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INTERPRETATION SERVICES IN SPANISH AND CANTONESE IT WILL NEED INTERPRETATION. PLEASE ENTER THE FOLLOWING PHONE NUMBER AFTER DIALING THAT IS INTRODUCED TO BE NUMBER. THIS MESSAGE WILL BE REPEATED IN SPANISH IN CANTONESE WHEN A SERVICE AT THIS INTERSECTION KNOWN IF YOU GO TO SAN FRANCISCO OPERATES THE SERVICES INTERPRETATION WHEN IN THE CITY THE INTERPRETER SYMPTOMATIC WE WILL MEET WITH OUR MARKETING THE TELEFONICA CEO THE LIMITED ACCESS OR NO PRESS ON WHETHER IT IS OR TO THOSE WEBSITES CITIZENS OR. LET ME SAY SAY CINCO WELL I MEAN I WOULD SAY WHAT I WOULD SAY TO SAY SO YOU KNOW THAT I THINK THAT IT WILL DECLARE THAT THE GRASS IS CANTON INTERPRETER PLEASE THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO SOME JULIAN HOPE HOW GOOD WE ARRANGE AND GO GO YOUR WAY AND WE WILL YOU CAN GO AND I GOING TO YOUR NEUTRAL MOLE USER YET I GOT THAT ALSO YOU CAN DON'T WANT SHOULD YOU GO OUT AND GET IN YOUR SAY BY SAY BUTTON SAY SOME SOME GUY BUT SORRY ABOUT MARTA YOU'RE NOT WILLING GO BUT GO SAYING DON'T SAY THAT I GO THANK YOU UM COMMISSIONERS IF THERE'S NO OBJECTION I'M GOING TO MOVE ITEM ACTION F ONE UP ABOVE
SECTION E SO THAT WE WILL START WITH AN ACTION ON THE ORDER A DISCUSSION AND ACTION ON THE ORDER REPORT. COME BACK TO OUR WORKSHOP ON STUDENT OUTCOMES AND THEN RESUME THE ACTION AND AFTERWARDS OUR AUDITORS ARE HERE AND PRESENT PAPER THE HOUR SO JUST WANTED TO MAKE SURE THAT THAT WAS OKAY. GREAT. OKAY. MOVING TO ITEM C PROTOCOL FOR PUBLIC COMMENT. HELLO AND WELCOME TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT. WE WILL BEGIN WITH PUBLIC COMMENT. OUR PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD LASTS FOR ONE FOUR ONE HOUR AND SO TODAY UNTIL SEVEN WE'LL SEND IT TO 7:45 P.M.. WE LOOK FORWARD TO HEARING FROM THE PUBLIC BEFORE WE CONDUCT BOARD BUSINESS. OUR GOAL IS TO CONDUCT BOARD BUSINESS IN AN EFFICIENT, EFFECTIVE AND ACCESSIBLE MANNER DURING REASONABLE HOURS. WE AIM TO RESPECT STAFF, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY TIME BY ENSURING MOVED WE MOVE TO BOARD BUSINESS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. EACH PARTICIPANT MAY SPEAK FOR
UP TO ONE MINUTE. STAFF WILL THANK THE PARTICIPANT AT THE ONE MINUTE MARK AT ONE MINUTE AND FIVE SECONDS I'VE ASKED MR. TRUJILLO TO PLEASE TURN OFF THE MIC AND TRANSITION TO THE NEXT SPEAKER. I ASK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PLEASE RESPECT THAT ONE MINUTE LIMIT SO THAT WE CAN HEAR FROM AS MANY SPEAKERS AS POSSIBLE. I ENCOURAGE SPEAKERS WHO ARE SPEAKING ON THE SAME TOPIC TO COLLABORATE AND COMBINE THEIR COMMENTS SO THAT THE BOARD CAN HEAR ALL VIEWPOINTS DURING OUR LIMITED TIME. PLEASE ALSO NOTE THAT THE BOARD ACCEPTS WRITTEN PUBLIC COMMENTS VIA EMAIL AT BOARD OFFICE AT SFO UST EDU. YOU WILL HEAR FIRST FROM STUDENTS IN PERSON THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN PERSON BEGINNING WITH AGENDA ITEMS AND MOVING TO NON AGENDA ITEMS. REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IN-PERSON PUBLIC COMMENT IS COMPLETE WE WILL SAVE 15 MINUTES FOR REMOTE PUBLIC COMMENT. SO TONIGHT STARTING AT 7:30 P.M. TAKING COMMENTERS IN THE SAME ORDER AS IN PERSON TWO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ON THE RIGHT YOU'LL SEE SIGNS THAT OUTLINE EXPECTATIONS FOR PUBLIC COMMENT AND MEETING CONDUCT. WE ASK THAT ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC MODEL THE KIND OF TONE,
LANGUAGE AND BEHAVIOR THAT WE HOPE TO SEE FROM OUR YOUNG PEOPLE RESPECTING DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS IN ALLOWING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC TO PARTICIPATE. AS A REMINDER, BOARD RULES IN CALIFORNIA LAW DO NOT ALLOW US TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR ATTEMPT TO ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING THE PUBLIC COMMENT TIME . IF APPROPRIATE, THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL ASK THAT STAFF ALONG WITH SPEAKERS. MR. TRUJILLO THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM WE'LL START WITH STUDENTS. WE HAVE 38 SPEAKERS AS I CALL YOUR NAME PLEASE LINE UP RICKSEN R U I X YOU SIR APOLOGIZE JOE GABRIEL ZANNY SALGADO VALERIA GO CO CHAIR EVELYN SHIKAI MY NAME IS RACHEL AND I AM GRAEME FONTAINE NOW TO YOUR CAUSE I AM IN 10TH GRADE AT SFR INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. MY COURSE IN U.S. STATE IS TO GO TO THE COLLEGE JUST SO I CAN HAVE A GOOD JOB IN THE FUTURES . SFI IT'S A SCHOOL FOR IMMIGRANTS. NOT EVERYONE CAN COMMUNICATE IN ENGLISH WHEN THEY COME TO THE UNITED DE SFA. I GO AS LONG AS I HAVE TO SPY I
SEE TO LEARN EVERYONE IS RUNNING ENGLISH TOGETHER SO WE CAN FEEL SAFE THERE LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE SO THE LANGUAGE ACT AS IF I HAVE THE T TURNS TO JUST TO HELP ME. YOU LEARN IN YOUR ENGLISH AT HOME SPEAKING MY HOME LANGUAGE SO I. I CAN ADAPT TO THIS COMMUNITY COMMUNITY IF WE DO NOT PASS TEST PROJECT TOP SFI WE WILL NOT BE OPPOSED TO HELP ME AND OTHER IMMIGRANT STUDENTS TO REACH OUR COAST. >> THANK YOU. OKAY OUR SCHOOL IS NOT JUST ANOTHER ITERATION OF THE SFI HIGH SCHOOL IS LIKE A SECOND HOME FOR A MINISTER INCLUDING ME A PLACE WHERE I FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORT FOR MY TEACHERS COACH BE MY TO BE AND HEALTH TEACHER THAT TAUGHT ME SOPHOMORE AND FRESHMAN YEAR I CANNOT SEE HIM AS JUST A TEACHER. I SEE HIM AS OUR OLD BROTHER THAT I WENT WHEN I SEE PROBLEMS WHEN THEY CANNOT FIX MY PROBLEMS SOMETIMES I AT HIS ADVISORY AND SAY HEY I NEED A
JOB HEY I NEED YOU THIS I BESIDE GOING TO WORK OR GOING TO COLLEGE OR EVEN IF MY FAMILY MY HOUSE IS YOU FROM MY PARENTS HE WOULD STAY WITH ME TO HELP ME AND I KNOW THAT EVERY SINGLE STUDENT HERE HAS SOMEBODY LIKE THAT THAT THEY RUN WHEN THEY NEED HELP AND I CANNOT ASK THOSE KIDS THOSE CUTS I CAN MOVE WITH TEACHERS LIKE COACH PEOPLE OUR SCHOOL IN THOSE CHEATERS. >> THEY ARE NOT JUST TEACHERS. THERE ARE PEOPLE THAT HELP US AND I WANT TO SAY THAT WE DESERVE BETTER THAN THAT. >> THANK YOU. WHEN I MADE ONE FROM ADDRESS IN ONE YEAR AGO I COME TO THE UNITED STATES THIS IS INTERNATIONAL AWAKEN ME THEY HOPE TO BELIEVE THAT ALL MY DREAMS CAN COME TRUE EVEN THE BIGGEST ONE EVERY TEACHER CONSULAR COACH AND EVEN THE CLEANEST OF ARE PART OF A LOVING AND PATIENT COMMUNITY THAT MAKES EVERY INTERNATIONAL STUDENT FEEL SAFE AND SUPPORTED BY EVERYONE. ONE EXAMPLE FROM THIS IS WHEN I STILL REALLY KNOW ENGLISH VERY WELL ALL THE TEACHERS
AND CONSULAR PATIENTLY EXPLAINING THINGS TO ME OVER AND OVER AGAIN. THEY MADE ME FEEL THE SUPPORT I NEEDED AND NOW I FEEL CONFIDENT AND KNOW TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU PROGRAMS LIKE C AND THIS GLOBAL SUPPORT AND HELP US TO SCORE NEW SKILLS. PLEASE DO NOT CUT THE BUDGET SO THAT PEOPLE WHO SUPPORT US CAN CONTINUE WORKING. I WANT TO CONCLUDE BY SAYING THAT OUR SCHOOL CREATES A HEALTHY AND SAFE PLACE FOR EVERYONE IN EACH PERSON OF THIS COMMUNITY IS NECESSARY AND IMPORTANT. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS. I'M VALERIA AND I'M A JUNIOR AT SFI. BY CUTTING OUR BUDGET YOU'RE PUTTING A WALL IN FRONT OF US TELLING US WHAT WE CAN AND CAN'T DO. YOU'RE LIMITING EDUCATION, YOU'RE DELETING EVERYTHING OUR SCHOOL STANDS FOR SUCH AS PROGRAMS THAT HELP DEVELOPING OUR ENGLISH. EVERY STUDENT COMES TO THE US HOPING THEY WILL HAVE A GOOD FUTURE AFTER GRADUATION AND WE WILL. BUT THERE'S A BARRIER YOU'RE LIMITING US HOW SUCCESSFUL WE CAN GET TO BE. THIS IS A COMPLICATED SYSTEM AND IT MIGHT NOT CHANGE BUT IF
I CAN SPEAK UP SO IT CHANGES FOR ME AND MY SCHOOL COMMUNITY I WILL. I'VE SEEN MY TEACHERS STAY AFTER CLASS SUPPORTING STUDENTS AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS, STAYING FOR HOURS, TUTORING KIDS AND HELPING WITH HOMEWORK. THE SUCCESS OF THE PEOPLE WHO GRADUATED FROM SFI AND THEIR NEXT GENERATIONS ALL OF THAT SUCCESS IS THANKS TO THE AMAZING TEACHERS WHO GUIDE US TO A GREAT FUTURE EVERY TEACHER AS A FATHER IS VERY NEEDED WITH NO EXCEPTION. THANK YOU. >> MY NAME IS EMILY NAOMI RAE FROM GUATEMALA AND I CAME TO THE UNITED STATES. PLEASE DON'T GO TO OUR SCHOOL AND DON'T TAKE OUR MONEY FROM SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL BECAUSE MONEY HELPS ME IMMIGRANT STUDENTS WITH PROGRAMS AND IMPROVING OUR ENGLISH AS AN INTERNATIONAL CAMPUS FEEL SAFE TO LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE. WE HAVE ADULTS WHO UNDERSTAND OUR EXPERIENCE AND HERE WITH WHEN WE WITH PERSONAL ISSUES LIKE LEGAL SUPPORT THERAPY, SPORTS AND ACTIVITIES, HOUSING INFO AND JOB HELP EVEN IF WE DON'T POST OUR FUNDING, GO TO OUR SCHOOL WILL NOT BE ABLE TO HELP US AND OTHER NEW
IMMIGRANTS TO REACH OUR GOALS AND DREAMS. WE ARE THE DE BOER OF THE CHRISTIAN POST. GO TO SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL SECONDARY NEWCOMERS BUT WITH IMMIGRATE MATTER. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. THANK YOU. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME LA NON YOUNG EVELYN ESTRADA CATALINA MORA LUNA SO LILY MABEL QUADROS HELLO MY NAME IS LEONARD YOUNG. I'M IN FOURTH GRADE AND I COME FROM GROTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND I THINK THAT IT'S NOT RIGHT TO LIKE YOU NEED TEACHERS SHAPED THE FUTURE AND THE MIND OF THE FUTURE BASICALLY AND THEY NEED ALL THE HELP THEY CAN. YOU CAN GET AND THEY YOU NEED TO HELP THEM TO HELP US TO HELP THE WORLD. AND I THINK THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT THING TO FIGHT FOR AND THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO ME. YEAH, MY NAME IS LEWIS. TWO YEARS AGO I RETURNED TO THE STATES FROM MEXICO TO ACHIEVE MY DREAMS WHICH IS A GREAT FOR HIGH SCHOOL AND GOING TO
COLLEGE AS IF I IS VERY DIFFERENT FROM OTHER SCHOOLS BECAUSE HERE WE HAVE STUDENTS FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES DOING WHO SHARE OUR SENSITIZATION OR WAY OF THINKING AND THE GOAL OF LEARNING ENGLISH THIS TIME HAS HELPED ME A LOT IN MY TIME HERE LAST SUMMER MY MOM WANTED TO TRANSFER ME TO ANOTHER TO A DIFFERENT SCHOOL IN THE IN THE END I DIDN'T TRANSFER IT WELL MY CONSULAR ME SAID SHE WAS VERY ATTENTIVE I HAVE ME LOOK FOR NEW SCHOOLS I MANAGED TO CONVINCE MY MOTHER NOT TO TRANSFER ME ME SO I DID A NICE PLAY TO MY MOM. THE ADVANTAGE OF US IF I SUCH AS THE SMUGGLERS WHICH ARE LOW THE TEACHERS TOO GOOD ON THOSE I HEARD POSITIVE. USUALLY IN THE FUTURE A DECENT TEACHER WILL HELP US APPLY FOR TO COLLEGE AND WRITE LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION SINCE WE AS A STUDENT BECOME CLOSE TO THEM AND THEY KNOWS WELL PLEASE CONSIDER OR REQUEST TO POST THIS THIS PROJECT CUTS SO THAT OUR TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS CAN CONTINUE TO PROVIDE IS THE SUPPORT WE THAT WE DESERVE. >> I'M CATALINA LUNA AND I AM
AN IMMIGRANT STUDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I COME TO THE UNITED STATES THREE YEARS AGO FROM MEXICO WHEN I START HIGH SCHOOL IT WAS A COMPLETELY NEW SYSTEM TO EXPLORE AND IT WAS TOO HARD FOR ME TO SET UP IN THERE AND EVERYTHING ABOUT EDUCATIONAL BUT BECAUSE I FEEL LOST AND CONFUSED THAT IN MY 11 AND 12TH GRADE I RECEIVE A LOT OF SUPPORT FROM MY COUNSELOR ME SITTING AND TEACHERS WHO PROVIDE US WITH ALL THE INFORMATION WE NEED ABOUT THE HOW THE COLLEGE SYSTEM WORKS AND HOW CAN WE ASSESS IT. THANKS TO THAT I WAS ABLE TO GO THROUGH THE COLLEGE APPLICATION APPLICATION PROCESS. I WAS SUCCESSFUL IN APPLYING AND I HAVE BEEN ACCEPTED INTO FOUR SO FAR. SAN FRANCISCO STATE IS BASED ON MY STATE IN MONTEREY BAY. THIS IS WHY OUR SCHOOL SPECIFICALLY NEEDS MORE NOT LESS COUNSELORS, TEACHERS AND SUPPORT PROGRAMS SO MORE STUDENTS LIKE ME CAN SUCCESSFULLY ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IN A NEW COUNTRY. THANK YOU. >> HELLO. MY NAME IS ELLIOT AND I'M A SENIOR IN AS A FIVE SOMETHING
THAT MAKES US EVERYBODY SPECIAL IS THAT IS IF I GAVE US SUPPORT FOR OUR FUTURES I MET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO GAVE ME A LOT OF SUPPORT IN SAYING OUTSIDE OF THE SCHOOL TEACHERS ALWAYS SUPPORTED ME TO IMPROVE AS MUCH AS I COOL BY CHALLENGING MYSELF AND GETTING OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE. THE COUNSELORS ALWAYS PRIORITIZE WHAT IS HAPPENING IN WITH THE STUDENTS. ONE CULTURE WHO HELD ME SINCE THE FIRST DAY I CAN DO AS IF I WAS ME SAY YOU WHO HELP ME A LOT TO IMPROVE MY STUDIES AND MYSELF BY ENCOURAGE ME TO PARTICIPATE IN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS. I'M ALMOST GRADUATING AND SHE WAS THE FIRST PERSON WHO SUPPORTED ME WHEN I WAS A NEW STUDENT AND AN IMMIGRANT NAVIGATING THIS COUNTRY'S SCHOOL SYSTEM THANKS TO THE RESOURCES THAT THE SCHOOL GAVE TO ME, I BEEN CONNECTED TO THREE COLLEGE ACCESS PROGRAMS. I'VE BEEN ACCEPTED TO SIX UNIVERSITIES SO FAR AND THEY HELP ME TO APPLY TO SEVERAL SCHOLARSHIPS THAT WILL MAKE COLLEGE A REALITY. THESE RESOURCES ARE IMPORTANT TO STUDENTS TO DISCOVER NEW PROGRAMS THAT CAN HELP THEM IN THE FUTURE AS A
RESULT OF THEIR HEALTH. MANY STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE FROM SFI STILL COME TO THE SCHOOL WHEN THEY NEED HELP. NEW STUDENTS ALSO DESERVE TO HAVE SOMEONE LIKE SAID IT TO HELP THEM BUILD THEIR FUTURE. THIS IS WHY WE MUST PORTRAY THIS STUFF AS A IF I AM IMPULSIVE BUT THANK YOU FOR MY NAME IS MARIELLE QUADROS. >> I AM FROM PERU AND THEN WRITE SOMETHING TO MAKE THIS A SCHOOL ESPECIALLY IF THAT IS IF I GIVE US A SAFETY FOR EVERYONE. MOST OF THE STUDENTS WHO STUDY HERE ARE RIGHT WE ALL KNOW WE IN ENGLISH IN THIS COURAGE ABOUT LIVING OUR COUNTRY. >> WE WERE ALSO AFRAID OF NOT FITTING IN AND NOT ADAPTING TO THIS NEW LIFE WHEN I ARRIVED AT INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL I THOUGHT EVERYONE WILL ONLY SPEAK ENGLISH OR IF I WON'T GET ALONG WITH THE STUDENTS I WAS AFRAID BUT WHEN I ENTER THEY RATED ME IN SPANISH MY NATIVE LANGUAGE AND I WAS SURPRISED. THEN I WENT INTO THE OFFICE AND MET THE CONSULAR RESEARCHER WHO SPOKE TO ME IN SPANISH AND I FEEL PRESSURE AFTER WORK I ARRIVE AT MY CLASSROOM
AND EVERYONE WOULD CALL ME JUAN . EVERYONE WAS FRIENDLY AND I WASN'T THE ONLY ONE WHO DID NOT ENGLISH BUT THERE WERE MANY OTHERS LEARNING THE LANGUAGE SO I DIDN'T FEEL ALONE. I FELT SAFE OR SCHOOL IS A SPECIAL PLACE WHERE NEW IMMIGRANTS FEEL SUPPORTED TO LEARN TO PROTECT OUR BUDGET PLEASE LINE UP SO CALL YOUR NAME MITO RAMIREZ GABRIEL TORRES. BUT I AM A HERNANDEZ BRANDON SONIA AGUILAR RYAN GOOD EVENING EVERYONE. MY NAME IS GABRIEL. RIGHT NOW IMMIGRANTS AND OUR ALLIES ARE BEING ATTACKED ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES AND MANY STUDENTS FEEL SCARED BECAUSE OF THE GOVERNMENT'S ACTIONS. IN MOMENTS LIKE THESE, SCHOOLS SHOULD BE PLACES OF PROTECTION AND SUPPORT IN OTHER SPACES WHERE STUDENTS FEEL UNSAFE. SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL WHERE I HAVE BEEN PART WHERE HAVING A STUDENT FOR MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN WHICH I CONSIDER MY SECOND HOME SHOWS WHAT REAL SUPPORT LOOKS LIKE AS IF I PROVIDE STAFF RESOURCES AND PROGRAMS THAT HELP IMMIGRANT STUDENTS STAY SAFE
IN OUR EDUCATION AND FUTURE GOALS. AS A STUDENT, AS A AS IF I. I HAVE PERSONALLY EXPERIENCED HOW IMPORTANT THIS SUPPORT IS. WHEN I STRUGGLED WITH HOMEWORK MY TEACHERS ENCOURAGED ME TO GO TO LIBRARY AFTER SCHOOL FOR TUTORING SCENES THAT HELP. I WAS ABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE MATERIAL AND IMPROVE MY PERFORMANCE. THIS GUIDANCE IS ESSENTIAL FOR STUDENTS LIKE ME WHERE STRUGGLING IN A SCHOOL IN A NEW COUNTRY AND ITS LANGUAGE. THAT IS WHY CUTTING AID TO A SCHOOL LIKE SFI IS IMPORTANT AND HAVE OFFERS FOR FUTURE STUDENTS WHO COULD NOT GET THE SAME HELP AS I DID IN ORDER TO BE SUCCESSFUL IS IF I IS NOT JUST TEACHING ACADEMICS THEY ARE CREATING OPPORTUNITIES CONFIDENCE AND HOPE BUT PROTECTING AND SPENDING THESE RESOURCES IS A NECESSARY STEP TOWARD EQUITY FOR ALL STUDENTS AND SO THIS A VERY SPECIAL SCHOOL BECAUSE OUR TEACHERS BEARS THEY TEACHERS I KNOW MY HIGH SCHOOL CLASS AND MY ASSOCIATE BURROUGHS WE ARE ENGLISH AT THE TEACHER SCHOOL. THE LEARNING WILL BE MORE DIFFICULT BECAUSE MY ENGLISH ARE NOT COMPATIBLE WITH THE TEACHERS. THE CONSERVATIVE VALUES OF OUR ONE AREA FRANCE ARE BETTER
INTEGRATE ARE MY TEACHER WERE VERY HELPFUL MISS MY ME SAUDI ESPECIALLY HELP ME BECAUSE THEY SPOKE SOME SPANISH FOR YOUR OWN MY CONFIDENCE WITH ENGLISH THE COUNSELOR ME SASCHA ME SAY SUPPORT ME SUPPORT ME AS WELL WHEN I WENT TO A LEARNING GRADE MY ENGLISH WAS BETTER BY OR MY TEACHER TO SUPPORT ME WHEN I DON'T UNDERSTAND SOMETHING IMMIGRANTS MOTHER WITH US ARE A QUALITY EDUCATION AND ASK YOU TO PASS THE GOODS TO SCHOOL FUNDING YOUR HAPPY YEAH UH HELLO MY NAME IS BRING ME HERE A ONE YEAR AGO IMMIGRANT FROM GUATEMALA. I COME FROM THE UNITED STATES IN JANUARY 2010. IF I WANT TO GROW AS A PERSON BY HAVING THE OPPORTUNITY TO LEARN FROM GOD TEACHERS IN THE FUTURE BE ABLE TO IMPROVE MY FUTURE. >> MY FAMILY SOMETIMES IS CONDITIONALLY HIGH SCHOOL IS HELP ME ACHIEVE MY GOALS BECAUSE THEY HELP ME IMPROVING MY ENGLISH MY CALI IN MY KNOWLEDGE ALSO UH SOMETHING I MAKE AS IF I IS SPECIAL TO IMPROVE UH WITH OTHERS PROFESSIONAL TEACHER TO HELP ME
MAKE ME GO TO THE TEACHER IN MY LIFE IN US ALLOW ME TO HAVE A DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVE UH FOR EXAMPLE IN THE SAME CLASS WHEN I MADE MISTAKES MY TEACHER ADVISED ME NOT ONLY TO IMPROVE AS A PERSON BUT ALSO TO MAKE BETTER LIFE DECISION. THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS SONIA AGUILAR. I'M FROM GUATEMALA AND I'M A 10TH GRADER AS OF INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AND I ARE HERE TO SPEAK FOR MY SCHOOL. I HAVE BEEN IN FIVE SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. I HAVE BEEN THE NEW KID FIVE TIMES AND I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE A START. I KNOW HOW IT FEELS TO BE TREATED DIFFERENTLY JUST BECAUSE THE WAY I LOOK. BUT NOT IN S.F. INTERNATIONAL SINCE THE FIRST DAY AT THIS SCHOOL EVERY TEACHER, COUNSELORS AND EVEN SECURITY WERE MADE ME FEEL WELCOME. AND THAT DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN FOR AN IMMIGRANT STUDENT IN OTHER SCHOOLS IN THE UNITED STATES. I CAN SPEAK FROM EXPERIENCE HOW SPECIAL IS THIS SCHOOL FOR OTHERS? I WAS VERY SURPRISED WHEN THE PRINCIPAL MR. NICK CALLED ME BY MY NAME THE FIRST DAY AT SCHOOL
AND THE FOLLOWING DAYS IN MY OTHER SCHOOL. I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW WHO THE PRINCIPAL WAS AND I'M SURE THEY DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT ME EITHER. MR. NICK MY TEACHERS, THE COUNSELORS THEY ALL KNOW EVERYONE. THEY MADE ALL THE STUDENTS FEEL JUST LIKE ME AND THAT'S WHY OUR SCHOOL DESERVES TO HAVE OUR FUNDING PROTECTED. >> THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS MY THE AND ALTHOUGH I DON'T GRADE I SFI INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL I THINK A VERY AND SO THEY ARE PAID BASED IN MAKING BUDGET DECISION OR KOREAN AREA MEANT I WE NO IMMIGRANT A SCHOOL AND INCREASE INCLUSIVE AND CONSIDERED THE NEWS STORY AND THE TEACHER ARE SO AGENDA NATION AND SUPPORT YOU E WITH NO AS TO WE ARE GENERALLY SECURITY WORSE THEY DO SAFARI THE BUS THIS TO CONCEAL HOW DO AUSTERITY SO BUT CONFLICT WE CLASS MEET EACH MEMBER OF THE OR A SCHOOL MAJOR THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME OSCAR CARRANZA I
BELIEVE BRIAN MELANIE GOMEZ GABRIELA GOMEZ AMANDA. HELLO STAFF AND STUDENTS PRESENT. MY NAME IS BRIAN AND I'M A SENIOR AS IF I INTERNATIONAL. FOUR YEARS AGO I CAME HERE TO THE UNITED STATES FROM NICARAGUA. WHEN I CAME HERE MY GOAL WAS TO GRADUATE FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND GO TO COLLEGE SO I CAN HAVE A BETTER LIFE AND HELP MY FAMILY. I WANT TO LEARN AND TO GROWTH AND EDUCATION GIVES ME A PURPOSE AND A CHANCE TO BUILD A FUTURE THAT I WANT SOMETHING UNIT OUT AS IF I IS A STRONG SUPPORT WE GET FROM TEACHERS AND STAFF. WHEN I FIRST ARRIVED I STRUGGLE WITH LEARNING ENGLISH UNDERSTANDING THIS CODE SYSTEM AND DEALING WITH THE FEAR OF NOT BEING GOOD ENOUGH TO GET A BETTER EDUCATION. I FELT ALONE WHEREAS IF I HELPED ME KNOW I WASN'T WHEN I FELT LOST AND WITHOUT MOTIVATION MY TEACHER COACH FERREIRA HELPED ME UNDERSTAND THAT FINDING OUR PURPOSE TAKES TIME AND MY MATH TEACHER MS. KIRA HELPED ME DISCOVER THAT LEARNING CAN HAPPEN ANYWHERE
NOT JUST IN CLASS. THIS OPERATION PART AND BECAUSE NEWCOMERS STUDENTS LIKE ME NEED GUIDANCE, PATIENCE AND PEOPLE WHO ARE LEAVING US WITHOUT THIS MANY OF US WILL FEEL LOST AGAIN. >> THAT'S WHY I AM COMING HERE FROM AS IF I TO FIND THE STUDENT THE STAFF BUDGET CUTS THANK YOU AN ALARMING JUNIOR AS WE GO TO A THREE AND INTERNATIONALLY MARENGO IRAQ AND ITALY THE COLORADOS ARE GETTING KIDAL COMMUNITY FORUM ON UPDATES ON US IN THE ADD TO THE SCENE SIERRA LIKE WHERE WE'RE GOING ALONG METRO EIGHT ALONG ONE MILE AS I LIKE WELL ON THE WAY IS ME FAMILIA BETTER NOW MY CYNTHIA HANNA AND ME SASHA IS GOING TO HEAD OUT ON SALE MEETING COMPLETED. PEDRO NETO YES OUMAR LOOK AT MY MY REPLY HELLO MY METRO FOR MY PARTNER MARIA ALGERIA AND NACHO MY WHOLE PERSONA MY ELBOW YOUR YUMMY FAMILIA GUATEMALAN THIS IS HAIDARA OR WHAT I GOONER I SO SO I'M A MODEL OKAY GETTING YEAH MORE TROUBLE CHROMOSOMAL HUMMING GRUNTING OKEYDOKEY DOLORES GOES US BY BEN AMOS BY THE HEAD BROTHER HEY LOST
IN THE MATTER BY NAME PARAGON OF ON CHARLIE BROWN'S A RALLY BY MY GOD I KNOW I I I I SO I'LL PASS I'M FROM TERRA IN WHICH I CALL US YEAH IF I MACHINE THOSE A OR NO MATTER MAYBE YOU THINK ABOUT ANYTHING AND SEE THAT YOU COME TO ME MARADI YOU ME SUENOS E SIEMPRE ME I'M GONNA SAY OH AMAZING COMO OR CAFE EITHER EBO THAT'S WHAT MACHINE THOUGHT I HEAR O'MALLEY BUT AS WE GO ABROAD THE TIDE SORT OF DIRECTION IS NOT GOING AWAY. YOU HAVE TO REALLY GO WHERE YOU WANT TO GO GIVE IT A RUNS AND THEN WE NEVER KNOW YOU'RE GOING TO POLARIS. OKAY JUNIOR HI, MY NAME IS JUNIOR. THE DISTRICT IS TRYING TO TAKE AWAY OUR RESOURCE IS AS IF WE WERE PEOPLE WITHOUT A RIGHT TO AN EDUCATION. DON'T DO THIS TO THE SCHOOL AND DON'T TAKE AWAY THE WORK THAT WE CAN CONTINUE. THE SCHOOL IS NOT A FAMILY BUT IT IS SPECIAL. MISS SASHA IS AN EXCELLENT COUNSELOR.
