Minutes as announced in the psa past few complete a speaker card and present it to the executive assistant. Speaker cards will not be accepted if an item is already before the board presentation to the board of education. And according to the board rules and procedures speaker cards will not be accepted for an item before the board and item two superintendants report. Thank you president walton im going to give a slightly longer report than most meetings i have a few different tops to touch on to first one i want to say to provide some Additional Information about the delay in our round one assignment letters that took place unfortunately over the past few dizzy want to provide an update for families who submitted application by january 13th of this year that was the round one deadline sfusd School Assignment so unfortunately, the assignment letters were scheduled to go but on friday march 17 experienced a delay we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience families are counting on this news we have sent newsletters out via first class mail yesterday one business day late on monday march 20 families should receive those letters today tuesday march 21st we made an adjustment to the registration deadline for those offers and that has been to extend that deadline by one week to april 21st we also recognize that many applicants families are in the position of digging next steps including considering admissions to private and individual schools if theyve been any delay in receiving those letters that is causing concern than families can contact e pc the educational Parliament Center if youve not received that letter by using the following email address posted open is sfgovtv. Org immoral in school at sfusd at cd u and well help to provide the information if there is any additional delay in the u. S. Post office deliver thank you several of the partners especially parents for Public Schools for your coordination during the unexpected delay period and also thank the month independent schools weve reached out to throughout San Francisco that have taken in many cases most cases to accommodate a slight delay in families that are responding to assignment offers so we appreciate the coordination on the part of many of independent schools so turning to topics this past friday the pleasure of attending the ask the Advisor Council youth comment this year the theme a all on board the leadership nearly three hundred of the hostility students attended Fort Mason Center and students were welcomed by our chief Family Community support division kevin truett and a keynote speaker speaker sp be from district one supervisor fewer and president walton and emily murase were in attendance thank you students heard inspiring speeches in june Gordon School and joining from Lowell High School and every attendee attended two leadership workshops went to a tabling event and got the opportunity to meet the new ask the candidates ive heard the speeches a group of leaders that will serve on the board of education as one the next years ask the students jessica and maria for their leadership as well as the entire Student Advisory Committee council and their coordinate salvador for putting on this wonderful event and note that the lowell Team Including the student put on a fantastic show so thank you, everybody for all your work and participation in the youth submit and next San Francisco muni and Emergency Department have been updating u upgrading the signage and now to tell the citizens where to go for a 82 mom many students demonstrated to follow the signs to the tsunami shelter and in attendance were keep in mind and chief joanne hayeswhite for the walk and following the walk there have an Emergency Preparedness at the Marina School with the Emergency Response team at the Fire Department and the department of Emergency Management last thursday i attended the third annual mariachi at the High School Auditorium and at the concert a legacy of our form sprushz we had students a part of performances if bryan elementary and Caesar ChavezElementary School and Mission Education center and everett Million Dollar and school of arts and Mission High School to all students from all those high schools performed at the concert and special guests from San Francisco favorites dance and also from visiting from la jolla Mariachi Middle School were fantastic the sfusds is proud to demonstrate and new model not just what music classes to be but what they look like in the urban cultural in this Program Music teachers and Community Teaching artists train and Work Together towards the goal of welcoming a difference set of students to be musicians and to bring the beautiful music to the families in our community thank you to all who helped with putting this together and to sfusd mariachi artistic director and Program Director for the justice of artists calling names Arts Education master plan and manager and rob daniels the director of the professionalism Arts Department and the school site educators to make that happen Mission High School president walton has commented i know a celebration we would like to spend my congratulations to the Boys Varsity Basketball team alters Mission High School arnold. clapping. so just to say more about the team the Mission High School boys Basketball Team has 34 wins and one loss this year and after their recent upset victories over the mission over van done high school and Mission High School advanced to the state commentship in the Golden One Center in sacramento which is where the Sacramento Kings met the last sfusd school to mr. Starr play were washington in 1982 the Winston Churchill no 1985 and the balboa girls in 1993 so guilt good luck to mission as it will be the first sfusd to win a state Basketball Championship communitybased bears go bears. clapping. and then one final announcement or update in recent years sfusd has been busy being worked out green we have transformed how we design and modernize the building so we will become a Carbon Neutral district by 2014 if we can keep this noise level down if you want to have conversations outside it is appropriate so we appreciate because of this crowd if you can keep the noise level down thank you. Thank you president walton we are replacing the gas boilers and reducing the water usage for toilet flushing on the transportation new vehicles will be emissions freebie 2020 and in fact, negative impact 2008 sfusd has been able to reduce the emergency use index by a third natural gay by half and water used by almost a third at less er not alleged costs the Green Schools National network the center for the council are recognizing sfusd as one of the best green schools of the 2017 and we will be receiving this award this week thank you. clapping. thank you this is the fun or exciting part of being worked out on the board we get to honor a few individuals tonight who have done a lot in the School Community as a whole so item 3 recognition and commendations. First were going to start with education liaison ms. Ed District Attorney jones. clapping. im going to read here bio but personally thank you for your service over the years your service in the community and services in the schools your service in Public Housing community we appreciate you and love you for your work and im going to read here bio so you can know how great she is ms. Joness from san antonio relocated in 1979 after graduating into the augural and mechanical university with a b. A. In sociology worked with the urban community for support over thirty years her experiences have ranged if hiv aids and anti drugs education working with adolescent workers for an Afterschool Program and western edition