One of our Public Offices who has joined us. David, thank you for being here this evening. As always speak pelosi is a champion of immigrant rights and immigrant needs, so we thank you for being here on her behalf. Okay, our next speaker is carol bisharat from kids in need of descents. Good evening. I am a direct representation attorney, my name is carol bisharat, for kids in need of defense and from our San Francisco i offices. We are a National Nonprofit that has ten offices across the country dedicated to the representation of unaccompanied minors, who are in proceedings for the Immigration Court. I have some prepared remarks, which i am willing to share, in an electronic fashion i will forward them to elaina for distribution to each of you. There is more information than i can relay in of short amount of time that i have to speak with you. There are so much to say, for what is going on on the ground, what kinds of changes both policy and procedures that have detrimentally affected
It also looks at all cachet, just not federal cachet, but state or local cash assistance programs and barring some of them getting a green card or entering the United States. It English Proficiency as a positive factor or lack of proficiency has a negative factor. It would look at medical conditions, whether or not they have private Health Insurance and whether or not theyve ever used a fee waiver to waive a filing fee for past immigration application. It would also allow to potentially overcome a public charge determination if they pay a bond, the minimum amount of which would be 8,100. The rule will not take effect until midoctober, until that time, all pending green card applications and those that are postmarked before that date, october 15, 2019 will be adjudicated under what our current standards for public charge. As i mentioned, under existing policy, the only programs i look at our federal cachet that people receive, and whether or not they are in long term institutionalized c
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 warri
roll call thank you. Thank you. Please join me in the pledge of allegiance. Good evening. Is great to see so many people this fight with education. We are excited to have a packed house. What i want to do is let everyone know what i want to do is let everyone know that i know we have a lot of young people here tonight. Ordinarily i would be able to accommodate to make sure people can speak. There is a lot of people in here tonight. I will do the best i can to get to the agenda and try to get the young folks out as early as possible. If you look around the room you may see constraints. I love you, some will text me to speak earlier. That is why i want you to know there is a reason why that may not happen. With that said, section 8 has accessibility information for the public. Section b approval of board minutes. None this evening. As announced at the past few meetings, members of the public are reminded if they wish to address the board they can complete the speaker card prior to item b
Everyone know what i want to do is let everyone know that i know we have a lot of young people here tonight. Ordinarily i would be able to accommodate to make sure people can speak. There is a lot of people in here tonight. I will do the best i can to get to the agenda and try to get the young folks out as early as possible. If you look around the room you may see constraints. I love you, some will text me to speak earlier. That is why i want you to know there is a reason why that may not happen. With that said, section 8 has accessibility information for the public. Section b approval of board minutes. None this evening. As announced at the past few meetings, members of the public are reminded if they wish to address the board they can complete the speaker card prior to item being called and present it to the executive assistant. Speaker cards will not be accepted for an item before the board. Item two resolutions. There are none this evening. Item three, superintendents report, docto