DON'T WHERE I RECEIVED GOOD COUNSELING MR. PEREIRA OKAY YES . >> OKAY. MATHEMATICALLY IS ONE OF THE MOST HELPFUL PEOPLE THEY ARE PART OF MY LIFE AND MY DAY TO DAY LIFE RATHER THAN THE WHOLE PERSON. >> THEY MAKE ME A BETTER PERSON AND THEY SUPPORT US AND MY FAMILY AND ALL HONESTY WHENEVER THEY'VE NEEDED FOR ANY REASON. >> SO MOST OF THEY KNOW WHERE WE ARE. SOME OF MY SAY LOOK SOME OF MY DIALOG WE ARE MORE THAN YOU BELIEVE AND WE CAN SHOW IT ALMOST ALMOST ANY THE ALMOST I NEED UNTIL BECAUSE WE ARE IMMIGRANTS YOU WANT TO TAKE AWAY OUR RESOURCE AS WE'VE BEEN ABLE YOU AND WE'RE HERE TODAY TO PROTEST THAT AND TO SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS AND SO SO THAT YOU CAN PROVIDE FUNDING AND NOT CLOSE DOWN THE SCHOOL. WE WENT THROUGH ALL SORTS OF BORDERS AND MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGINE TO COME TO SAN FRANCISCO AS IF I TO SFI GO BY FOR ME YOU THINK YOU LAND AND THE IDEA THE TEACHERS HAVE TOLD ME TO GO TO COLLEGE AND TO
FOLLOW MY GOALS AND COUNSEL ME EVERY DAY. YEAH. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL HI MY NAME IS GABRIELLA GOMEZ. >> I AM FROM WHERE IN MY LA I AM A STUDENT OF SFI INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SOMETHING THAT MAKES IT IF I ESPECIALLY THAT IS IF I GIVE YOU AS COUNSELORS IN COLLEGE SUPPORT THIS IS IMPORTANT FOR OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE MORE COUNSELORS TO HELP US WITH COLLEGE APPLICATION AND FINANCIAL AID WHICH HAS HELP STUDENTS GET IN COLLEGE. SO MY TEACHERS FOR ME WITH MY ENGLISH AND TEACH ME EVERY DAY SO I FEEL CONTRIBUTE IN A ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I WENT TO OTHER SCHOOLS AND THEY DIDN'T TEACH ME AS WELL PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL. THANK YOU. HI, MY NAME IS MELANIE GOMEZ. I AM FROM GUATEMALA. I AM A STUDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I AM HERE TODAY TO SPEAK UP FOR OUR SCHOOL AND REQUEST THE FINANCIAL RESOURCES WE NEED TO
CONTINUE SUPPORTING OUR SCHOOL AND OUR FUTURE. WELL, MAKE MY SCHOOL ESPECIALLY TO SUPPORT TO GIVE TO IMMIGRANTS TO YES IF I HAVE LIKE A TEACHER WHO HELP US LEARN NEW A SKILL, DIFFERENT SUBJECT AND SECOND LANGUAGE THAT IS ENGLISH ONE EXAMPLE MY ADVISOR ME SOMEBODY WHO HAS SUPPORTED ME SINCE I ARRIVED IN THIS COUNTRY I WENT OUT IN ENGLISH IS HER NATIVE LANGUAGE SHE MAKES AN EFFORT TO HELP ME UNDERSTAND IN SPANISH THEY UPON ME TO WORK THE WORK. MY GOAL OF GRADUATING GRADUATING IN ENGINEERING AT UNIVERSITY AND MAKES ME FEEL WELCOME, UNDERSTOOD AND CONFIDENT HELP ME OVERCOME GIANTS HAS AN IMMIGRANT THANK YOU. >> GOOD EVENING. I'M A MAN THAT MUST IN EUROS IF I AND I WILL LIKE TO SAY THAT BEING AN IMMIGRANT IS REALLY HARD AND LIKE NOT KNOWING ENGLISH IS ALSO HORRIBLE. LIKE JUST IMAGINE A 13 YEAR OLD
GIRL IN A CLASSROOM WITH NO ONE UNDERSTANDING HERE AND NO ONE TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR HER IS LIKE REALLY HARD AND THAT WAS ME BACK IN 2021 ON MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LITERALLY NO ONE TRIED TO GO THERE BUT WHEN I GOT TO HIGH SCHOOL I THIS IF I DEAL REALLY A GUY ME WHAT I NEED AND THEY GIVE ME A LETTER ADVICES AND NOW THAT I AM A SENIOR I APPLIED TO MANY COLLEGES SQUARED WHICH I ALREADY GET ACCEPTANCE OF ALL OF THEM AND I'M PRETTY PROUD OF THEM AND I REALLY WISH FOR YOU TO NOT COURT THEIR BUDGETS BECAUSE I MEAN IT'S REALLY HELPFUL FOR SOMEONE WHO IS I MEAN WHO'S JUST COME INTO THAT COUNTRY AND I KNOW IN ENGLISH LIKE TO FEEL WELCOME TO THIS COUNTRY BECAUSE I MEAN RIGHT NOW THE POLITICAL SITUATION IS LIKE REALLY HARD AND ALL THE STUDENTS AND MOST IMMIGRANTS ARE AFRAID TO GO TO SCHOOL. BUT LIKE US THEY CALL US ALIENS. I MEAN IT'S HARD, RIGHT? BUT LIKE AS IF IT IS A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FEEL WELCOME
AND NOT ALL THEIR SCHOOL WILL HAVE TO. SO I WILL LIKE FOR YOU TO REALLY CONSIDER NOT CUTTING THE BUDGET OFFICER THANK YOU FOR PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME SEND THE CINDY BARRANCA I BELIEVE EVERYTHING AGUILAR CHANG GIRL CHRISTIAN STEPHEN STARTED HELLO MY NAME IS CINDY. THREE YEARS AGO I IMMIGRATED FROM GUATEMALA AND I COME TO THE UNITED STATES AS SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL EACH GROWING SUMMER LIKE ME SESAME STREET KEEP USING FOR MADE I WROTE WHAT WE NEED AND GIVE YOU THIS IDEA AS TO HOW TO RESOURCES FULLY STUDENT EACH TEACHER HAS A VERY KEEN AND GOOD HEALTH TO HEY THAT THEY DEDICATE THEIR TIME. I'M SURE THEY CAN RELATE WITH THE STUDENT FROM DIFFERENT COUNTRIES EACH ONE THE MOST OF ALL THEY KNOW THAT THEY HAVE FOUR BABY TOO AND THEY MAKE IT FEEL SPECIAL THEY WILL THIS MOVES LIKE ME IS DUMB AND WAS WRITTEN FROM HIS THE LEAST AND I KEEP AND HELP YOU IS GOING WE FEEL GOOD THIS ARE GETTING WORDS LIKE YEAH HE HAVE ALWAYS LOOKING OUT FOR ALL WELL-BEING AND EVERY MOMENT AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY READ
THAT INSIDE THE SCHOOL AND SAY SEE YOU TOMORROW GUYS I'M MAKING SURE THAT EVERY STUDENT LEAVES THE SCHOOL SAFELY AND GETS ON THE BUS WHENEVER EACH AND EVERY GOOD KID OR BUSINESS SCHOOL IS A SPACIOUS TWO HALL OF STUDENT AND THEY AND THEY ALL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ESSENTIAL ROLE FOR EACH OF US. SO. STUDENT THANK YOU. SO I'M SO MANY MORE MEMBERS AS A STUDENT WHO HAVE BENEFITED FROM THEN YOUR CURRENT PROGRAM I WANT TO SAY THAT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL HAS HELPED ME TO LEARN ENGLISH AND BECOME ACTIVE IN GOING TO THIS COMMUNITY. SO THE RESOURCES ARE PROVIDED BY OUR SCHOOL ARE NOT OPTIONAL. THEY HELP US TO STAY MOTIVATED TO LEARN AND FEEL SUPPORTED. OUR SCHOOL IS NOT SOMETHING THAT WE WANT IS SOMETHING THAT WE REALLY NEED. DO YOU KNOW HOW DO YOU KNOW HOW DIFFICULT IT IS TO TEACH SOMEONE WHO DOESN'T SPEAK ENGLISH AT ALL? ALMOST ALL TEACHERS ALMOST ALL THE TEACHERS IN OUR SCHOOL ARE BILINGUAL, EVEN MULTILINGUAL. SO IT WAS INCREDIBLY HARD TO ENSURE THE STUDENT HAS ACCESS
TO THE SAME EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES EVEN THOUGH THEY DIDN'T RECEIVE THE HIGHEST SALARIES TO BE MULTILINGUAL. THIS TYPE OF ABILITIES HAPPEN NOT ONLY OUR SCHOOL IS HAPPENS ACROSS THE SCHOOL SO THE NEWCOMERS CUTTING THE FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOL NOT ONLY THE LIMIT FOR OUR DEVELOPER BUT ALSO WHAT WE CAN THE DISTRICT LONG TERM COMMITMENT TO ITS STUDENTS GIVE YOU THE FUNDING OF THE NEW COME PROGRAM AND STUDENT SERVICES IS VERY IMPORTANT FOR THIS COMMUNITY AND WE LOVE OUR TEACHER AND COMMUNITY. WE DON'T WANT LOSE ANY OF THEM. PLEASE PRIORITIZE FUNDING. YOU CAN PROGRAM AND SUPPORT OUR TEACHERS, STUDENTS AND COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. HELLO MY NAME IS A VIOLIN AND I AM A SENIOR AT SFI INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE HERE IN THE UNITED STATE. THE WORLD HASN'T STOPPED TALKING ABOUT IMMIGRATION UNFORTUNATELY THEIR FOCUS ON IMMIGRATION IS OFTEN NEGATIVE WHICH CAUSES A STUDENT TO STOP ATTENDING SCHOOL AND PREVENT THEM FOR TEACHING THEIR GOAL FOR REACHING THEIR GOALS. I CAN SAY THAT IF NOT FOR US IF I IMMIGRANTS ARE LOW INCOME STUDENT LIKE US WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO TO SCHOOL AND BECOME
SUCCESSFUL PEOPLE. MY DREAM IS TO BECOME A NURSE LIKE ME. MANY STUDENTS WANT TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS IS IF I IS THE STARTING POINT OF MANY A STUDENT TO REACH THEIR GOALS AND THE TEACHER AND ALL THE STAFF ARE LIKE AND JANE FOR US A STUDENT AND WITHOUT THE MATERIALS AND WITHOUT THE SUPPORT OF THE TEACHER AND COUNSELOR LIKE ME SERENA OR HARRY IT WOULD BE MORE DIFFICULT FOR US TO REACH OUR GOALS. I'M ASKING YOU TO PASS THE CODE TO OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE IF YOU CUT OUR BUDGET YOU ALSO CUTTING OUR DREAMS ARE ALWAYS AND BECAUSE THIS IS MY LAST YEAR THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT I DON'T I'M NOT WORRY ABOUT THE FUTURE GENERATION AND ABOUT THEIR DREAMS LIKE LIKE ME. >> THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS CHRISTINE. I MEAN THING, RIGHT? I IMMIGRATED FROM GUATEMALA AND I COME TO THE UNITED STATES TO HAVE A BETTER LIFE WITH MY FAMILY. THANK YOU. TO ASK IF I HAVE A SECRET THE RUSSIAN I COULDN'T BECAUSE WITHOUT THEM I WILL NOT HAVE
THE CONFIDENCE TO SPEAK IN FRONT OF YOU TODAY. SOMETHING THAT MAKES IS IF I SPECIAL IS THAT WE HAVE CONCERN TO HAVE US UNDERSTAND THE UNITED STATES COLLEGE APPLICATION AND FINANCE A PROCESS WE ALSO HAVE ADVISORIES SO THAT STUDENTS CAN BUILD COMMUNITY. I USED TO LIVE IN THE UNITED STATES AND CAN MENTOR DIFFERENTLY THEIR ADVISORY TEACHER OR TEACHERS HAVE MORE EXPERIENCE TEACHING IMMIGRANTS STUDENTS SO THAT WE CAN LEARN ENGLISH TOGETHER AND EVERYONE CAN FEEL SAFE TO LEARN NEW LANGUAGE AND I WILL BE SO DISAPPOINTED IF THIS BOWLING COACH PART OF ANY OF THEIR JOBS. SO PLEASE DON'T CAUSE THE BRIDGE IMMIGRATE AND I THINK YOU. >> HI MY NAME IS STEVEN 30 I AM THE STEWART SFI AND I AM HERE TODAY TO REQUEST THEIR BOARD TO SUPPORT IMMIGRANT STUDENTS SOMETHING THAT MAKE OUR SCHOOLS
SPECIAL. THESE ARE THE YOUTH SO SPACE TO LEARN WITH MANY SUPPORT SERVICE WILL LEARN WITH STUDENTS FROM OTHER COUNTRIES AND YOUR QUILTERS AND THEY OFFER YOUTH AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS THINGS TO US. IF I HAVE DISCOVER A NEW SPORT THAT I ENJOY WRESTLING I HAVE ALSO IMPROVED WITH MY ENGLISH WHILE LEARNING ABOUT IN MY OWN MENTAL RACES THE HISTORY OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND LITERATURA SO I'M NOT A TEACHER WHO HELP ME OR MISS AMERICA AND ME THREE WHO HELP ME GAIN MORE CONFIDENCE IN MYSELF IN MY READING AND WRITING ALL MY TEACHERS ARE HELPING ME PREPARE ME FOR COLLEGE SUPPORT ME MY ENGLISH GREW UP AND ADJUSTED TO EUROS EDUCATION PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME LUIS BIEN SON CHRISTIAN MALDONADO JOSE ANIBAL CASTILLO JEFFERSON FRAGA KEVIN CHAI OR KAREN. HELLO MY NAME IS LUIS BEEN SO I IS DOING AN ESSAY FOR INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AGAIN IN 2023. I BEING ALWAYS SUPPORTED BY THE
COMMUNITY. SUFFICE TO SAY ESPECIALLY BY ME SAUDI WHO IS HERE TO USE OUR SUPPORT IN ME I ALSO MISS MY HAGLER. THEY'RE ALWAYS TELLING ME TO GO TO SUPPORT PROGRAMS LIKE SEE WHAT YOU SEE. THIS IS AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAM THEY WERE REALLY SUPPOSED TO INCORPORATE ENGLISH AFTER SCHOOL WAS STRUGGLING WITH LEARNING AND I THINK AND THEY ARE GLAD THAT THEY HAVE LIKE ALGEBRA SCIENCE THEY ARE ALWAYS SUPPORTING AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM. I ALSO MISS MY HE GOT WHO IS ALSO ENGLISH TEACHER SHE GAVE ME A CLASS SHE GAVE ME CLASSES IN GREATER INTEGRATE AND SHE WAS ALWAYS THERE SUPPORTING ME EVEN WHEN I COME TO CLASS AND SHE WAS LIKE OH YOU CAN DO IT. YOU CAN IMPROVE IT. SO I WOULD LIKE TO TELL YOU TELL YOUR TO WE SUPPORT OUR SCHOOL AND THANK YOU, THANK YOU . >> HELLO MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MY NAME IS CREATING I YOUNG IMMIGRANT FROM HONDURAS. I COME TO A COUNTRY THREE YEARS AGO AND TODAY I STAND BEFORE YOU AS A PRO SENIOR FROM SFI INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL ONLY KNOW HEARD YOU TO SPEAK FOR MYSELF FOR AN ENTIRE COMMUNITY
THAT DEPENDS ON THE SCHOOL TO SURVIVE GROW AND SO SAID IS IF I INTERNATIONAL I KNOW YOUR SCHOOL IS A LIFELINE IS THE PLACE TO WELCOME YOU GOING EVERYTHING WAS NEW THE LANGUAGE THE CULTURE AND THE SAFETY BECAUSE IF I DON'T LIKE ME DON'T USE A LAP WE CRY. WE RUN A COLLEGE. WE'VE BEEN DOING OUR FUTURES PROGRAM LIE AFTER SCHOOL TOTALLY ALONG BY YOU WILL TEACH EVERYONE THE TANGO IMMIGRANT EXPERIENCE YOUTH ACADEMY SUPPORT AND EMOTIONALITY THE DISORDERS ARE NO EXTRA THEY ARE ESSENTIAL YOU CALL OR BUDGET YOU DON'T YOU CALL FUNDING YOU GOOD OPPORTUNITY, HOPE AND POTENTIAL. PLEASE RECONSIDER EMBRACING YOUTH BECAUSE WE ARE PROUD TO DO REINVESTMENT WORK. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. >> HELLO. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JEFFERSON. I'M ALREADY GRADUATES TO THEM FROM AS IF I AM A CURRENTLY ENROLLED THEM UC BERKELEY PURSUING LIKE A CIVIL
ENGINEERING CAREER. >> I JUST CAME BECAUSE I DON'T WANT THIS COULD BE CLOSED I MEAN THERE'S A LOT OF PROFESSORS WHO GAVE ME A JOB BEFORE I GOT ACCEPTED IN MY UNIVERSITY THERE'S WHERE PROGRAMS WHERE TEACHERS WERE JUST SPEND THEIR OWN TIME LIKE CREATING PROGRAMS FOR EXTRACURRICULAR STUFF CONSIDERED TO HELP ME ALONG WITH MY CUZ WRITING STYLE AND EVEN CHOOSING MY OPTION BETWEEN UNIVERSITY BECAUSE THEY KNOW MORE THAN I AND ALSO THEY KNOW THEY THEY ARE NOT USE OUR TEACHERS LIKE THEY WERE LIKE KIND OF PARENTS I'M LIKE FRIENDS MORE THAN THAT AND YEAH THANK YOU FOR. >> HELLO MY NAME IS SO SAY I'M MAYBE TO THE US ABOUT FOUR YEARS AGO FROM HOUR I'M CURRENTLY IN MY FIRST SEMESTER AT THE NEWS OF BERKELEY AND PURSUING A MAJOR IN COMPUTER SCIENCE WITH A MINOR IN HISTORY THE COUNSELORS IS IT WASN'T BECAUSE OF THEM AND ALSO THE TEACHERS. I WOULDN'T EVEN BE HERE IN THE BEGINNING. SO OF YOU EVEN AFTER I GRADUATE
I'M ALONE. I'M AN ALUMNI AND ALREADY EVEN AFTER AFTERWARDS MISCARRY SHE STILL RESPONDS MY TEXT MESSAGES I NEED YOUR HELP I FORGOT TO TEXT YOU I HAVEN'T THE MEETING TOMORROW MISS MR. WHAT'S HIS NAME? WELL ME SIR SORRY I FORGOT BUT HE BASICALLY ABOUT ABOUT THREE WEEKS AGO HE JUST HELP ME SOME MADE MY FINANCIAL AID HE HELPED ME WITH THE DORM APPLICATIONS WITH MY COURSES APPLICATIONS ALL OF IT. AND THERE'S A SAYING THE SCHOOL WE MIGHT BE WITH THE SCHOOL BUT THE SCHOOL IS NOT THE WINDOWS SO THANK YOU. HI MY NAME IS GOING I AM FROM I AM IMMIGRANT FROM. >> ONE THING THAT MAKES THIS A IS A VERY INTERNATIONAL ESPECIALLY IS THAT THEY PROVIDE YOUTH WITH POWER IN MANY DIFFERENT WAY. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I WHEN MY FIRST DAY FROM MY CLASS IN 11TH GRADE I FEEL SO NEVER BECAUSE IT WAS MY FIRST YEAR AND UPPER CLASS INTERN THAT I WENT TO THAT'S WHY I WENT TO MY COUNSELOR AND THEY SUPPORT ME LIKE TALKING ME AND MOTIVATING
ME GIVE ME ADVICE INTRUSION AND NO WORRIES ABOUT THE CLASS BECAUSE THEY ARE HERE SUPPORT TO KEEP TRYING AGAIN AND AGAIN ALSO THE TEACHERS ARE GREAT PEOPLE THEY TRY TO THE BEST TEACH LEARN ENGLISH. WE'RE LIKE OUR FAMILY HERE. I AM PROUD TO REPRESENT THIS SCHOOL AS PART OF THE COMMUNITY I WANT USED TO SUPER USE IT IN THEIR DREAMS WE HAVE FOR OUR FUTURE. >> PLEASE LINE UP IF I CALL YOUR NAME G DOES THE LITURGY SUCH IT LYLA MACEO ME HERE IN LINE THE STUDLY AND MINA OH YOU GUYS SNACK TWO AND ONE OKAY ALINA AND MINA JUN WELCH FRANKIE WELCH JOCELYN AND MARCOS WITH A K OH HELLO. >> MY NAME IS G A SOON TO BE STOOD AT JAMES LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL YOU GUYS ARE AFFECTING US BY USING THE MONEY ON UNREASONABLE STUFF THAT WE CLEARLY DON'T NEED WHICH AFFECTS ME OUR STUDENTS THAT AND TEACHERS BECAUSE OF YOU GUYS WHO ARE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR OUR MONEY. >> HELLO MY NAME IS SACHI AND I
AM A STUDENT AT JAMES MIDDLE SCHOOL. I'M HERE TO ASK YOU TO PLEASE STOP CUTTING RESOURCES FROM MY SCHOOL. WE NEED SEVEN PERIOD CLASSES TO HAVE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW AND EXPLORE DIFFERENT CAREERS AND WE NEED THE SECURITY GUARDS AT OUR SCHOOL TO KEEP US SAFE. LAST WEEK THERE ARE THREE FIGHTS. PLEASE STOP CUTTING RESOURCES FROM OUR SCHOOL. WE NEED THEM. >> HI, MY NAME IS LYLA MASKIN AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY I TEND JAMES LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ALTHOUGH I LOVE MY OTHER CLASSES MY DANCE ELECTIVE AND PLAYS AFTER SCHOOL UP AND THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY MIDDLE SCHOOL JOURNEY AND I JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT THE BUDGET CUTS I JUST WANT TO TAKE A PERIOD DAY AND I'M IN SPANISH IMMERSION SO THAT MEANS I WOULDN'T GET THOSE FUN EXPERIENCES THAT I NEED TO LEARN AND GROW. THANK YOU. >> HI, I'M ELIANA AND I'M MINA AND WE'RE MEADOWS COLORS AT AP UNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. WE SUPPORT THE TEACHERS IN THEIR CONTRACT BY AND WE SEE
HOW HARD THE TEACHERS WORK EVERY DAY AND HOW MUCH THEY PUT UP WITH AND AS OPPOSED TO WE HAVE MORE THAN 200 OR 400 TEACHER VACANCIES MEANING 6000 TO 12,000 KIDS WITHOUT A REGULAR TEACHER. >> TEACHERS ARE WHY WE SHOWED UP TODAY BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS SHOWED UP FOR US. THEY ARE THE REASON WE HAD THE COURAGE TO STAND UP HERE TODAY AND FIGHT FOR THE FAIR PAY THEY NEED AND DESERVE. WE DESERVE THEIR EDUCATION. WE NEED A GOOD EDUCATION. THE ONLY WAY WE CAN GET THAT IS WITH THE TEACHERS BECAUSE THEY'RE THERE FOR US AS TO MIDDLE SCHOOLS WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO BE STANDING HERE TODAY ASKING YOU FOR AN EDUCATION AND DO THE RIGHT THING NOT TO CUT THE BUDGET. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING. HI, MY NAME IS JUNE AND I GO TO GROTON ELEMENTARY AND I'M IN FOURTH GRADE AND THE TEACHERS AT MY SCHOOL REALLY HELP US AND THERE'S ALWAYS EXTRA TEACHERS IN THE CLASSROOM AND IF YOU CUT THE BUDGET OR ANYTHING THAT WOULD NOT THE TEACHERS DESERVE TO BE PAID
FAIRLY. >> YEAH IT'S YOU KNOW MY NAME IS FRANKIE AND I GO TO THAT SCHOOL AND MY TEACHER IS THERE IS LOVING AND SHE DESERVES TO GET MORE MONEY AND MY NAME IS MARGO AND I'M A SEVENTH GRADER THAT GOES TO JAMES LAKE MIDDLE SCHOOL AND IF YOU GUYS CUT THE BUDGET WE'RE GOING TO LOSE OUR ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL. SO YEAH, IT'S BAD BECAUSE SHE HELPS FAMILIES AND SUPPORTS THEM AND SUPPLIES THEM WITH THE RESOURCES THEY NEED ESPECIALLY IMMIGRANT FAMILIES. UM YEAH. >> I DON'T. HI, MY NAME IS JOCELYN RAMOS. I AM FROM PERU. I AM A STUDENT AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I'M HERE TODAY TO TELL YOU THAT DURING MY TIME IN THE UNITED STATES I RECEIVED A LOT OF SUPPORT FOR MY TEACHERS AND COUNSELORS AND ALTHOUGH FROM THE SCHOOL PROGRAMS AND THEY SUPPORT ME GREATLY I
MAY BEGIN TO FEEL CONFIDENT IN MYSELF WHEN I WAS SPEAKING IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH. THANK YOU TO THE I HAVE A LOT OF MY SELF-CONFIDENCE BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON AND I CARE THEY SHOW TO ALL OF YOU THANK YOU RIGHT. OKAY WE WILL NOW MOVE TO THE MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY. PLEASE LINE UP AS I CALL YOUR NAME. UH, I THINK THIS IS THE HEIGHT OF RITA HARRY HWANG CASEY BLAKE MILLER, PATRICIA. >> SORRY. THE LAST NAME IS SO PLEASE. >> THE LAST NAME IS PATRICK OPERATOR I BELIEVE. OH, OKAY. WHAT? I DON'T WANT YOU SO YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO REPRESENT THEM. THEY DO NOT LOOK LIKE A GLASS OF WATER ON YOUR HAND. >> SAN FRANCISCO HIGH SCHOOL SOLICITOR BECAUSE I'M INTO KENDO SARA LEE SAID LIKE WATER SUPERPOWER YOU COULD WATER CONTRARY OR SOMEBODY IN THEM ADORABLE YOU A LITTLE SEAHORSE I'M SORRY.
OKAY OKAY. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS JACK. HIDE UP AT ADA AND I REPRESENT DANIEL. SO YOU REPRESENT OKAY. AND I AM REPRESENTING A STUDENT HERE AND WE'RE ASKING FOR YOU TO RESPECTFULLY NOT CARRY OUT THE BUDGET CUTS AND IN FACT DO THE CONTRARY AND PROVIDE MORE SUPPORT. OKAY. OKAY. OKAY. YOU EAGLES GUARANTEES AND A LOT OF MONEY AND THEN WE THROW PERSONNEL DIRECTLY THOSE SAME FAMILY 30 YOUR BRETHREN. >> THANK YOU, JACK. YES. WELL OUR FUNDAMENTAL PART OF THIS TO THE DEVICE NOW THE SARA PURCELL EBV THE SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL FOR AN EXCELLENT KOMBUCHA PAPAYA INDICA GRASS PORTABLE YARMOUTH'S DEVELOPING AN INSANE YOU KNOW LIKE AND YOU KNOW THAT'S PRETTY MUCH TO IN FACT
WE ASK THAT YOU SUPPORT THE OUR PERSONNEL SO THAT THEY CAN REMAIN THERE AND THAT INCLUDES OUR TEACHERS ADMINISTRATORS LABORERS AND OTHER EDUCATORS SO THAT BECAUSE THEY'RE THE JOB THEY CARRY OUT IS FUNDAMENTAL TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENTS ,ESPECIALLY RECENT ARRIVALS. NO ONE KNOWS WHAT WE'VE BEEN THROUGH TO BE IN THIS COUNTRY AND WHAT WE'VE LIVED THROUGH IN THE PAST AND THEY I INVITE YOU TO REALIZE THAT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL IS AN EXCELLENT PLACE WITH STAFF THAT HAS EMPATHY AND ETHICS. THANK YOU TO THEM AND GOD BLESS THEM. OUR CHILDREN HAVE DREAMS DON'T CUT THEIR WINGS AND HI EVERYONE I AM MISS HARRY. >> I'M A MATH TEACHER AS IF I TEACHING NEWCOMER STUDENTS IS A HIGHLY PROFESSIONAL SPECIALIZED JOB. >> EVEN A TEACHER WHO HAS TAUGHT SUCCESSFULLY FOR MANY YEARS IN A MAINSTREAM SCHOOL WE WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SUCCEED IN DEAL WITH NEWCOMER STUDENTS WITHOUT PROFESSIONAL TRAINING, ONGOING SUPPORT AND A STRONG
COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE. THE TEACHING SIMPLY WILL NOT BE STUDENTS NEED AS A DIPLOMA A NEED. I ALSO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT TAKES TO DEVELOP SHARE PEDAGOGIES AND SYSTEMS THAT HOW EDUCATORS SERVE STUDENTS WHO ARE SPEAKING MANY DIFFERENT LANGUAGES HAVE DIVERSE ACADEMIC AND CULTURAL BACKGROUNDS AND CARRY THE IMPACT OF TRAUMA. THE BUDGET CUTS WILL DESTROY THE EFFORTS WE HAVE INVESTED IN OUR HIGH POTENTIAL AND VERY COMMITTED TEACHERS AND OUR COMMUNITY. >> WHEN THE IMMIGRATION SITUATION CHANGES WHICH COULD HAPPEN VERY SOON IT WILL BE ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE FOR OUR SCHOOL BECAUSE WE HAVE TO REBUILD THE GROUND WITH A NEW COMMUNITY AND YOU TOLD US THAT CASE TO DO THAT IF WE TRULY VALUE NEWCOMER STUDENTS WE ARE TIED IN LEARNERS AND EDUCATIONAL. THAT CONCLUDES OUR TIME. IT'S CONCLUSION THAT WE MUST PROTECT THE STAFF. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR LISTENING
. >> HI. MY NAME IS MR. BLAKE. I APOLOGIZE FOR MY VOICE. I HAVE A COLD. I'M THE PHYSICS TEACHER AT SAN FRANCISCO INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL. I HAVEN'T PREPARED ANYTHING SO I CAN ONLY SPEAK FROM THE HEART . I DON'T KNOW WHO LOOKS AT SOCIETY RIGHT NOW AND THINKS THAT PUBLIC SCHOOLS NEED TO BE CUT. I DON'T KNOW WHO LOOKS AT WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH IMMIGRANTS RIGHT NOW AND THINKS THAT THEY DESERVE FEWER RESOURCES AND NOT MORE. I DON'T KNOW WHO LISTENS TO OUR STUDENTS RIGHT NOW AND DOESN'T HAVE THEIR HEARTSTRINGS PULLED. I DON'T KNOW HOW WE CAN MAKE IT WITH THESE BUDGET CUTS NEXT YEAR. THE RESOURCES THAT WE GIVE TO OUR STUDENTS RIGHT NOW ARE ESSENTIAL. I DON'T KNOW ANYONE WHO COULD COME TO OUR SCHOOL AND THINK THAT WE HAVE A SURPLUS OF RESOURCES. WE'RE MAKING THE BEST THAT WE CAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE.
THE WHEN I SAW WHAT OUR BUDGET WAS GOING TO BE, IT WAS LAUGHABLE. WE NEED MORE RESOURCES, NOT MORE. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. MY PLEASURE. THANK YOU. GOOD EVENING BOARD MEMBERS SFR COMMUNITY THANK YOU FOR COMING BY. MY NAME IS COACH P MR. P OR MR.. I AM A PRODUCT OF THIS DISTRICT . MY MOTHER CAME HERE IN 94. TEEN MOM APPLIED TO HILLTOP HIGH. I WENT TO LAKE SHORE ELEMENTARY BURBANK MIDDLE THAT THEN CLOSED DOWN, TURNED INTO EXCELSIOR MIDDLE SCHOOL AND THEN TO GALILEO PURSUED MY EDUCATION AT S.F. STATE, WENT BACK TO GALILEO FOR STUDENT TEACHING AND I BELONG HERE AT SFI. THIS IS A COMMUNITY THAT HAS A LOT OF LOVE THAT ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT EDUCATION AND THESE STUDENTS WANT TO BE HERE. THESE STUDENTS WANT TO GROW. AND IT HURTS ME TO BE HERE RIGHT NOW SPEAKING TO ALL OF YOU. I'VE SHOOK SOME OF YOUR HANDS ACTUALLY IN HOPES THAT WE COULD GROW HERE. YET IT SEEMS LIKE THE BRIDGES ARE BEING BURNT AND I DON'T WANT THAT TO HAPPEN.
I WANT A DISTRICT THAT SUPPORTS ALL OF US TEACHERS AND STUDENTS . I'M A PROUD MEMBER OF THIS DISTRICT BUT I WANT TO SEE CHANGES. AND THESE STUDENTS DON'T DESERVE ANY OF THAT. NONE OF US DO. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. HI. MY NAME IS CASEY. I HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO WORK WITH SFI AND WITNESS THE IMPACT THEY HAVE ON THEIR COMMUNITY OF NEWCOMER STUDENTS. I SAT BY AND HELPED INTENTIONAL KNOWLEDGE ON HOW TO EFFECTIVELY SUPPORT STUDENTS THAT ENTER AT ANY POINT IN THE YEAR FROM ANY COUNTRY WITH ANY LEVEL OF ENGLISH OR PRIOR EDUCATION AS SET BY PROVIDES WRAPAROUND SERVICES AND NONPROFIT PARTNERSHIPS THAT ENSURE STUDENTS RECEIVE MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT BUT INSTEAD NEED ASSISTANCE AND ACADEMIC MENTORSHIP. STAFFING CUTS THREATEN THIS BALLISTIC SYSTEM AND PUT AT RISK STUDENTS RIGHT TO ACCESS THEIR EDUCATION. >> I ASSUME MEMBERS OF THE BOARD ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE ATTACK ON RIGHTS IMMIGRANTS ARE FACING IN THE UNITED STATES. U.S. BOARD MEMBERS HOLD AGENCY IN THE WAYS YOU UTILIZE THE BUDGET TO ENSURE ALL SAN
FRANCISCAN YOUTH HAVE THE RIGHT TO ACCESS EDUCATION. STRONG LEADERS USE FEEDBACK TO ADAPT. I URGE YOU TO LISTEN WITH OPEN EARS TONIGHT AND REFLECT DEEPLY ON HOW YOU'RE USING THE POWER YOU HOLD. YOU ARE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE IMPACT OF THE DECISIONS YOU MAKE. THANK YOU. BEFORE WE GO TO VIRTUAL, I DO WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE I MEAN I KNOW THAT WE HAVE A LOT MORE REMAINING SPEAKER CARDS. THANK YOU FOR THE INVITATION FOR THE COMMUNITY MEETING AT S.F. INTERNATIONAL THIS THURSDAY. I BELIEVE DR. SU AND I WILL BOTH BE THERE SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING THE CONVERSATION WITH YOU ALL THERE. THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM AND IS NOW 7:07 30 SO WE WILL MOVE TO VIRTUAL. WE WILL NOW HEAR FROM STUDENTS WHO WISH TO SPEAK ON ZOOM. IF YOU ARE A STUDENT AND ONLY A STUDENT, PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND ON ZOOM AND WE'LL CALL YOUR NAME ON ZOOM. PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. >> OKAY I SEE ONE HAND JUNKO SHY INTERPRETATION PLEASE TRANSLATE WHEN I NOTICE
ANYTHING ON THE SPACE AND THEN VIGNETTE ABLE WITHIN THIS PORTFOLIO AND THEN SOMEONE SCALE THIS MOMENT THAT IS IN WHENEVER I ASSUME THAT ONE SO LET ME KNOW WHAT LEVEL OF STATUS WHEN A STUDENT CRISIS YOU GOT HIM ON SO YOU KNOW IF I GET GETS YOU CAN YOU GO TO ROXANA I MEAN SURE I ASSUME SO YOU CAN GO OUT AND GO SO JOE SO IF I'M WATCHING YOUR NAME DJANGO SHY PLEASE AND GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE. HI, GO AHEAD. >> OKAY. HI, MY NAME IS JANE SHY AND GO BY EMILY AND I'M A GRADUATE AS A BRIDE IN 2022 I AM CURRENTLY WORKING AS A PRESCHOOL PREPARATORY AS OPPOSED TO GRADUATING FOUR AS THE AS A YEAR THIS YEAR I'M HERE TODAY TO EXPAND A PATH THAT AS IF I HAS ON MY LIFE AND I'M GRATEFUL TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SPEAK THOUGH MY BROTHER AND I ARE ATTENDING TO SFI AND WE HAVE BOTH BENEFITED GREATLY FROM THEIR GUIDANCE AND CARE OR OUR TEACHER STUDENT AS AS EVER I AND COME FROM ALL OVER THE
WORLD WE ARE A DIFFERENT CULTURE BACKGROUND AND LANGUAGE EXPERIENCE. LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE IS ALREADY IN QUITE A DIFFICULT CHALLENGE BECAUSE OF THIS THERE ARE TEACHER AS AS IF I ARE TRULY REMARKABLE THEY UNDERSTAND THE STRONGER IN REGARDS TO THEIR FACE TO ME AS STEP BY STEP AND HELPING US TO PROVIDE DIRECTION TO STAY ON THE RIGHT PATH EVEN AFTER GRADUATIONS. MR. POST YOU CONTINUE TO HELP ME TO GETTING MY GIRL APPLYING OUR MASTER PROGRAMS, CHOOSING OF COURSES AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. OKAY, THANK YOU. THAT CONCLUDES STUDENT COMMENTS. WE WILL NOW PROCEED TO MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON ZOOM PLEASE RAISE YOUR HAND. SO WE'LL START WITH CHRIS CLOSE GO AHEAD CHRIS. I'M CHRIS CLASS THE SPECIAL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT HEAD AT WASHINGTON HIGH SCHOOL. I AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT SENT OUR S.F. COMMUNITY AN EXTREMELY MISLEADING EMAIL ON FRIDAY
CLAIMING THAT USF'S BARGAINING TEAM REFUSED TO NEGOTIATE AFTER FACT FINDING WHEN WE WAITED FOR BUT RECEIVED NO WRITTEN PROPOSALS FROM THE DISTRICT INDICATING THAT AS OPPOSED WAS NOT PREPARED TO ACTUALLY NEGOTIATE. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH FOR THE DISTRICT TO COME PREPARED TO BARGAIN. WE WEREN'T INTERESTED IN WASTING MORE TIME. PERHAPS HER TIME WOULD BE BETTER SPENT ACTUALLY GETTING HER TEAM TO WRITE UP PROPOSALS FOR US TO CONSIDER OR ENGAGING WITH THE COMMUNITIES AT SCHOOLS THAT SHE WANTS TO DEFUND AND CLOSE BEFORE THOSE DECISIONS ARE MADE PUBLIC. IF THE PUBLIC WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE FROM USF ABOUT THE STATE OF NEGOTIATIONS, I ENCOURAGE THEM TO ATTEND USF'S VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TOMORROW NIGHT WHICH YOU CAN RSVP FOR AT LEAST COMMUNITY SIGN IN WITH THE CAPITAL C CAPITAL S AND A CAPITAL. I THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL NOW MOVE TO JIM JIM, GO AHEAD. HELLO. YES, GO AHEAD.
THANK YOU. GREETINGS PRESIDENT CAMP AND VICE PRESIDENT POOLING AND COMMISSIONERS. MY NAME IS SCOTT. I HAVE MY I AM A PROUD AFTER THE NATIONAL GRADUATE CLASS OF 2019 I ALSO SERVED ON THIS BOARD IN 2018 AS A 19 ASSISTANT DELEGATE. SINCE THEN I GRADUATED FROM THE UNIVERSITY IN 93 WITH A DISTINCTION FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING. I AM NOW A FUND MANAGER, A HAPPILY MARRIED HUSBAND AND A FATHER OF TWO CATS ARE A HUMAN MAYBE YET TO COME I SAY WITH GRATEFUL FEELINGS THAT I DEMONSTRATED THE AMERICAN DREAM. IF THAT IDEA IS TO FILTER OUT OF THIS. I CAME TO THIS STATE IN 2015 WITH VERY LITTLE ENGLISH AND MONEY IN MY POCKET. WHAT CHANGED MY CAREER TRAJECTORY WAS NOT JUST EFFORT AND LUCK BUT ALSO THE ACADEMIC AND HUMAN SUPPORT THAT I RECEIVED THROUGHOUT THE JOURNEY STARTING AND ESPECIALLY AS AN INTERNATIONAL I CAN TESTIFY FROM MY LIVING EXPERIENCE THAT SFI INTERNATIONAL STAFFS ARE TRUE EDUCATORS. THEY ARE CALM NOT SHOWY BUT WITH A STEADY BURNING COMMITMENT TO NEWCOMERS. TODAY I'M HERE NOT TO SAY DO
NOTHING. I'M ASKING THE BOARD TO SAY BEFORE YOU CUT THE STAFF TO HASTILY PLEASE GIVE US AN INTERNATIONAL A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME CIRCUMSTANCES WE ALL KNOW HAVE CHANGED. >> THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. >> THANK YOU FOR NOW HEAR FROM NOTHING HER AS WE NOW SEE HER GO AHEAD TO SPEAK UP I CAN HEAR YES WE CAN HEAR YOU. >> GO AHEAD. I JUST WANT TO REITERATE WHAT MANY STUDENTS HAVE SAID BEFORE. SFI IS A VILLAGE AND IT TAKES A VILLAGE TO RAISE A HOLISTIC CHILD. THE WHOLE STUDENT IS A STUDENT WHO HAS COME CROSSING MOUNTAINS RIVERS TO GET HERE TO BE AT THE DOORSTEP OF SOMETIMES IN THE STRAINED RELATIVE SOMETIMES SOMEONE THAT THEY HAVEN'T MET IN TEN YEARS TO WORK IN THE RESTAURANTS THAT YOU FREQUENT AND STILL COME TO SCHOOL WITH HOPE IN THEIR HEARTS. AND AS EDUCATORS WE DO OUR BEST TO SERVE THEM AND IT TAKES NOT JUST WILL BUT ABILITY, CAPABILITY AND TRAINING TO DO THIS JOB AND TO DO IT
EFFECTIVELY. ALL OF THE STUDENTS TESTIMONIES THAT YOU'VE HEARD TONIGHT ARE PROOF THAT WE AS A SCHOOL COMMUNITY ARE A VILLAGE THAT SUCCESSFULLY SERVING NEWCOMERS AND HELPING THEM ACHIEVE THEIR DREAMS. THIS THESE BUDGET CUTS ARE VERY SHORT SIGHTED. THIS BOARD NEEDS TO THINK LONG TERM ABOUT THE GOAL FOR IMMIGRANT STUDENTS AND HOW WE CAN SERVE AS A MODEL TO DO THAT WORK. VANESSA MARRERO VANESSA GUERRERO, GO AHEAD. >> GOOD EVENING. CAN YOU HEAR ME? YES, GO AHEAD. THANK YOU, MARTIN THANKS EVERYBODY FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT. MY NAME IS VANESSA MAURER. I'M THE PRESIDENT OF PARENTS OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF SAN FRANCISCO . AND TONIGHT I'M SPEAKING ON A CALL TO ACTION FOR EQUITY AND ADVOCACY. I STAND BEFORE YOU REPRESENTING 1600 VOICES IN THE COMMUNITY WHO HAVE SIGNED THE DEFEND OUR SCHOOLS PETITION IN PASSIONATE OPPOSITION OF SCHOOL CLOSURES AND CONSOLIDATIONS OF OUR CHURCH NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS. THIS IS A RECKLESS PLAN AND DOES NOT SIMPLY TOUCH THE BUDGETARY ISSUES.
