Upcoming Board of Education Meetings
There is a regular Board of Education meeting on Tuesday, October 15 at 6PM.
Regular Board Meeting: Tuesday 10/15 at 6:00 pm
You can find the full online agenda here.
Opening Items:
Superintendent’s Report, Student Delegate Report
Commendations: United Educators of San Francisco (UESF) will be recognized for 100 Years of Service to the San Francisco Unified School District
The administrator of the 2019 Year Awards will be presented to Raul Erazo-Chavez, Sylvia Cordero, Tiffany Obayashi, and newly retired Andy Ishibashi as well as Lara Zarr.
Public Comment:
Those who have filled out speaker cards in advance may speak on general matters. Most of the time there is a limit of 2 minutes per speaker for public comment.
Advisory Committee Report
The Parent Advisory Council to the Board of Education will be giving a report.
Consent Calendar:
This part of the agenda includes approval of contracts, MOUs, and personnel items (approving hirings, transfers, leaves of absence, separations etc.)
Usually, the board votes on these all together, but any board member may “sever” a particular item from the group to discuss it in more detail and vote on it separately
Action Items:
The Board will vote three resolutions, all concerning updates or additions to SFUSD policy.
The policies concern the Migrant Education Program, Dress and Grooming, and Married/Pregnant/Parenting Students
The full text of the policies can be found attached to the board agenda.
Of note, the dress and grooming policy will be updated to require “that students shall not be prohibited from dressing in a manner consistent with their gender identity or gender expression or with their religious or cultural observance”
Discussion of Other Educational Items
District data, including student test scores from last year, was just released by the state. There will be a presentation of data trends and “bright spots” where notable improvement can be observed
Here is a link to the data presentation.
Proposal for Immediate Action
Commissioners Moliga, Cook, and Collins will ask the board to approve a resolution supporting Proposition E on San Franciso’s November ballot.
Prop. E would allow for 100% affordable and educator housing to be built on parcels of public land, where such projects are currently prohibited.
Introduction of Resolutions
These resolutions will not be voted on or discussed tonight - they will be sent for discussion at one or more board committee meetings and then will come back to the full board for a vote at a later date.
There is an opportunity for the public to speak to any of the resolutions introduced
Resolutions include:
Two updated policies: 1) rules related to communicating with the public, and 2) school-sponsored trips (including a prohibition on trips that would exclude any student due to insufficient funds)
Charter renewal petitions for One Purpose School
A resolution “in support of the achievement and success of all Latinx students”
Public Comment
There is always an opportunity for public comment at school board meetings.
At regular meetings, speakers may speak to any item being voted on or may give general public comment during the time reserved for "Public Comment on General Matters." This item has recently been moved earlier on the agenda, so if you wish to speak, make sure you arrive by 6PM! Speakers must sign up in advance, either by calling the board office at (415) 241-6493 or filling out a speaker card at the meeting and handing it to Esther Casco, the executive assistant to the board, who sits next to the podium. Speaker cards must be turned in before the agenda item being spoken to is officially "called."
At committee meetings, those wishing to speak may sign up in advance or simply approach the podium when the committee chair calls for public comment.
Members of the public are typically allowed two minutes to speak, but the time given may be shorter if there are a large number of speakers.
Recording and Live Coverage of Meetings
You can access recordings of regular and committee meetings.
Video recordings of regular meetings (not available for committee meetings)
Audio recordings of committee meetings (click where it says "audio recording," under the meeting agenda)
Recordings are usually posted a few days after the meeting.
Regular board meetings are also broadcast live on KALW, SFGOVTV2, and via live webcast.
A gracious PPS-SF volunteer will be providing live-tweet coverage of the regular meeting this week. To follow, just search our handle @PPSSFBoardWatch or hashtag #BoardWatch!