Upcoming Board of Education Meetings
Three meetings this week. The Ad Hoc Student Assignment committee meets Monday, October 21, the Board of Education meets as a Committee of the Whole on Tuesday October 22, and there will be a Curriculum and Program committee meeting on Wednesday, October 23.
Ad Hoc Student Assignment Committee: Monday 10/21 at 6:00 PM
The full agenda is available here.
The committee with continue discussions related to a proposed new student assignment policy (per the resolution adopted by the board last December. The committee will discuss defining terms such as Quality Schools and Equitable Access and will also begin to look at how to prioritize sometimes competing goals related to a new elementary school student assignment policy. The discussion will reference the feedback generated during the Parents for Public Schools of SF Annual General Meeting on Student Assignment last April.
We will be at this meeting and will be live-tweeting @PPSSFBoardWatch #BoardWatch.
Committee of the Whole Meeting: Tuesday 10/22 at 6:00 pm
You can find the full online agenda here. The board will discuss personnel matters in closed session and will also hold a public discussion of MUNI/MTA free passes for youth.
Curriculum and Program Committee Meeting: Wednesday 10/23 at 6:00 pm
You can find the full online agenda here.
The committee will discuss and may make a recommendation to the full board on renewal petitions for two KIPP charter schools in San Francisco.
There will also be a discussion of three informational items:
An update on the Special Education Strategic Plan
Removal of mission projects in 4th grade. These are projects where students typically build a replica of a California mission. Here is an article related to this issue.
Guidance on discussions of Thanksgiving, Indigenous People Day, and Halloween to ensure respect.
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.
PPS-SF will be providing live-tweet coverage of the regular meeting this week. To follow, just search our handle @PPSSFBoardWatch or hashtag #BoardWatch!