IT THREATENS EVERY SOUL IN OUR COMMUNITIES AS YOU CAN HEAR. WE IMPLORE S.F. USC BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REJECT THESE CLOSURES AND CONSOLIDATION FOR THE SAKE OF OUR CHILDREN AND OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE. >> THANK YOU. WELL, NOW HEAR FROM M.S. KAY M.S. KAY, GO AHEAD. GOOD EVENING. MY NAME IS KIND OF HAZLITT. I USE A MAYOR'S PRONOUNS AND I AM THE DISTRICT COORDINATOR FOR LGBTQ YOUTH STUDENT SERVICES. WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW ABOUT ME BEYOND BEING A GRADUATE OF LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND A THIRD GENERATION AS IF YOU WERE A CITY EMPLOYEE. IS THAT MY FIRST JOB WAS IN THE CLASSROOM AS A WHAT WAS THEN CALLED TEASEL EDUCATOR. I KNOW HOW MUCH HEART HARD WORK, VISION AND EXPERIENCE IS REQUIRED TO TEACH OUR NEWCOMER STUDENTS TO EVEN CONSIDER CUTTING THE RESOURCES THE PEOPLE AND ANY ASPECT OF THE TOTAL COMMUNITY THAT IS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT EACH AND EVERY ONE OF THESE STUDENTS HAS THE ABILITY TO ACCESS THEIR DREAMS AND THEIR ABILITY IS UNCONSCIONABLE. I CALL UPON THE DISTRICT TO
RECOGNIZE THAT ALL OF US NEED TO STAND IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL OF OUR STUDENTS AND IN THIS MOMENT NO CUTS. KEEP OUR SCHOOLS FUNDED AND KEEP ALL OF OUR EDUCATORS IN PLACE OR STUDENTS CAN SUCCEED. THANK YOU FOR NOW. HEAR FROM AUTUMN AUTUMN GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE AUTUMN. >> HI. HI. MY NAME IS AUTUMN AND I AM A CURRENT FLYNN PARENT AND ARE HOPEFUL DREAMS LIKE MIDDLE SCHOOL PARENT. NEXT YEAR I DID SEND AN EMAIL OUT TO SHARE MY CONCERNS WITH THE BUDGET THAT I SAW FOR THE LOT COMMUNITY. >> OVERALL I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT THAT WE FOCUS ON SOME BEST PRACTICES ACROSS SCHOOL SITES AND I WOULD REALLY ENCOURAGE FOLKS TO LOOK AT THE OTHER THINGS THAT OTHER SCHOOLS ARE DOING TO WORK WITHIN THE BUDGET AND ALSO CHALLENGE WHY WE'RE HERE AND WHAT THAT WOULD LOOK LIKE TO ACTUALLY HAVE SUCH LESS SECURITY. WE HEARD FROM STUDENTS TONIGHT THE MAJOR CONCERNS I'M
CONCERNED FOR MY STUDENT GIVEN THEIR LIVED EXPERIENCE FROM THEIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND SO IT'S GIVING ME PAUSE TO SEND MY MIDDLE SCHOOLER TO A SCHOOL WHERE SECURITY IS NO LONGER BEING PRIORITIZED AND WHERE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE ELECTIVES BECAUSE THEY HAVE AN IEP AND THEY'RE IN THE SPANISH IMMERSION PROGRAM. SO THAT'S ALL I'M JUST REALLY CONCERNED AND WOULD LOVE MORE CLARITY AND UNDERSTANDING FOR HOW WE GOT HERE. >> THANK YOU. THANK YOU. WELL NOW HEAR FROM SARAH. SARAH GO AHEAD AND UNMUTE SARAH. HI. HI. I HAVE A SIXTH GRADER AT JAMES MIDDLE SCHOOL AND I AM CALLING TO IMPLORE THE BOARD TO DO WHAT YOU CAN TO MAKE SURE THAT THE CUTS THAT ARE PROPOSED THAT YOU'VE HEARD ABOUT ALREADY TONIGHT ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL POSITION CAMPUS SECURITY OFFICE CLERK AND I BELIEVE AROUND FIVE TEACHER POSITIONS THAT WOULD FORCE THE SCHOOL INTO TWO CUT ONE PERIOD A DAY. ALL OF THOSE ARE CUTS THAT ARE UNTENABLE FOR FOR THIS SCHOOL
FOR A MIDDLE SCHOOL. >> BUT THEY'RE NOT JUST HAPPENING AT JAMES LICK. I THINK YOU KNOW ABOUT THESE CUTS BECAUSE THESE WERE THIS WAS PART OF THE DISCUSSION WHEN YOU VOTED DOWN THE FISCAL STABILIZATION PLAN THAT YOU WERE PRESENTED IN DECEMBER. AND THE AS FAR AS I UNDERSTAND THE SUPERINTENDENT TURNED AROUND AND PUT MOST OF THOSE CUTS. THE BULK OF THEM BACK INTO THE STATE BUDGETS AND SENT THEM TO THE SITES FOR THE PRINCIPALS TO DEAL WITH. THIS DOESN'T SEEM RIGHT. IT SEEMS LIKE A REALLY BAD FAITH MOVE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMENT. >> THAT CONCLUDES YOUR TIME. PRESIDENT AND CAN WE AT 745 I WANT TO THANK MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC FOR BEING HERE THIS EVENING. WE'VE ALSO RECEIVED MANY, MANY EMAILS AND APOLOGIES IN ADVANCE FOR NOT BEING ABLE TO RESPOND EACH ONE BUT PLEASE KNOW THAT WE ARE WE ARE DILIGENTLY READING AS MANY AS WE CAN AND WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR OUTREACH AND SHARING YOUR PERSPECTIVES AND EXPERIENCES. AS A REMINDER, BOARD RULES
AND CALIFORNIA LAW DON'T ALLOW US TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS OR ANSWER QUESTIONS DURING THE PUBLIC COMING TIME BUT WE APPRECIATE YOU TAKING THE TIME TO BE WITH US HERE TODAY IN PERSON AND VIRTUALLY THE SUPERINTENDENT AND HER TEAM ARE TASK OF PROVIDING A DRAFT AGENDA 12 DAYS IN ADVANCE FOR BOARD MEMBERS TO REVIEW ONCE THAT DRAFT AGENDA IS MADE PUBLIC ON OUR WEBSITE. BOARD MEMBERS HAVE A COMMITMENT TO HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO SUBMIT CLARIFYING AND TACTICAL QUESTIONS AND STAFF HAVE MADE A COMMITMENT TO RESPOND TO THOSE QUESTIONS IN ADVANCE OF EACH BOARD MEETING. THIS Q AND A DOC IS LINKED IN TO EACH BOARD AGENDA ON BOARD DOCS WE INVITE THE PUBLIC TO REVIEW THOSE QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALONGSIDE OUR DISCUSSIONS TODAY. ADDITIONALLY, TO CREATE MORE SPACE FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES WE WILL BE MOVING OUR MOST IMPORTANT ITEMS TO CONSENT AND IDENTIFYING ONLY OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY ITEMS. TWITTER TO DISCUSS BOARD MEMBERS ARE REMINDED NOT TO RESTATE QUESTIONS ANSWERED BY STAFF IN ADVANCE BUT INSTEAD TO BRING FORWARD STRATEGIC QUESTIONS THAT ALLOW US TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS GOALS AND THE UNDERLYING STRATEGIES SO THAT WE CAN BE BETTER INFORMED
IN OUR DECISION MAKING AND PARTNER WITH THE SUPERINTENDENT AS WE HOLD OUR ACCOUNTABLE. ITEM D REPORT FROM CLOSED SESSION IN TWO MATTERS OF ANTICIPATED LITIGATION CONCERNING DTB AND DSB THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF SIX EYES IN COMMISSIONER FISHER VOTING NAY THE BOARD GIVES DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN THE MATTER OF SAN FRANCISCO SUPERIOR COURT CASE NUMBER CJC DASH 23604380. THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF SEVEN EYES ZERO INCHES GIVES DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL IN THE MATTER OF K.W. VERSUS TO QE CLAIMS NUMBERS 051398970719885008238651 AND 11302422 THE BOARD BY A VOTE OF 780 NAYS. GIVES DIRECTION TO THE GENERAL COUNSEL AS I SHARED AT THE TOP OF TONIGHT'S MEETING WE'RE GOING TO BE MOVING ACTION ITEM F ONE ABOVE WORKSHOP OUTCOMES SO I'LL AT THIS TIME INTRODUCE ITEM ACTION ITEMS F1261-27 SB $0.03 UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT AUDIT REPORT FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2025. CAN I HAVE A MOTION AND A
SECOND I MOVE TO ACCEPT ITEM F1261 DASH 27 SP3 SAN FRANCISCO UNIFIED DISTRICT OUT A REPORT FOR THE YEAR ENDING JUNE 30TH 2025 SECOND IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THIS ITEM I AS DR. SUER DOES DESIGNEE TO BRING THIS ITEM FORWARD. THANK YOU PRESIDENT THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM I AM ACTUALLY GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO OUR AUDITOR. DO YOU WANT TO SIT AT THE DAIS DURING THAT? THANK YOU. OF COURSE. UNFORTUNATELY MISS WHITE WHO NORMALLY PRESENTS FOR US IS NOT AVAILABLE TODAY. MY NAME IS CLICK THE LINK. THANK YOU THIS ONE. THANK YOU. MY NAME'S SARAH PAULA FOX AND I'M AN EXECUTIVE SENIOR DIRECTOR WITH CHRISTIE WHITE ASSOCIATES AND IT'S MY PLEASURE TO PRESENT THE REPORT ON BEHALF OF CHRISTIE WHITE, THE PARTNER ON THIS ENGAGEMENT. SO TO GO OVER THE AUDIT REPORT JUST IN KIND OF A BRIEF SUMMARY OUR AUDIT REPORT WE ISSUE THREE OPINIONS FOR THE DISTRICT. WE ISSUE AT OUR INDEPENDENT
AUDITOR'S REPORT AND IN WHICH IN OUR INDEPENDENT AUDITORS REPORT WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION FOR THE DISTRICT WHICH IS THE BEST OPINION THAT CAN BE ISSUED AND WE ALSO ISSUE A FEDERAL COMPLIANCE AUDIT OPINION TO WHICH WE AGAIN ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION AND IN THAT TESTING WE TESTED THE TITLE ONE PART A PROGRAM AS WELL AS THE CHILD NUTRITION CLUSTER AND WE ALSO ISSUE AN OPINION OVER STATE AWARDS OR STATE COMPLIANCE AND IN THAT TESTING WE FOLLOW THE EDUCATION AUDIT APPEALS PANEL STATE AUDIT GUIDE FOR THE YEAR 2425 AND FOR THAT SECTION OF OUR TESTING WE ISSUED AN UNMODIFIED OPINION WHICH AGAIN IS THE BEST OPINION THAT CAN BE ISSUED OVER THE FINANCE OVER THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, THE FEDERAL AWARDS AND THE STATE AWARDS. SO WITH THAT I'D BE HAPPY TO ANSWER QUESTIONS THAT THERE MIGHT BE. THANK YOU. I DO HAVE A COUPLE QUESTIONS BEFORE I TURN IT OVER TO MY COLLEAGUES. THE FIRST ONE BEING THERE WERE SEVEN FINDINGS IF I AM COUNTING
CORRECTLY MY TIME CANNOT BE UP BUT THERE ARE SEVEN FINDINGS. I APPRECIATE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLAN. YOU'RE DOING GREAT. YOU'RE DOING GREAT THERE. I APPRECIATE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION PLANS THAT WERE INCLUDED FOR EACH OF THE FINDINGS. WHAT IS THE CONFIDENCE LEVEL THAT WE HAVE THAT WILL ACTUALLY DELIVER? AND THEN THERE ARE SOME THAT HAVE DATES ATTACHED TO THEM, SOME OF THEM THAT DON'T. AND SO IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT ARE ONGOING THINGS THAT WE'RE WE'RE WORKING ON AND BY WHEN WE CAN EXPECT THIS. I WILL JUST MERGE THIS ALL INTO ONE BIGGER QUESTION OF EARLIER THIS WEEK I SHARED WITH YOU THE DASHBOARD FROM THE FISCAL OBSERVATION AD HOC LAST YEAR TWO YEARS AGO. IS THERE ANY DESIRE TO BRING THAT BACK? I MEAN I THINK MY BIGGER QUESTION HERE IS HOW ARE WE SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO TRACK THIS OVER TIME? WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE AND WHAT CONFIDENCE DO WE HAVE THAT THESE WILL ACTUALLY GET DONE GIVEN THAT I THINK 3 OR 4 OF THEM WERE CONTINUING FROM A PREVIOUS COMPOUND QUESTIONS. >> SO FIRST OF ALL PLEASE
RECOGNIZE THAT UNMODIFIED OPINION MEANS THAT WE ARE NOW ABLE TO PRODUCE THE DATA THAT THE AUDITORS ARE LOOKING FOR IN THE MANNER AND IN THE TIME FRAME. TWO YEARS AGO THAT WASN'T TRUE FOR THE DISTRICT, RIGHT? SO WHAT THEY'RE SAYING IS THAT OUR PROCESSES ARE RESPONSIVE TO MEETING THEIR REQUESTS SO THAT THEY CAN ACTUALLY AUDIT ALL OF OUR SYSTEMS. ALSO KEEP IN MIND THAT AN AUDIT IS NOT JUST OF YOUR FINANCIALS, IT'S OF MANY OF YOUR SYSTEMS AND PROGRAMS. SO YOU'LL NOTICE THAT A NUMBER OF THESE WERE NOT IN THE FINANCIAL AREA. IN FACT OUR LARGEST PENALTIES IN THIS AUDIT ARE FROM COMPLIANCE FOR UP OR ON DUPLICATED PUPIL PERCENTAGE. AND THAT IS BECAUSE PEOPLE NEED TO GET THEIR THEIR PAPERWORK AND SYSTEMS DONE IN A TIMELY MANNER. RIGHT. SO MANAGERS HAVE SIGNED MANAGERS ARE THE ONES OF THOSE DEPARTMENTS ARE THE ONES THAT WRITE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION AND ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING IN SUCCESSIVE AUDITS . WHAT YOU'LL NOTE ESPECIALLY WE TEND TO KEEP THE SAME AUDIT
FIRMS FOR BETWEEN 3 TO 5 YEARS BEFORE WE REBID THEM OUT. AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS IS SO THAT THEY CAN FOLLOW UP AND HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DISTRICT AND ACTUALLY SEE WHETHER WE ARE CHANGING EXACTLY THE THINGS THAT THEY'RE POINTING OUT IN THE PRIOR YEARS AUDIT THAT WE SHOULD BE TAKING CARE OF. SO A GENTLE REMINDER I WAS MAKING MY WAY THROUGH THE CROWD TO GET IN SORRY ABOUT THE LOUD ENTRY BUT SO THIS IS FOR LAST YEAR. AND THE REASON THAT WE WERE ABLE TO BE SO RESPONSIVE ON THESE THINGS IS BECAUSE THE SYSTEMS ARE IN PLACE TO BE RESPONSIVE TO THEM AND THAT MEANS MANAGERS THAT ARE ENTERING IN PRESIDENT CAN WHAT THEIR CORRECTIVE ACTION WILL BE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THAT. SO IF THE CORRECTIVE ACTION IS NOT TAKEN THEN THAT MANAGER SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH. BUT I THINK MY ASSOCIATED QUESTION TO THAT IS JUST BY WHEN CAN WE EXPECT THAT? SO I'M JUST LOOKING AT FINDING TO DEVELOPING AND DOCUMENTING STANDARDIZE PAYROLL PROCEDURES
INCLUDING PROCESSES FOR IMPLEMENTING SALARY SCHEDULE UPDATES AND VERIFYING RATE CHANGES IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT PROBABLY IS SOMETHING THAT WILL TAKE TIME. AND SO MY QUESTION WOULD BE JUST BY WHEN WE CAN ANTICIPATE SEEING SOME OF THESE RESOLVED SO THAT WE UNDERSTAND THE PROGRESS WE'RE MAKING TOWARDS THE RECOMMENDATIONS HERE. SURE. SO IT DEPENDS UPON THE FINDING. SO THE ONES THE ONES THAT YOU'RE MENTIONING RIGHT THERE. SO THE STANDARDIZATION THIS IS REMEMBER THIS IS ALSO IN THE TRANSITION YEAR BETWEEN THE OLD PAYROLL SYSTEM AND THE NEW PAYROLL SYSTEM. SO WE SHOULD HAVE ANTICIPATED AUDIT FINDINGS THERE AND SO THE QUESTION WILL BE DO THEY HAVE THE SAME FINDINGS WHEN WE LOOK AT PAYROLL NEXT YEAR? WE'RE ALSO DOING A STANDALONE PAYROLL AUDIT NEXT YEAR THAT IS GOING TO LOOK AT THESE THINGS BECAUSE PAYROLL HAS BEEN A LONG STANDING ISSUE FOR THE DISTRICT. AND SO WE WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT THOSE THINGS ARE BEING UPDATED ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. IT'S CONSIDERED TO BE A DEPARTMENT THAT HAS STRUGGLED WITH COMPLIANCE AS I'M SURE WE'RE ALL AWARE. I DON'T MEAN TO BE DIFFICULT.
I THINK MY MY MY CURIOSITY IS STILL AT WHAT POINT CAN WE ANTICIPATE CLOSING THESE OUT? AND IF THE ANSWER IS JUST WE DON'T HAVE A CONCRETE DATE FOR ANY FOR SOME OF THESE THAT'S I THINK THAT'S GOOD TO KNOW. I JUST IT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO UNDERSTAND. I JUST DON'T KNOW WHEN TO ASK WHEN HAS THIS BEEN PROGRESSING AND RIGHT SO SO IN MY MIND AN AUDIT ISN'T A CLOSEOUT. IT'S A SNAPSHOT IN TIME OF A SYSTEMS CHECK TELLS US WHAT THINGS NEED TO BE IMPROVED. WE SAY WHAT WE'RE GOING TO CHANGE AND THEN THERE'S ANOTHER SNAPSHOT THE FOLLOWING YEAR TO SEE WHETHER THEY'VE BEEN CORRECTED OR NOT. RIGHT? SO IN THAT TIME PERIOD THESE AUDIT FINDINGS SHOULD BE CORRECTED. IF NOT THEN WE NEED TO HOLD SOMEBODY RESPONSIBLE FOR NOT HAVING FOLLOWED THE PLAN. AND I THINK THIS IS JUST WHY I GO BACK TO THAT DASHBOARD BECAUSE AT LEAST AT THAT LEVEL LAID OUT BY WHEN AND WHO OWNS IT. I THINK THERE'S THIS QUESTION THAT I CONTINUE TO HAVE AROUND BY WHEN AND JUST WHO OWNS IT. I APPRECIATE THE LEVEL OF JUST KIND OF ACCOUNTABILITY AROUND THE MANAGER WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR THAT ITEM BEING THE ONE TO
BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO IT MAKES SENSE FROM A MANAGEMENT STANDPOINT. I THINK THERE WAS A LEVEL OF CLARITY THAT WE HAD WHEN THAT DASHBOARD WAS CREATED FOR US TO BE ABLE TO JUST FOLLOW THROUGH AND ASK QUESTIONS. IT WAS THE WHOLE PREMISE BEHIND ESTABLISHING THAT HOW CAN FINANCE AND OPERATIONS? I THINK THAT'S JUST IS MY QUESTION AROUND THAT. >> I WOULD JUST GENTLY SUGGEST DRAW A DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A THICK MAT FISCAL FINDINGS REPORT TWO OF THEM VERSUS AN ANNUAL REQUIRED AUDIT OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT WHICH IS OUR SYSTEMS CHECK AND UPDATES. YEAH BUT I THINK THAT THAT DASHBOARD HAD BOTH FIXED MAT AND AUDIT FINDINGS CORRECT BUT THAT THAT WAS DUE TO FACT FINDING THAT WE HAD BEEN NON-RESPONSIVE TO AUDITS FOR FOUR YEARS IN A ROW. >> OKAY. THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GUPTA YEAH. I MEAN AND I DON'T KNOW IF I'LL USE ALL MY TIME BUT JUST TO BUILD ON ON YOUR QUESTION MAYBE THIS IS A QUESTION
ACTUALLY LESS FOR DEPUTY DEPUTY SUPERINTENDENT MATT BENITA SORRY, I JUST STRUGGLE WITH TITLES. CHRIS WORKS SORRY. THANK YOU. THANK YOU. SO RESPECTING YOUR TITLE, RESPECTING ALL THE WORK YOU DO SO AND AND SUPERINTENDENT SUE IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW PERHAPS WE CAN GIVE A LITTLE CLARITY AS WELL BECAUSE YOU KNOW WE REFERENCE THE FISCAL FINDINGS REPORT AND FOR AUDIT SO MAYBE WE CAN PLACE THIS IN CONTEXT FIRST AS TO WHERE WHERE WE'VE GONE WHERE WE ARE NOW NOW THAT WE'VE HAD THE FIC MATT FISCAL FINDINGS REPORT AND HOW MIGHT THAT RELATE TO THIS NEW AUDIT? >> THE ONLY CONTEXT I CAN PROVIDE BECAUSE I REMEMBER I'M READING DOCUMENTS IN THE PAST AS WELL I WASN'T I WASN'T HERE I THE SYSTEM WAS BROKEN. THE DISTRICT LITERALLY COULD NOT RESPOND TO AUDIT REQUESTS, RIGHT? SO AN AUDITOR WAS NOT THE SAME AUDITOR BY THE WAY BUT THE AUDITOR WOULD COME IN AND GIVE US THE TYPICAL PROCESSES. THEY GIVE US ALL OF THE LIST OF EVERYTHING THAT THEY'RE TESTING.
THAT LIST IS IS DESIGNED BY A COUPLE OF THINGS. IT'S IT'S IT'S DESIGNED BY THE FEDERAL SUPPLEMENT WHICH IS ACTUALLY WHAT HELD US UP THIS YEAR AS WELL AS THE STATE REQUIREMENTS OF THE ANNUAL AUDIT AS WELL AS THE STANDARD ITEMS THAT THEY CHECK FOR. IT'S A LENGTHY LIST, RIGHT? WE DIVIDE THAT LIST UP AND WE SEND IT OUT TO ALL OF THE DEPARTMENTS THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THOSE ITEMS, MANY OF THEM PROGRAMMATIC. REMEMBER IT'S A PROGRAM AUDIT AS WELL AS A FISCAL AUDIT AND THEN WE GET THE INFORMATION BACK IN THE IN THE THREE YEARS PRIOR TO THIS AUDIT WE WERE NOT ABLE TO RESPOND TO REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION RIGHT. THAT'S WHAT THE REPORT FOUND, RIGHT. THAT'S WHY OUR AUDIT WAS CONSIDERED NON RESPONSIVE BECAUSE LITERALLY THE INFORMATION COULDN'T BE PUT INTO THE AUDITORS HANDS. SO FOR PERSPECTIVE FROM MY PERSPECTIVE NOT HAVING BEEN HERE THAT SOUNDS NOT SO GOOD. THE IDEA THAT EVERYBODY IS BEING RESPONSIVE IN A TIMELY MANNER AND GETTING THE AUDITORS WHAT THEY'RE REQUESTING WHICH IS WHAT THE UNMODIFIED OPINION YOUR STAFF IS NOW DOING THE WORK IT DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE AREN'T GOING TO FIND THINGS
THAT THEY NEED TO DO BETTER. >> I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE AN AUDIT IS MY OPPORTUNITY TO SEE WHAT WE NEED TO TUNE UP AND GET BETTER AT WHICH IS HOW WE SHOULD BE PERCEIVING IT. BUT THE IDEA THAT WE ARE RESPONDING IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WITH COMPLETE INFORMATION AND THEN BEING ABLE TO THEN FOLLOW UP TO MANY FOLLOW UP ITEMS WHICH THE AUDITORS THEN ASK FOR AND TEST FOR IS IS A PRETTY SIGNIFICANT LEAP FOR THE DISTRICT. >> SO THAT'S GOOD NEWS. THERE WILL ALWAYS BE AUDIT FINDINGS THAT IS THE NATURE OF AN AUDIT AND IT WILL ALWAYS BE THE JOB OF IF IT'S A FISCAL FINDING OR AN OPERATIONAL FINDING MY JOB AND MY STAFF'S JOB OR IF IT'S A PROGRAMMATIC FINDING SOMEBODY ELSE IS A PROGRAMMATIC STAFF'S JOB TO FIX THOSE THINGS. THAT'S THAT'S THE PROCESS AND THERE ALWAYS SHOULD BE THAT'S THE CONSTANT IMPROVEMENT PROCESS THAT AN AUDIT IS SUPPOSED TO ENCOURAGE. I DON'T WANT TO STEP ON YOUR TOES THOUGH. >> IF YOU HAD SOMETHING TO ADD NO, I WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THAT. THIS BEING OUR THIRD YEAR PERFORMING THE AUDIT FOR THE DISTRICT AND BEING INVOLVED IN ALL THREE OF THOSE YEARS THE
FIRST YEAR OF THE AUDIT THERE WAS A BIT OF A KIND OF TRICKLE IN OF THE EXPERIENCE THAT THE PRIOR AUDITORS HAD HAD. REQUESTS HAD BEEN YOU KNOW THERE WAS DELAYS IN RECEIVING REQUESTS AND LOOKING AT WHERE THE DISTRICT IS NOW BEING ABLE TO DELIVER WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE DELAY AND THE UNIFORM GUIDANCE FOR FEDERAL COMPLIANCE ,THE AUDIT BEING BEING ABLE TO BE DELIVERED ON TIME I THINK IS A REALLY STRONG TESTAMENT TO THE WORK THAT STAFF DID TO PROVIDE THE REQUESTS THAT ALLOW US TO PERFORM OUR TESTS AND REACH THE OPINIONS THAT WE THAT WE HAVE ISSUED AS WELL AS PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS BE THAT INTERNAL CONTROL FINDINGS THAT NEED TO BE CORRECTED WHICH MAINLY SPEAK TO THE FINANCIAL RELATED FINDINGS OR THE COMPLIANCE RELATED FINDINGS THAT ARE NOTED IN THE STATE AWARD FINDINGS. BUT I DID WANT TO NOTE THAT JUST AS HAVING WORKED WITH THE DISTRICT NOW FOR THREE YEARS, SEEING THAT PROGRESSION OF TIMELY RESPONSIVENESS FOR AN AUDITOR IT'S A VERY HELPFUL FOR THE WORK THAT WE DO TO HAVE OUR
MAIN CONTACTS AT THE DISTRICT OFFICE BEING ABLE TO YOU KNOW, IN A TIMELY MANNER ALMOST WEEKLY, YOU KNOW PROVIDE CHECK INS OF WHERE THE AUDIT IS AND HAVE THAT YOU KNOW, GOAL OF HAVING THE AUDIT BE DELIVERED ON TIME WHERE IN PAST YEARS IT HAD TO BE DELAYED BECAUSE OF DOCUMENT REQUESTS NOT BEING PROVIDED TIMELY. SO THAT NOT BEING THE CASE THIS YEAR I THINK IS A A GREAT SHOW OF HOW THE DISTRICT HAS PROGRESSED IN TERMS OF THE AUDIT I, I APPRECIATE THAT. AS A FOLLOW UP QUESTION, ARE THERE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE FISCAL FINDING REPORT THAT DID HAVE TIMELINES AS FAR AS WHEN WE EXPECTED THAT TO BE DONE THAT ARE WITHIN THIS AUDIT REPORT THAT EITHER HAVE NOT BEEN DONE OR STILL IN WORK? I DON'T THINK THERE ARE ANY RESPONSIVE THE COMPREHENSIVE NATURE AND THE TIMELINESS OF PAYROLL DID NOT MEET MY STAND MY MY PERSONAL STANDARD. I LIKE THINGS DONE IMMEDIATELY SOMETIMES TOO MUCH. SO SO I THINK WE STILL HAVE
THAT'S OUR BIGGEST AREA OF IMPROVEMENT IN THE FISCAL HOUSE IS IN THAT PAYROLL RECORD KEEPING AND RESPONSIVENESS AND ACCURACY. THAT WOULD JUST BE MY SELF REFLECTION FROM MY EXPERIENCE AND I SEE I BELIEVE I SEE THAT REFLECTED IN THE AUDIT ON THE FISCAL SIDE THAT IS STILL THE BIGGEST ISSUE FOR THE SCHOOL DISTRICT. SO NO SUPERINTENDENT SO THE QUESTION SUPERINTENDENTS FOR IS THERE A PLAN TO SHARE WHAT PRESIDENT KIM HAS ASKED FOR WHEN YOU LOOK AT GIVEN THAT THERE ARE AUDIT FINDINGS IN HERE THAT DO REQUIRE IMPROVEMENT, IS THERE A PLAN TO PRESENT A TIMELINE OF WHEN WE CAN OR WHEN WE SHOULD EXPECT TO SEE THESE IMPROVEMENTS MADE SO PRESIDENT KIM DID BRING UP THE CONCEPT OF BRINGING BACK THE DASHBOARD WITH CHRIS AND MYSELF AND WE ARE GOING TO EXPLORE HOW WE CAN UPDATE THE DASHBOARD BECAUSE THE OLD DASHBOARD WAS REALLY RELATED TO ALL OF THE FIG MAKE FIG MEANT ITEMS. WE NOW HAVE A NEW SET OF FINDINGS OR RECURRING FINDINGS AND I THINK WE CAN FIGURE OUT A
WAY TO CREATE A MORE SIMPLE DASHBOARD THAT WILL SHOW PROGRESS TOWARDS TOWARDS ADDRESSING THE FINDINGS IN TERMS OF TIMELINE WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE SETTLING THE BUDGET. I KNOW THAT WE WE DO HAVE A LOT OF STAFFING CONSTRAINTS RIGHT NOW BUT I DEFINITELY GET TO HEAR THE SENSE OF URGENCY FROM THE BOARD AND OF COURSE WE DO WANT TO DEMONSTRATE THAT WE DO HAVE OUR FINANCES IN ORDER. SO I WILL GO BACK AND WORK WITH THE TEAM AND THEN REPORT BACK TO THE BOARD BY NEXT BY OUR NEXT MEETING OF WHEN WE CAN NO, I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT NOW I'M HAPPY TO PUT IT IN THE SECOND INTERIM AS AN UPDATE. I MEAN THESE ARE NOT COMPLICATED ITEMS. IT'S JUST A CHECKLIST AND IT'S NOT AN EXTENSIVE CHECKLIST. >> THIS IS PRETTY STANDARD STUFF. AND I WANT TO BE CLEAR THE URGENCY IS MORE OF JUST WHEN ARE WE GOING TO DO THIS? THAT DOESN'T NECESSARILY MEAN THAT AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE WE DO THIS NEXT WEEK IS JUST SORT OF AS WE
WATERFALL THE CADENCE OF DIFFERENT THINGS OR MANY THINGS GOING ON. I THINK IT'S JUST HELPFUL FOR COMMUNITY AS WELL AS FOR US AS BOARD MEMBERS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IS THE PRIORITIZATION AND WHY. SO AGAIN SO MY UNDERSTANDING IS SO WE I WILL DEFINITELY SHARE WITH THE BOARD BY OUR NEXT BOARD MEETING OF WHEN WE WILL BE ABLE TO DO A UPDATE. AND IT SOUNDS LIKE PERHAPS THE SUGGESTION COULD BE DURING SECOND INTERIM AND THEN WE CAN BUILD ON THAT. >> BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU EVERYONE. I JUST I'M SORRY REALLY WANT TO THANK THE FINANCIAL TEAM FOR HOW MUCH WORK YOU'VE DONE TO IMPROVE OUR SYSTEMS AND MAKE IT POSSIBLE FOR OUR AUDITORS TO ACTUALLY CONDUCT AN APPROPRIATE AUDIT LIKE IT MUST BE A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF WORK AND I'M DEEPLY GRATEFUL FOR IT. I HAVE ONE SPECIFIC QUESTION AROUND IMMUNIZATIONS I ASKED
THIS LAST YEAR AND THE REASON I WANT TO ASK IT AGAIN NOW IS BECAUSE IT IS A VERY SPECIFIC THING AND DOESN'T SEEM NEARLY AS BROAD RANGING AS SOME OF THE FINANCIAL THINGS THAT ARE MENTIONED FOR I'VE GONE BACK, YOU KNOW, TO 2023 FOR THREE YEARS WE'VE SAID WE'RE GOING TO DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL A DEDICATED INDIVIDUAL TO DOING THIS LIKE TO TO TRACKING THESE IMMUNIZATION THINGS THAT'S DIFFERENT SOMETHING THAT REQUIRED SOME KIND OF MASSIVE LIKE SYSTEMIC THING LIKE THE PAYROLL HAVE WE DONE THIS? THIS SEEMS LIKE ONE OF THE SIMPLEST THINGS WE COULD DO, YOU KNOW, IN TERMS OF ADDRESSING THESE FINDINGS. SO HAVE WE EVER ASSIGNED A DESIGNATED INDIVIDUAL AS HAS BEEN STATED IN OUR PLANS? I'M GOING TO ASK OUR ASSOCIATE SUPERINTEND AND THERESA SHIP TO HELP ME WITH THIS ANSWER. THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION, COMMISSIONERS. YES, WE ACTUALLY HAVE A TEAM THAT SIT IN THE ENROLLMENT OFFICE. THEY HAVE A DESK THERE. >> THERE IS A TEAM THAT IS ALWAYS PRESENT TO HELP OUR FAMILIES TO MAKE SURE THAT
IMMUNIZATIONS ARE NOT ONLY AVAILABLE FOR THEM BUT THEY CAN GO THROUGH A DATABASE TO FIND IF THEIR STUDENT HAS EVER BEEN IN HAVE THE IMMUNIZATIONS AND BE ABLE TO UPLOAD IT. SO YES, WE HAVE DONE THAT. IF I MAY FOLLOW UP THE RECOMMENDATION WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR AN INDIVIDUAL. I THINK THE IDEA WAS THAT SOMEBODY HAD TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS AND OUR RESPONSE WAS THAT WE WOULD DESIGNATE AN INDIVIDUAL AND I THINK IT'S GREAT WE HAVE A TEAM BUT IS THERE SOMEONE WHO IS AN INDIVIDUAL WHO CAN BE AS MR. MARTINEZ WAS SAYING, HELD ACCOUNTABLE IF THERE IS AN ISSUE? >> YES. WE HAVE A MANAGER WHO IS OVER THE TEAM. OKAY. THANK YOU. DO YOU DO YOU KNOW WHAT WHAT TYPE OF PROGRESS IS BEING MADE AT THIS POINT THEN ON THIS THING THAT WE'VE AT LEAST BEEN ABLE TO ADDRESS IN SOME FASHION ? ABSOLUTELY. IT IS SOMETHING WE ARE WORKING ON EVERY DAY AND WORKING WITH FAMILIES AND WORKING WITH SCHOOL STAFF AS WELL MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY LOGGING IT. WE'RE FINDING THAT SOMETIMES A FAMILY WILL BRING IN THEIR IMMUNIZATION RECORD TO THEM TO
THE OFFICE BUT SOMEONE DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO LOG IT OR YOU KNOW, WE REALLY NEED TO BE ALSO DOING THE STRUCTURE TO MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO PUT IT INTO SYNERGY, LOG IT CORRECTLY, SEND IT DOWN TO THE ENROLLMENT CENTER SO WE CAN LOG IT CORRECTLY. ALL OF THE DIFFERENT TOOLS WE ARE WORKING ON IT ABSOLUTELY. OKAY. THANK YOU. I HOPE WE CAN NAIL THIS ONE DOWN BECAUSE IT'S SUCH AN IMPORTANT ISSUE FOR THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF OUR COMMUNITY. >> AGREED COMMISSIONER FISHER. I WOULD LIKE TO FIRST OF ALL THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THE CHRISTIE WHITE TEAM, YOU KNOW, BECAUSE SWITCHING TO YOU I REMEMBER THE THE STATE OF OUR LAST AUDIT OR LACK THEREOF WITH THE LAST AUDITOR AND THEN YOU ALL TAKING OVER THE HERCULEAN EFFORTS THAT YOU ALL WENT THROUGH TO HELP GET INFORMATION IN FROM PREVIOUS SYSTEMS AND NOW THE WORK THAT'S BEEN DONE TO GET US TO SYSTEMS WHERE WE ACTUALLY HAVE DATA AND A BETTER ACCOUNTING PRACTICES AND YOU KNOW POSITION CONTROL WE'RE WORKING ON HIRING AN INTERNAL AUDITOR LIKE DOING ALL
THE THINGS SO I WOULD ACTUALLY LOVE TO USE THIS AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO TOOT OUR OWN HORN. WOULD YOU ALL LIKE I MEAN THIS IS HUGELY SIGNIFICANT THAT WE'RE ONLY TALKING ABOUT LIKE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT ONE TO COMPLETED AUDIT TWO ON TIME AND THREE WITH A FEW FINDINGS. SO COULD YOU ALL EXPAND ON THAT A LITTLE BIT PLEASE JUST TOOT YOUR OWN HORNS PLEASE LISTEN, THE AUDITING TEAM IS GREAT. I ACTUALLY KNOW CHRISTIE WHITE. WE HAVE TO WORK TOGETHER IN A WHILE BUT I WAS LIKE WE SAW EACH OTHER AND SAID OH WE'RE BACK TO DOING THIS TOGETHER. THE TEAM IS GREAT. THEY HAVE A GOOD RELATIONSHIP. WE STILL HAVE IMPROVEMENT TO MAKE QUITE FRANKLY RIGHT DOING EVERYTHING VIRTUALLY IS IS GOING TO ALWAYS BE A CHALLENGE AND I WANT FOLKS TO BE EVEN MORE RESPONSIVE. BUT THE FACT THAT WE'VE COME WHERE WE HAVE SO QUICKLY I THINK IS THE PERSISTENCE OF CHRISTIE WHITE AND THEIR TEAM AS WELL AS US. YOU CAN SEE THE IMPROVEMENT THAT THE PREVIOUS AUDITS HAVE MADE IN OUR PROCESSES NOW THAT'S MY PERSPECTIVE.