and the w y go a s sf brought strategies to the team and added to the community in her role as education liaison ms. Johns implemented the parenting strategies it led to improvement in student attendance and academic achievement and found joy in the education partnerships and documenting the personal council of the lives of the families of children living in Public Housing several did best practices invested at that time, Alice Griffith set the tones for connecting the communities we were fortunate to have her assisting the families with the Educational Needs one of ms. Jones favorable quotes from the maya angelou and it reads the potential in the challenge is so great in this country it makes me treble and weak ms. Edda before i present her with a certificate i want to allow mr. Truett to say things as well. Thank you you president walton many years ago, i knew almost constantly when i met her he was in the presence evergreenness what is one the most important things for the students and the families everyday for one we must teach them well and building in them to make sure they know their personal strength and they will be successful we must care been the children and always make sure they know how much they mean to us and love them it is about relationships when you see edda with students and parents the kindness and optimistic and thereof they demonstrates with grace and beauty is profound and will move i know ive been move forward just a few minutes in their presence my heart feels bigger and beats louder i feel the love and thankful for the warmth ms. Edda not words im going to do this bald right now okay ms. Edda not words to express for the tireless commitment to the families of the western edition and bayview in particular you are in the words of anyway truly the personification fashion of a phenomenal woman yes clapping. i as have and will hold a special place in any heart simply i love you as many people love you thank you clapping. good evening. clapping. good evening my name is theo miller i have the principle ever serving for hope sf for mayor ed lee good evening mr. President , and superintendents one of the worst days in any young tenure on an airplane from mexico and she is leaving say it aint so but you you mention all good things must transition and as said ms. Edda with their style and grace and unwavering love in the believe in young people we are trying to say that our young people Young Children of color who live in 0 Alice Griffith are at home they matter their brilliant and columbia none that per if i did and lived that in a way and every year, of course, the summer jobs theo ive got those young people for jobs and mr. 30s make sure your mayor knows youre an tireless advocate we love you love you, you taught us how to love our children we wish you well and continue to, yes focus on data and attendance focus on the equity to hear the voices of residents our fathers and to collaborative and lift up the message. Taught us your kids are brilliant and lovingly and you matter thank you good evening. Im the regional Vice President i have the prestige can you hear me i feel weird bending over i had the privilege and honor of working with ms. Jones we sat down one day with the daughters idea what would it be like to have a communitybased education model what that meant for all of us younger folk was the same thing in the the Red School House the teachers lived in the community they had children raised in the community and invested in the children in the community ms. Jones has lived that were so blessed to have here her join our team and thankful for all of her commitment if i had to think of 3 things to describe in words for the most part resilience for those of you who dont know the Opportunity Center is in the center of Alice Griffith as long as double rock not always talked about this is most positive way but ms. Jones was there in the middle of every situation and circumstances there with parents that were crying and babies were crying staff that that have gone through changes and shes been deleted throughout all i want to thank you so much that thank you for the tension and the 5 00 a. M. Calls as well on the same twentyfour hour circle but thats what it takes laughter i would also describe you as passionate i know that kevin im not going to be going to cry but i feel like crying too i have the same sentiment ms. Jones is xanax like a mother thats her approach thats her magic dust it gets people to move just compassionate way when others were go forward the needs of the community ms. Jones pushed she had so many compassionate and ill describe her as unrelenting i see so many young people this is one of the main things today just love but all that is going on and in the world ms. Jones was and will continue to be volunteering in the bayview a beacon of love and a community that needs her ms. Jones thank you on on behalf of our society and everything that came into the doors from the Alice Griffith and enjoy your visitation and come down to increase under and thank you, again, for your dedication. On behalf of the board of education we want to present this counterfeiter of revolve for ms. Eddms. Edda jones. clapping. great, thank you. So being worked out overthecounter go dioxide therefore, be it resolved the San FranciscoLand Use Transportation Committee is pleased it recognition educator edda jones for thirty years for the hundreds of thousands of students attend the sfusd schools during the school year we absolute and thank you educator edda for your kindness for the students for living in Public Housing especially the students and families that live in Alice Griffith bayview Hunters Point your legacy to live on forever. Wow. What a day this has been quite an honor to start off at the board of supervisors and then was custodial donated with the San FranciscoLand Use Transportation Committee thank you all so much and what an honor but like i said earlier the former president of the childrens defense funded out washington, d. C. Said all Times Service is the rent we pay so i just appreciate the work and everyone that ive worked with awhile i was in Alice Griffith and double rock Public Housing development was an honor to build the fine Relationships Community organizations and the level of support but it is just what i didnt i dont know what to do what i do best to make sure that note a child maya angelou say tyler potential didnt go arroyo that is children that reside in Public Housing so once again. clapping. thank you, thank you all so much important thank you all so much i really appreciate this acknowledgement and honor and i love, love love you working closely together and just as well as isaak talk every morning in terms of what well do for the children that is for the children so we again, thank you and my family and grandchildren for coming out, i appreciate all of my sons went through the San FranciscoUnified School District so i just really appreciate them as well as my daughterinlaw and like to take the time as the San Francisco alliance of black School Educators and all the family and friends youll stand so they can acknowledge you some were with me earlier today at the board of supervisors thank you. I appreciate today and once again thank you commissioners and mr. Truett i love you, too, and will miss the data not really laughter and isaak and theo ill miss. Thank you all so much for this. clapping. thank you, again ms. Jones for your Service Anyone want to say anything in not superintendant lee. Thanks president walton so were honoring many great individuals so next our rave award so tonight the rave distinguished Service Award that is being worked out given