned on so far. As we have stated a great up to the nine week grading period doesnt recognize student achievement. That is valid up to that point. Any other comments . Thank you, student delegates for continuing our discussion. I just want to make sure we are clear about the new whereas and the language. Are we going to vote on the entire thing . You have two motions on the floor, two proposed amendments. Be clear which amendment you are voting on commissioner collens or student delegates . Well then lets vote on the student delegate amendment. I thought we accepted mine. By general consent. There is only one amendment on the floor. Then we have to vote on the main motion. We vote on the whole resolution. Speaking to the student delegates amendment. Commissioner norton. I want to say i am not in favor of the amendment, with regret. I thank the student delegates foreigfor their engagement and representation of students. I think for the reasons that the superintendent so eloquently explained, we have to consider more than just the concerns of students at this point, and i think there could be a real backlash to students from, again, the two big Public University systems csu and uc. We dont want problems for other students and additional confusion and issues for teachers trying to figure out how to grade during this pandemic. I am going to vote no on the amendment, with regret. Any other comments . Yes, can i have that read to me because my internet went out for a while. The amendment. The amendment was to take into account Student Input and change the grading policy to what we recommended at the beginning. Which was in. Which was pass or the optional a through f. Not a pass or no pass, just a pass and a through f . Option grades. I feel like we should be allowing for that as the fall back if you see csu change their thinking. At this point since they havent, i think it would be unwise to do it. I think if we change it we should divert to that policy. I think people want that, and i think people want a voice in it. If uc and c su change their policy then we should revert to your amendment language. President sanchez, i feel that sounds like another amendment. You are amending the amendment. The amendment would be should the csu and uc system allow for the policy to be a through f and pass policy that we will engage that knowing that that probably isnt going to happen. At least it would give us some wiggle room if it did happen. Is there a timeline . And do we have a second . I think it was already seconded. We are on to what mark is sharing. This is misrepresenting what president sanchez is saying. If the policy saying within the uc system we can bring it back for another vote, not to change the vote now . I could live with that. I would prefer. Otherwise it is very, very unclear what does that mean . I would be open if they changed their policy i would be open to bring it back. Then we dont need the amendment. Go ahead. Commissioner cook. I appreciate the leadership of the student delegates for pressing the voice of all of the students. I want to make sure because i am not going to support the amendment. I do want to bring back the level of participation that you had on the discussion. Do you know offhand. Can you recall how many people were in the survey . Yes, i can check. Last time 5400. Now it is 5816 currently. You came up with these proposals which you are asking us to vote on . Yes. Cool. The 5800 students that weighed in on this discussion, for the sake of clarity for this semester i am going to support the amendment we have on the table and if you are upset about that you can blame me. I appreciate all of you weighing in. Again, thank you for your leadership in engaging all of your peers in this discussion. If there are no more comments we can vote on the amendment. The student delegate amendment. Thank you. Student delegate amendment. Ms. Collins. No. Mr. Cook. No. Ms. Lam. No. Ms. Lopez. No. Mr. Moliga. No. Ms. Norton. No. Mr. Sanchez. No. Ms. Sandaval. Yes. That was a failed vote. Thank you for your leadership. That is an amazing turnout. I would love if you could share it with us the survey language, that would be helpful. Did we vote on commissioner collins amendment . Okay. Now we are going to vote on the resolution. Roll call. The resolution was amended and accepted by general consent. This is just the resolution as amended. Ms. Collens. Yes. Mr. Cook. Yes. Ms. Lam. Yes. Ms. Lopez. Yes. Mr. Moliga. Yes. Nor to be. Yes. Sanchez. Yes. That is a unanimous vote of the board. Thank you. Thank you. Now, we are moving to another resolution that we are going to vote to suspend the rules for. We need a motion and second for suspension of the rules for resolution 20428a1 in support of utilizing School District property in conjunction with citywide plan to establish safe sleeping sites for unsheltered people offered by me civil and commissioner lopez. Moved. Second. This is roll call on the suspension of the rules. Thank you. Ms. Collins suspension of the rules. She stepped away. Mr. Cook. Yes. Ms. Lam. Yes. Lopez. Yes. Sanchez. Yes. Thank you. Give me one second. We need the motion and second. I need a motion and second for the formal. Moved. Second. Thank you. Now i am going to read the resolution into the record. I will read this in si support f the safe sleeping for unsheltered people. The supervisors are considering the following policy urging the city to establish safe sleeping sites for unsheltered people to encourage social distancing and slow the spread of covid19. Whereas the supervisors resolution note that more than 8,000 people are without shelter in San Francisco the majority are sleeping on the streets whereas the citys healthy street Operation Center refocused on keeping areas clean and sidewalks clear and asking people to stay one person per tent and tents 6 feet apart. Encampments have grown including on the perimeter of School Campuses without physical distancing and sanitation and hygiene posing a challenge to covid19 mitigation efforts. Los angeles and phoenix are creating Outdoor Camping sites to slow the spread of covid19. Be it resolved the School District shall partner with city and council to identify one district property to be utilized to protect those experiencing homelessness from the spread of covid19. Further be it resolved property identified for such uttivelyization shall include outdoor areas and indoor facilities including restrooms and showers and shall conform with safety and sanitary standards consistent with the San Francisco department of Public Health best practices surrounding covid19. Further that consistent with the proposal any district site determined to be used have a safety plan and be staffed 24 7 and include janitorial and such other servicesness and feasible to maintain health and safety of those at the site and surrounding neighborhood consistent with Public Health guidance and best practices. Any and all District Properties utilized shall be staffed resourced and maintained by city and county funding. Shall return to district usage prior to the opening of school. That is the