YEAH AND I JUST WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE DISTRICT LIKE I MENTIONED BEFORE, THE RESPONSIVENESS TIMELY FOLLOW UP YOU KNOW ATTENTION TO THE MEETINGS THAT WE HAVE AND REALLY ACTION ITEMS TO YOU KNOW, FOLLOW UP WITH THE ITEMS THAT WE'VE REQUESTED AND PROVIDE THOSE IN A TIMELY MANNER HAS BEEN REALLY, REALLY GREAT FOR FOR THE PROCESS THAT WE GO THROUGH TO PREPARE THE AUDIT. SO THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS IN THE BUSINESS OFFICE THAT I COULD NAME THAT WERE REALLY INTEGRAL IN IN THAT PROCESS AND SO I REALLY THANK THEM FOR THAT WORK . THANK YOU. APPRECIATE THAT. AND SUPERINTENDENT TO SUE I KNOW LAST YEAR BEFORE WE WERE LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE BOTH CHRIS IN THE ROOM HERE YOU AND MELLIE WERE TOTAL ROCK STARS IN THE PROCESS SO THANK YOU. YEAH YES. LAST YEAR WAS WAS WAS YEAR OF TEAM MELLIE AND WE GREATLY APPRECIATE MELILLO SMITH AND WE ARE SUPER SUPER GRATEFUL TO CHRIS BUT BENITA AND THEY ARE HERE TO MAKE SURE THAT WE DO HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE
CLEAN AUDITS THAT IS DELIVERED IN A TIMELY MANNER SO THAT WE AS GOVERNANCE LEADERS WILL BE ABLE TO MAKE OUR FISCAL RESPONSIBLE COMPLIANCE YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR TIME. VERY MUCH APPRECIATE I KNOW THAT WE GOT A LITTLE DELAYED BECAUSE OF THE CRAZINESS OF THE BUT THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE AND I THINK WE'RE GOOD THINK OH THANK YOU AND THIS IS AN ACTION ITEM AND THANK YOU FOR PUTTING OUR GUEST UP FRONT SO THAT SHE COULD OF COURSE THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME. DEBATE IS NOW CLOSED ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. STUDENT DELEGATE ONE YES. CERTAIN. DELEGATE CRUZ YES. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HULING YES. PRESIDENT CAMPBELL YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORK YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. MOTION CARRIES. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. WE ARE NOW GOING TO MOVE TO
ITEM E WORKSHOP ON STUDENT OUTCOMES GUARDRAIL ONE DECISION MAKING. I CALL ON THE SUPERINTENDENT TO INTRODUCE THIS ITEM EVERY YEAR WE WILL WE COME BACK TO THE BOARD TO SHARE OUR PROGRESS ON OUR OUR ACTIONS TOWARDS OUR GUARDRAILS AND IN THIS PRESENTATION WE WILL BE TALKING ABOUT GUARDRAILS ONE AND GUARDRAIL FIVE GUARDRAIL ONE WILL BE ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS IT RELATES TO A LOT OF OUR KEY WORK IN THE DISTRICT FOR LAST YEAR AND THIS YEAR AND THEN GUARDRAIL FIVE IS ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP AND WHERE WE WILL TALK ABOUT OUR STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR CITY CITY PARTNERS WITHIN THE CITY FAMILY AS WELL AS WITH OUR GROWING PARTNERSHIP AND DEEPENING PARTNERSHIP WITH OUR HIGHER ED INSTITUTIONS. IT'S MY PLEASURE TO INTRODUCE OUR HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MAY PANG THANK YOU DR. SU AND GOOD EVENING COMMISSIONER. STUDENT DELEGATES. NICE TO SEE YOU. MY NAME IS HONG MAY PANG. I'M THE HEAD OF COMMUNICATIONS
AND GOVERNANCE AND ON BEHALF OF THE TEAM I AM VERY GRATEFUL FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT TO YOU ALL THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING ON GUARDRAIL ONE. NEXT SLIDE, PLEASE. SO I ACTUALLY WANTED TO START THE PRESENTATION BY THANKING EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU AS WELL AS THE PARENTS STUDENTS, STAFF AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO HAVE JOINED US DURING THE BUDGET ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS BOTH IN THE SPRING AND THE FALL. LIKE THE SUPERINTENDENT MENTION WE COME IN FRONT OF YOU ONCE A YEAR TO PRESENT ON THE PROGRESS THAT WE ARE MAKING ON THIS PARTICULAR GUARDRAIL AND FOR THIS PARTICULAR PROGRESS MONITORING MILESTONE WE ARE FOCUSING ON BUDGET STABILIZATION AS A MAJOR DECISION. IT IS A TOP PRIORITY FOR USG AND REFLECTING ON THIS PRIORITY WE HAVE CARRIED OUT TWO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGNS ONE IN THE SPRING OF 2025 AND ANOTHER ONE IN FALL 2025 AND THE CAMPAIGNS ENTAILED
IN-PERSON AND VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETINGS, SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETINGS AS WELL AS YOU KNOW JUST SMALL SCALE INTIMATE CLOSE CONVERSATION BONDS BETWEEN THE SENIOR TEAM SUPERINTENDENT AS WELL AS DIFFERENT PARENT PRINCIPALS AND SCHOOL COMMUNITIES. AND AS THE DISTRICT CONTINUES TO ENGAGE THE DIFFERENT PARTS OF OUR COMMUNITY WE ARE LEARNING IMPORTANT LESSONS ON HOW TO STRENGTHEN OUR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT PROCESS. I DEFINITELY WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT PARTICULARLY GIVEN THIS PARTICULAR BUDGET PROCESS AS WE HAVE STARTED EARLY THIS YEAR WE HAVE LEARNED A LOT IN THIS PROCESS FOR THE NEED FOR A COMPREHENSIVE STRATEGY THAT BUILDS ON OUR DEEP AND BRIGHT ASSETS WITHIN THE DISTRICT INCLUDING NOT JUST ONE OFF SATELLITE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ACTIVITIES OR EVENTS BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT SCHOOLS, FAMILIES AND COMMUNITY DRIVEN NETWORKS SO THAT WE CAN BETTER ACTIVATE ALL OF THE TOUCHPOINTS THAT WE HAVE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT TO BETTER INTEGRATE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AS PART OF
OUR BUSINESS PROCESS, AS PART OF OUR SHARED GOVERNANCE PROCESS BUT AS PART OF OUR CHANGE MANAGEMENT PROCESS BECAUSE WE HAVE TO BE ABLE TO ACTUALLY CARRY OUT THE DECISIONS AND BE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THEM WITH FIDELITY IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SITE LEADERS EDUCATORS ADVISORIES, FAMILY LIAISONS, COMMUNITY SCHOOL COORDINATORS AND SO MANY OTHERS WHO ARE INVOLVED IN MAKING OUR SCHOOLS GREAT. SO BEFORE WE PROCEED I DO WANT TO TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO ALSO EXPRESS MY GRATITUDE TO THE VERY SMALL AND MIGHTY CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM WHO QUICKLY MOBILIZED OVER THE COURSE OF A SIX WEEK PERIOD TO DELIVER A VERY ROBUST BUDGET ENGAGEMENT CAMPAIGN AND ALSO TO THE 50 STAFF VOLUNTEERS WHO HAVE SPENT WEEKENDS EVENINGS WITH US WITH FAMILIES THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE CITY TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ABLE TO IMPLEMENT THIS ACCESSIBLE AND YOU KNOW, THIS ACCESSIBLE
CAMPAIGN. >> NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO JUST WALKING THROUGH SOME OF THE EVIDENCE THAT WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COLLECT IN THE FALL IN PARTICULAR WE HELD FOR IN-PERSON AND ONE VIRTUAL TOWN HALL TO PROVIDE A COMMUNITY FORUM WHERE WE CAN SHARE INFORMATION, SOLICIT INPUT AND TEST PROPOSALS ABOUT OUR BUDGET IN THE COMMUNITY. I DO WANT TO RECOGNIZE THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE ROLLED THIS TOWN HALL STRATEGY OUT, THERE WERE POINTS WHERE WE REALIZED IN CONVERSATION WITH COMMUNITY THAT WE DID NOT NECESSARILY HIT THE MARK AT FIRST. >> RIGHT? WE HAD INITIALLY DESIGNED THE CAMPAIGN OR THE STRATEGY TO PROVIDE BROAD BASED INFORMATION TO A VERY GENERAL PUBLIC AND THE GOAL FOR THAT IS TO BE ABLE TO LOWER THE BARRIERS FOR ANY PARENT WHO MIGHT BE INTERESTED IN GETTING INVOLVED IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITY. >> SO WE WANTED TO BE ABLE TO SHARE INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN BECOME MORE FLUENT IN THE DISTRICT'S BUDGET PROCESS TO HELP THEM UNDERSTAND THE STATE
OF OUR FISCAL STABILIZATION EFFORTS SO THAT THEY CAN BE EFFECTIVE PARTICIPANTS AND PARTNERS IN THEIR SCHOOL COMMUNITIES DURING THE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. HOWEVER AND AS A LEARNING ORGANIZATION AND HEARING FEEDBACK FROM THE ACTUAL PARTICIPANTS OF THE TOWN HALLS, WE QUICKLY REALIZED THAT THERE WERE POINTS THAT WE NEEDED TO PIVOT PARTICULARLY AS IT RELATES TO CONTENT. AND SO BASED ON THE REAL TIME IMPACT, REAL TIME FEEDBACK AND IMPACTS THAT WE WERE ABLE TO HEAR THROUGHOUT THIS PROCESS WE RECOGNIZED THE DISCONNECT AND WERE ABLE TO PIVOT AND REDESIGN THROUGHOUT THIS TOWN HALL SORT OF TRAJECTORY SO THAT WE WERE AT THE END ABLE TO IF YOU COMPARE THE CONTENT THAT WE SHARE IN THE FIRST TOWN HALL AND THE CONTENT THAT WE SHARED IN THE LAST ONE THE PROGRAM THE SORT OF INFORMATION THAT WAS INCLUDED WE WERE REFINING THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY AS WE WENT ALONG. >> AND AS WE EVOLVED WE ALSO
RECOGNIZED THAT WE ENGAGE WITH A VERY DIVERSE AUDIENCE, RIGHT? SO THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD OVER AND OVER AGAIN IS THAT THE PARENTS OR THE COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO ARE ENGAGED ENOUGH THAT THEY ARE YOU KNOW, INVOLVED ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO COME TO A TOWN HALL MIGHT REQUIRE OR YOU KNOW, MORE OF A TIER ONE LEVEL OF BUDGET ENGAGEMENT THAT THEY MAY WANT TO SEE DIFFERENT INFORMATION SO THAT THEY CAN STILL BE EFFECTIVE PARTNERS AT THEIR SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS. AND SO REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT IS THIS MULTI-TIERED ENGAGEMENT APPROACH SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY MEET THE DEMANDS AT THE VARIOUS LEVELS OF ENGAGEMENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO IT'S IN ADDITION TO THE TOWN HALLS WHICH ARE LARGE SCALE EVENTS AND FORUMS AT THE POLICY LEVEL AS DESIGNATED BY LAW OR DISTRICT AND BOARD POLICY. WE WERE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO LEVERAGE THE DIVERSE FAMILY AND DISTRICT ADVISORIES TO GATHER THEIR INPUT ON HOW
BUDGET DECISIONS MAY IMPACT PARENTS AND STUDENTS PARTICULARLY FOR CORE POPULATIONS. WE HAVE ABOUT 18 COMMUNITY AND PARENT ADVISORIES. WE WERE ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH MANY OF THEM ALMOST ALL OF THEM THIS SPRING. THAT PROCESS CONTINUES. I THINK WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO COME AND MEET WITH THE STUDENT ADVISORY COUNCIL AT SOME POINT AND REALLY TRY TO ENGAGE RIGHT STUDENT VOICE AND THINK THROUGH HOW WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO WORK WITH YOU TO DELIVER ENGAGEMENT AND INPUT METHODS WITH STUDENTS . BUT I, I JUST WANT TO SHARE THE FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD WHICH IS THAT THERE IS A DESIRE TO WORK WITH THE DISTRICT TO EXPLORE OPPORTUNITIES TO GROW THE INVESTMENTS AVAILABLE TO S.F. UCD STUDENTS AND SCHOOLS AND ALSO TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW TO ALIGN THE BUDGET DECISIONS THAT WE'RE MAKING WITH RECOMMENDATIONS THAT ADVISORIES MIGHT BE COMING TO YOU. OUR BOARD WITH AS WELL AS HOW IT IS BEING IMPLEMENTED AT THE DISTRICT LEVEL. SO IT'S REALLY BEING ABLE TO COLLABORATE ACROSS THESE VARIOUS LEVELS AS WE CONTINUE
TO HAVE THIS CONVERSATION. SO AS WE BEGUN THE NEW YEAR, AS WE WRAPPED UP THE CAMPAIGN IN DECEMBER, I HEARD ALL OF THIS REALLY IMPORTANT FEEDBACK WE ARE CONVENING AND CONTINUING TO MEET WITH STAFF AND THE ADVISORIES TO FURTHER ENGAGE AND GATHERED YOUR INPUT ON HOW TO LEVERAGE THESE IMPORTANT BODIES TO IMPROVE AUTHENTIC PARTNERSHIPS WITH PARENTS AND THE COMMUNITY AND PARTICULARLY LEVERAGING THE INSIGHT AND EXPERTISE ON A VARIETY OF DISTRICT POLICIES BUT ALSO THE DEPTH I MEAN I THINK THERE'S A LOT OF TALKING ABOUT HOW DO WE LEVERAGE THE INSTITUTIONAL ASSETS THAT WE HAVE AND SO MANY OF THE PARENT LEADERS AND ACTUALLY ADVISORY STAFF HAVE BEEN WITH THE DISTRICT FOR A VERY LONG TIME AND THEY ARE HOLDERS OF A LOT OF THE INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION ON WHAT HAS WORKED, WHAT HASN'T WORKED AND SO REALLY BEING ABLE TO ENGAGE WITH THEM ON WHAT ARE THE WAYS THAT WE CAN PROPEL THIS BODY OF WORK FORWARD AND IT WOULD BE REMISS OF ME IF I DIDN'T ALSO MENTION THE WORK
THAT WE'RE DOING WITH CHAIR KERSHAW. GUPTA COMMISSIONER KIM AS WELL AS COMMISSIONER FISCHER ON THE AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ARE SO EXCITED TO CONTINUE LEVERAGING THAT BODY AS WELL TO DEEPEN OUR WORK WITH PARENT AND COMMUNITY ADVISORIES. THE BEST ONE YES. SO JUST MOVING ON TO SCHOOL SITE ENGAGEMENT. >> SO WE HAD MENTIONED THIS WHEN WE MET IN DECEMBER IN TERMS OF YOU KNOW, AS PART OF THE NORMAL BUDGET PROCESS, A LOT OF THE LOCAL CONTROL DECISION MAKING THINKING ABOUT THE I P DID I GET THAT RIGHT IP TO THINKING ABOUT THAT MATRIX RIGHT. LIKE THINKING ABOUT EMPOWERING LIKE WHERE WHERE DOES THAT OCCUR IN OUR SYSTEM AND THAT IS REALLY AT THE SCHOOL SITE AND WE KNOW SO MANY OF THE NETWORKS AND RELATIONSHIPS AND TRUSTS ARE CULTIVATED AND HELD AT THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL. SO I REALLY WANT TO FIRST THANK
ALL THE PRINCIPALS WHO HAVE JOINED US SUPERINTENDENT SENIOR TEAM ADMINISTRATORS OVER OVER THE COURSE OF THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS IN PROVIDING THEIR THOUGHTFUL INPUT AND CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT AS WE CONTINUE ABOUT BUDGET DEVELOPMENT. WE'VE MET OVER I THINK 20 PRINCIPAL ROUNDTABLES SUPERINTENDENT THAT YOU'VE BEEN TO AS A BLUR. SO IN ADDITION TO THE SCHOOL SITE ENGAGEMENT THAT WE HAVE EMBARKED ON THROUGH THE NORMAL SCHOOL SITE PLANNING PROCESS AND AGAIN THIS YEAR WE STARTED VERY EARLY. WE KICKED OFF WHILE THE FALL TOWN HALL KICKED OFF THE BUDGET PROCESS. WE PRESENTED A PROPOSED BUDGET IN IN JUNE THIS PAST YEAR TO BEGIN THE PROCESS TO DELIVER THIS WITH THE COMMUNITY AND ENGAGING IN THE SCHOOL PLANNING PROCESS IN THE SPRING AND THROUGHOUT THIS ENTIRE PROCESS. AND IT IS A LONG RUNWAY, RIGHT? SO THERE IS AN ENTIRE PROCESS THAT OCCURS TO ALIGN
THE RESOURCES THAT ARE BEING ALLOCATED TO SCHOOL SITES SO THAT THERE IS SCHOOL PLANNING HAPPENING TO BE ABLE TO LINE UP THE YOU KNOW, ACADEMIC STUDENT PROGRAMING AND RESOURCES THAT OCCUR AT SCHOOLS TO ACCOUNT FOR STUDENT ENROLLMENT UNIQUE AND DIVERSE STUDENT CHARACTERISTICS AND WHAT THEY NEED AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS. WE WE ARE THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO LEVERAGE SCHOOL COMMUNITIES TO PROVIDE THEIR INSIGHT IN THE POLICY DECISIONS THAT NEED TO BE MADE AND WE'RE WORKING ON REFINING THAT BUT ALSO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE INSIGHTS THAT WE CAN LEARN FROM AS WE REALLY EMBED OURSELVES AT THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL TO THINK ABOUT INTEGRATING THIS WORK? I ALSO WANT TO SHARE THAT WE ARE WORKING WITH THE TEAM TO EXPLORE MORE WAYS TO LEVERAGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL NETWORKS. THAT IS A REALLY IMPORTANT ORGANIZING POINT IN OUR SYSTEM AND ALSO BUILD DEEPER PARTNERSHIPS WITH PTA PIZZA'S PARENT AND COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS THAT ARE ROOTED IN OUR SCHOOLS TO DEVELOP MEANINGFUL WAYS TO CONTINUE ENGAGEMENT ON BUDGET AND OTHER KEY DECISIONS SO THAT WE CAN
REALLY COLLABORATE AGAIN NOT JUST AT THE POINT OF SHARED GOVERNANCE WHERE DECISIONS ARE MADE BUT ALSO AS DECISIONS ARE GETTING IMPLEMENTED SO THAT THEY ARE IMPLEMENTED WITH FIDELITY THAT HONORS OUR COMMUNITY'S VALUES. NEXT SLIDE. AND JUST TO REITERATE AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY LESSONS IF YOU WILL THINK OF IT THIS WAY THE THE BIG OVERARCHING POINT HERE IS THAT WE ARE IN THE PROCESS OF ENGAGING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. THERE ARE THREE MAIN POINTS. THE FIRST ONE IS THAT WE HAVE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR THAT PART OF THE SORT OF CYCLE AROUND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT IS BEING ABLE TO DEMONSTRATE AND SHARE HOW THE DISTRICT HAS INCORPORATED FEEDBACK IN OUR ONGOING BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS. SO AS THIS PROCESS CONTINUES WE HAVE ALREADY AS A DISTRICT INTEGRATED THE INPUT AND FEEDBACK THAT WE HEARD FROM
THE VARIOUS VENUES IN HOW WE HAVE ROLLED OUT SCHOOL ALLOCATIONS TO PRIORITIZE STUDENT LEARNING WELLNESS AND SAFETY. WE HAVE RESTORED SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKERS TEA TENTS AND OTHER KEY IMPORTANT POSITIONS AND THESE CONVERSATIONS CONTINUE. WE HAVE INCREASED NON FTE DISCRETIONARY ALLOCATIONS FOR VOCAL STUDENT POPULATIONS. ADDITIONALLY, WE HEARD LOUD AND CLEAR FROM PRINCIPALS THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY AS WELL AS FROM PTA AND PTO AND PARENT GROUPS AT SCHOOLS FOR THE NEED FOR FLEXIBILITY SO THAT WE CAN LEVERAGE DISCRETIONARY DOLLARS TO SERVICE OUR STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS AND THAT IS SORT OF THE BACKBONE BEHIND OUR SUPPLEMENTAL HIRING GUIDE. WE'VE ALSO PUT IN PLACE AN APPEALS PROCESS TO WORK COLLABORATIVELY WITH PRINCIPALS TO IDENTIFY SOLUTIONS TO RESOURCE TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIES AT EACH SCHOOL. AND ADDITIONALLY BASED ON
FEEDBACK NOT JUST FROM THIS CAMPAIGN BUT PRIOR CAMPAIGNS TO PROVIDE A ONE STOP SORT OF FISCAL AND EACH ARE OPPORTUNITY FOR PRINCIPALS TO WORK TOGETHER TO REDUCE BUREAUCRATIC AND TECHNICAL ISSUES. WE ALSO HEARD VERY CLEARLY FROM THE COMMUNITY THAT IT'S NOT JUST ABOUT, YOU KNOW, LIKE PATCHING THE GAPS. IT'S ALSO FIGURING OUT HOW WE CAN ELEVATE SAN FRANCISCO'S ENTIRE COMMUNITY TO ADVOCATE FOR ADDITIONAL RESOURCES WHETHER IF IT'S THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE INCREASE ENROLLMENT BUT ALSO AS A PART OF OUR WORK TO ADVOCATE FOR MORE RESOURCES. >> THAT SUPERINTENDENT IS WORKING WITH A COALITION OF SUPERINTENDENTS FROM MAJOR URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO ENGAGE AT A CONVERSATION AT THE STATE LEVEL. AND SO WE REALLY DO BELIEVE THAT, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF THE FEEDBACK THAT WE'RE HEARING IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND WE ARE COMMISSIONING AND ALSO WORKING ON SEVERAL IMPACT ANALYSIS THAT THE BOARD HAS REQUESTED US TO
PROVIDE SO THAT WE CAN EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE. WHAT ARE SOME OF THE TRADEOFFS? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE THINGS THAT WE ARE GRAPPLING WITH AS WE ARE MANAGING MORE EFFECTIVELY OUR RESOURCES WHILE STILL BEING ABLE TO MEET OUR STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS? >> THE SECOND KEY POINT IS BEING ABLE TO AS PART OF THIS PROCESS ALIGN OUR RESOURCES WITH THE INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK. AND THIS IS THE CONTINUED WORK THAT ACTUALLY BRINGS TOGETHER THE IMPORTANT WORK THAT'S BEING DONE IN BOTH AD HOC COMMITTEES TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE CONTINUE TO ADOPT AND INTEGRATE OUR VISION, VALUES, GOALS AND GUARDRAILS INTO OUR BUSINESS PROCESSES EVALUATING HOW DO WE INVEST IN PARENT PARTNERSHIP AND COMMUNITY SCHOOLS AND ALSO LEVERAGING THESE POINTS AND TOUCH POINTS TO FACILITATE MEANINGFUL CONSULTATION BECAUSE IT SHOULD NOT BE A ONE AND DONE. THIS IS NOT ABOUT CHECKING A THING OFF THE CHECKLIST WHEN
WE'RE TRYING TO DO HARD THINGS THAT IMPACT STUDENTS AND FAMILIES AND THE COMMUNITY AND STAFF BY REALLY THINKING ABOUT IT AS AN EMBEDDED WAY TO FACILITATE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT. WHICH BRINGS ME TO MY NEXT POINT. A HUGE LEARNING IS THAT WE CAN'T RELY ON TOWN HALLS. WE NEED TO REALLY THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE LEVERAGE DISTRICT WIDE PARENT PARTNERSHIP STRATEGIES TO MOVE AWAY FROM A SATELLITE APPROACH TO AN INTEGRATED APPROACH BUT ALSO AGAIN ACTIVATING SCHOOL BASED NETWORKS. >> THERE'S A LOT THAT WE CAN DO TO CONTINUE TO FLESH THAT OUT ON DECISION MAKING AND IMPLEMENTATION. >> YOU KNOW BEING ABLE TO REFINE AND STRENGTHEN THE WAYS THAT WE USE DATA THIS HAS TO OCCUR IN THE CONTEXT OF HOW WE CONDUCT SHARED GOVERNANCE. YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE UNDERSTAND WHO SHOWS UP AT THESE TOWN HALLS, WHO HAS ACCESS TO SHOW UP AT THESE TOWN HALLS AND HOW DO WE LEVERAGE DATA POINTS THAT WE GATHER THROUGH OTHER AVENUES WHETHER IF IT'S OUR SCHOOL, YOU KNOW, CULTURE AND CLIMATE
SURVEYS TO UNDERSTAND WHAT OUR PARENTS CONCERN ABOUT WHAT DO THEY CARE ABOUT IN TERMS OF THEIR STUDENTS EXPERIENCE AT THE SCHOOL SITE BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT WAYS TO AGAIN ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY FROM THE POINT OF CO-DESIGNING SO THAT WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THEM AND AT EACH ONE OF OUR CHECKPOINTS. LASTLY, I DO WANT TO POINT OUT WE'RE LOOKING AT THIS FROM A VERY SYSTEMS DRIVEN POINT OF VIEW. SO PART OF THE DATA WORK THAT WE ARE DOING IS ALSO BEING ABLE TO THINK ABOUT WITH THE RESOURCES THAT WE HAVE HOW CAN WE MAXIMIZE OUR IMPACT AND LEVERAGE YOU KNOW WHETHER IF IT'S SYSTEMS FOR DATA SYSTEMS OR TRAINING TO PROMOTE BETTER ACCESSIBILITY, CULTURAL COMPETENCY AND ALSO ENGAGING IN CAPACITY BUILDING OF OUR STAFF WHO ARE HERE SO THAT IT BECOMES A PART OF THE ETHOS OF HOW WE YOU KNOW, DO WORK IN THE DISTRICT. IT'S ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. IT'S ALSO ABOUT BEING ABLE TO LEVERAGE EXISTING VOICES THAT HAVE ALREADY COME FORWARD TO BE
ABLE TO INFORM OUR WORK SO THAT WE'RE NOT GOING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY EVERY TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS THAT THEY'VE ALREADY ANSWERED SO THAT WE'RE REALLY HONORING THEIR TIME AND THEIR INPUT AND FEEDBACK IN OUR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT PROCESS . >> SO SUPERINTENDENT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION. >> >> THANK YOU. HUNG MAY UM I WILL NOW JUST KICK IT OFF HERE WITH SOME THINGS FOR DISCUSSION. >> SO I WANT TO BEGIN BY BY APPRECIATING YOU AND AND ACKNOWLEDGING THE IMMENSE AMOUNT OF WORK THAT IT TAKES TO DO ALL THE THINGS WHEN IT COMES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND DECISION MAKING. AND CERTAINLY THIS DOES NOT LAND ON ANY ONE PERSON'S SHOULDERS. SO I, I WANT TO I WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE FACT THAT IT TAKES A VILLAGE AND IT TAKES EVERYONE TO KIND OF MOVE AND CHANGE BEHAVIORS. SO JUST I WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE THAT WORK AND AND SO I HAVE A COUPLE OF THINGS TO THAT ARE ACTUALLY A BIT MORE TACTICAL AND MORE CLARIFYING SO THAT I RECOGNIZE
THAT THIS IS TALKING ABOUT THE BUDGET PROCESS THAT TOOK PLACE PREDOMINANTLY OVER THE FALL BUT IN OCTOBER AS WE KIND OF DEVELOPED AND AGREED UPON THE TYPES OF DECISION MAKING MATRIX THAT I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE CLEAR ON THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A STRATEGIC DECISION AND A MAJOR DECISION BECAUSE WE WE DID IDENTIFY TWO MAJOR DECISIONS AROUND SCHOOL REORGANIZATION AND ENROLLMENT THAT ARE JUST UNIQUELY DIFFERENT THAN OTHER BROADER ROUTINE AND ONGOING ENGAGEMENTS THAT WE HAVE OR DECISIONS THAT WE NEED TO MAKE THAT WE JUST KIND OF CATEGORIZED AS A BROADER STRATEGIC DECISION. AND SO MY HOPE IS THAT MOVING FORWARD THAT WE SEE SOME OF THE INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK, THE NEXT STEPS THAT YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT IN THE CONTEXT OF THOSE TWO MAJOR DECISIONS. SO THAT'S ONE. THE SECOND IS, YOU KNOW, I WAS PULLING UP THE INTERIM GOALS AND GUARDRAILS AND THE METRIC AROUND 1.1 THE IMPLEMENTATION METRICS AND THE IMPACT METRICS WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE UPDATED BECAUSE THEY'RE RIGHT NOW FORMED IN THE PERSPECTIVE OF
PERCENTAGE OF MAJOR DECISIONS. BUT IF THOSE ARE ALREADY DECIDED AT THIS POINT FROM OCTOBER WE SHOULD PROBABLY CHANGE THOSE METRICS TO BETTER UNDERSTAND OUR PROGRESS TOWARDS BUILDING INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING SYSTEMS SO MORE PROCEDURAL AND I APOLOGIZE I JUST I DIDN'T GET THAT FEEDBACK TO YOU PRIOR TO TODAY. I THINK THE BIGGER REFLECTION THAT I HAVE IS IS I KIND OF IN GOING BACK TO A-J SITTING ON MY SHOULDER AND SAYING STUDENT OUTCOMES DON'T CHANGE UNTIL ADULT BEHAVIOR CHANGES AND AND I WANT TO JUST CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT THIS INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK AS YOU KNOW, THIS WAS A FRAMEWORK THAT THE DISTRICT HAD ADOPTED. I KNOW THAT THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS IS SOMETHING THAT WE ARE CONTINUING TO WORK ON BUT I THINK MY BIGGER QUESTION IS HOW ARE WE CHANGING OUR BEHAVIORS OR MAYBE I'LL JUST ASK THIS IN THE FORM OF A QUESTION OF HOW HOW OUR BEHAVIORS OF STUFF CHANGING TO TRULY INTERNALIZE AND EMBODY THE SPIRIT BEHIND INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK.
