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Into our reserves and we will be faced with sequestration and child care and we have competing needs. If you are asking the city to put in reserves to pay for this very worthy cause. That i think that the School District is saying is a priority. Why wont the School District put in reserves as well . Thank you, sorry i had to be out of chambers for a moment. But we have a significant priority on ag. And hope everything you have heard from the sfusd team reinforces that. We have the 2014 group front and center in priorities in every respect and including funding. We have set aside funds in the 1...

And we all see something in the future that we may have to make cuts for. Right. I think that as bad the cuts have been and what i appreciate about meyung, though we have had to have furlough days we havent had the numbers that other districts have had to have. And part of that is looking ahead to say if, we didnt have that for the next two years to use, we would then have to have furlough days that would limit our time as we are. As part of it from hearing him explain this across to the principals as well too. That when you look at out a threeyear budget cycle what hes done is say, we need th...

The last of the reserve. I agree but the fact is that the School District has the entire amount. And thats the question i have, that its a big priority that you would use some reserves to pay for dealing with this onetime problem and emergency that i heard comments made. And thats what i want to get to with the School District from the week that follows to the board of supervisors. And thats something that we want to see, and last time there was a request for 6 million in addition to other things that may be coming down this citys and Boards Committee job to analyze. And so i dont think that i...

Teacher in the School District. I know first hand what its like to work and send your kids to school. And second hand what its like to go to school in the School District. We are facing tremendous challenges financially. I am really glad that we have the opportunity to provide funding and support to bring flexibility to the budget for the School District. I am glad we have a plan in place to target the funds to provide. Hopefully we will. Targeting students at risk not graduating from school. To me its critical. And matches a lot of policies we put forward as a city. At how we make the investm...

I will call other speaker cards remaining. Monica florez mrs. Yong. Rene antavares. Please approach the mic. Hello, i am the education advocate for chinese education. And i work with a lot of chinese families with English Learners. And the data shows that 69 of English Learners in 11th grade are missing requirements or off track to graduate in 2014. And thats overwhelming over 500 student. And because of the additional english classes the students have to take. They are unable to fulfill the requirements and therefore they need the additional funding for the credits. The families need the guid...