resolution. We are going to open up to Public Comment. Supervisor mandelman is with us. Hello, commissioners. For the record i am supervisor mandelman district 80 the board of supervisors. I want to thank you for your work you continue to do for our schools and students. In particular, tonight i want be to thank president sanchez and Vice President lopez for offering this resolution in support of using School District property in conjunction with the citywide plan for safe sleeping sites for unsheltered people and i thank the administration for willingness to engage with the city and i thank the neighbors who called to share support for this meeting and earlier today the board unanimously approved the resolution to establish safe sleeping sites. Both bodies are working together on this critical issue . Response to covid19. Addressing the crisis will take action of every Public Agency with initiative the San Francisco unified School District is a leader. In the castro and other neighborhoods encampments are growing without access to hygiene or sanitation. Creating a Public Health hazard. In these times i think we need to be open to new strategies for safe alternatives to unsheltered people with no bed available. We shall expect and demand such safe sleeping sites follow best practicing maintaining distancing and access to sanitation to food and water. I am eager to open the safe sleeping site meeting these criteria to serve the upper market and castro. This would add urgency to work underway to achieve that goal as part of the broader site and i thank you. Thank you, supervisor mandelman for all you are doing. Susan, would you like to speak on this item . I am a big advocate of the Public School system. You are doing a great job. I need your help now. I hope you will support this. We live in the castro. I am 75 and scared to go out of the house. Please help us. Thank you. Thank you. We are very concerned. I want to support this resolution. It makes a bad situation worse. It is horrible situation. It could make it better. These are temporary times. I think the School District and Public Institutions should support the city. And to support the Homeless People to find a safe environment for themselves and the neighborhoods they live in. Every night we have disputes in the homeless camps and it is worry some to go outside. You dont know what will occur. I am concerned about the safety of the Homeless People and also about the safety of my family. Thank you very much. Thank you. Supervisor matthews. I dont know if you have staff to make comments public to the Public Comment . No. If the board has any questions . Thank you. Caroline, are you there . I am. I am caroline thomas, San Francisco voter living near the high school. I want to acknowledge the Historic Partnership between the schools and the San Francisco neighborhood. Athere are beautiful magnolias. Safe sleeping sites are better for tents than the sidewalks. Besides sidewalks as places for safe passage and humanitarian. These redoe reduce risks. It is a struggle. Existing utilities are not enough. They are difficult to monitor. Providing sanitation facilities and meals is an incentive and easier to maintain. Whether or not School Toilets are used. It reduces the need to travel to distribution sites. Tents are now across the sidewalks. It puts San Francisco at risk of not reopening in a timely manner. Reopening depends on a lower infection rate and ability for Contract Tracing. If there is an outbreak Contract Tracing is easier for who is in contact with human contain the spread of the infected individual. Having approved the locations like the schoolyard or parking lot the homeless maintain appropriate distances with access to hygiene and less time traveling to obtain meals or services and reducing the risk of outbreak. We really want to return to life before covid19 for the sake of all San Francisco. Please approve the tempor tempoe of school sites. Hello, virginia. Thank you. I am a long time educator in San Francisco and the alliance of the black school educators. We are very concerned. We feel no one should be homeless especially with africanamerican communities. However, as an educator and i am concerned about our homeless colleagues being on school grounds. I want to hear from staff how they plan to ensure that our students are not exposed to needles and other things that will jeopardize their safety. I wonder why it is not an option to put them in a hotel. It is empty School Property absolutely . If it is a School Property where students will come back to school, i think the commission should really look at that option and tell us pointbypoint what will be done to ensure that when students and staff arrive to school the next day their health is not jeopardized. Thank you. We will move to Public Comment. What item . What is the question . You are on the meeting now. We are doing the resolution regarding the unhoused population on district property. Stewart are you there . You have two minutes. I guess about two months ago in the morning outside my door there was an encampment in front of my building. I am in a two unit condo in the castro. Three feet out of my door was the encampment as if they were entitled to stay there. It took a full day just by chance calling 311. Neighbors calling 3 eleven no results. By chance a Police Officer came by and got them to move. But they moved a block away. My feeling this is not good for them or me. I think they should get into an encampment in the school yard. That is sensible. It is good thing. A piece of land is created where they can put the encampment. I am totally supportive. It has to be done. I am sure you will find a way to clean the school yard so the students can come back. That is all i have to say. I am over having to pay high taxes in the city and have to deal with the homelessness literally in front of my house. Thank you all. I appreciate it. Stay safe. Thank you. Caller, are you there . Yes, hello. I am william jake. I have lived in San Francisco district 8 for 26 years. I do support the resolution to utilize the School Properties to protect the Homeless Individuals and others who live here not homeless from the spread of covid19. We need action now and this is the best plan at this time. It is a good plan. We have to do it. Thank you. Fred, are you there . I am a resident of castro over 20 years and fully support this proposal that the supervisor has made. I understand that the school board should be considered should consider the benefit they can provide to the community at the same time that the City Services are put in place to ensure that when the children go back to school that the environment there is clean and suitable for the students. I will note, however, over the last three months before the epidemic around 16th street, around sanchez, there were a number of encampments with the burden of the covid in front of the students before they were restricted from attending school. This is one of the best solutions to the problem. In reference to the hotel rooms there are daytoday more and more people added to the hotel rooms. The p