THIS IS BEYOND JUST THE MAJOR DECISIONS AND I KNOW THIS IS WITHIN THE CONTEXT OF THE MAJOR DECISIONS IN PARTICULAR BUT BUT HOPEFULLY THIS IS JUST A MINDSET SHIFT, RIGHT, OF HOW WE WORK AS A AS A AS A DISTRICT AND WHETHER THAT BUDGET WHICH IS THE CONTEXT BY WHICH YOU'RE PRESENTING OR TWEAK OR HIRING OR WHAT HAVE YOU I THINK THAT'S WHAT'S DRIVING MY BIGGER WONDERINGS AROUND GUARDRAIL ONE AND TRULY USING LIKE OUR MAJOR DECISIONS AS THE KIND OF PREMIER EXAMPLE OF THIS WORK THAT WE'RE HOLDING EVERYONE ACCOUNTABLE TO BUT I GUESS THAT'S MY MORE STRATEGIC QUESTION IS LIKE HOW IS THIS BEING INTERNALIZED AS A SYSTEM AND WHAT CAN WE DO THEN AS BOARD MEMBERS TO SUPPORT OR FURTHER THAT EFFORT? THANK YOU PRESIDENT KIM. I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO START WITH I THINK I SHARED AND I DON'T REMEMBER WHICH READING NOW BUT IN ONE OF OUR MEETINGS THAT WHEN I WAS TALKING ABOUT OUR VGS OUR VISION VALUES GOALS AND GUARDRAILS WITH SOME OF OUR SITE LEADERS, A LOT OF OUR SITE LEADERS WERE NOT ARE NOT
FAMILIAR WITH THIS WORK AND A LOT OF OUR SITE LEADERS YOU KNOW THEY THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST TIMES OR THEY ONLY HEAR IT WHEN THE BOARD TALKS ABOUT IT. SO IT IS CRYSTAL CLEAR TO ME THAT ALTHOUGH WE IN THE DISTRICT EMBRACED THIS WORK AT THE BOARD LEVEL IN 2020 TO 20 2022 SEVERAL YEARS AGO, I THINK WHAT HAPPENED WAS THAT WE HAVE NOT ALLOWED THIS WORK TO SEEP INTO OUR DNA YET AND SO THAT IS GOING TO BE THE REALLY BIG LIFT OF OF REALLY FIGURING OUT HOW DO WE INSTITUTION REALIZE THIS CONCEPT THE CONCEPT OF OF DEEP ENGAGEMENT, OF MAKING SURE THAT AT EVERY MAJOR DECISION POINTS WE PAUSE AND WE REFLECT AND WE LOOK BACK AND WE GO BACK TO OUR COMMUNITY TO ENGAGE AND I THINK IT IS TRULY A MUSCLE THAT WE NEED TO LEARN TO BUILD UP AND IT'S A MUSCLE THAT WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON EACH AND EVERY DAY. SO LONG WINDED ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION OF WHERE WE'RE STILL
WORKING AT IT. WE AND IT WILL START FROM THE TOP IT WILL HAVE TO START WITH ME TO MAKE SURE THAT I REMEMBER TO PAUSE AND TO GO BACK AND AND WORK WITH OUR COMMUNITY AT EVERY MAJOR DECISION POINT IS NOT THE RIGHT WORD BUT AT EVERY KEY DECISION POINT WE HAVE TO PAUSE. WE HAVE TO CHECK WITH OUR LEADERS, PEOPLE WHO ARE REALLY CONNECTED TO THE WORK AT WHATEVER DECISION POINT THAT WE HAVE TO MAKE. SO IT DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT WE NEED TO CONTINUE TO WORK ON . DO YOU WANT TO ADD ANYTHING? YEAH. THANK YOU. I, I JUST ALSO WANTED TO SAY YOU KNOW AS MUCH AS CULTURE EATS STRATEGIES FOR BREAKFAST RIGHT YOU CAN'T INSTITUTE CULTURE CHANGE OVERNIGHT. RIGHT. AND I THINK PART OF THE THE TAKEAWAYS THAT I'VE GOTTEN JUST LISTENING TO SOME OF THE WORK THAT'S HAPPENING THROUGH THE PROGRESS MONITORING AT HAWK IS THAT HOW DO WE REALLY INSTITUTE SYSTEMS OF ACCOUNTABILITY AS WE
BUILD OUT THESE PLANS BECAUSE WE SHOULDN'T WAIT UNTIL WHEN WE HAVE TO REPORT ON APRIL 1ST TO BE ABLE TO SAY HOW ARE WE HITTING THE INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A PART OF HOW WE OPERATIONAL WISE RIGHT KEY DECISION MAKING PROCESSES PART OF THIS IS WE DO NEED TO REVISIT REVISIT AND YOU KNOW THINGS THROUGH WHAT ARE THE SYSTEMS THAT WERE IN PLACE THAT MAYBE HAVE BEEN YOU KNOW, ELIMINATED REDUCE OR YOU KNOW, HAS CHANGED IN NATURE AS A RESULT OF ALL OF THE RESOURCE CHANGES OVER THE YEARS AND AN EXAMPLE HERE IS JUST IN TERMS OF INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS WHERE LIKE WHAT ARE SOME OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN STRENGTHEN AND BUILD OUR INTERNAL COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM SO THAT WE CAN MORE EFFECTIVELY DEPLOY THE DIFFERENT TOUCH POINTS WITHIN THE SYSTEM TO ENGAGE, GATHER INPUT AND MAKE THAT A PART OF HOW WE AGAIN CONDUCT BUSINESS. SO NOT TO YOU KNOW LIKE DRILL DOWN TO TOO MUCH BUT THERE ARE SOME VERY SPECIFIC YOU KNOW, WAYS THAT WE CAN INSTITUTE
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS SO THAT WE CAN ADOPT HEALTHIER PRACTICES IN RELATION TO HOW DO WE SHARE INFORMATION AND COLLABORATE AND PARTNER WITH IMPACTED STUDENTS, FAMILIES AND STAFF PER THE GUARDRAIL AND IT REALLY IS ABOUT BEING ACCOUNTABLE TO THE VALUES OF THE BOARD AND THE AS REPRESENTATIVES OF THE COMMUNITY WHICH WASN'T MY GOSH COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WORD THANK YOU AND I'M GLAD WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THIS AND I THINK THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS HARD TO I THINK CONCEPTUALIZE IT'S HARD TO I THINK IT'S EASY TO TALK ABOUT LIKE OH THIS IS A FRAMEWORK BUT THEN REALLY UNDERSTANDING LIKE WELL WHAT DOES IT MEAN? WHAT DOES IT MEAN WHEN WE'RE HITTING THE MARK IT FEELS HARDER. SO MY QUESTION IS IT'S GOING TO BE BESIDES WHAT OBJECTIVE METRICS BESIDES ATTENDANCE NUMBERS ARE WE GOING TO BE USING TO MEASURE THE QUALITY AND INFLUENCE OF THE CONSULTATION AT INCEPTION AND ADOPTION AND REVIEW PHASES
? I MEAN I THINK THAT THERE'S BEEN OFTEN A LOT OF DISCONNECT WITH WHAT SEEMS LIKE THE DISTRICT FEELING LIKE WE ENGAGED AND COMMUNITY BE LIKE NO YOU DIDN'T AND WE CLEARLY THERE IS A REAL DISAGREEMENT AND I DON'T THINK IT'S JUST YOU KNOW I'M RIGHT YOU'RE WRONG LIKE AN ACTUAL ACTUAL FUNDAMENTAL DISAGREEMENT ON WHAT ENGAGEMENT SHOULD BE OR SHOULDN'T BE. AND I THINK WHAT WE KNOW IS ATTENDANCE NUMBERS DOESN'T AND ATTENDANCE NUMBERS OR SURVEY RESPONSES WHILE TO US AS A DISTRICT MAY FEEL LIKE THIS IS ENGAGEMENT I THINK FOR COMMUNITY DOESN'T FEEL REFLECTIVE OF ACTUAL ENGAGEMENT SO BESIDES THESE NUMBERS LIKE HOW ARE WE GOING TO KNOW WHEN WE'RE WHEN WE'RE HITTING THE MARK, HOW ARE WE GOING TO KNOW ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THIS THIS ENGAGEMENT? BECAUSE THAT'S WHERE I WORRY THAT WE'RE NOT THERE AND AS MANY TOWN HALLS AS WE PUT ON ETC., ETC. I KNOW YOU'RE NOT JUST SUGGESTING TOWN HALLS BUT LIKE IT'S NOT MEETING THE NEED. YEAH. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW I, I, I FEEL LIKE IF
THERE IS IF WE DO IT RIGHT THEN MAYBE WE DON'T HAVE TO DO TOWN HALLS ANYMORE WHICH IS KIND OF LIKE PERSONAL STRIVING TOWARDS THAT GOAL. >> IT'S IT'S I MEAN IN AN INTERIM IN TERMS OF SOME OF THE QUESTIONS THAT WE GOT EVEN IN THE Q&A RIGHT, THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT IN TERMS OF HOW MANY PEOPLE COME HOW MANY TOUCHPOINTS DO WE ACTUALLY HAVE AND REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHICH IS WHY IT HAS TO BE A MORE SYSTEMS AND INTEGRATED APPROACH. AND I APPRECIATE YOUR YOUR QUESTION COMMISSIONER. YOU KNOW I ALSO FEEL LIKE IT'S IMPORTANT FOR US TO DELINEATE THE METRIC FOR MEASURING SUCCESS VERSUS HAVING EVERYBODY AGREE ON THE DECISION. THOSE ARE TWO DIFFERENT THINGS AND WE CAN DO A TON OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO ACHIEVE CONSENSUS WITH THE COMMUNITY BECAUSE WE SERVE A VERY LARGE, VERY URBAN, VERY DIVERSE DISTRICT WITH VERY DIFFERENT COMPLEX NEEDS AND SYSTEMS AND SO I JUST YOU KNOW, I THINK THIS IS A WELCOME INVITATION TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP WHAT THOSE METRICS LOOK LIKE TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO
DEFINE SUCCESS. BUT ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE LEARN IS THAT, YOU KNOW, WE CAN'T WE CAN'T PUT THOSE TWO THINGS TOGETHER AND QUIT THEM AS SUCCESS. RIGHT? I THINK A FEW THINGS JUST LOOKING AT THE INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK IS YOU KNOW, HOW DO WE MEASURE THE OUTREACH THAT WE HAVE DONE TO INCREASE FOR EXAMPLE THE THE PARTICIPATION OF LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT COMMUNITIES, RIGHT IN TERMS OF HOW DO WE MEASURE INCLUSIVITY? ARE WE ARE WE SENDING OUT INFORMATION IN DIFFERENT MODES RIGHT UTILIZING VIDEO AND CALL AND TEXT INSTEAD OF JUST EMAIL? >> ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT EVERYTHING IS TRANSLATED IN TIME TO WEEKS AHEAD IF THERE IS AN EVENT RIGHT TO REALLY THINK ABOUT REDUCING BARRIERS TO PARTICIPATION AS A KEY INDICATOR FOR WHETHER OR NOT WE'VE CONDUCTED INCLUSIVE, YOU KNOW, DECISION MAKING AND OUTREACH. SO THAT'S AN EXAMPLE OF SYSTEMS BASED METRICS THAT WE CAN START TO INTEGRATE IN HOW WE BUILD
OUT OUR PLANNING AND TARGETS AND GOALS THAT YOU KNOW, I WOULD LOVE FOR US TO CONTINUE TO REFINE AND THE TEAM AS WELL AS PART OF THE WHOLE SYSTEM. THANKS. CAN I JUST DO A FOLLOW UP SINCE I HAVE A LITTLE BIT MORE I APPRECIATE THAT AND I THINK IT'S REALLY I APPRECIATE THE POINT THAT WE HAVE TO YOU KNOW, GETTING EVERYBODY TO AGREE DOES NOT MEAN THAT THAT MEANS THAT YOU'VE CHECKED THE BOX OR YOU'VE OR YOU'VE FAILED AT ENGAGEMENT IF THERE'S NOT AGREEMENT. BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT SORT OF ITERATIVE PROCESS WHERE IT'S YOU HEARD YOU LISTENED AND AND WE'RE NOT GOING TO MAKE THIS WE'RE NOT ACTUALLY GOING TO DO THIS BUT HERE'S WHY WE HEARD YOU THESE ARE THE THINGS WE CONSIDERED AND HERE'S WHY WE'RE DOING SOMETHING ELSE. AND I THINK THAT IS SOMETHING THAT'S SO OFTEN MISSING. AND SO THEN PEOPLE JUST ASSUME WELL, THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS THE BETTER THING OR THEY DIDN'T DO WHAT WE SUGGESTED AND SO THEY DIDN'T LISTEN. THEY DIDN'T ACTUALLY CARE AND IT WAS JUST, YOU KNOW, PERFORMATIVE AND SO WHEREVER THAT THAT LOOP IS THAT FEEDBACK LOOP SO THAT WE'RE IT'S NOT JUST WE GO OUT, WE COME BACK
AND THE DECISION IS WE WE GO OUT, COME BACK, WE GO OUT AGAIN THIS IS WHAT WE HEARD THIS IS WHERE WE ARE. AND SO IT'S LIKE AN ACTUAL CONVERSATION AND I KNOW THAT'S HARD GIVEN HOW MANY PLACES AND SPACES THERE ARE TO TRY TO ENGAGE THIS WAY. BUT I DO THINK THAT THAT IS SUPER IMPORTANT. CAN I JUST SAY THAT I REALLY RESONATE WITH THAT BECAUSE I, I REALLY DO PERCEIVE ENGAGEMENT AS THE OPPORTUNITY TO BUILD RELATIONSHIP AND AGAIN WE OVER THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS HAVE BEEN TRYING TO REESTABLISH OUR CREDIBILITY AND ESTABLISH RESPECT AND TRUST WITHIN OUR SYSTEM AND AND I FULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THAT IT TAKES TIME. IT TAKES A LOT OF TRANSPARENT CONVERSATION. BUT WHAT DOES THAT EVEN MEAN? IT MEANS THAT WE JUST GO OUT AND BE HONEST WITH OUR FAMILIES, BE HONEST WITH OUR CONSTITUENT FOLLOW UP WHEN WE SAY WE'RE GOING TO FOLLOW UP AND AND RESPOND AND AND DEMONSTRATE THAT WE ARE LISTENING AGAIN, I THINK IT IS NOT A VERY STRONG MUSCLE IN THE
IN THE DISTRICT RIGHT NOW BUT WE ARE LIFTING WEIGHTS AND WE'RE GOING TO BUILD THIS MUSCLE UP BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL IF WE DO NOT BUILD OUR RELATIONSHIP WITH OUR KEY COMMUNITY, OUR COMMUNITY PERIOD. BUT YES IT IS ABOUT RELATIONSHIP AND EVENTUALLY WE WE WILL HAVE THAT LEVEL OF TRUST AND GRACE THAT COMES WITH A STRONG RELATIONSHIP, A STRONG PARTNERSHIP. YEAH. THANK YOU. I JUST THINK THIS I THINK THIS IS A GOOD DISCUSSION AND I JUST WANT TO ADD ON I THINK THERE'S THIS OTHER PIECE WHERE IT'S ACTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE SUPERINTENDENT AND YOU ALL TO DO THAT WORK WITH EVERYONE AND IF 49,000 SCHOOL STUDENTS SCHOOL DISTRICTS I THINK THERE'S THIS QUESTION AROUND THE SYSTEMS AND HOW TO HOW DO THOSE HOW DOES THAT GET BUILT INTO THE SYSTEM RIGHT SO THAT IT'S AND AGAIN THIS IS RELATED I THINK YOU SAID IT EARLIER AROUND THE CULTURE CHANGE AS WELL AS THE SYSTEM CHANGE YOU KNOW IT'S IN IT HAS TO HAPPEN AT MULTIPLE LEVELS OF THE SYSTEM AND JUST AS SOMEONE WHO'S BEEN IN S OFFICE FOR A LONG TIME I KNOW THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CHALLENGE AND IT'S KIND OF GONE UP AND DOWN IN TERMS OF HOW CHALLENGING IT IS OR HOW
UNCHALLENGING IT GETS AT TIMES WHICH IS GOOD IF WHEN THE TIMES GETS LESS CHALLENGING BUT YOU KNOW SO SO I MEAN TO USE AN EXAMPLE LIKE PRINCIPLES NEED TO FEEL HEARD BY THEIR BOSSES AND THEIR BOSSES NEED TO BE FEEL HEARD BY THEIR BOSSES SO AND VICE VERSA SO THAT THAT FEEDBACK LOOP IS GOING UP AND DOWN THE SYSTEM AND THEN PRINCIPALS NEED TO BE DOING OUTREACH IN THEIR COMMUNITIES AND YOU KNOW WITH THEIR SITE COUNCILS AND SO I THINK JUST ECHOING WHAT MY COLLEAGUE SAID, I THINK THE FOCUS ON TOWN HALLS IN SOME WAYS I'VE ALWAYS THOUGHT WAS AND THIS IS WASN'T JUST THIS ADMINISTRATION I THINK THERE'S ALWAYS BEEN A HISTORY OF FOCUS OF I'M TRYING TO DO TOWN HALLS WHICH MAKES SENSE BECAUSE AS FROM THE FROM THE CENTRAL OFFICE THAT'S SOMETHING YOU CAN CONTROL. BUT I ACTUALLY THINK THE MORE THE PROFOUND CHANGE IS GOING TO HAVE TO HAPPEN THROUGHOUT THE SYSTEM AND IT'S HARDER AND IT'S GOING TO TAKE LONGER BUT I THINK IT'S GOING TO BE THAT'S WHEN WE'RE GOING TO ACTUALLY SEE THIS GUARDRAIL IN BEING RESPECTED IN PRACTICE IS WHEN WE DO IT UP AND DOWN THE SYSTEM
. CAN I JUST SAY I 100% AGREE. I WE REALLY, REALLY NEED TO LEARN HOW TO LEVERAGE THE KEY LEADERS WITHIN WITHIN THE SYSTEM AND THAT AT ALL LEVELS LIKE EVEN YOUNG PEOPLE CAN DELIVER MESSAGES TO EACH OTHER AND AS WE DEMONSTRATED TODAY OUR YOUNG PEOPLE ARE EXTREMELY POWERFUL FROM FOURTH GRADERS ALL THE WAY TO HIGH SCHOOLERS. BUT WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO LEVERAGE THAT. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO ENGAGE KEY LEADERS AND THEN HAVE THOSE CONVERSATION AND SEEP THROUGH THE ENTIRE SYSTEM. YEAH AND THEY NEED TO FEEL LIKE MR. I MEAN WE'RE WE'RE SAYING LIKE THEY WERE LISTENED TO RIGHT THAT THAT IT WASN'T JUST PERFORMATIVE THAT IT WAS THERE WAS FEEDBACK IT WAS RECEIVED EVEN WHEN IT DIDN'T GET ALWAYS FOLLOWED IT WAS RECEIVED IT WAS CONSIDERED THERE'S A DIALOG GOING ON SO I THINK THAT'S THE THAT'S THE PIECE. I TOTALLY AGREE. COMMISSIONER, THANK YOU. I HAVE A FEW QUESTIONS THAT I WANTED TO CHECK ON. YOU HAD MADE A REFERENCE TO, YOU KNOW, TOWN HALLS
AND ESSENTIALLY HOPING THAT YOU WILL HAVE TO DO MANY IN THE FUTURE AND LOOKING AT OUR ENGAGEMENT NUMBERS ON THEM THEY DON'T SEEM TO BE A GOOD USE OF THE IMMENSE STAFF TIME AND RESOURCES THAT WENT THROUGH FROM WHAT I'VE SEEN HERE AND ESPECIALLY SINCE IT'S NOT EVEN AN ON IT'S NOT AN ON DUPLICATED COUNT INCLUDES PEOPLE WHO WERE THERE A NUMBER OF TIMES. SO I'M WONDERING WHAT WE'RE LOOKING AT FOR OTHER METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT GIVEN LIKE THE VIRTUAL TOWN HALLS ENGAGE THE MOST PEOPLE. WHAT OTHER METHODS OF ENGAGEMENT ARE WE CONSIDERING? MY FIRST QUESTION THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THAT QUESTION, COMMISSIONER. >> SO YOU KNOW, THINKING ABOUT ALTERNATE ATIVE WAYS TO ENGAGE AND AS WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE SYSTEMS CHANGE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO LIKE ONE ONE KEY AREA IS BEING ABLE TO THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW HOW MANY SCHOOL SITES HAVE STRONG WORKING EFFECTIVE SCHOOL SITE COUNCILS LIKE ARE THERE WAYS THAT WE CAN FACILITATE BETTER PARTICIPATION THERE REMOVE BARRIERS? I THINK ANOTHER KEY INDICATOR
AND THIS IS NOT SO MUCH A TOWN HALL STRATEGY AND WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO PRESIDENT KIM AND VICE PRESIDENT HULING AS WELL AS THAT HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNICATION CHAIR GUPTA AND COMMISSIONER FISHER TO REALLY THINK THROUGH YOU KNOW, IF WE HAVE THESE ADVISORIES, HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT, YOU KNOW, THOSE BODIES ARE BEING EFFECTIVELY LEVERAGE THAT APPOINTMENTS ARE MADE? WE HAVE A STRONG PROCESS AND REALLY LEVERAGING ALL OF THIS SYSTEM TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER. SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE THE GOOD NEWS HERE IS THAT OPPORTUNITIES ABOUND AND WE HAVE A LOT OF SORT OF DIFFERENT PLACES WHERE WHERE WE CAN MEASURE GROWTH PUT A DIFFERENT WAY. RIGHT. AND I THINK THAT BEING ABLE TO THINK ABOUT TRUE PARTICIPATION IN TERMS OF THAT TWO WAY COMMUNICATION IS IS REALLY I THINK THE OTHER STRETCH GOAL FOR US TO THINK THROUGH YOU KNOW NOT JUST POINTS IN TIME IN TERMS OF WHEN WE SHARE OUR
INFORMATION AS ISOLATED EPISODES AND EVENTS BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT WHAT ARE SORT OF THE THE MECHANISMS AND THE METHODS FOR WHICH WE CAN ENGAGE IN THIS TO A DIALOG. RIGHT? SO I SPOKE EARLIER A LITTLE BIT ABOUT INTERNAL COMMUNICATION AND DO WE HAVE A EFFECTIVE WAY TO LEVERAGE SYSTEMS LEADERS TO EMPOWER WRITE THEM WITH INFORMATION TO ENGAGE IN CONSULTATION WITH TOUCH POINTS THAT THEY HAVE WITHIN THE SYSTEM BUT ALSO THINKING ABOUT LEVERAGING TRUSTED MESSENGERS WITHIN THE COMMUNITY FOR FOR I THINK A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW THE COMMUNICATIONS TEAM HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN RECRUITING A TRUSTED SORT OF CADRE OF COMMUNITY AND PARENT LEADERS. THESE ARE COMMITTEE BASED ORGANIZATIONS PARENT LEADER, ASSOCIATION GROUPS YOU KNOW AT THE KIDS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE OUR TRUSTED INFORMATION AND ACCESSIBLE WAY. SO I THINK THAT THERE ARE THESE SORT OF YOU KNOW,
PROJECTS THAT WE'VE PILOTED THAT WE CAN LOOK AT JUST SOME TEST DATA AS PART OF THE DATA WORK THAT WE DO TO REALLY IDENTIFY AND HONE IN ON A FEW KEY AREAS THAT WE WANT TO MAKE IMPROVEMENT COMING OUT OF THIS PROCESS. AND AS WE ENTER THE THE SORT OF MAJOR DECISION MAKING FOR THE UPCOMING KEY DECISIONS TO REALLY IDENTIFY WHAT THOSE GROWTH AREAS ARE AND TO BE ABLE TO MEASURE IMPACT FROM A SYSTEMS POINT OF VIEW. >> SORRY THAT WAS VERY LONG WINDED BUT JUST I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU EXAMPLES OF WHAT IT COULD LOOK LIKE. RIGHT. SORRY. I APPRECIATE THAT IN ORDER TO DO THINGS LIKE THAT THERE'S THERE WERE A LOT OF EXPRESSIONS IN THE REPORT OF HOW CONSTRAIN OR LIMITED STAFF CAPACITIES AND I HAD ASKED SOME QUESTIONS AROUND THAT BUT I DON'T FEEL LIKE I'VE GOTTEN A SENSE OF WHAT RESOURCES WOULD REALLY BE NEEDED TO DO TRUE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF THE NATURE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT AND I FOR ONE WOULD FIND IT HELPFUL KNOW THAT
I THINK LIKE IF FOR THE BOARD TO BE ABLE TO BE HELPFUL IN THIS RESPECT WE NEED TO HAVE A SENSE OF WHAT KIND OF RESOURCES ARE ACTUALLY REQUIRED. AND AFTER THIS I HAVE ONE OF THE QUESTIONS. THANK YOU COMMISSIONER REY I JUST WANT TO LET YOU AND THE BOARD KNOW THAT AS PART OF THE PROCESS OF REORGANIZING CENTRAL OFFICE AND THE CENTRAL OFFICE BUDGET DEVELOPMENT PROCESS WE ARE ENGAGING IN CONVERSATIONS AROUND HOW DO WE STRUCTURE AND ALIGN RESOURCES BUT ALSO I THINK IN TERMS OF THINKING ABOUT ACCOUNTABILITY, RIGHT LIKE AS WE HAVE TO DO THIS WORK CROSS-FUNCTIONALLY HOW DO WE ORGANIZE OURSELVES TO BE ABLE TO DELIVER? SO AGAIN IT'S MOVING AWAY FROM SILOS TO A MORE STRATEGIC INTEGRATED APPROACH. IT SHOULDN'T JUST BE ONE PERSON OR AN OFFICE DOING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. EVERYBODY WHO IS IMPLEMENTING THERE SHOULD BE SOME LEVEL OF COMPETENCY AROUND AT MINIMUM, RIGHT? WE HAD SERVICE STANDARDS HUG
SERVICE STANDARDS, HONOR UNDERSTANDING GUIDE, THAT KIND OF WENT THROUGH ITS OWN EVOLUTION BECAUSE OF CHANGES IN RESOURCES. >> THERE ARE ALSO THERE WERE ALSO RESOURCES AROUND PARENT PARTNERSHIPS THAT HAVE EVOLVED AND CHANGED OVER TIME AS A RESULT OF RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS. SO WE ARE DOING BOTH A LEVEL OF FORENSICS TO UNDERSTAND HOW HAS THIS CHANGE OCCUR BECAUSE OF THE LAST FEW YEARS OF BUDGET REDUCTIONS BUT ALSO AS WE ENTER INTO THIS WORK TO MAKE A COMMITMENT ON DOING THIS IN THIS WAY THAT IS SYSTEM WIDE DISTRICT WIDE ACROSS SCHOOL SITES AND DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE CITY TO REALLY BE ABLE TO THINK ABOUT HOW DO WE ORGANIZE OUR RESOURCES AND STRUCTURE. SO I DON'T HAVE AN ANSWER FOR YOU RIGHT THIS MINUTE. THESE CONVERSATIONS ARE ONGOING BUT THESE ARE SOME OF THE KEY DISCUSSIONS THAT WE'RE HAVING AROUND HOW DO WE STRUCTURE THIS? WHAT ARE THE SORT OF FUNCTIONAL SWIM LANES THAT WE NEED TO CREATE BUT ALSO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE CROSS-FUNCTIONAL COLLABORATIONS THAT NEED TO HAPPEN IN ORDER FOR THIS TO
ACTUALLY WORK? OKAY. THANK YOU. MY LAST QUESTION IS PERHAPS BETTER DIRECTED SUPERINTENDENT SUE BUT IF IF YOU WOULD PREFER TO TAKE IT EITHER FINE. AND THAT SAID I'VE HEARD MENTION FROM BOTH OF YOU ABOUT LEADERS AND TALKING ABOUT LEADERS AND THE TALKING TO LEADERS IS VERY, VERY IMPORTANT IN VARIOUS RESPECTS BUT MOST OF THE COMMUNITY IS NOT A LEADER. SO ARE WE ACTUALLY TRYING TO REACH MOST FOLKS IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND WHAT WOULD OUR PROPOSED OR WHAT ARE OUR PROPOSED MECHANISMS OR THOUGHTS AROUND HOW TO DO THAT UNLESS WE ACTUALLY ARE SAYING AND IF WE'RE SAYING THIS I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS IS IT THE DISTRICT'S POSITION THAT WE'RE NOT ABLE TO REACH MOST FOLKS YOU KNOW, LIKE WHAT'S WHAT'S GOING ON IN TERMS OF OUR EFFORTS? >> THANK YOU OR LIKE THINKING WOULD WOULD IT BE HELPFUL IF I JUST KIND OF SHARE A LITTLE BIT AND THIS IS LIKE BRAGGING A LITTLE BIT IF THAT'S OKAY.
WE WE HAVE A VERY POWERFUL MEGAPHONE AT OUR DISPOSAL AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT EVERY SINGLE WEEK THERE ARE TWO WEEKLY BULLETINS THAT GO OUT ONE TO STAFF CALLED OASIS THAT GOES OUT TO ABOUT 10,000 RECIPIENTS AND EVERY THURSDAY EVENING THE FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENT BULLETIN A.K.A. FAB GOES OUT TO ABOUT 60,000 RECIPIENTS. THE INDUSTRY AVERAGE FOR OPENING OF MAILINGS LIKE THIS HOVERS AROUND 15 TO 20%. THE DISTRICT OPEN RATE FOR THESE PUBLICATIONS HOVERS AROUND ANYWHERE BETWEEN 50 FIVE 0 TO 65%. WHEN YOU ARE LOOKING AT ANALYTICS AND YOU DO TO DOUBLE CLICK INTO WHAT ARE SOME OF THE KEY TOPICS OR CONTENT OR RESOURCES THAT PARENTS LOOK AT THE MOST AND THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE OUTREACH THAT HAPPENS AT THE SCHOOL SITE LEVEL, RIGHT? AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT CLICKS, WHAT CONTENT IS BEING ACCESS THE MOST, RIGHT AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THESE ANALYTICS WE HAVE A LOT OF INSIGHT
IN TERMS OF THE REACH THAT WE HAVE EVERY SINGLE WEEK BECAUSE WE ARE PROVIDING ESSENTIAL INFORMATION. SO THAT'S ABSOLUTELY SOMETHING THAT IS PART OF OUR BREAD AND BUTTER AND STAFF. WE HAVE AGAIN SMALL AND MIGHTY COMMUNICATIONS TEAM THEY RUN EVERYTHING FROM THE SYSTEMS TO THE CONTENT TO THE OUTREACH AND TO LEVERAGE INTERNAL COMMUNICATE IN CHANNELS LIKE THE WEEKLY NEWS THAT GOES OUT TO PRINCIPALS THAT IS A TREASURE TROVE OF INFORMATION. SO THERE ARE THESE THESE DIFFERENT MECHANISMS THAT WE LEVERAGE TO DO LIKE A DOUBLE CLICK OR LIKE A YOU KNOW, REINFORCEMENT OF INFORMATION SHARING AND ALSO JUST MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE WAYS TO LEVERAGE ADVISORIES IN IN IMPROVING SOME OF THESE STRATEGIES IN TERMS OF USER ACCESS, USER FRIENDLINESS, ETC.. SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE IT WOULD BE REMISS OF ME TO NOT MENTION THE IMPORTANT SYSTEMS WORK THAT WE'RE DOING IN TERMS OF INFORMING FAMILIES OF ESSENTIAL INFORMATION THAT WE
DO AT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT BUT ALSO THE OPPORTUNITY AND POTENTIAL THAT WE HAVE TO REALLY IMPROVE SOME OF THESE SYSTEMS. I'M GOING TO ACTUALLY STUDENT DELEGATES JUST BECAUSE THERE'S MORE PRESSED FOR TIME HERE. SO IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU'D LIKE TO SHARE YEAH, LOTS ACTUALLY. FIRST OF ALL, GOOD EVENING. HI. I JUST WANTED TO BEGIN WITH THANK YOU. AND IN THE BEGINNING OF YOUR PRESENTATION YOU SHOWED A LOT OF GRATITUDE TO A LOT OF PEOPLE INVOLVED IN EVERYTHING AND I WANT TO SHOW OUR GRATITUDE TO YOU AND EVERYONE HERE FOR ASKING AMAZING QUESTIONS THAT PROVOKED EVEN MORE THOUGHTS IN MY HEAD TO ASK HERE. AND THE FIRST THING IS I KNOW WE TALKED A LOT ABOUT LIKE THE WHOLE SYSTEM THING AND EVERYTHING AND WHAT IT MEANS TO REALLY BRING THE COMMUNITY INTO THE DECISION MAKING AND WHAT IT MEANS EVEN WHEN CONSENSUS IS NOT REACHED. AND I GUESS MY QUESTION IS LIKE HOW IS THIS FEEDBACK BEING BROUGHT IN AND WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO INTEGRATE LIKE INTEGRATE COMMUNITY INPUT INTO DECISION MAKING? AND I NOTICE THAT IT'S LIKE PART OF THE PLAN AND IT'S TO
CLARIFY THE GOAL OF ENGAGEMENT AND LIKE WHAT DOES THAT LOOK LIKE RIGHT NOW AND LIKE WHAT DO THE FUTURE STEPS LIKE WHAT ARE THE STEPS THAT WILL BE TAKEN TO ACHIEVE THAT? OH THANK YOU SO MUCH JUSTIN AND DELEGATE MINE FOR THAT REALLY THOUGHTFUL QUESTION. YOU KNOW, I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE HAVE HEARD THAT IS REALLY IMPORTANT IS BEING ABLE TO DO EFFECTIVE EXPECTATIONS SETTING WITH THE COMMUNITY. SO WHEN YOU'RE LOOKING AT ALL THE DIFFERENT WAYS THAT YOU KNOW, SAY LIKE A PARENT OR A STUDENT CAN PARTICIPATE IN A DECISION MAKING PROCESS, RIGHT. ARE WE INFORMING LIKE THIS IS JUST ONE WAY I'M JUST TELLING YOU OR ARE WE SAYING STUDENT DELEGATE I'M ON YOU HAVE THE ABILITY TO VOTE UP OR DOWN A PARTICULAR DECISION THAT MAKES YOU A DECISION MAKER AND THAT YOU ARE EMPOWERED WITH A DIFFERENT LEVEL OF RIGHT LIKE SHARED GOVERNANCE. I THINK THAT ONE OF THE KEY THINGS THAT WE HAVE LEARNED IN THIS PROCESS IS TO BE VERY, VERY CLEAR ABOUT WHAT IS IT
THAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR AS THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SO THAT GOING INTO AN ENGAGEMENT AND WE ARE MEETING AND ALSO BEING ABLE TO RECIPROCATE SOME OF THE EXPECTATIONS THAT THE COMMUNITY HAS OF US. SO I THINK THAT YOU KNOW, AS A AS AN ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION THAT IS I THINK A REALLY IMPORTANT NEXT STEP FOR US TO BE ABLE TO DO IS FOR THE MAJOR DECISIONS AND THE DIFFERENT DECISION POINTS THAT WE ARE EFFECTIVELY COMMUNICATE COMMUNICATING THE ROLE OF THE COMMUNITY, IMPACT AT STUDENTS, STAFF AND FAMILIES IN TERMS OF HOW THEY WILL BE PARTICIPATING AS PART OF THE DECISION MAKING BUT ALSO JUST THE SUPERINTENDENT'S POINT FOLLOWING THROUGH ON OUR COMMITMENT AND BEING ABLE TO HONOR RIGHT THE PARTNERSHIP THAT WE ARE BUILDING WITH THE COMMUNITY. THANK YOU. AND THEN IN YOUR PRESENTATION YOU MENTIONED A LOT ABOUT LIKE THE TOWN HALL, THE ADVISORIES AND EVERYTHING AND FOR ME TO FIND I WAS THINKING LIKE OH WHAT ABOUT THIS? BUT THEN YOU LIKE LITERALLY ADDRESSED IT IN THE NEXT SLIDE
SO IT WAS AMAZING. BUT I THINK THE THING WAS I WAS LIKE THINKING ABOUT TOWN HALLS AND THEN I WAS THINKING LIKE OH WHAT IF THE PEOPLE LIKE THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T SHOW UP TO TOWN HALLS AND THEN YOU MENTIONED THE ADVISORIES WHERE YOU MEET LIKE THE PARENTS WHERE THEY ARE AND THEN I'M THINKING LIKE WHAT ABOUT THE PARENTS THAT ARE NOT IN THE ADVISORIES? AND THEN YOU MENTIONED LIKE THE PIZZA IN THE PTA AND I'M LIKE YEAH, THAT'S AMAZING. AND THEN YOU ALSO MENTIONED THE SAFETY AND WE'RE REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO HAVING YOU THERE TOO. AND THAT BRINGS ME TO MY SECOND QUESTION. >> I REMEMBER THIS IS A CONCERN AT AD HOC COMMITTEE ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN OUR LITTLE BREAKOUT SESSIONS LIKE HOW TO CONTINUE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND REALLY BRING THE PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN LEFT OUT OF OUT OF THESE CONVERSATIONS BECAUSE LIKE OBVIOUSLY LIKE ACCESS TO TOWN HALLS AND ADVISORY EVEN EVEN LIKE PIZZA IS SOMETHING THAT'S BASED AT THE SCHOOL SITES LIKE ACCESS TO WHAT OF LIKE TRANSPORTATION IF PARENTS ARE WORKING EITHER LIKE I KNOW MY MY MOM WORKS DOUBLE SHIFTS LIKE ALL THE TIME
LIKE SO SHE'S REALLY ABLE TO LIKE MAKE IT TO THESE TYPE OF THINGS AND THEN LIKE I DON'T KNOW THINGS LIKE GETTING YOUR CHILD BABYSAT FOR LIKE I DON'T KNOW LIKE JUST A BUNCH OF STUFF THAT LIKE KIND OF SORT OF LIKE AN OBSTACLE TO ATTENDING THESE THINGS AND LIKE I GUESS THAT LEADS ME TO MY QUESTION OF LIKE HOW ARE WE GOING TO CONTINUE THIS? LIKE I I'VE HEARD LIKE COMMISSIONER RAY ASK LIKE ALTERNATIVES TO TOWN HALLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT AND I JUST I GUESS I WANT TO HEAR MORE OF THAT AND LIKE SPECIFICALLY HOW TO BRING PEOPLE WHO ARE OFTEN NOT IN THE COMMUNITY AND I, I APPRECIATE WHAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT LIKE THE WIKI THE WEEKLY BULLETIN AND THE HOW WE HAVE LIKE OVER 50% BUT THAT WAS PRETTY COOL. YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE FOLLOW UP QUESTION. STUDENT DELEGATE ON YOU KNOW I THINK A HUGE PART OF THIS IS WE KNOW THAT THE REASON WHY TRUST AND RELATIONSHIPS AND NETWORKS ARE CULTIVATED AND SUSTAINED AT THE SCHOOL SITE IS BECAUSE THESE ARE A DAILY TOUCHPOINTS FOR YOU, RIGHT? YOU SEE YOUR PRINCIPAL PROBABLY MOST DAYS YOU SEE YOUR
TEACHERS. RIGHT EVERY SINGLE DAY YOU SEE YOUR FRIENDS A LOT SOMETIMES OUTSIDE OF SCHOOL. RIGHT. SO I THINK REALLY BEING ABLE TO THINK ABOUT YOU KNOW, NOT JUST SORT OF LIKE THE DISTRICT LIKE SFD USD COMMUNICATIONS IN THIS CASE SENDING YOUR BULLETIN BUT REALLY THINKING ABOUT HOW DO WE MAKE SURE INFORMATION AND OUTREACH AND DECISION MAKING IS REALLY MOVING TO THE LEVEL OF THE SCHOOL SIDE ACTUALLY WORKING WITH, YOU KNOW, STUDENTS. I FEEL LIKE, YOU KNOW YOUR YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA, YOU KNOW, LIKE EXPERTISE LIKE WE WOULD LOVE TO PARTNER WITH YOU TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO MORE EFFECTIVELY OUTREACH AND ENGAGE STUDENTS. THAT'S NOT NECESSARILY COMING TO A TOWN HALL MAYBE IS DOING LIKE I DON'T KNOW IF YOU ALL STILL DO LIKE INSTAGRAM LIVE WHERE LIKE SOME WAY TO ENGAGE THAT ACTUALLY SPEAKS TO HOW HOW THE DIFFERENT AUDIENCES PREFER TO GET INFORMATION TO ENGAGE AND AND I THINK IT'S REALLY BEING ABLE TO THINK THROUGH HOW DO WE DESIGN THAT TOGETHER
AND YOU KNOW I THINK ONE BIG TAKEAWAY IS LIKE YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES WE PUT OUT FAKE NEWS THAT ARE NOT QUESTIONS THAT ARE ACTUALLY FREQUENTLY ASKED. SO I THINK LIKE WE SHOULD PROBABLY FIGURE OUT WHAT QUESTIONS PEOPLE ARE ACTUALLY ASKING SO THAT WE'RE DEVELOPING CONTENT, RIGHT? THAT IS RESPONSIVE TO THAT AS ONE OF THE WAYS THAT WE CAN DO TWO WAY ENGAGEMENT. SO I THINK THERE ARE SO MANY OPPORTUNITIES AND I WOULD JUST LOVE TO WORK WITH YOU ALL TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THAT LOOKS LIKE . YEAH, PRECISELY GREAT. AND I THINK LIKE I WAS THINKING THE SAME THING. YEAH I, I APPRECIATE YOU MENTIONING THE WHOLE SOCIAL MEDIA THING BECAUSE OBVIOUSLY JEN FOR HIGH SCHOOL VERY VERY SOCIAL MEDIA CORE AND I REMEMBER I LIKE RAN FOR STUDENT DELEGATE WITH LIKE A WHOLE DISTRICT WIDE ELECTION THING I REMEMBER I LIKE MADE AN ENTIRE INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT LIKE MUST FOLLOW LIKE 400 PEOPLE OVERNIGHT SO I LIKE ALL THAT STUFF. VERY TRUE AND THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT LIKE I MADE IT LIKE PART OF LIKE MY PLATFORM THAT I WAS RUNNING FOR JUST LIKE THAT
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND I REALLY WANTED TO LIKE BRIDGE THAT GAP BETWEEN LIKE HERE AND LIKE BACK AT LIKE SCHOOL OR LIKE OTHER SCHOOLS AND THINGS LIKE THAT BECAUSE BEFORE I WAS INVOLVED IN LIKE S.A.T. LIKE MIDDLE LIKE I MEAN I SEE. BUT FOURTH GRADERS IN THE MIDDLE SCHOOL IS AND I THINK THAT'S PRETTY IMPRESSIVE AND I DIDN'T EVEN I WASN'T EVEN AWARE OF THAT WHEN I WAS THAT AGE. SO I GUESS LIKE KIND OF YEAH, LIKE EXACTLY WHAT YOU MENTIONED AND LIKE TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY WHERE WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER AND I THINK THAT SASSY WOULD BE A REALLY GREAT RESOURCE AND IT WOULD BE GREAT TO MEET WITH YOU GUYS ESPECIALLY BECAUSE WE HAVE LIKE REPRESENTATIVES FROM EVERY SCHOOL LIKE I SPEAK HERE AND I'M A SENIOR AT LAW BUT THEN IN SEC WE HAVE REPRESENTATIVES FROM A BUNCH OF SCHOOLS AND ALSO FROM A BUNCH OF GRADES SO THEY HAVE LIKE DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES TOO BECAUSE I'M LEAVING SOON. I'M I'M GRADUATING BUT SOME STUDENTS ARE HERE TO STAY FOR A COUPLE MORE YEARS. RIGHT? YEAH, BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYTHING AND THANK YOU TO YOU
GUYS TOO. I'M SORRY BUT CAN I JUST VERY QUICKLY JUST RESPOND IN ADDITION TO ALL THE WONDERFUL THINGS AT HOME I JUST SHARED, WE ALSO HAVE A VERY STRONG NETWORK OF COMMUNITY PARTNERS, COMMUNITY GROUPS THERE ARE AMAZING OF PARENTS SUPPORT GROUPS AND COMMUNITY TEAM YOUNG PEOPLE SUPPORT GROUPS, NONPROFIT AGENCIES THAT LITERALLY ALMOST SIT SIDE BY SIDE WITH OUR STUDENTS AND WITH OUR FAMILIES THAT WE NEED TO BRING CLOSER TO US AS WELL. AND SO, YOU KNOW, IF YOU GO TO MY EAP OR GO TO J C Y C RIGHT THESE ARE PRC Y C WE JUST HEARD ABOUT CIC TODAY. WE NEED TO ALSO TAP INTO THAT NETWORK AND WE HAVE LOTS OF EMAIL IZING AMAZING PARENT GROUPS OUT THERE LIKE PARENTS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOL AND COMMENT ADVOCATES AND ALL OF THESE OTHER AMAZING PARENT LEADERS WHO ARE SUPPORTING OTHER PARENT LEADERS AND SO IT'S MAKING SURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE ALL
OF THOSE NONPROFITS AS WELL. I DON'T REALLY HAVE A QUESTION. IT'S MORE OF LIKE A FEW COMMENTS. I REALLY APPRECIATE WHAT YOU'RE DOING BECAUSE NOT ONLY ARE YOU ATTEMPTING TO GET LIKE A DEEPER INSIGHT OF WHAT OUR FAMILIES WANT, YOU'RE ALSO GETTING TO A LEVEL THAT MAKES IT COMFORTABLE FOR THEM TOO. I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF FAMILIES DON'T STEREOTYPICALLY WANT EVERYTHING THEY WANT TO BE DONE. IT'S RATHER BEING CONSIDERED IN DECISIONS AND IT'S NOT MORE OF LIKE OH I WANT TO DO THIS. IT'S MORE OF LIKE WHEN YOU DO SOMETHING I WANT YOU TO TAKE IN CONSIDERATION ME AND OTHER FAMILIES. SO I FEEL LIKE THAT'S REALLY IMPORTANT AND I FEEL LIKE STUDENTS IS SUCH A GOOD RESOURCE. I FEEL LIKE FOR US I SEE WE HAVE OUR OWN CABINETS FOR EXAMPLE THAT ARE OWN SCHOOLS AND ESPECIALLY WE HAVE A LOT OF STUDENTS THAT ARE INVOLVED SO A LOT OF FAMILIES GET INFORMATION, GET TRANSLATED FROM THEIR OWN STUDENTS, FROM THEIR OWN KIDS. SO I FELT LIKE THIS IS ALSO A REALLY GOOD CHANCE. WE ARE ALWAYS OPEN FOR ANY OUR
STUDENTS REALLY LOVE BEING INVOLVED. THAT'S SOMETHING THAT THEY'RE LOOKING FORWARD TO. SO IF YOU EVER DO NEED ANY TYPE OF RESOURCE LET US KNOW IS FEASIBLE. KNOW A LOT OF OTHER YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS DO NOW AND WE DO ALL HAVE A LOT OF ORGS A LOT OF STUDENTS ARE IN OR SO WE CAN GET THAT THROUGH ESPECIALLY FOR ME I'M IN MISSION GRADUATE ACTUALLY A LOT OF THE SFI KIDS THAT WERE HERE I KNEW A LOT OF THEM ARE INVOLVED IN MISSION GRADUATES AS WELL SO IT WAS REALLY NICE SEEING THEM. YEAH SO IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE ARE REALLY, REALLY CONSIDERING AND WE CAN ALWAYS DO WITH YOU BUT YEAH, I'M REALLY THANKFUL BECAUSE YOU'VE LITERALLY ANSWERED ALL OUR QUESTIONS LIKE WELL SHE WAS SAYING SHE WAS YOU. YOU ANSWERED YOUR QUESTION I HAD AND YOU'RE LIKE OH YEAH I ANSWERED HER. I'M LIKE OKAY YEAH SHE HAS EVERYTHING. SO I JUST LOVE THAT YOU'RE TAKING EFFORTS AND TO DOING MORE AND THAT YOU'RE TAKING IN CONSIDERATION AND I FEEL LIKE A LOT OF PARENTS DON'T
REALLY WANT BECAUSE THEY'VE SAID WHAT THEY WANT THEY SAID A LOT OF STUDENTS HAVE SAID WHAT THEY WANT. EVERYBODY KNOWS WHAT THEY WANT. THEY JUST WANT TO HAVE THAT BE RECIPROCATED AND JUST REALLY BE GIVEN OUT IN CONSIDERATION. I FEEL LIKE THAT'S WHAT REALLY PARENTS WANT AND FAMILIES AND EVERYBODY. BUT YEAH, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT I REALLY APPRECIATE AND I KNOW A LOT OF STUDENTS IT ALSO THANK YOU. THANK YOU. OH I KNOW MY TIME IS UP BUT I JUST WANT TO DO A QUICK PLUG TO OUR YOUTH SUMMIT THAT'S COMING UP IN APRIL. WE WILL DO AN OFFICIAL REPORT AT THE NEXT MEETING BUT I THINK THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE WE'RE TALKING ABOUT LIKE YOUTH COLLABORATION, COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT THAT'S A REALLY GREAT OPPORTUNITY IF ANY OF YOU GUYS OR ANYONE FROM COMMUNICATIONS WANTS TO LIKE TABLE OR I BELIEVE LAST YEAR WE HAD LIKE A COUPLE OF PEOPLE GIVE SPEECHES I BELIEVE SUPERINTENDENT WAS THERE TO GIVE SPEECHES. YEAH. SO IF ANY YOU GUYS ARE INTERESTED IN THAT WE ARE
DEFINITELY LOOKING FOR THAT AND I REMEMBER LAST YEAR DURING LIKE OUR LITTLE LIKE LUNCH SESSION WE HAD TABLES FROM A BUNCH OF LIKE YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS I'M SHARING LIKE THEIR OPPORTUNITIES. WE EVEN HAD A TABLE FROM LIKE SCHOOL MEALS WHERE WE HAD TO LIKE WE GOT TO TRY LIKE NEW RECIPES AND THAT WAS REALLY COOL. BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE REALLY HELPFUL TO HAVE A TABLE WITH YOU OR LIKE WITH ANY OF YOUR COMMISSIONERS HERE JUST LIKE TO REALLY GET THE YOUTH INPUT ON LIKE WHAT ISSUES THAT THEY'RE MOST PASSIONATE ABOUT AND THAT THEY CARE FOR. WE WANT TO ADVOCATE FOR AND I THINK THE PEOPLE AT THE YOUTH SUMMIT ARE PEOPLE WHO DO CARE ABOUT WHAT'S HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT. SO I THINK IT'S LIKE THE PERFECT SPACE TO DO IT. I KNOW USUALLY IT'S LIKE PEOPLE FROM STUDENT GOVERNMENT WHO ARE LIKE OFFICIALLY INVITED. I'M LIKE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND THE YOUTH SUMMIT AND LIKE OBVIOUSLY EVERYONE ELSE IS LIKE ENCOURAGED TO BUT I THINK THE PEOPLE WHO DO SHOW UP TO THE YOUTH SUMMIT WILL BE ESPECIALLY HELPFUL TO BRING INTO THIS CONVERSATION AND THAT THAT'S I PROMISE THE LAST THING I SAY TODAY.
THANK YOU. THANK YOU. STUDENT DELEGATES REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR WORK AND YOUR LEADERSHIP. THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE. OKAY. PICKING BACK UP I YES. WAIT DID YOU GO ALREADY? SO JUST KIDDING. GO FOR IT AND I'LL JUST SAY I'LL TAKE YOU STUDENT DELEGATE CRUZ AND STUDENT DELEGATE MINE. I'LL TAKE YOU UP ON THE OFFER TO HAVE MORE STUDENT INVOLVEMENT ON FEBRUARY 5TH. ONE OF THE HIGHLIGHTS CERTAINLY OF THE STUDENT ENGAGEMENT SORRY OF THE PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT AD HOC WAS YOUR PARTICIPATION AND THOSE OF SOME OF THE OTHER STUDENTS. IT'S A REALLY CRITICAL VOICE ESPECIALLY AS WE THINK ABOUT HOW THE SCHOOL DISTRICT AND HOW THIS BOARD ENGAGES OUR COMMUNITY SO PLEASE COME TO THE NEXT AD HOC ON FEBRUARY FIFTH AND PLEASE DO BRING AS MANY STUDENT LEADERS AS YOU CAN. WE WOULD LOVE THAT OF COURSE WILL BE THERE. YES, LEILA THAT'S CORRECT. >> SO IN COMMUNITY AS WELL THANK YOU. SO FIRST OF ALL, THANK YOU HUNGRY FOR FOR YOUR PRESENTATION AS WELL AS I JUST
WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE ALL THE RESOURCES THAT YOU PROVIDED US AS THAT AD HOC OF PUBLIC ENGAGEMENT INCLUDING MIRIN AND A VARIETY OF OTHER FOLKS TO HELP WITH THE PUTTING THIS ON. IT COULDN'T BE DONE WITHOUT THAT STAFF ENGAGEMENT AND THE INCREDIBLE RESOURCES WE DO HAVE. I ALSO RECOGNIZE THAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IS MUCH LIKE PUBLIC SPEAKING YOUR LEADERSHIP NO ONE IS EVER QUITE DONE. IT IS CONSTANTLY CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT IN TERMS OF ALWAYS GETTING BETTER. SO I APPRECIATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF PRETTY MUCH ON YOUR SIDE. I THINK YOU EVEN HAVE CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT MULTIPLE TIMES. YOU KNOW I WANT TO JUST HIGHLIGHT SOME OF THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN SAID AROUND HOW WE DO THIS AND I REALLY APPRECIATED THE COMMENTS AROUND INCLUDING OUR COMMUNITY SITE MEMBERS PARTICULARLY YOUR PRINCIPALS IN THIS AND WHAT YOU MENTIONED ABOUT HAVING THIS UP AND DOWN KIND OF LADDER WITH THIS AND YOU KNOW WE RECOGNIZE THAT YOU KNOW, IT JUST STRUCK
IT STRUCK ME THAT, YOU KNOW, PERHAPS IT IS MORE OF A TRAIN THE TRAINER MODEL WHEN WE THINK ABOUT THIS RATHER THAN THINKING ABOUT IT FROM A SOMEONE OR A DEPARTMENT FROM CENTRAL TRYING TO DO THIS ACROSS 125 COMMUNITIES I MEAN ONE THAT DOESN'T LEVERAGE THE TREMENDOUS RESOURCE WE HAVE IN OUR SITE LEADERS THAT HAVE THAT AUTHENTIC TRUSTED RELATIONSHIP WITH THEIR COMMUNITIES. I MEAN I THINK ABOUT MY YOU KNOW, MY I'M SO FORTUNATE TO HAVE A FANTASTIC PRINCIPAL AT MY DAUGHTER'S SCHOOL AT ROOSEVELT AND PRINCIPAL LEACH AND I JUST THINK ABOUT ALL THE FANTASTIC PRINCIPALS THAT ARE OUT THERE THAT COULD SIMILARLY DO THIS IF PROVIDED THE RESOURCES AND IF THAT DNA AND STRUCTURE WAS BUILT TO CONNECT THAT INTO ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, YOU KNOW. SO WHEN SIENA IS CONSIDERING SOMETHING WHEN ARPA IS CONSIDERING SOMETHING OBVIOUSLY LEAD AS KIND OF A NATURAL FUNCTION OF OF REACHING OUR SITE LEADERS I MEAN THAT JUST FEELS LIKE SOMETHING THAT THEN ALSO TAKES TAKES INTO ACCOUNT
THAT WE'VE LOST 40% OF OUR CENTRAL STAFF IN IN YOU KNOW OUR CUTS WOW THAT ONE REALLY REALLY I WOULD BE FAIR YOU SPENT 45 SECONDS TALKING TO THE STUDENT DELEGATES. I KNOW I GET MORE INTENSE. THANK YOU. I STILL COUNT AS PART OF THE THREE MINUTES BECAUSE IT'S NICE TO TAKE YOUR TIME. >> THIS IS TRUE. THAT'S TRUE. OKAY. SO I WILL I WILL JUST FINISH UP AND SAY THAT, YOU KNOW, AS WE AS WE DO THIS YOU KNOW AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A PLUG FOR THE COMMUNITY IN GENERAL THAT MIGHT BE LISTENING FOR OUR FEBRUARY 5TH MEETING WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY ASKING COMMUNITY HOW THE BOARD ENGAGES THE PUBLIC WHAT IS THAT WAY AND YOU KNOW, SORT OF THIS TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY TO TELL US WHAT IS THE BEST WAY OF ENGAGEMENT YOU KNOW IF IT'S NOT TOWN HALLS WHAT IS IT? AND SO OBVIOUSLY WE RIDE SHOTGUN AND WITH DISTRICT STAFF IN UNDERSTANDING AND THEN INCORPORATING THAT AS WE THINK ABOUT OUR MAJOR DECISION SCHOOL REORGANIZATION SCHOOL THAT IN THE ENROLLMENT PROCESS.
SO WE LOOK FORWARD TO THAT AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR YOU KNOW, I THINK IF THERE'S JUST ONE QUESTION I HAVE IT'S I THINK A STUDENT DELEGATE MORE INPUT SO ELOQUENTLY FOR EVERY PERSON WHO'S BRAVE ENOUGH TO COME HERE TONIGHT OR ENGAGE IN ADVISORY COMMITTEE THERE ARE 100 WHO HAVE OPINIONS WHO ARE NOT EXPRESSING THEM OR HAVE NOT FELT LIKE THEY CAN EXPRESS THEM AND SO I UNDERSTAND THE LIST THAT WE HAVE. BUT HOW ARE YOU KNOW, IT'S PERHAPS AN OPEN INVITATION IF YOU HAVE AN ANSWER NOW GREAT. IF IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE CAN CO THINK ABOUT TOGETHER BUT HOW DO WE REACH THOSE OTHER PEOPLE ? YEAH THANK YOU SO MUCH CHAIR GUPTA FOR THAT QUESTION. YOU KNOW I THINK THIS IS I DON'T THINK THAT THERE IS A SILVER BULLET OR A PANACEA FOR THIS ISSUE AROUND BEING ABLE TO REACH HARD TO REACH COMMUNITIES. I'VE WORKED ON THE 2020 CENSUS AS YOU KNOW, A COMMUNITY ADVOCATE IN THE CIVIL RIGHTS
SORT OF WORLDS AND THIS IS THIS IS A PERENNIAL ISSUE IN TERMS OF BEING ABLE TO ADDRESS ANY ANYWHERE FROM ATTITUDINAL MISTRUST TO A LACK OF INFORMATION TO THE BARRIERS THAT STUDENT DELEGATE MARTIN HAS OUTLINED IN TERMS OF ACTUALLY PHYSICALLY NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION OR CHILD CARE. RIGHT. LIKE SO I, I JUST WANT TO SAY THAT WHILE THERE IS NOT A SINGLE SOLUTION TO THAT WE HAVE AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT INSTITUTED DIFFERENT AGAIN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT EFFORTS TO LOWER THE BARRIER TO PARTICIPATION AND I REALLY ALSO APPRECIATE THE COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEE ENGAGEMENT REALLY PUSHING US TO MAKE SURE THAT OUR MEETINGS ARE ACCESSIBLE, THAT WE HAVE INTERPRETATION THAT WE HAVE AS WELL, THAT WE HAVE CHILDCARE, THAT WE HAVE FOOD ALL OF THESE THINGS CONTRIBUTE TO A GREATER YOU KNOW, LIKELIHOOD TO OPEN UP OPPORTUNITY FOR HISTORICALLY YOU KNOW, UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES TO BE MORE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE. NOW I THINK THE QUESTION AROUND HOW DO WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE
GETTING THE BIGGEST SAMPLE POSSIBLE RIGHT THERE THERE ARE ABSOLUTELY WAYS THAT WE CAN DO THINGS LIKE ISSUE SURVEYS. I THINK THAT WAS LIKE A AN OPTION, RIGHT LIKE THAT WE HAVE IN THE PAST AND STILL AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AS PART OF OUR RESEARCH WORK, AS PART OF OUR YOU KNOW, PLANNING WORK AS PART OF OUR ASSESSMENT WORK THAT WE DO JUST IN TERMS OF POLICY MAKING AND BEING ABLE TO HAVE DATA. I WOULD SAY IN MY CONVERSATION WITH STAFF WHO ARE LEADING THE WORK ON THE GROUND THERE ARE AVAILABLE OR EXISTING DATA SETS THAT I THINK ARE BEING UNDERUTILIZED AT THIS MOMENT AND I THINK AS WE ARE THINKING ABOUT BE MORE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT AS A SYSTEM WE SHOULD REALLY START TO UNDERSTAND AND START MAPPING SOME OF THESE ASSETS WITHIN OUR SYSTEM. I THINK IT ALSO AVOIDS YOU KNOW, WHAT I YOU KNOW, HAVE OR HAVE HEARD AS ENGAGEMENT
FATIGUE BECAUSE WE KEEP GOING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY ASKING THE SAME QUESTION. THEY'RE LIKE WE ALREADY TOLD YOU THIS RIGHT BEFORE AND WHERE DID THAT DATA GO? RIGHT? SO I THINK INSTEAD OF YOU KNOW, STARTING FROM SCRATCH WE NEED TO HONOR THE FACT THAT FAMILIES HAVE BEEN MANY FAMILIES HAVE BEEN WITH US FOR YOU KNOW, ANYWHERE IF THEY ARE WITH US NOW STARTING FROM K TO GRADUATION THAT'S 14 YEARS. THAT'S A LONG TIME. THAT'S A LOT OF INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE. THAT'S A LOT OF INPUT. SO HOW DO WE REALLY ACCOUNT FOR ALL OF THAT? I THINK THAT'S THAT'S THE CHALLENGE AND I THINK THAT'S THE THAT'S THE TASK AT HAND IN ORDER FOR US TO REALLY DO THIS FROM A SYSTEMS PERSPECTIVE . I APPRECIATE THAT PERSPECTIVE. YOUNG MAY THANK YOU VERY MUCH. THIS HAS BEEN A REALLY GOOD CONVERSATION. THANK YOU EVERYONE. I THINK I'D LIKE TO TAKE A STEP FURTHER BACK THOUGH I WONDER AND THIS GOES TO COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN WARD'S POINT EARLIER LIKE I DON'T THINK THAT WE HAVE SHARED DEFINITIONS OF WHAT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT MEANS WITH OUR COMMUNITY AND I THINK AND IF YOU LOOK AT YOU REFERENCED THE I APTA FRAMEWORK
EARLIER THERE ARE YOU KNOW LIKE THERE'S IN FORM YOU KNOW WHERE LEADERSHIP JUST INFORMS COMMUNITY LIKE HERE'S WHAT WE'RE DOING TAKE IT OR LEAVE IT ALL THE WAY UP TO EMPOWER WHICH IS YOU KNOW, COME ON IN AND BE YOU KNOW, WE'RE GOING TO LISTEN TO YOU AND WE'RE GOING TO LET YOU MAKE THE DECISION. RIGHT. IT'S A WHOLE SPECTRUM OF OF POTENTIAL DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORKS AND I THINK WE'VE GOT A LOT OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS WHO WILL BE HAPPY WITH INFORM BUT WE'VE GOT PROBABLY A MAJORITY WHO WOULD ACTUALLY PREFER TO BE SOMEWHERE CLOSER TO EMPOWER AND THERE'S NOT A LOT OF CLARITY ABOUT ABOUT WHERE WE ARE ACTUALLY AND I THINK SO MAKING SURE THAT WE HAVE SHARED DEFINITIONS AND COMMITMENTS AND WE'RE CONSISTENTLY FOLLOWING THROUGH I THINK IS A BIG PART OF THAT TOO. I'M GOING TO REFLECT BACK SOMETHING THAT I HEARD FROM THE SECOND BEST AD HOC COMMITTEE ON PROGRESS MONITORING ONE OF THE YOU KNOW IN THEIR CONVERSATIONS AROUND AROUND PROGRESS
MONITORING. SO WE ARE IN A PROGRESS MONITORING WORKSHOP SO THE STRATEGIC TYPE OF QUESTIONS TO BE ASKING HERE ARE REALLY YOU KNOW AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT SOME OF THIS WHAT HAS WORKED AND WHAT HAS NOT WORKED IN THE PAST. WHAT DATA DO WE HAVE ABOUT BEST PRACTICES? HOW ARE WE GOING TO USE THAT TO INFORM PRACTICES MOVING FORWARD ? AND SO I THINK I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS CONVERSATION AND I APPRECIATE THIS BUT I WOULD REALLY BASED ON THOSE QUESTIONS LOVE TO SEE A LOT MORE SPECIFICITY HOW DID I DO CHAIR ALEXANDER BETTER THAN I DID. HEY, ALL RIGHT. BUT I SO AND I THINK YOU WERE HEADING IN EXACTLY THAT DIRECTION LIKE WHAT YOU WERE SAYING LIKE THERE'S STUFF WE'VE DONE WELL IN THE PAST AND WE'VE GOT SOME DATA SETS THAT WE SO SO I LOVE THIS CONVERSATION AND I WOULD LOVE TO ACTUALLY SEE A LOT MORE OF THAT IN THE REPORTS AND SEE THAT LEVEL OF SPECIFICITY AND I THINK WE HAVE A HUGE OPPORTUNITY TO ALIGN TIMELINES RIGHT? LIKE I THINK THE BUDGET AND THE BUDGET TOWN HALLS THAT WERE
DONE IN THE FALL WERE GREAT WERE A GREAT START AND WE ALSO KNOW THERE WAS A I THINK A LOT OF DISCONNECT BETWEEN THAT AND BUDGET DECISIONS THAT WERE MADE IN DECEMBER AND THE BUDGETS THAT WE'RE SEEING AT SCHOOL SITES NOW. AND I THINK THAT IS A BIT LIKE THAT COULD HAVE BEEN A GREAT THROUGHLINE AND AND WE'VE TALKED ABOUT THAT WE TALKED ABOUT THAT BEFORE BUT JUST I THINK FOR ME THINKING STRATEGICALLY BECAUSE THIS IS PROGRESS MONITORING THE QUESTIONS I ASKED BEFORE BUT ALSO THEN HOW DO WE CASCADE THAT INTO EFFECTIVE TIMELINES AND AND SHARE THAT TRANSPARENTLY ALL OF IT THE YOU KNOW, THE COMMITMENT, THE STRATEGIES AND THE TIMELINES WITH COMMUNITY. THOSE WOULD BE MY ASKS FOR THE NEXT REPORT HERE. THANK YOU. I WANT TO START ALSO BY REITERATING WHAT I THINK PRESIDENT KIM FLAGGED WHICH IS THAT I BELIEVE INTERIM GUARDRAIL 1.1 NEEDS TO BE
UPDATED TO REFLECT THE TWO MAJOR DECISIONS THAT HAVE BEEN IDENTIFIED BY THE BOARD AND THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WILL CONSULT WITH THE COMMUNITY USING INCLUSIVE DECISION MAKING FRAMEWORK FOR BOTH OF THOSE PARTICULAR MAJOR DECISIONS BECAUSE GUARD RAIL ONE IS REQUIRED TO BE MET FOR ALL MAJOR DECISIONS AND I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS MONITOR REPORT AS A START FOR THINKING ABOUT LIKE HOW DO WE THINK ABOUT DATA AND WHAT WE'RE DOING AND HOW WE CAN CHANGE WHAT WE'RE DOING AROUND THESE KIND OF MORE AMORPHOUS GUARDRAILS. I PERSONALLY THINK THAT WE ARE WELL I HAVE A DEEP APPRECIATION FOR WHAT THE TEAM HAS INVESTED IN IN TERMS OF THEIR TIME AND WHAT IN THESE BUDGET TOWN HALLS I THINK WE'RE PROBABLY CLOSER TO SIGNIFICANTLY OFF TRACK IN MEETING GUARDRAIL ONE BY MY NUMBERS WE ENGAGED ABOUT POINT SIX PERCENT OF HOUSEHOLDS. IF EVERY SINGLE PERSON WHO CAME
TO A TOWN HALL WAS FROM A UNIQUE HOUSEHOLD AND AS A HALF OF A PERCENT NOT 6% AND TO COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD ARE FOREVER VICE PRESIDENT'S POINT ABOUT GETTING FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT WE CANNOT GET MEANINGFUL FEEDBACK FROM FAMILIES UNLESS WE PROVIDE REAL TRANSPARENCY ABOUT WHAT THE DISTRICT IS THINKING ABOUT DOING OR WHAT THE DISTRICT IS DOING AND WHY. AND I THINK THAT WE WERE MORE IN CONFORMING MODE AT SOME OF THE TOWN HALLS ABOUT THE STATE OF THE BUDGET AND WHY CUTS WERE GOING TO BE MADE RATHER THAN ACTUALLY SHARING IN REAL TIME THE POTENTIAL OPTIONS TO GET FEEDBACK FROM THE COMMUNITY TO INFORM AND AND THINK ABOUT THE INCEPTION PHASE THAT IS PART OF GUARDRAIL ONE ALSO JUST IN THE AMOUNT OF THE PROGRESS MONITOR REPORT OR THE PROGRESS MONITORING COMMITTEE. SO I'M GOING TO LOSE MY TIME BECAUSE I'M TRYING TO THE GYM IT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I THINK WE EVENTUALLY WANT TO GET TO IF WE'RE GOING TO GET TOTALLY TO ADOPTING STUDENT FOCUSED GOVERNANCE IS TO HAVING ALL OF OUR REPORTS HAVE A
STRATEGIC THE SUPERINTENDENT STRATEGIC PLAN FOR ACTUALLY DEVOTING THE RESOURCES THAT WE NEED IN ORDER TO MEET ALL OF OUR GOALS AND GUARDRAILS IF WE ARE OFF TRACK. AND TO ME THIS PLAN DOES NOT IDENTIFY THAT. INSTEAD IT JUST SAYS THAT WE DON'T HAVE THE RESOURCES AND SO IF WE WERE GETTING BACK TO THE PLACE WHERE WE'RE VOTING ON WHETHER A REPORT IS SUFFICIENT ,I WOULD SAY IT'S SUFFICIENT BECAUSE IT LACKS A PLAN AND ALSO OR BECAUSE THAT PLAN IS INSUFFICIENT. AND SO MY QUESTION TO THE SUPERINTENDENT IS WHAT CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT YOUR STRATEGY TO DEVOTE SUFFICIENT RESOURCES TO COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND COMMUNICATION TO GET US ON TRACK RATHER THAN JUST TELLING US WE DON'T HAVE THOSE RESOURCES BECAUSE OTHERWISE IT'S JUST A WISH THAT AN ASPIRATION THAT WE WILL NOT MEET. >> AND I THINK IT'S CRUCIAL THAT WE MEET THIS GUARDRAIL WITH RESPECT TO THE MAJOR DECISIONS. >> SO CAN YOU TRANSPARENTLY SHARE WITH US YOUR STRATEGY FOR DEVOTING ADDITIONAL RESOURCES?
YES. THANK YOU EVP HULING FOR THAT QUESTION AND YES, THAT IS PART OF ONE OF THE REPORTS THAT HAS TO BE ATTACHED TO PROGRESS MONITORING AND I SEE MY OUR TEAM BACK THERE SO LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCE ALLOCATION FOR THE PART OF THE REPORT FOR ALL OF THE REPORTS MOVING FORWARD IN TERMS OF OF IDENTIFYING RESOURCES TO EXPAND OR STAFF THE COMMUNICATIONS WORK OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE DISTRICT, I'M ACTUALLY DOING ACTIVE FUNDRAISING. I CAN I SEE US DEPLETING AND USING OUR VERY VERY PRECIOUS GENERAL FUND TO TO TO TO FUND THIS WORK. HOWEVER, I KNOW THAT HERE IN SAN FRANCISCO WE HAVE A VERY GENEROUS AND VERY GIVING COMMUNITY AND THEY WANT TO SEE US SUCCEED. THEY REALLY DO. I WAS AT AN EVENT JUST A WEEK AGO. PRESIDENT KIM WAS AT THAT EVENT AND THE NUMBER OF FUNDERS WHO CAME UP TO ME AFTERWARDS SAYING I'M SO EXCITED ABOUT
WHAT'S HAPPENING AT THE DISTRICT I WANT TO HELP AND YOU PROBABLY NEED BETTER COMMUNICATION SUPPORT AND SO LET US HELP YOU. AND SO WE ACTUALLY WAS JUST TALKING WITH OUR DEVELOPMENT PERSON THIS MORNING THIS AFTERNOON WE'RE PUTTING TOGETHER A PROPOSAL TO EXPAND OUR COMMUNICATIONS WORK SO ANY POTENTIAL FUNDERS OUT THERE PLEASE REACH OUT TO US BECAUSE WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUPPORTS. WE'RE LOOKING FOR PARTNERS BECAUSE WE DO NEED TO STAFF THIS WORK THIS WORK IS VERY IMPORTANT AND WE NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE HAVE THE RESOURCES TO HAVE BOOTS OUT IN THE STREETS ON THE GROUND MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE ENGAGING WITH KEY STAKEHOLDERS FROM STUDENTS TO PARENTS TO STAFF TO OTHER PARTNERS IN THE SYSTEM. YOU HAVE A PARTICULAR ASK OR HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED WHAT THAT NEED IS? NOT AT THIS TIME BUT WE ARE WRITING A PROPOSAL TO JOIN IT SO OKAY GREAT. WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH. I APPRECIATE YOU AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND I MIGHT JUST
MAKE ONE FOLLOW UP NOT TO SHOW OR OKAY QUICK SUPERINTENDENT SUE, I JUST WANT TO POTENTIALLY REFRAME WHAT YOU JUST SAID AND I APPRECIATE THE LAST PART OF WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT BEING SO IMPORTANT. I WAS A LITTLE NERVOUS ABOUT THE FIRST PART OF IT ABOUT WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT YOU KNOW, LIKE WE DON'T HAVE THE GENERAL FUND RESOURCES TO SPEND ON COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. I WOULD ENCOURAGE YOU TO REFRAME THAT AS THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PRIORITY THAT WE WILL IF WE HAVE TO. BUT IT'S ALSO A VERY IMPORTANT PRIORITY OF OUR ENTIRE COMMUNITY AND PEOPLE WANT TO STEP UP AND FUND THIS SO WE CAN USE OUR GENERAL FUND FOR OTHER THINGS. I JUST WANT TO BECAUSE ALSO ESPECIALLY WHERE WE ARE IN OUR BUDGET CONSTRAINT WITH THE STATE I KNOW WE CAN'T USE GRANTS TO FUND PEOPLE SO I WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE PRIORITIZING THIS AND IT IS VERY MUCH GOING TO HAVE TO BE PEOPLE POWERED TO AN EXTENT RIGHT?
SO I HEAR A COMMITMENT FROM YOU TO FIND A WAY TO FUND IT AS A PRIORITY AND SO I JUST WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT ISN'T LOST IN WHAT YOU'RE SAYING. >> YEAH. THANK YOU FOR THE CLARIFICATION, COMMISSIONER FISHER YES, WE ARE. THIS IS A VERY IMPORTANT WORK BECAUSE ENGAGING WITH OUR COMMUNITY IS VERY IMPORTANT PARTICULARLY AS WE MOVE INTO THE THE THE TWO BIG MAJOR DECISIONS THAT WE HAVE TO MOVE INTO. AND YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. WE NEED TO BE ABLE TO CONTINUE TO PARTNER WITH EXTERNAL PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ADEQUATELY RESOURCED THIS WORK . THANK YOU. THANK YOU. YOUNG MAY APPRECIATE YOUR PRESENTATION AND I KNOW THIS WORK IS ONGOING SO I'M SURE WE'LL SEE YOU AGAIN SOON. I'M GOING TO WELL OH ARE YOU GOING TO OKAY. WELL WOW. BIG TRANSITION HERE. TWO GUARDRAIL, FIVE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS AND HUNG ME.
I'LL PASS THE MIKE TO YOU. OKAY. HI AGAIN. IT IS ME SO I. I LISTEN TO A LOT OF ADULTS AGAIN. OKAY, SO GUARDRAIL FIVE, GUARDRAIL FIVE IF WE CAN GO TO THE NEXT ONE AND ONE MORE. >> SO WE HAVE BEEN MEANINGFULLY COLLABORATING WITH KEY CITY PARTNERS TO IMPROVE STUDENT WELLBEING AND OUTCOMES AND YOU KNOW THIS THIS GUARDRAIL IS THERE ARE TWO INTERIM GUARDRAILS. THE FIRST ONE IS AROUND THE PROP J COLLABORATION WHERE WE HAVE ENGAGE WITH THE MAYOR'S OFFICE, CITY SUPERVISORS AND CITY DEPARTMENTS TO REALLY LAY THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ACTUAL, YOU KNOW, NUTS AND BOLTS COLLABORATION DELINEATE IT BY PROP J DELIVERABLES. THIS WAS A PROPOSITION THAT WAS PASSED BY VOTERS IN 2024 AND WHILE WE HAD IDENTIFIED THE NUMBER OF REPORTS TO BE THE METRIC FOR MEASURING OUR PROGRESS REPORTS ARE NOT YET
YOU KNOW, WE HAVE NOT YET BEEN ASKED TO SUBMIT A REPORT AND THAT IS NOT REQUIRED THIS FISCAL YEAR AND SO AS WE ARE WORKING WITH THE CITY AND OUR PARTNERS TO MAKE THIS MORE CONCRETE, WE DO ANTICIPATE THAT THIS WORK WILL RAMP UP TOWARDS REPORTING REQUIRED MINUTES BECOMING LIVE. THE SECOND PART OF THIS GUARDRAIL IS IN SERVICE OF GOAL THREE ARE COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS GOALS AS WELL AS INTERIM GUARDRAIL 5.2 WHICH IS OUR POST-SECONDARY EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY COLLABORATION. SO WE HAVE VERY EXCITING LAUNCHED A GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS INITIATIVE WITH SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY AND THE COLLEGE OF CITY AND THE CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO. AND BOTH INITIATIVES HAVE SPECIFIC PLANS TO CONTINUE ADVANCING THE WORK THAT WE DO FOR THE REST OF THE CURRENT SCHOOL YEAR AND BEYOND. SO NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. >> SO JUST REALLY QUICKLY TO SHARE A LITTLE BIT MORE ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE'RE DOING AROUND PROP J. SO WHILE AGAIN THE METRIC IS
NOT YET HAS NOT YET COME ONLINE, THE WORK HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO HIT THE GROUND. SO FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO MIGHT NOT BE FAMILIAR WHO ARE WATCHING IN 2024 VOTERS APPROVED PROPOSITION J WHICH SEEKS TO DO A COUPLE OF MAIN AREAS. MAIN THINGS FIRST IS TO REALLY IMPROVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND COORDINATION ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENTS AND AS OF USD AROUND THE CITY FUNDING THAT IS TIED TO YOUTH SERVICES . AND THE SECOND ONE IS TO CLARIFY THE USES OF STUDENT SUCCESS FUND WHICH IS AN IMPORTANT AND SIGNIFICANT INVESTMENT THAT OUR VOTERS ARE MAKING IN REALLY BEING ABLE TO FUND OUR SCHOOLS PARTICULARLY AROUND COORDINATED STRATEGIES TO DELIVER ON STUDENT OUTCOMES. SINCE THE PASSAGE OF PROPOSITION J IN 2024 WE HAVE BEEN DEEPLY ENGAGED IN PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTATION EFFORTS. >> THERE ARE A FEW KEY GOALS. THE FIRST ONE IS TO IMPROVE YOUTH AND CHILDREN OUTCOMES
AROUND A MORE SEAMLESS EXPERIENCE FOR CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACROSS SAN FRANCISCO AND THE CITY LEVERAGING RESOURCES WHETHER IF IT'S MONEY FACILITIES, TECHNOLOGY TO GENERATE OUTCOMES, SHARE DATA TO FACILITATE MORE SEAMLESS DELIVERY AND BETTER UNDERSTAND OUTCOMES. THE SECOND KEY GOAL IS AROUND BUDGET ALIGNMENT AND ACCOUNTABILITY. SO BEING ABLE TO STREAMLINE STANDARDIZE REPORT HOW WE YOU KNOW HOW WE GET EXPENDITURE, HOW WE SPEND SOME OF THESE CITY DOLLARS TO FACILITATE ALIGNMENT AND TRACKING TO PROVIDE MORE TRANSPARENCY AND CLARITY BUT ALSO TO BE MORE EFFICIENT WITH THE VERY PRECIOUS RESOURCES THAT WE GET TO MAXIMIZE IMPACT FOR YOUNG YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN IN SAN FRANCISCO AND LASTLY IT'S REALLY BEING ABLE TO STREAMLINE PLANNING TO BRING TOGETHER BETTER COORDINATION WITH OTHER CITY DEPARTMENTS THROUGH A SHARED PLAN BUT ALSO SHIFTING TO A PLANNING TIMELINE THAT IS REALLY ALIGNED WITH THE CITY
WIDE NEEDS ASSESSMENT BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT JUST OUR STUDENTS THESE ARE YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN WHO ARE ALSO SAN FRANCISCO RESIDENTS WHO ARE TIED TO DIFFERENT TOUCH POINTS WITHIN THE CITY AND LIKE I MENTIONED, YOU KNOW WHILE THE TARGET WAS SET AS THE NUMBER OF REPORTS THAT HAS NOT YET COME ONLINE BUT WE ARE ACTIVELY COLLABORATING WITH THE CITY WITH THE LEGISLATIVE AUTHOR SUPERVISOR MUNA MELGAR. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. SUPERVISOR THE MAYOR'S OFFICE WANTED TO ALSO EXPRESS OUR THANKS THERE AS WELL AS OF COURSE THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND THEIR FAMILIES. SO I WANTED TO GIVE A SHOUT OUT AND THANK EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR CHERISE DORSEY SMITH FOR OUR COLLECTIVE OUR COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP AND FOR THEIR WORK TO LEAD THIS EFFORT. NEXT SLIDE. SO EVIDENCE FOR GUARDRAIL 5.2 AND I AM SO EXCITED TO SHARE MORE IN DEPTH THE WORK THAT WE ARE DOING TO STRENGTHEN THE POST-SECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES AS STUDENTS ARE ENGAGING IN HIGH
SCHOOL AT SF USD SO LAST YEAR IN OCTOBER WE ANNOUNCED THAT WE ARE FINALIZING A PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT WITH SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY AND CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO TO GUARANTEE ADMISSION FOR ELIGIBLE HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS. THIS IS A REALLY IMPORTANT INITIATIVE. THIS IS BUILDING OF DECADES OF WORK AROUND THE SAN FRANCISCO PROMISE. IT NOT ONLY CARRIES OUT THE DEEP COLLABORATION BETWEEN THE DISTRICT AND OTHER HIGHER EDUCATION ENTITIES AS ENVISIONED BY OUR REAL FIVE BUT IS ALSO YOU KNOW, I FEEL LIKE WE GET MORE DOUBLE POINTS HERE AROUND BEING IN SERVICE OF GOAL THREE TO STRENGTHEN OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS OUTCOMES. I ALSO THINK THAT JUST IN THE MOMENT THAT WE'RE IN IS PARTICULARLY SIGNIFICANT THAT WE'RE STRENGTHENING OUR PUBLIC EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE BOARD. AND SO FOR SFI USD STUDENTS WHO ARE ELIGIBLE FOR GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS IF THEY MEET THE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS, IT IS WORKING WITH A MINIMUM OF 2.5 IN THEIR 10TH THROUGH 12 GREAT YEAR THEY WILL BE GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO STATE SO SAN FRANCISCO STATE WILL OFFER DIRECT CONDITIONAL ADMISSIONS AND THAT WOULD BE MADE OFFICIAL FOR THIS INCOMING CLASS OF STUDENTS BASED AT THE POINT OF THEIR RECEIPT OF THEIR OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT DATA. WE WILL BE WORKING WITH SF STATE TO PROVIDE DIRECT SUPPORT TO MAKE SURE THAT IN THIS TRANSITIONAL PERIOD FOR OUR STUDENTS THAT THEY ARE ABLE TO BE SET UP FOR SUCCESS. WE ARE ACTIVELY EXPLORING WAYS TO STRENGTHEN FINANCIAL AID COLLABORATION, COORDINATION AND ALSO TO PROVIDE STAFF TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE AGREEMENT. NEXT SLIDE PLEASE. SO JUST TO QUICKLY OVERVIEW SOME OF THE NEXT STEPS FOR US, WE HAVE VERY TANGIBLE NEXT STEPS FOR BOTH OF THESE AREAS.
FOR PROPOSITION J, THE SORT OF COLLABORATIVE WORKING GROUP IS NOW EMBARKING IN THE BUDGET AND DATA MAPPING PROCESS ACROSS MULTIPLE CITY DEPARTMENTS. THERE WAS A KICKOFF MEETING THAT WAS CONVENED LATE LAST YEAR I BELIEVE THERE WAS A MEETING THAT ALSO WAS CONVENED EARLIER THIS WEEK. OH IT'S ONLY TO SAY YESTERDAY THERE WAS A MEETING YESTERDAY. SO YOU KNOW, WE ARE WORKING ACTIVELY SHARING INFORMATION AROUND OUR PIF ALLOCATION FOR EXAMPLE, RIGHT THROUGH OUR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE BUDGET REPORTS TO BE ABLE TO CONTRIBUTE TO THIS MAPPING EFFORT AND AS THIS AS THE CITY AND AS WE CONTINUE TO ENGAGE TO REFINE THE OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK, WE WILL BE LEVERAGING MUCH OF WHAT WE HAVE BEEN WORKING ON AROUND THE LEAGUE. SO IT'S NOT JUST AN INTERNAL CASCADING BUT ALSO INFLUENCING CITYWIDE IMPORTANT AND AUDACIOUS AND BOLD STUDENT OUTCOME GOALS AND THE GUARDRAILS THAT WE HOLD OURSELVES ACCOUNTABLE TO SO
THAT WE ARE ABLE TO ALIGN AND WRAP AROUND THESE DIFFERENT YOU KNOW, PLANS AND FRAMEWORKS AROUND OUR STUDENTS SO THAT AS WE ARE DELIVERING FOR THEM EDUCATIONALLY IN OUR SCHOOL SETTINGS WE'RE ALSO LEVERAGING THE RESOURCES ACROSS THE ENTIRE CITY TO SUPPORT THEM AS YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN IN THE CITY AND AS WE PROCEED WITH THIS COLLABORATION WE WOULD NEED TO DEVELOP CORRESPONDING INTERNAL SYSTEMS AND STRUCTURES TO FACILITATE COLLABORATION SUCH AS INTEGRATING THIS WORK INTO THE ANNUAL PLANNING AND BUDGETING PROCESS AND IMPLEMENTATION PROCESS IN THE 2627 SCHOOL YEAR. SO TO THE POINT MADE EARLIER AROUND ALIGNING TIMELINES THIS IS ABSOLUTELY WHERE WE'RE DOING THE WORK. AND THEN JUST QUICKLY AROUND THE HIGHER ED COLLABORATION WE HAVE ACTUALLY BROUGHT THE MOU TO YOU BOARD FOR RATIFICATION TONIGHT IT IS ON TONIGHT'S CONSENT AGENDA AND SO WE WILL BE ESTABLISHING AN INTERNAL CROSS-FUNCTIONAL WORKING GROUP TO IMPLEMENT THIS INITIATIVE AND OUR WORK WOULD BE TO IDENTIFY CSU ELIGIBLE STUDENTS, CONDUCT OUTREACH AND PROVIDE
STUDENT SUPPORT THROUGH OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TEAM AND THAT WORKSTREAM DURING THE APPLICATION PROCESS AND ALSO JUST COLLABORATING ON STUDENT READINESS BECAUSE SO MUCH OF THIS REQUIRES OUR STUDENTS TO BE SET UP FOR POST-SECONDARY NOT JUST READINESS BUT SUCCESS AND THAT WORK IS ONGOING AND CONTINUES SO BEING ABLE TO REALLY HAVE THIS AGREEMENT IN PLACE ALLOWS US TO, YOU KNOW, COLLABORATE, MONITOR AND REALLY STRENGTHEN POST-SECOND AERIE SUCCESS. I DO ALSO WANT TO NOTE THAT INDEPENDENTLY FROM THE GUARANTEED ADMISSIONS INITIATIVE WE ARE ENGAGING IN ONGOING WORK WITH CSUF TO EXPLORE WAYS THAT WE CAN MAXIMIZE AND FURTHER LEVERAGE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT WORK THAT WE ARE DOING AS PART OF THIS SORT OF COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN NOT JUST GUARDRAIL 5.2 BUT ALSO AROUND GUARDRAIL GOAL NUMBER THREE FOR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE POSTSECONDARY CAREER
OPPORTUNITY AS WELL AS INCREASE DIVERSITY OF COURSE OFFERINGS FOR EXISTING HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS WHO ARE INTERESTED IN PURSUING ADDITIONAL COURSEWORK AT UCSF. SO WITH THAT I CONCLUDE THE REPORT. THANK YOU. MAY I WILL OPEN IT UP FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS FROM COMMISSIONERS OR I WILL START. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR THIS . YOU KNOW I WILL SAY I THINK THIS IS ACTUALLY ONE OF THE AREAS WHERE YOU EXCEL, SUPERINTENDENT IN PART BECAUSE I THINK YOUR EXPERIENCE WITH THE CITY BRINGS WITH IT A RECOGNITION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF DEEP COLLABORATION AND PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO AND THE POWER ESPECIALLY WHEN WE PARTNER WITH OUR CBOS AND PHILANTHROPIC ORGANIZATIONS AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO ADVANCE OUR GOALS IN MANY WAYS I THINK MY TAKEAWAY FROM THIS IS LIKE YOU KNOW IN PART THE PURPOSE OF GUARDRAILS IS TO ENSURE PROTECTIONS FOR WHEN WE UNDERSTAND THE KIND OF GROWTH
EDGES OF A SUPERINTENDENT. AND IN MANY WAYS THIS IS LESS TO ME NOT THE THING THAT IS MOST PRIORITIZE WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WORK THAT WE NEED TO DO TO ESTABLISH GUARDRAILS AND I WOULD MUCH PREFER TO SEE WORK MORE KIND OF AROUND THE CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION TEACHING LEARNING SIDE. I WILL SAY I THINK ONE REFLECTION THAT I HAVE ESPECIALLY AROUND THE PARTNERSHIP FOR DIRECT ADMISSIONS IS JUST HOW HOW THAT WELL I KNOW IT'S RELATIVELY NEW INITIATIVE BUT I WOULD LOVE TO KIND OF START TO SEE LONGER TERM IMPACT DATA OF OUR STUDENTS WHO LEAVE US AFTER HIGH SCHOOL. I DON'T KNOW THE EXTENT TO WHICH WE ARE ABLE TO TRACK THIS INFORMATION AS A DISTRICT AND I DON'T THINK MANY DISTRICTS DO BUT COLLEGE MATRICULATION RATES AND GRADUATION RATES I THINK ARE THINGS THAT I'M VERY DEEPLY PASSIONATE ABOUT AND WOULD LOVE TO UNDERSTAND AND HOW
PARTICULARLY WITH THIS PARTNERSHIP WE'RE ABLE TO GET MORE INSIGHTS INTO THE INTO THAT WORK IF AT ALL. SO BEFORE I INTRODUCE INTERIM ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT THERESA SHIPP, I WILL SAY THAT IT WAS I MEAN OBVIOUSLY IT WAS VERY HARD TO HEAR STUDENTS MAKING A PLEA FOR THEIR SCHOOLS BUT IT WAS ALSO REALLY HEARTENING TO HEAR STUDENTS SAYING THAT THEY ARE THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN ACCEPTED TO MULTIPLE SCHOOLS INCLUDING SAN FRANCISCO STATE AND I THINK THIS IS WHAT WE WANT TO HEAR. WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE STUDENTS SEE THAT THEIR POTENTIAL IS IS GREAT HERE AS OF USD AND THAT IF THEY CHOOSE TO THEY CAN CONTINUE ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND WE HAVE A FANTASTIC PARTNER WITH SF STATE HERE IN THE CITY AND SO IN TERMS OF JUST REDUCING ON HOUSING COSTS OR TRANSPORTATION CAUSE LIKE THESE ARE REAL COSTS THAT A STUDENT NEEDS TO CONSIDER WHEN THEY'RE TAKING ON OR GOING ON TO HIGHER EDUCATION .
AND THEN ALSO IN TERMS OF I THINK WITH VICE PRESIDENT JULIAN'S COMMENT QUESTION BEFORE OF JUST HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT WE RESOURCE THESE THINGS. ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE DOING IS IS ACTIVELY FUNDRAISING AGAIN TO ENSURE THAT WE CAN WE CAN REALLY TELL OUR STUDENTS THAT IF YOU WANT TO GO TO SAN FRANCISCO STATE, WE IN THE CITY AND AND WITH SAVE USD WE'RE GOING TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO HELP YOU GO FINANCE THAT SHOULD NOT BE A BARRIER TO HIGHER EDUCATION BECAUSE YOU DESERVE TO GO AND SO WE'RE WORKING REALLY CLOSELY WITH OUR PHILANTHROPIC PARTNERS AS WELL TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY RIGHT NOW WE CAN'T DO IT FOR ALL STUDENTS BUT FOR AS MANY STUDENTS AS POSSIBLE TO GIVE THEM A SCHOLARSHIP SO THAT THEY CAN GO AND THAT I AM GOING TO HAND IT OVER TO. >> THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION PRESIDENT KIM SO WE ARE REALLY EXCITED ABOUT OUR PARTNERSHIPS NOT ONLY WITH SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY BUT WITH CITY COLLEGE OF SAN FRANCISCO. ALSO WE HAVE OUR EARLY COLLEGE PROGRAM. >> WE HAVE OUR DUAL ENROLLMENT
PROGRAM. WE HAVE OUR CREDIT RECOVERY PROGRAM WHICH WORKS WITH OUR WITH THE TRUSTEE DEPARTMENT AT CITY COLLEGE. >> BUT SPECIFICALLY YOU ASKED ABOUT OKAY, SO ALL THESE STUDENTS ARE GOING TO COLLEGE. HOW SUCCESSFUL ARE THEY? WE CAN PULL THOSE REPORTS. SO THEY'RE CALLED CLEARINGHOUSE REPORTS. WE ARE A MEMBER OF THAT CONSORTIA AND WE CAN ABSOLUTELY PROVIDE ANY OF THAT DATA AND IT WOULD BE REALLY EXCITING TO BE ABLE TO GIVE A REPORT ON THAT THROUGH OUR VGS LENS RIGHT? THINKING ABOUT THE COLLEGE GOING CULTURE AND REALLY LOOKING AT THAT BUT THAT ABSOLUTELY WE CAN PROVIDE THAT DATA. >> GREAT. YEAH I THINK I WAS SPECIFICALLY THINKING ABOUT LIKE MAYBE THIS IS MORE AROUND A PARTNERSHIP OR PROGRAM ADVOCACY STANDPOINT OF LIKE YOU KNOW DOES DIRECT ADMISSIONS INTO A STATE ACTUALLY YIELD A HIGHER RETENTION OF STUDENTS TO AND THROUGH COLLEGE? RIGHT. LIKE I THINK THAT WOULD BE MY OVERARCHING QUESTION AROUND THIS PARTICULAR PARTNERSHIP BECAUSE IT WARRANTS THIS NEXT QUESTION OF LIKE DO WE NEED MORE OF THESE RIGHT?
OR IS THIS ACTUALLY JUST RESOURCES AND TIME BEING SPENT ON A WELL INTENTIONED PROGRAM BUT REALLY NEED TO DOUBLE DOWN FOR EXAMPLE IN TEACHING LEARNING IN HIGH SCHOOL SETTING THING RIGHT SO I JUST I THINK IT'S MORE OF A IT'S A IT'S A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM EFFICACY QUESTION THAT I THINK I'M APPROACHING THAT FROM AND WOULD ALSO LOVE TO KNOW GENERALLY ABOUT OUR HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATES BUT YES THANK YOU BUT I CALL YOU VICE PRESIDENT AGAIN COMMIT COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD I AM NO LONGER VICE PRESIDENT AND IT'S BEEN A MINUTE SO I FEEL LIKE IT'S A HINT TO ME. YEAH THANK YOU. I WANT TO ECHO I PRESIDENT KIM'S POINTS THAT I DO THINK THIS IS A PLACE WHERE YOU KNOW, WE'VE SEEN SOME REALLY POSITIVE THINGS HAPPENING IN THE DISTRICT. I ALSO WOULD SAY THIS IS MAYBE WHERE I COULD EVEN LEAN MORE INTO THE COMMUNICATION AND I SAW SOME ARTICLES ABOUT THIS BUT I THINK THEY'RE GOING TO BE EVEN MORE PRESIDENT KIM'S
QUESTION WAS SORT OF LOOKING FOR WAS FORWARD LOOKING WHICH I THINK IS REALLY IMPORTANT AND MY QUESTION YOU STARTED TO GO THERE AND I WANT TO GO THERE A LITTLE BIT MORE IS HOW DOES THIS LIKE HOW ARE WE AND OR ARE WE TYING THIS SPECIFICALLY INTO GOAL THREE BECAUSE IF THE STUDENTS ARE NOT COLLEGE OR CAREER READY, WHY DOES THIS MATTER AND I THINK THAT'S WHERE ONE OF YOU STARTED GOING THERE WITH THE QUESTION. AND SO I THINK I YOU COMING BACK THANKS AND AND AGAIN I THINK WE HAVE A THE DISTRICT HAS A LONG UNFORTUNATE HISTORY OF WORKING IN SILOS AND I KNOW THAT WE'RE BEING INTENTIONAL TRY TO COME OUT OF THOSE SILOS BUT THIS SEEMS TO BE ONE OF THOSE AREAS WHERE LIKE IF OUR IF THE STUDENTS ARE NOT READY TO GO HAVING THIS GUARANTEED ADMISSION DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING. IT'S A HOLLOW VICTORY. SO SO I WOULD LOVE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT WHERE OR HOW WE'RE MAKING THAT CONNECTION IN ADDITION TO MOTIVATING FACTORS LIKE YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY THE SAME ABOUT THE COST OR THE TRANSPORTATION AND LIKE WHICH IS GREAT BUT WE ALSO NEED KIDS READY TO BE THERE TO BE ACADEMICALLY PREPARED.
ABSOLUTELY. SO THANK YOU FOR THE QUESTION. WE NEED TO FOCUS IN ON OUR THIRD GRADE LITERACY RATES IN OUR EIGHTH GRADE MATH RIGHT GOING ALL THE WAY BACK. IT'S THE CASCADE. IT'S THE THROUGH LINE. ABSOLUTELY. BUT BEYOND THAT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THE DATA TELLS US MANY, MANY YEARS OF RESEARCH THAT STUDENTS WHO GRADUATE HIGH SCHOOL WITH TWO OR MORE SUCCESSFULLY PASSED COLLEGE CLASSES WHETHER IT'S THROUGH A COMMUNITY COLLEGE PARTNERSHIP SAN FRANCISCO STATE PARTNERSHIP IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THREE TIMES MORE LIKELY TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THEIR FIRST SEMESTER OF COLLEGE. THE DATA IS THERE. WE KNOW THAT THESE PARTNERSHIPS ARE REALLY IMPORTANT. SO YES, WE NEED TO FOCUS IN IN OUR TEACHING AND LEARNING IN OUR OWN CLASSES, RIGHT? MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE GIVING RIGOROUS INTENTIONAL INSTRUCTION AND PROVIDING THESE OPPORTUNITIES FOR OUR STUDENTS TO REALLY WE NEED TO STRUCTURE IT CORRECTLY SO CURRENTLY
IN OUR COLLEGE AND CAREER READINESS CLASS NOT ONLY DO WE HELP THEM NAVIGATE HOW TO APPLY FOR CITY COLLEGE I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE EVER APPLIED FOR CITY COLLEGE. IT IS IT IS CHALLENGING BUT WE ARE HELPING OUR STUDENTS NAVIGATE THAT AND ONCE YOU'VE APPLIED YOU'RE IN RIGHT? SO NOW THEY'VE HAD THEY HAVE THE LOGIN WE TEACH THEM HOW TO GO THROUGH THE SCHEDULE SO WE ARE TEACHING THEM THOSE LIFE SKILLS NOT ONLY ENROLLING THEM IN THE CLASSES BUT ALSO TEACHING THEM HOW TO NAVIGATE THAT SYSTEM AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE S.F. USD STAFF MEMBERS WHO TAKE THE CLASS WITH OUR STUDENTS SO THEY'RE TAKING THE NOTES, THEY'RE PRACTICING, THEY'RE ACTUALLY ON THE CANVAS SO THEY CAN SEE WHERE THIS WHERE THE THEY GET TO ACCESS THEY CAN ACTUALLY SEE WHERE OUR STUDENTS ARE MAYBE HAVING SOME CHALLENGES WHERE WE CAN HAVE A STUDY SESSION FOR THAT SPECIFIC ASSIGNMENT OR WHEREVER WE'RE STRUGGLING. >> SO IT'S ALSO THAT STEPPING INTO GOING TO COLLEGE NOT JUST SAYING OH GREAT, WE SIGNED YOU
UP, CHECK THAT BOX. RIGHT? WE'RE REALLY HELPING TO STRUCTURE FOR SUCCESS IN TERMS OF DUAL ENROLLMENT WITH CITY COLLEGE. I THINK ONE ISSUE IS THAT THOSE COLLEGE CLASSES UNLIKE A PS STAY ON A STUDENT'S COLLEGE TRANSCRIPT. AND SO YOU KNOW IF YOU TAKE AN AP AND YOU DON'T PASS THE AP THAT WOULD AFFECT YOUR COLLEGE ADMISSION. BUT IF YOU TAKE A COLLEGE DUAL ENROLLED COURSE AND YOU DON'T DO WELL IN THE DUAL ENROLLED COURSE THAT ACTUALLY AFFECTS YOUR COLLEGE GPA WHICH THEN MAY AFFECT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES THAT YOU HAVE. AND SO HOW ARE WE MAKING SURE THAT STUDENTS ARE READY FOR THOSE CLASSES AND AWARE OF THE POTENTIAL RAMIFICATIONS THAT THEY MIGHT HAVE ON THEIR FUTURE ACADEMICS WHILE ALSO MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE EQUITABLY ACCESSIBLE AND THAT ALL STUDENTS WHO ARE READY FOR THEM ARE ENCOURAGED TO TAKE THEM ABSOLUTELY.
SO THIS IS A TWO PRONGED ANSWER. SO THE FIRST IS MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE SUPPORTING ALL OF OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSES BUT ALSO MAKING SURE THAT WE ARE BEING TRUTHFUL WITH OUR STUDENTS. SO IF THERE'S A PSYCHOLOGY COURSE, A LOT OF STUDENTS REALLY WANT TO TAKE PSYCHOLOGY. IT IS QUITE TOUGH AND SO WE ARE REAL WITH THEM AND YOU KNOW WE TALK ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF READING THAT THE STUDENTS WILL HAVE TO HAVE BUT REMEMBER WE'RE IN THE COURSES WITH THEM SO WE HAVE A REALLY STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH THE INSTRUCTORS AT CITY COLLEGE AS WELL AS THE DEANS AND SO WE'RE MONITORING THAT'S WHY WE'RE ON THE CANVAS. WE'RE MONITORING BEFORE THE DROP DATE OR THE WITHDRAWAL DATE OR STUDENTS WILL NOT BE HARMED WITH A LESS THAN STELLAR GRADE. WE MAKE SURE THAT WE'RE ACTUALLY WITHDRAWING OUR STUDENTS SO THEY'RE NOT GOING TO BE HARMED FOR THEIR FUTURE FINANCIAL AID APPLICATION OR APPLICATION INTO COLLEGE. ON THE FLIP SIDE AND YES WE DO THAT ON THE FLIP SIDE FOR STUDENTS WHO TAKE THE COLLEGE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS, THEY
GET COLLEGE CREDIT AS OPPOSED TO IF THEY WERE TO TAKE AN AP CLASS THEY WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE AP TEST AND SCORE A THREE AND ABOVE TO GET ANY TYPE OF COLLEGE CREDIT. SO THERE'S THERE'S LOTS OF BENEFITS TO HAVING A DUAL ENROLLMENT PROGRAM AND IT HELPS DIVERSIFY THE ACADEMIC RIGOR OF OUR HIGH SCHOOL CLASSES. >> MY OTHER QUESTION WOULD BE IF INTERIM GUARDRAIL 5.2 IS KIND OF DECLARED MET WHEN WE COULD EXPECT IN NEW INTERIM GUARDRAIL 5.2 WE WILL GO BACK AND REVIEW AND LIKE MAY SAID THE WELL 5.2 THAT'S RIGHT 5.1 WE'RE STILL WORKING WITH THE CITY ON 5.2. I MEAN HONESTLY 5.2 I THINK IT'S GOING DEEPER. THE TRUE DESIRE FOR DUAL ENROLLMENT IS TWO THEN DUAL HAVE STUDENTS WHO WANT TO TAKE THEN THEY START BIFURCATE AND SO AS STUDENTS TAKE THE DUAL ENROLLMENT CLASS, SOME OF THEM MAY CHOOSE TO GO INTO DIRECT ADMISSIONS INTO SAN FRANCISCO STATE. OTHERS MAY CHOOSE TO GO RIGHT
INTO INDUSTRY AND SO BUILDING OUT THE PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR LABOR PARTNERS WITH THE OUR S.F. CHAMBERS, WITH INDUSTRY WITHIN THE CITY OF SAN FRANCISCO, IT'S I THINK THAT THERE'S A LOT OF WORK THAT NEEDS TO CONTINUE TO HAPPEN AND WE ARE PARTNERING WITH THE OFFICE OF ECONOMIC AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT IN THE CITY RIGHT NOW BUT WE WILL GO BACK AND EVALUATE AND THEN COME UP WITH AN INTERIM A NEW INTERIM THANK YOU. AND PERHAPS NOT UNTIL THE NEXT YEAR BUT JUST YEAH, I AGREE WITH MY FELLOW COMMISSIONERS THAT THIS IS A REAL AREA OF STRENGTH AND SO I WANT TO JUST CONGRATULATE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND STAFF ON ALL THIS WORK, THE PARTNERSHIPS SUPER EXCITING AND AGREE WITH EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN DISCUSSED. >> I THINK I JUST HAD A SMALL TECHNICAL POINT AND THIS IS REALLY ABOUT GUARDRAIL FIVE POINT ONE. >> WELL I GUESS I JUST WANT US TO BE HONEST WITH THE PUBLIC AND HOW WE'RE DOING THIS.
LIKE I THINK IT'S WEIRD TO SAY THAT WE MET GUARDRAIL 5.1 WHEN WE DIDN'T I MEAN I UNDERSTAND THAT LIKE WE COULDN'T BECAUSE THE REPORTS WEREN'T REQUIRED OR SOMETHING. BUT THEN I THINK WE NEED TO CHANGE THE INTERIM GUARDRAIL LIKE IF IT WASN'T AN APPROPRIATE MEASURE IN MY OPINION AND AGAIN THIS IS WE'RE WORKING THROUGH HOW TO GET THIS TO WORK. SO THIS IS NOT A CRITIQUE NECESSARILY, BUT I JUST THINK IT STRUCK ME AS WEIRD THAT WE'RE SITTING HERE SAYING IF THIS IS A DATABASE MODEL THEN WE NEED A DATA POINT AND THERE'S AREN'T ANY DATA POINTS TO SAY THAT WE MET 5.1 AND THEN WE CHECK ON THE REPORT ON TRACK, YOU KNOW SO THAT JUST SEEMS ODD TO ME. SO I THINK I WOULD ASK AGAIN NOT FOR THIS REPORT BUT MOVING FORWARD IF THIS HAPPENS CAN WE SELECT US AND I'LL LIKE IF THE IF THE INTERIM GUARDRAIL ISN'T APPROPRIATE FOR WHAT IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS ONE WASN'T CAN WE SELECT ANOTHER DATA POINT SO WE HAVE SOMETHING THAT WE'RE MEASURING WOULD BE MY REQUEST MOVING FORWARD BUT BUT I THINK IT MEAN SOUNDS LIKE IT'S ON
TRACK IN THE SENSE OF THE PROCESS IS ON TRACK SO I UNDERSTAND WHY WHY IT WAS PRESENTED THOUGH. HI. I JUST WANTED TO SECOND TO COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S COMMENT ABOUT 5.1. I HAD ASKED ABOUT THAT AS WELL SINCE THERE ARE NO REPORTS AND I WOULD LIKE TO ALSO SEE SOME SORT OF METRIC THAT WE COULD MEASURE WITH RESPECT TO THIS. I KNOW THIS IS NOT ON THE DISTRICT BUT THERE'S BEEN THE CITY IS ALSO SUPPOSED TO HAVE ISSUED REPORTS WITH RESPECT TO THE STUDENT SUCCESS FUND AND THAT HASN'T HAPPENED EITHER TO MY KNOWLEDGE. SO I FEEL LIKE WE'RE NOT GETTING ANY INFORMATION FROM ANY SIDE ABOUT HOW THINGS ARE GOING WITH THAT AND THAT THAT GIVES ME CAUSE FOR CONCERN BECAUSE THE VOTERS HAVE PUT FORWARD A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS AND IT'S UNCLEAR TO ME WHAT IS WHAT IS HAPPENING FROM EITHER THE CITY CENTER OR FROM OUR END WOULD BE GREAT TO BE ABLE TO
HAVE SOME KIND OF WAY TO LOOK AT THIS. THANK YOU. OH, I ALSO WANTED TO SECOND WHAT WAS COMMISSIONER WEISS IN THE BOARD WAS SAYING ABOUT READINESS AND I APPRECIATE THAT THAT'S SOMETHING I HAD ASKED ABOUT IN THE Q&A AS WELL AND IF WE ACTUALLY NEED TO BE DEVOTING OUR EFFORTS TO DOUBLING DOWN ON READINESS WHICH GOES TO PRESIDENT KIM'S POINT THAT WOULD BE GOOD TO KNOW NO MATTER HOW WELL INTENTIONED THIS MIGHT BE IF IT TURNS OUT THAT WHAT WE ACTUALLY DO DO IS DEVOTE MORE RESOURCES TO OUR BASIC READINESS. >> THANK YOU. AND I JUST WANT TO SAY THANK YOU COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER AND RAY FOR YOUR FEEDBACK. I DEFINITELY WANT TO JUST ACKNOWLEDGE THAT, YOU KNOW, BY WAY OF BEING ABLE TO DO BETTER PROGRESS MONITORING IS BEING ABLE TO I THINK JUST RECOGNIZE HOW DYNAMIC THIS IS BECAUSE WE WERE ALSO SETTING INTERIM
GUARDRAILS GUARDRAILS PRIOR TO RIGHT. SO THE COORDINATION AROUND TIMELINES AND ALL I WANTED TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND APPRECIATE YOUR FEEDBACK. I ALSO DO WANT TO POINT THE PUBLIC TO A DOCUMENT AND SORRY ABOUT EMBEDDING THIS IN THE Q&A DOCUMENT BUT WE DID PROVIDE A LINK TO THE KICKOFF MEETING WHERE THERE WERE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION POINTS THAT WERE SHARED IN TERMS OF THE SORT OF OVERARCHING TIMELINE OF THE ROLLOUT OF PROMPT IMPLEMENTATION AND ADDITIONALLY WHAT ARE SOME OF THE OUTCOMES FRAMEWORK JUST JUST TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INSIGHT AND TRANSPARENCY INTO THE PROCESS BECAUSE I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND WHY THIS WOULD BE YOU KNOW, VERY FRUSTRATING. SO I JUST WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FEEDBACK AND ALSO POINT THE PUBLIC IF THERE IS ANY INTEREST TO YOU KNOW, THE AVAILABLE INFORMATION THAT THAT HAS BEEN LINKED OUT IN THE Q&A DOCUMENT. JUST A QUICK QUESTION OR COMMENT, BUT I REALLY APPRECIATE THE THE CONNECTION
TO COMMUNITY COLLEGE AS WELL AS AS FSU YOU CONGRATULATIONS ON THAT. >> I DON'T THINK WE CAN SAY THAT ENOUGH AND I HOPE THE DATA BEARS OUT TO PRESIDENT KIM'S QUESTION AND I LOOK FORWARD TO THAT. IN ADDITION TO THAT I WILL SAY HAVING WORKED IN POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS SO CLEARINGHOUSE DATA IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE ACTUALLY DOES A FANTASTIC JOB OF PUTTING THOSE RESOURCES ONLINE FOR EVERYONE WHERE YOU CAN LOOK AT DIFFERENT SFD HIGH SCHOOLS AND SEE HOW MANY KIDS END UP WHEREVER I WILL SAY ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I WAS ON MY WISH LIST AT LEAST WHEN I WORKED IN POST-SECONDARY SUCCESS AND PHILANTHROPY WAS UNDERSTANDING WHAT THE RATE IS OF RETENTION PAST THE SECOND YEAR IN COLLEGE AS WELL AS GRADUATION. SO IF WE DO HAVE THESE PARTNERSHIPS AND WE'RE ABLE TO UNDERSTAND SOME OF THAT DATA AND BE ABLE TO REPORT IT OUT, I THINK THAT IS INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT BECAUSE WE KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE ESPECIALLY IF THERE IS THIS AUTO ENROLLMENT INTO A FOUR YEAR OR A TWO YEAR
INSTITUTION, YOU KNOW THEY MAY ENROLL BUT IF THEY'RE NOT PREPARED AND THEN DROP OUT THAT WE'RE NOT DOING THEM A SERVICE OR WE'RE ACTUALLY DOING POTENTIAL HARM. SO UNDERSTANDING THAT I THINK IS A GREAT FEEDBACK LOOP THEN WHEN WE LOOK AT HOW WE'RE DOING ARE WE PREPARING OUR STUDENTS AND THEN DOING BETTER? CAN WE VOTE TO EXTEND OUR MEETING? AND I THINK WE'RE NEAR COMPLETION WITH THE DISCUSSION. SO DO WE WANT TO FINISH THIS REAL QUICK AND THEN MAKE A MOTION OR DO YOU WANT ME TO INTRODUCE THE MOTION IN THE MIDDLE OF THIS MOTION? I THINK WE HAVE AN OPEN MOTION RIGHT FOR THIS OR DID WE NOT MOTION THIS ONE? YES, IT'S JUST A DISCUSSION OF THE MINUTES YOU MIGHT WANT TO SEPARATE AND THIS IS JUST A DISCUSSION DISCUSSION, CORRECT. OKAY. YEAH. I MOVE TO EXTEND THE MEETING PAST 10 P.M. SECOND ROLL CALL THE POLICE COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HULING NO. PRESIDENT KIM YES. >> COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD
I'M GOING TO SAY YES EVEN THOUGH IN MY HEART I MEAN WHAT IS GOING ON, COMMISSIONER GUPTA SORRY IN MY MOM YES, SORRY ABOUT THAT FOR THE COMMISSIONER . GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. OKAY. >> THANK YOU. ARE YOU SKIPPING ME TONIGHT? OH, SO I'M SORRY. SEE, I JUST GOT TO SLOW DOWN. I WASN'T READY FOR IT, COMMISSIONER RAY I WAS LOOKING. THANK YOU. >> SHE SAID NO. SIX YES. >> ONE THING. ARE THERE ANY OTHER COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ITEM? RICHARD FISHER JUST TO FOLLOW UP ON WHAT COMMISSIONER GUPTA WAS SAYING, MAYBE THAT IS THE NEXT INTERIM IS IS YOU KNOW THE IF WE WANT TO MEASURE OUR PARTNERSHIP MAYBE ACTUALLY A DATA POINT COULD BE GRADUATION RATES FROM THOSE SET TO AND FOR YOUR INSTITUTIONS. WELL I MEAN IT'S A DEMONSTRATION OF OUR PARTNERSHIP AND HOW WE'RE IF WE'RE MEASURING SPECIFICALLY OUR SELF USED STUDENTS AND HOW
THEY I MEAN I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE THE INTERIM GUARDRAILS ARE WITHIN THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PURVIEW TO SET FOR THINGS THAT ARE WITHIN HER CONTROL FOR SURE. I'M JUST THROWING IT OUT THERE THIS IT'S JUST A THIS IS JUST A DISCUSSION ITEM. I'M NOT DIRECTING THE SUPERINTENDENT WITH ANY AT THIS PONTIFICATING. YES. THAT'S ACTUALLY MONOLOGUES THAT A HER AS PART OF OUR STRATEGIC CONVERSATIONS AND QUESTIONS THAT WE SHOULD HAVE I BROKE MY OWN RULE ABOUT MAKING A STRATEGIC COMMENT THANK YOU THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND PRESENTATION AND HUNG MAY TROOPER FOR STAYING IN THERE FOR THIS LONG AFTER SIX MORE MOVING TO ITEM TWO WE ARE NOW MOVING TO SECTION FIVE ACTION ITEMS ITEM 2261-7 SORRY 261-27 SB TO APPROVAL OF PIPS AND WAIVERS I HAVE A MOTION AND I MOVE ITEM 261-27 SB TO APPROVAL OF PIPS AND WAIVERS DO YOU WANT ME TO JOIN BOTH AT THE SAME TIME OR ARE WE VOTING ONE AT A TIME? MY UNDERSTANDING IS GOING TO BE
ONE AT A TIME OR A SECOND. >> THANK YOU. IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THIS ITEM. >> UH, DR. SUE? YES. THANK YOU. I WOULD LIKE TO SORRY I LOST MY THIS ITEM SEEKS APPROVAL OF PROVISIONAL INTERNSHIP PERMITS FOR THREE SPECIAL EDUCATION AND TWO GENERAL EDUCATION TEACHERS. ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD? SEEING NONE DEBATE IS NOW CLOSED ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE THIS ITEM. ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. THANK SEVEN YES I WANT YOU TO CALL MY NAME NEXT NEXT ITEM FOR UPDATE OH EIGHT SO SORRY ITEM 3261-27 SB THREE APPROVAL LOCAL ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS MOTION AND SECOND PLEASE I MOVE THAT WE APPROVE ITEM 261-27 AS P
THREE APPROVAL LOCAL ASSIGNMENT OPTIONS I'LL SECOND OKAY IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THE BOARD APPROVE THIS ITEM DR. SUE THANK YOU. THIS ITEM SEEKS APPROVAL OF A LOCAL ASSIGNMENT OPTION FOR ONE SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS ANY COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD SEEING NONE. DEBATE IS NOW CLOSED ON THE MOTION TO APPROVE 261-27SP3 ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE COMMISSIONER RAY YES COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. THE BEST PRESIDENT KIM WOW. >> YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN AWARD THE BEST PREVIOUS ABSOLUTELY BEST BUYS FOR YES. >> COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISCHER SEE THIS IS WHAT HAPPENS AFTER 10:00. YES. THANK YOU FOR HAVING US. ITEM FIVE VOTE ON STUDENT EXPULSION MATTERS. UM, I MOVE WITH THAT. HUH?
DID I SKIP SOMETHING? OH, I DID SKIP SOMETHING. OKAY. SO SORRY. ITEM FOUR UPDATED BOARD POLICY 9322 REDUCTION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO AGENDAS CAN I HAVE A MOTION A SECOND AND MOVE UPDATE TO BOARD POLICY 9322 REDUCTION OF SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS TO AGENDAS SO SECOND IT IS PROPERLY MOVED AND SECONDED THAT THE BOARD APPROVE THIS ITEM. DR. SU YES THANK YOU. WE ARE PROPOSING THESE AMENDMENTS AS BEST PRACTICE FOR HIRING POLICY FOR POLICY. THIS IS A WAY FOR US TO CLARIFY DISTRICT PROCEDURES AND FIND COMMON GROUND. I RECOGNIZE THAT THERE'S BEEN LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS AMONG COMMISSIONERS AROUND THE NEED FOR TRANSPARENCY AND AS WELL AS THE NEED FOR US TO WORK REALLY HARD TO HIRE FANTASTIC PEOPLE AND INVITE THEM TO COME TO OUR DISTRICT. SO WITH THIS UPDATE I BELIEVE
THAT WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET TO THAT MIDDLE GROUND OF ENSURING THAT WE ARE ABLE TO HIRE FANTASTIC PEOPLE TO COME HERE AND WORK AT THIS WONDERFUL SCHOOL DISTRICT AS WELL AS CONTINUE TO LIVE AND AND HONOR AND BE WITHIN THE RULES SET FORTH BY THE BROWN ACT COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM COMMISSIONERS FOR SO I'M JUST I'M CONFUSED BECAUSE I SUBMITTED A WRITTEN QUESTION AND THE RESPONSE WAS THAT GENERAL COUNSEL IS IN CONSULTATION WITH BOARD LEADERSHIP ON HOW TO PROVIDE ANSWERS TO THESE LEGAL QUESTIONS WHICH MAY INVOKE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE IN A FURTHER LEGAL RESEARCH. SO AS I BUT THEN I DIDN'T GET ANY OTHER RESPONSE SO I'M NOT SURE I WAS JUST TRYING TO FIGURE OUT IF THIS LANGUAGE ACTUALLY ALLOWS THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REDACT THE NAMES AND THE CONTRACTS WHICH I THOUGHT WAS WHAT WAS GOING TO BE PROPOSED HERE BUT IT DIDN'T THE LANGUAGE SEEMED BROADER THAN THAT. AND SO THAT WAS MY FIRST QUESTION. MY SECOND QUESTION WAS TO WHAT EXTENT IS SUCH REDACTION A COMMON PRACTICE IN SCHOOL
DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA WHICH DIDN'T SEEM TO BE THAT IT WOULD BE SUBJECT TO ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE? SO I WASN'T SURE WHY THAT ONE WASN'T ANSWERED. AND THE THIRD QUESTION WAS HAS THIS PRACTICE EVER BEEN CHALLENGES A VIOLATION OF THE BROWN ACT WHICH WAS SORT OF A FOLLOW UP TO THE SECOND QUESTION WHICH ALSO DIDN'T SEEM LIKE IT WOULD INVOLVE ATTORNEY CLIENT PRIVILEGE. SO I'M CONFUSED. I WAS WONDERING IF GENERAL COUNSEL COULD PROVIDE SOME CLARITY THERE. THANK YOU. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER ANY TIME THAT THERE'S A QUESTION THAT OPINES ON THE LEGALITY OF A DECISION, THE STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES OF A DECISION AND YES EVEN THE FACTS THAT GO INTO THOSE DECISIONS ALL OF THAT GOES TO THE HEART OF AN ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATION I NOW THE MEMBERS OF THIS BODY I THINK PERHAPS ON A PERSONAL LEVEL NOT ON A PUBLIC LEVEL HAS BEEN IN COMMUNICATION ON THIS VERY ISSUE FOR MONTHS AND HAS BEEN ADVISED FOR MONTHS ON THE LEGALITY OF IT MOVING THAT TO A PUBLIC DISCUSSION IS THE VERY REASON WHY I THINK THE ANSWER WAS GIVEN BECAUSE PROVIDING ATTORNEY CLIENT RESPONSES THAT DO REQUIRE SUBSTANTIAL RESEARCH
IS NOT SOMETHING THAT I CAN JUST DO UNILATERALLY WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE BOARD TO SAY THAT THERE'S GOING TO BE A WAIVER OF A PRIVILEGE THAT SPEAKS TO THESE ISSUES AND IT'S NOT YOU KNOW, THIS ISN'T THE SUPREME COURT I'M NOT ARGUING OR SAYING THAT THIS IS SOMETHING THAT IS GOING TO BE EARTH SHATTERING. I DON'T THINK THAT IT'S CONTROVERSIAL TO SAY THAT THE BROWN ACT HAS BEEN IN PLACE FOR AN ALMOST 60 YEARS. COURTS HAVE OPINED ON THE BROWN ACT FOR OVER 60 YEARS. IT IS THE IT IS THE DEFINITION OF TRANSPARENCY IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF EXCEPTIONS THAT THIS BODY USES EVERY MEETING WHENEVER WE GO INTO CLOSE SESSION THE EXACT SAME BASIS IS THAT ALLOW US TO TALK ABOUT CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION REGARDING LITIGATION, REAL PROPERTY NEGOTIATIONS, REAL ESTATE EMPLOYEE DISCIPLINE, DISMISSAL RELEASE STUDENT MATTERS THEY ALL COME FROM THE SAME ORIGINS THROUGHOUT THE LAW THAT SAY
THAT THERE IS A BLEND BETWEEN WHAT IS AVAILABLE TO PUBLIC DISCUSSION AND WHAT IS TO BE HELD CONFIDENTIAL. I MEAN ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE BEEN AN ONGOING CONVERSATION ABOUT THIS. >> YEAH, I'M SORRY TO INTERRUPT BUT I GET ALL THAT I GUESS I WAS REALLY TRYING TO ASK A SIMPLER QUESTION WHICH IS I'M ASSUMING AND I JUST WANT TO CONFIRM IT'S TRUE THAT THE LANGUAGE THAT'S PROPOSED TO BE ADDED WOULD IN FACT ALLOW THE SUPERINTENDENT TO REDACT THE NAMES ON THE CONTRACTS. >> IS THAT THE THIS THIS LANGUAGE I WAS LITERALLY JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY IS THAT WHAT THIS LANGUAGE DOES THIS LANGUAGE CLARIFIES A PRACTICE THAT THIS BOARD HAS ADOPTED THE LAW, SUPERSEDE KIND OF THE THE THE WAY THAT THE LAW TREATS THE REDACTION OF INFORMATION IS IS VERY CLEAR. WHAT IS NOT CLEAR IS HOW THIS BOARD POLICY KIND OF COMES FORWARD. FOR INSTANCE, THERE'S NO CLARITY IN THE BOARD POLICY ABSENT THIS PROPOSED LANGUAGE ON HOW TO EVEN HANDLE LEGAL MEMOS. RIGHT. SO TO YOUR QUESTION, DOES THIS LANGUAGE ALLOW FOR THE
REDACTION OF THE EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS MENTIONED IN HER STATEMENTS THAT THAT'S THE INTENT, THE BACKGROUND INFORMATION, YOU KNOW, SPEAKS TO THAT. SO THE ANSWER TO YOUR ULTIMATE QUESTION WOULD BE YES. BUT YOU KNOW, THERE'S THE WAY THAT IT KIND OF COMES FORWARD IS IS THERE'S A MACHINERY WITH THE LAW. THE LAW DOESN'T THE LAW WORKS IN BROADER STROKES THAN JUST STATUTES. IT WORKS WITH COURT OPINIONS. IT WORKS ACROSS MULTIPLE STATUTES. SO IT'S IT'S NOT AS STRAIGHTFORWARD AS JUST SIMPLY SAYING EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS. >> I DON'T KNOW I APPRECIATE THAT AND I REALLY WASN'T TRYING TO COMPLICATE OVERCOMPLICATE SO I WAS JUST SAYING SO SO IT SOUNDS LIKE YES, THIS DOES COVER THE THING WE WERE TRYING TO COVER OR SOME THERE WAS DISAGREEMENT OBVIOUSLY BUT I WAS TRYING TO TRYING TO CLARIFY THAT THAT'S WHAT THIS WAS AND THEN THE SECOND QUESTION TO WHAT EXTENT IS SUCH REDACTION A COMMON PRACTICE IN SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN CALIFORNIA? DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT QUESTION AGAIN, THAT'S NOT A LEGAL QUESTION.
IT'S JUST A PRACTICE QUESTION. DO WE HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON THAT OR NOT? SO I'VE I'VE HAD PRIVATE DISCUSSIONS WITH OTHER COMMISSIONERS. I DO BELIEVE THAT AND AGAIN, THERE'S SOME LAWYERS HERE THAT I DON'T WANT TO GET OVERLY COMPLICATED THE FACTS DO NOT OPERATE IN A VACUUM. THE FACTS THEMSELVES DO IMPLICATE THE ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS. THERE IS NO RESEARCH THAT I CAN PROVIDE TO YOU OFF THE TIP READILY AVAILABLE TO SAY HERE IS KIND OF THIS REFLECTION OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN LITERALLY OVER 1000 SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA AND IT'S NOT JUST THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT USE THE BROWN ACT ALL MUNICIPALITIES, COUNTIES, CITIES, DISTRICTS OF VARIOUS LIKE WATER DISTRICTS, CEMETERY DISTRICTS. >> SO I MEAN SO THE ANSWER IS I DON'T KNOW. THAT'S FINE. I'M JUST LITERALLY JUST ASKING. SO IS THE ANSWER IT SOUNDS LIKE I DON'T WE DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE OR NOT. I WOULD HAVE THAT RIGHT OR NOT. THE ANSWER IS IS THAT IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE. OKAY THEN THAT'S FINE.
THAT'S ALL I WAS ASKING. SO IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE. THIS IS SOMETHING THAT THIS IS TERRITORY THAT WE'VE COVERED FOR A WHILE. >> I'M SORRY. I'M REALLY SORRY I WAS LITERALLY JUST TRYING TO CLARIFY A SIMPLE QUESTION ABOUT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT TO VOTE ON. I'M NOT TRYING TO BE DIFFICULT. I'M HONESTLY JUST TRYING TO UNDERSTAND ABOUT THIS VOTE WE'RE ABOUT TO TAKE AND I FEEL LIKE THE ANSWERS I'M GETTING ARE SUPER COMPLEX AND GOING IN LOTS OF CIRCLES. WHAT I'M JUST ASKING VERY DIRECT AND SIMPLE QUESTIONS IF WE KNOW WHETHER OR NOT IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE, IT IS A COMMON PRACTICE. THE ANSWER TO THE SECOND QUESTION IS JUST YES. IN MY EXPERIENCE I APOLOGIZE JUST FROM MY EXPERIENCE. OKAY, GREAT. FROM MY EXPERIENCE THERE'S A LOT OF PRECISION THAT GOES INTO ANSWERING QUESTIONS AND IT'S IT'S NOT IN MY OPINION COMFORTABLE TO SIMPLY SAY YES. SO SIMPLY WITHOUT PROVIDING THE DETAILED RESEARCH.
RIGHT. BUT ALL I'M ASKING IS I THOUGHT THIS I THOUGHT YOU SAID IT WAS A COMMON PRACTICE AND EVERYONE SO I WAS JUST SAYING I'M JUST CONFIRMING THAT THAT'S TRUE WHICH SEEMS LIKE AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO VOTE NO ON THIS. I STILL HAVEN'T DECIDED. I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE AN ARGUMENT IN FAVOR WOULD BE THAT IT'S A COMMON PRACTICE. I WAS TRYING TO DETERMINE IF IT IS IN FACT A COMMON PRACTICE. IS THAT WHEN WE WERE DOING RESEARCH WHEN I WAS MAKING PHONE CALLS TO OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS WE DID HEAR THAT THERE ARE SOME SCHOOL DISTRICTS THAT DO DO THIS PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS BECAUSE IT IS REALLY HARD TO RECRUIT HIGH LEVEL EXECUTIVE PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR CURRENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS PARTICULARLY IF WE WANT HIGH LEVEL QUALITY PEOPLE. SO YES, THIS IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING THAT OTHER SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO PRACTICE PARTICULARLY FOR HIGH LEVEL CONTRACTS AND THEN IN TERMS OF BEING CHALLENGED BY THE BROWN ACT, I THINK COMMISSIONER
ALEXANDER IS ASKING HAS THIS PARTICULAR SITUATION BEEN CHALLENGED BY THE BROWN ACT? I THINK THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE YES OR NO ANSWER. NO IT'S NOT. I DON'T KNOW. I MEAN THERE'S A TON OF DIFFERENT OPINIONS THAT ARE FLY UNPUBLISHED TO OUR KNOWLEDGE. HAS IT EVER BEEN CHALLENGED AND IT'S FINE IF THE ANSWER IS NO AND THEN WE GO AND FIND WELL I'M NOT GOING TO BE MAD. I'M JUST SAYING TO OUR KNOWLEDGE HAS THIS EVER BEEN CHALLENGED SUCCESSFULLY? NO. OKAY, GREAT. THANK YOU FOR THOSE ANSWERS. I REALLY APPRECIATE IT. COMMISSIONER RAY I'VE EXPRESSED CONCERNS BEFORE ABOUT WHAT I THINK ARE OVERBROAD APPLICATIONS OF ATTORNEY CLIENT COMMUNICATION PRIVILEGE TYPE ISSUES. SO I'M NOT GOING TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE THERE BUT I DO WANT TO EXPRESS CONCERNS I HAVE AND RAISE THAT I WAS FRANKLY BY THE WAY, I VERY MUCH APPRECIATE LEADERSHIP'S BRINGING THIS TO THE BOARD. I'VE BEEN ASKING ABOUT THIS FOR A LONG TIME AND SO I APPRECIATE
THAT I EXPECTED TO SEE SOMETHING THAT DIRECTLY ADDRESSED REDACTION, YOU KNOW WHETHER HOWEVER I DECIDED TO VOTE THAT'S WHAT I EXPECTED WHEN I OPENED THIS UP AND I SAW THAT THE LANGUAGE WAS SO GENERAL LITERALLY AT THE THREE DAYS BEFORE MEETING SIMILAR THING INSTEAD OF 12 DAYS BEFORE MEETING IT REFERS TO POSTING THE FINAL AGENDA 72 HOURS IN ADVANCE OF THE MEETING IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAWS SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE BROWN ACT PERSONNEL CONFIDENTIALITY, CONFIDENTIALITY AND ANY OTHER LEGAL PRIVILEGE THAT STATEMENT DOES NOT IN ANY WAY IT'S NOT LIMITED IN ANY WAY TO REDACTION, MUCH LESS TO REDACTION OF ANY PARTICULAR INFORMATION. IT IS MUCH, MUCH BROADER AND IF THE SUPERINTENDENT CAN POST THE FINAL AGENDA IN SOME WAY THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH APPLICABLE LAWS NOT EVEN JUST INCLUDING THE BROWN ACT BUT POSSIBLY ANYTHING ELSE ALSO PERSONNEL CONFIDENTIALITY AND THEIR LEGAL PRIVILEGE IT'S REALLY HARD. LIKE I LITERALLY CANNOT DETERMINE WHAT THAT COVERS TO ME THAT IS A PANDORA'S BOX
AND WE HAVE DECIDED AS A DISTRICT THAT WE ARE GOING OR AS A BOARD THAT WE ARE NOT GOING TO DO THE FLOOR WHAT THE BROWN ACT FOR INSTANCE AND OTHER THINGS MAY REQUIRE BUT THAT WE HAVE CHOSEN TO DO OTHER THINGS ARE WHOLE 12 DAY AGENDA IS SOMETHING THAT ISN'T REQUIRED BY ANY STATE LAW LIKE WE HAVE DECIDED TO BE ABOVE THAT FLOOR. SO OF COURSE WE NEED TO ACT IN A WAY CONSISTENT WITH THE BROWN ACT BUT WE CAN ALSO DO MORE AND WE HAVE AND I THINK THAT'S CONSISTENT WITH OUR VALUES AS A SCHOOL DISTRICT AND AS A CITY TO HAVE TRANSPARENCY AND AS I MENTIONED MANY TIMES BEFORE, I THINK IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT FOR PUBLIC TRUST AND TO YOU KNOW, WE'RE IN A HOLE ALREADY WITH PUBLIC TRUST. I DON'T LIKE TO DIG THAT DEEPER. SO I FEEL LIKE THIS LANGUAGE IS HIGHLY, HIGHLY OVERBROAD COVERS LOTS OF THINGS THAT I CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE. IT'S LIKE A PANDORA'S BOX. WHO KNOWS WHAT WILL COME OUT OF THIS? THE ONLY SPECIFICITY ON THIS IS THE LAST SENTENCE WHICH REFERS
TO ANY LEGALLY REDACTED INFORMATION ON SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS MAY BE UNREDACTED AND PRESENTED TO THE PUBLIC AT THE POINT OF BOARD CONSIDERATION WHICH IS LITERALLY WHEN WHEN WE'RE MEETING. SO LIKE THAT'S THE ONE THING THAT RELATES TO REDACTION ALL THE STUFF BEFOREHAND COULD BE ANYTHING NOT JUST REDACTION. SO I FIND THIS TO BE SEPARATE FROM THE CONCERNS I HAD BEFORE TERRIFICALLY OVERBROAD AND AND I WOULD YOU KNOW HAVE WAS HOPING THAT LANGUAGE WOULD BE AMENDED OR REVISED SO THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD COME FORWARD WITH SOMETHING MORE NARROW TO THIS ACTUAL ISSUE WE'VE BEEN DISCUSSING. BUT THAT HAS NOT OCCURRED AND CONCERNED ABOUT THE RAMIFICATIONS HERE. >> THANK YOU, COMMISSIONER GUPTA SO I I WILL SAY THAT IF WE WANTED TO COME BACK WITH SOMETHING AND SAY A POLICY DATE THAT JUST SORT OF SAID HEY, STAFFING IT'S A STAFFING MATTER ,THIS SPECIFICALLY BELONGS IN DISTRICT STAFF OR SUPERINTENDENT PURVIEW, YOU KNOW, I WOULD CERTAINLY CONSIDER THAT LANGUAGE RIGHT
NOW. THIS IS BOARD POLICY. I'M LOOKING AT THIS I LOOKED AT THE FIRST QUESTION ASKED IN TERMS OF COMMISSIONER REQUEST FOR INFORMATION THAT I I'M INFERRING IS COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER'S AS HE INDICATED AND I TOO WAS EXPECTING SOME SORT OF DOCUMENT. I DON'T THINK IT'S UNREASONABLE. I THINK THIS ACTUALLY SHOULD BE PRETTY SIMPLE TO PRODUCE SOMETHING. THAT'S WHAT I WAS EXPECTING. I DID NOT SEE IT AND I DON'T SEE EVIDENCE AROUND, YOU KNOW, WHAT'S SUPPORTING THIS NOR DO I SEE EVEN A LINK TO WHAT PART OF THE BROWN ACT WE'RE REFERRING TO BECAUSE I ACTUALLY LOOK THROUGH THE BROWN ACT AND LOOKED AT PERSONNEL CONFIDENTIALITY AND AT THE VERY MINIMUM IF WE SAY SOMETHING LIKE THIS OR IT'S SORT OF LIKE THIS WILL BE PROVIDED AT LEAST EXPECTED TO SEE SOME SORT OF LINK TO WHERE IN THE BROWN ACT WE ARE IN VIOLATION OR YOU KNOW, JUST A VERY, VERY YOU KNOW, QUICK AND EASY. ONE PAGE EXPLANATION I DID NOT SEE THAT AND TO ME THIS KIND OF GOES BACK TO QUALITY CONTROL WHERE IT'S SORT OF LIKE THE BURDEN OF PROOF IS ON STAFF TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS THAT THEN ALLOW THE BOARD TO
MAKE A DECISION. I DID NOT SEE THAT I CANNOT VOTE FOR THIS. CAN I ASK A CLARIFYING QUESTION HERE? I ASSUME YOU WERE GOING TO CALL ON ME NEXT. SO ACTUALLY WITH COMMISSIONER FISHER YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU ASSUME SO THE EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS THAT WE HAVE HISTORICALLY APPROVED ARE THOSE CONTRACTS THAT WE ARE LEGALLY REQUIRED BY ED CODE OR SOME GOVERNMENT CODE TO APPROVE AS A BOARD OR IS IT JUST A GOVERNMENT OR IS IT JUST A BOARD'S BEST PRACTICE? I'M ONLY SPEAKING WITH THE FEW THAT I'VE SEEN THAT HAVE COME HERE THOUGH THOSE ARE ALL BEING LEGALLY REQUIRED. OKAY. I THINK SO. I WANT TO ALSO I APPRECIATE THAT CLARIFICATION BECAUSE I WANT TO RECOGNIZE UNDER OUR GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK OUR JOB IS TO MANAGE THE SUPERINTENDENT, OUR TWO EMPLOYEES THAT WE MANAGE ARE THE SUPERINTENDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL AND IT'S WITHIN THE SUPERINTENDENTS PURVIEW TO MANAGE THE REST OF
THE EMPLOYEES RIGHT? YES. OKAY. JUST SO I THINK I APPRECIATE THE ATTEMPT AT CLARIFICATION HERE AND AND I UNDER OUR GOVERNANCE FRAMEWORK I ACTUALLY APPRECIATE THE VAGARIES OF THIS TO KEEP US OUT OF THE STANDPOINT OF MICROMANAGING THE SOUP. I THINK PART OF IT TOO IS IF THE ATTEMPT IS TO MAKE SURE THAT THERE'S SOME TRANSPARENCY WITH THE COMMUNITY, THEN BY THE TIME WE GET TO THE APPROVAL OF THIS CONTRACT IT'S TOO LATE. RIGHT. IF WE'RE ALREADY TO THE POINT WHERE THE SUPERINTEND IN HAS MADE AN OFFER TO SOMEONE IN HER EXECUTIVE CABINET OR EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP YOU KNOW, AGAIN HONORING GUARDRAIL NUMBER ONE IF THERE HASN'T BEEN THE COMMUNITY INPUT IN THE HIRING PROCESS YOU KNOW LIKE ANY TIME THERE'S A SPED LEADER THAT'S HIRED A SPED CEC MEMBER SITS ON THAT HIRING PANEL RIGHT WHEN WHEN YOU'VE GOT LEADERSHIP GENERALLY THERE'S PRINCIPALS AND OTHER FOLKS WHO ARE ON THAT HIRING PANEL WHO WHO ARE IN A
POSITION OF OF UNDER SO IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MAKING THIS PUBLIC BECAUSE WE'RE WE'RE SO I THINK IT'S LATE SO I'M NOT I DON'T THINK I'M MAKING A VERY GOOD POINT HERE BUT I JUST WANT TO POINT OUT THAT LIKE TO TO THE POINT OF BRINGING THE BOARD ALONG LIKE IF WE'RE WORRIED ABOUT POTENTIALLY VOTING NO ON A CONTRACT IN CLOSED SESSION, THEN THAT MEANS THE SUPERINTENDENT DOESN'T HAVE OUR FAITH WHICH IS A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT PROBLEM. >> YOU KNOW, AND IF THERE'S CONCERNS ABOUT COMMUNITY INPUT THOSE SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED THROUGH THE THE THE PRACTICES OF THE DEPARTMENT IN THE HIRING AND THE INTERVIEWING PROCESS AND THAT'S A WHOLE ANOTHER SET OF PRIORITIES OTHER THAN THIS REDACTION PROCESS AND WE'RE HAVING A REALLY HARD TIME HIRING OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF YEARS SO ANYTHING WE CAN DO TO MAKE IT EASIER TO BRING FOLKS IN OR JUST I'LL STOP THERE BUT THANK YOU. THANK YOU. I THINK THAT I'M GOING TO SORT OF PICK UP WHERE COMMISSIONER FISHER LEFT OFF AND THERE'S SORT OF IT SEEMS LIKE WE'RE
TALKING ABOUT TWO DIFFERENT THINGS. ONE IS LIKE THE BROWN ACT AND IS THIS IS ARE THESE AMENDMENTS SUFFICIENT TO WHAT WE WANT OR WE DON'T AND THEN THERE'S THAT THAT THE OTHER THE TENSION BETWEEN TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY AND ALSO THE NEED TO GET GOOD HIRES AND I THINK THAT THERE IS A TENSION THERE AND I THINK I'M JUST GOING TO SAY LIKE I DON'T KNOW THAT THAT GOES AWAY. AND TO YOUR POINT ABOUT IF WE'RE LIKE IF THE TRUST AND TRANSPARENCY ISN'T THERE AND THEN THERE'S A NAME ON THE ON THE LIST AND WE VOTE NO, THAT DOESN'T THAT OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T MEAN THAT WE'RE ALL OF A SUDDEN HAVE THE TRUST OF THE COMMUNITY AND I ACTUALLY THINK ANOTHER WAY TO THINK ABOUT GETTING BACK MORE TRUST IN THE COMMUNITY IS BEING ABLE TO HAVE HIRES AND IF WE CAN'T HIRE COMPETENT FOLKS BECAUSE THEY ARE SCARED THAT THEY'RE GOING TO BREAK THROUGH THE COALS BECAUSE LET'S BE REAL THIS IS SAN FRANCISCO AND THAT'S WHAT OFTEN HAPPENS THAT WE'RE NOT GOING TO GET ANY TRUST BECAUSE WE'RE NOT GOING TO HAVE THESE IMPORTANT POSITIONS FILLED. AND SO I IF I WERE WEIGHING AND I'M NOT AND IT TO BE CLEAR
SOUNDS LIKE OH, I DON'T I WANT THINGS NOT TO BE TRANSPARENT. ABSOLUTELY NOT. BUT IF I'M WEIGHING WHETHER I THINK WE'RE GOING BE ABLE TO BUILD MORE TRUST BY BEING ABLE TO HAVE EXCELLENT PEOPLE THAT ARE NOT AFRAID TO COME TO THIS DISTRICT VERSUS A NAME BEING REDACTED FOR LONGER. I'M PROBABLY GOING TO GO WITH BEING ABLE TO GET THOSE HIGH QUALITY FOLKS WHO ARE HERE AND I THINK THAT THIS IS YOU KNOW, I DON'T I DON'T WORK IN A SCHOOL DISTRICT BEYOND BEING ON THIS BOARD BUT I THINK ABOUT MANY OTHER EMPLOYMENT SPACES AND IT IS QUITE COMMON THAT NO ONE BESIDES THE INTERVIEWING COMMITTEE HAS ANY IDEA THAT THIS PERSON IS ABOUT TO GET AN OFFER UNTIL THEY GET THAT OFFER AND IT'S BEEN ACCEPTED AND AGAIN I KNOW THIS IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT CONTEXT BUT IT'S NOT AS IF THIS IS A RARE OCCURRENCE GENERALLY BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO IF SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET THAT JOB THEN THEY THEY'VE IT'S ALL THEIR BUSINESSES OUT THERE. THEY POTENTIALLY MADE PLANS TO MOVE AND THEN IT'S PUBLIC THAT
THEY ACTUALLY WERE NOT GETTING THE JOB. SO I ACTUALLY I THINK IT'S NOT AS SORT OF STRAIGHTFORWARD AS WE'RE EITHER BEING TRANSPARENT OR WE'RE NOT. I THINK THERE'S A TENSION THERE AND I'M LEANING TOWARDS WANTING TO BE ABLE TO FEEL CONFIDENT THAT WE CAN GET QUALITY FOLKS TO APPLY AND FEEL CONFIDENT AND IN APPLYING AND I WAS AT I'M SORRY FOR ANY KIND OF CONFUSION THAT THE DRAFT HAS REFLECTED. I HAVE SEEN YOU KNOW, THERE'S BEEN A NUMBER OF HIRES WHERE SOME OF OUR COLLEAGUES HAVE VOTED NO BASED ON THE PRINCIPLE THAT THE NAME WAS REDACTED UNTIL THE MEETING AND I'M UNDER THE IMPRESSION AS A GOVERNMENT LAWYER MY OWN INFORMATION THAT THE BROWN ACT ALLOWS FOR THE REDACTION OF NAMES OF HIGH LEVEL APPOINTEES UNTIL THEY'RE READ OUT LOUD AT THE MEETING AND GENERALLY THE BROWN ACT IS ONE OF THE MOST IF NOT THE MOST TRANSPARENT PUBLIC LAWS IN THE COUNTRY AND I WILL SAY THAT TO COMMISSIONER WEISSMAN NORTH
POINT MY OVERARCHING CONCERN RIGHT NOW ESPECIALLY AT THIS MOMENT OF KIND OF CONTINUED INSTABILITY FOR THE DISTRICT IS THAT WE HIRE THE BEST PEOPLE THAT WE'RE ABLE TO STEAL THE BEST PEOPLE AWAY FROM THEIR EXISTING JOBS THAT COULD BE AT RISK IF IT BECAME PUBLIC THAT THEY'RE APPLYING FOR ANOTHER JOB THAT THEY DIDN'T GET AND YOU KNOW, JUST TO THROW LEADERSHIP UNDER THE BUS AS EXAMPLES. PRESIDENT KIM AND HIS DAY JOB AS DEPUTY DIRECTOR AT THE HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION I'M PREVIOUSLY A DIVISION SUPERVISOR AT CITY ATTORNEY'S OFFICE EVEN THOUGH WE'RE LARGELY WITH HIGHER LEVEL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, IT WAS NEVER PUBLICLY POSTED AND PUT TO A VOTE SO THAT PEOPLE COULD HAVE A YOU KNOW, AN EMAIL CAMPAIGN ABOUT WHETHER THEY THOUGHT THAT OUR JOB SHOULD BE APPROVED IS JUST NOT BEST PRACTICES ANYWHERE AND UNDER OUR POLICY THE LAW STUDENT OUTCOMES FOCUS GOVERNANCE ALL HIRING OTHER THAN THE GENERAL COUNSEL IS THE SUPERINTENDENT'S PREROGATIVE AND REALLY THERE
SHOULDN'T EVER BE A POSITION AS COMMISSIONER FISHER NAMED WHERE WE'RE IN A POSITION OF VOTING DOWN A CONTRACT BROUGHT BY THE SUPERINTENDENT BECAUSE IT IS HER CHOICE AND IF WE YOU KNOW, HAVE TRUST ISSUES WITH HER HIRING THEN THAT IS ACTUALLY AN ISSUE FOR US TO HOLD HER ACCOUNTABLE FOR NOT TO VOTE DOWN THE HIRE. SO ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO OUR OWN CONDUCT WHICH WE KNOW THAT HIGH LEVEL RECRUITS ARE WATCHING AND AS WE LOOK FORWARD TO PERMANENTLY FILLING THE ASSOCIATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES ROLE, I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS AMENDMENT WOULD JUST MAKE CLEAR THAT THE PRACTICE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT HAS PUT FORWARD OF MAKING THOSE REDACTIONS UNTIL THE MEETING IS THERE IS NO AMBIGUITY AS TO WHETHER IT IS IN LINE WITH OUR EXISTING POLICIES AND BECAUSE I THINK WE KEEP SPENDING PRECIOUS BOARD TIME THAT IS SUPPOSED TO BE FOCUSED ON STUDENT OUTCOMES
AND DO NOT COME MONITORING ON QUESTIONS ABOUT THE NITTY GRITTY OF OUR POLICY, I ACTUALLY DO THINK IT'S WISER TO JUST SAY THAT ALTHOUGH WE GO ABOVE AND BEYOND IN MANY RESPECTS FOR EXAMPLE HAVING A 12 DAY DRAFT THAT WE ARE ALIGNING OR 72 HOUR POLICY WITH STATE LAW AND THEN WE CAN SAVE HAVING FUTURE AMENDMENTS TO YOU KNOW IF SOME OTHER EXCEPTION IN THE BROWN ACT EVER BECOMES RELEVANT WE CAN AVOID KIND OF SPENDING MORE TIME ON THIS AND KIND OF GOVERNING BY JUST PIECEMEAL. SO I THINK THIS WOULD SOLVE THAT PROBLEM AND ALLOW US TO MOVE FORWARD IN CONFIDENTLY RECRUITING THE BEST AND BRIGHTEST TO COME HELP AS OPPOSED A DID EVERYONE SPEAK ALREADY? I SHOULD REPLIED OKAY. OKAY. I'M SORRY IT WAS QUICK COMMISSIONER I WANT TO MOVE THIS TO A VOTE BUT IF YOU IF YOU HAVE A QUICK COMMENT TO MAKE I DO THANKS. I JUST WANT TO SAY AGAIN IF THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SAYS SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT LIKE
THE PROCESS COULD COULD HAVE IT COULD HAVE BEEN SOMETHING LIKE CONSISTENT WITH THE BROWN ACT AND APPLICABLE LAW, THE SUPERINTENDENT MAY CHOOSE TO REDACT THE NAME OR X, Y OR Z OF CANDIDATES FOR EXECUTIVE POSITIONS THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN RESPONSIVE TO WHAT WE WERE ACTUALLY TALKING ABOUT AND WHAT THE ISSUES BEEN ABOUT. THIS LANGUAGE DOES NOT SAY THAT IT IS MUCH, MUCH, MUCH BROADER AND IT IMPLICATES I HAVE NO IDEA HOW MANY OTHER POTENTIAL PROVISIONS OF THE BROWN ACT. I TOO LOOKED AT IT BRIEFLY AND THIS IS THIS LANGUAGE IS JUST NOT A REDACTION ONLY MATTER FOR EXECUTIVE CONTRACTS IT COULD COVER I I CANNOT MYSELF IDENTIFY WHAT THE CATEGORIES ARE THAT COULD BE COVERED UNDER THIS SO WE ARE PUTTING UP TONS OF POSSIBLE LOOPHOLES THAT WE CAN'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPLICATIONS OF. >> WE DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY ARE IF WE APPROVE THIS LANGUAGE. I THINK THIS THIS LANGUAGE IS HUGELY OVERREACHING WHETHER INTENDED TO OR NOT. THAT'S WHAT IT DOES BECAUSE
IT'S NOT WRITTEN SPECIFICALLY TO THE ISSUE THAT WE WERE TALKING ABOUT ON THE SEPARATE POINT OF THE BALANCE OF CONFIDENTIALITY. NONE OF US AT LEAST MATT AND I HAVE NOT BEEN ARGUING FOR PUTTING THIS OUT SOMEWHERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PROCESS OR EVEN AT 12 DAYS WE'VE BEEN TALKING ABOUT THE 72 HOUR MARK BECAUSE THAT WAS BOARD PRACTICE FOR A LONG TIME AND AS FAR AS I CAN TELL THAT DID NOT IMPAIR US FROM BEING ABLE TO HIRE PEOPLE FOR POSITIONS HAVING WASN'T HAVING WATCHED FOR A LONG TIME WE HIRED LOTS OF PEOPLE EVEN WITH THE 72 HOUR RULE IF YOU WANT TO MAKE AN ARGUMENT THE QUALITY OF INDIVIDUAL PEOPLE LIKE YOU COULD DO THAT I GUESS I'M NOT GETTING INTO THAT BUT WE SURE HIRED A LOT OF PEOPLE OVER A LONG TIME WITH THAT RULE IN PLACE AND FRANKLY GIVEN THAT WE ARE IN SAN FRANCISCO IN A SENSE I KNOW PEOPLE CAN BE HARSH HERE. >> IT'S I WOULD HOPE THAT THE SUPERINTENDENT WOULD HAVE ENOUGH CONFIDENCE IN HER NOMINEE AND HER YOU KNOW, THE COMMENTS SHE'S PUTTING FORWARD TO BE ABLE TO DEAL WITH THAT. IT'S NOT LIKE WHEN THEY COME IN ON DAY ONE THERE'S NOT GOING TO BE ANYTHING I WOULD THINK IT
WOULD BE BETTER FOR THEM TO BE ABLE TO COME IN WITH YOU KNOW, WITH THINGS LIKE THAT WITH THE OPPORTUNITY FOR PEOPLE TO EXPRESS SUPPORT TO IT'S NOT JUST OPPOSITION. PEOPLE WANT TO EXPRESS SUPPORT AND LIMITING THAT TO LIKE ONLY THE PEOPLE WHO HAPPEN TO BE IN THE KNOW WHICH IS WHAT WE'VE SEEN HAPPEN WITH PRIOR CANDIDATES IS REALLY TROUBLING TO ME. >> SO THANK YOU. SO I'M GOING TO BRING THIS TO A VOTE. I THINK I WILL I WILL JUST MY COMMENT WILL BE BRIEF. THE LANGUAGE THAT'S BEING INTRODUCED SIMPLY SAYS THAT WE ARE TO FOLLOW APPLICABLE LAW UNLESS WE ARE PLANNING TO NOT FOLLOW THAT LAW THAT EXISTS ANYWAY. I DON'T KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE THERE WOULD BE SO THAT'S WHY I'M SUPPORTING IT JUST AFFIRMS THAT WE ARE GOING TO FOLLOW THE LAW AND ALLOW FOR THAT REDUCTION TO TAKE PLACE. WHAT I APPRECIATE IS THAT IT SAYS THAT THE INFORMATION THAT IS REDACTED WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC SO THAT
IS MY COMMENT ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE. COMMISSIONER RAY NO. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER NO VICE PRESIDENT HULING YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. COMMISSIONER WHITEMAN YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA NO. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. FOR YEARS. THREE NAMES. THANK YOU. MOVING ON TO VOTE FOR STUDENT EXPULSION MATTERS AND I MOVE THE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER (202) 520-2614 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING 2026 SEMESTER DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND CIVIC CENTER. CAN I HAVE A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE PLEASE? COMMISSIONER RAY WE ARE JUST TO CONFIRM WE'RE ON F SORRY A FIVE RIGHT NOW. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT GIRLING YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. COMMISSIONER WISE MORE YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES.
COMMISSIONER. OFFICER YES. THANK YOU. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 2025-2026-15 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING 2026 SEMESTER DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND FRANCISCO MIDDLE SCHOOL. CAN I HAVE A SECOND? >> SECOND I'LL CALL THE POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY SORRY I WAS TAKING NOTES. CAN YOU REPEAT WHAT WE'RE ABOUT? THANK YOU. WE ARE VOTING ON THE STIP RELATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR 202. IT'S A COLLECTIVE SIX ONE. >> YES. THANK YOU. THAT WAS A YES, RIGHT? YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER? YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEARING YES. PRESIDENT KIM. YEP. YES. COMMISSIONER WESTMORE. YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA. YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER. YES. THANK YOU. I MOVE APPROVAL OF THE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 2025-202616 FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE SPRING 2026 SEMESTER DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND A COMPREHENSIVE HIGH SCHOOL TO BE SELECTED BY THE HIGH SCHOOL TRANSFER PANEL. >> CAN I HAVE A SECOND SECOND VOCAL VOTE PLEASE? COMMISSIONER RAE YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HEALING YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. ALL RIGHT. I MOVE APPROVAL OF A SEPARATE STIPULATED EXPULSION AGREEMENT FOR ONE HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT MATTER NUMBER 2025-202617 FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS SPRING 2026 SEMESTER DURING THE SUSPENDED EXPULSION PERIOD THE STUDENT WILL ATTEND CIVIC CENTER CAN HAVE A SECOND SECOND ROLL CALL VOTE. >> POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY YES . COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER YES. VICE PRESIDENT HILLING. YES. PRESIDENT KIM YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES.
ALL RIGHT. PRESIDENT KIM HAS A STANDING RECUSAL FROM THE CONSENT CALENDAR BY VIRTUE OF HIS OR BECAUSE OF HIS EMPLOYMENT WITH THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO WHICH IS A FREQUENT CONTRACTOR WITH SFE WAS DUE TO AVOID ANY APPEARANCE OF A CONFLICT SUPERINTENDENT, ARE THERE ANY CHANGES TO THE CONSENT CALENDAR? THERE ARE NONE. I MOVE TO APPROVE THE CONSENT CALENDAR IS OUR SECOND SECOND WE HAVE A ROLL CALL VOTE. POLICE COMMISSIONER RAY YES. COMMISSIONER ALEXANDER. YES. VICE PRESIDENT HULING YES. COMMISSIONER WISEMAN WARD YES. COMMISSIONER GUPTA YES. COMMISSIONER FISHER YES. >> THANK YOU. DURING THIS MEETING AT 10:40 P.M.