Really using science in terms of how best to trace and when Contact Tracing is needed a followup question to that from mr. King. Given the turnover at shelters from night tonight, how are you finding people to test if they are no longer sleeping at the shelter . So, again, we are working with the experts on that shelter system. Our colleagues at the department of homelessness and Supportive Housing are colleagues at the Human Services agency, as you know, they run the shelters and the support systems for those shelter across the city along with our contact investigation teams. We are literally going through, case by case contact by contact to take sure that we are doing everything we can to find people who are at high risk to ensure people who are at high risk for bad outcomes are placed in hotels and to ensure people who had a high risk exposure for covid19 are receiving testing. The final question for you from Wilson Walker at kpix. With the outbreak in the shelter does that give you any added concern that you also have spread among the unsheltered population on the street as well . Well, i think really if you take if you think about where we started when we were when we started talking about this pandemic in february i always said that vulnerable populations were most potentially affected by coronavirus and would unfortunately suffer the greatest consequences based on data from International Data sources, china, italy. We have seen whats happened unfortunately in new york. Im very concerned when we talk about flattening the curve and when we talk about our current hospital capacity, i am very concerned about the spread of coronavirus in the population experiences homelessness. Unfortunately we know this population suffers from greatest Health Disparities without a pandemic, higher rates of chronic respiratory diseases, higher flu rates, higher rates of hospitalization. Unfortunately, this pandemic will only put those inequities, those disparities in greater relief which is why my department is working as hashed as we can with Key Community partners, other key departments to ensure that people are getting the testing they need, the care they need, and with hsa and with hsh, that people who are at greatest vulnerable from bad, bad outcomes from this business are placed in hotel rooms to protect them and our community. One final question from the San Francisco examiner. To we know how many of those 70 people testing positive at msc have had underlying conditions or in the age range to be more vulnerable . I do not have those numbers yet but certainly some of them have those chronic conditions and we are looking through those numbers right now. I want to emphasize that we are deploying our team of medical experts to ensure that people who have tested positive, whether or not they have a chronic condition, are getting the best care possible and certainly if need n need of greater levels of care they will be transported to the appropriate medical facility. Thank you dr. Colfax. The next questions are for abigail stewartkahn. A twopart question and a followup from nbc bay area. Inside city shelters are Homeless People now being sheltered in a way that allows for safe social distancing . If shelters need to be thinned out to achieve that, when do you expect that to be complete . Days, weeks, months . Thank you. Just to clarify, so we are following guidance from the federal state and local authorities around creating six feet of distance, physical distancing in our shelters. And as the journalists notes, this is very difficult to accomplish. Our shelters are very close and compact, and they vary significantly from site to site. We just know that that puts these folks at more risk. We began implementing creative physical distancing at all of our sites several weeks ago. And i really want to thank our providers who found space where there was no space to make this possible, even before we were able to start moving people out of sites. We are well on our way to reaching what i am calling shelter equilibrium which involves moving the most vulnerable individuals out into hotels. And we should be able to accomplish that very shortly. A followup, what is the total amount the city has spent so far on hotel rooms for the homeless and what is the range of the daily Hotel Room Rates . Thank you. So i will take this question on behalf of director ror, the director of Human Services agency. As we have articulated at past press conferences, under an emergency, Human Services agency is responsible for mass care and shelter so im happy to provide this response on behalf of the Human Services agency. So the numbers that have been shared with me are that for the first three months of all of the hotels that have been brought online and under contract by the Human Services agency, is a total cost of approximately 35 million. Much of this is reimbursable by fema and other sources of information. And i think there was another question in there. I apologize. I think thats it. There is a related question from robert of nbc bay area about those hotel rooms. What is the current number of leased rooms for unsheltered people and how many have checked in . Thank you, robert. So ill give all the hotel numbers briefly because i think its important to understand the scale and magnitude of this challenge. Again, these are numbers from the Human Services agency not from my department. The hotel rooms for all priority populations that are under contract right now is 1,892. Approximately 880 are for First Responders and approximately 1,012 of these are for vulnerable populations as we have articulated in the past. Thank you. And another question from robert compos of nbc bay area. To date, how many Homeless People from tested positive with the coronavirus and what is their condition . Thank you for that question and for your care for our unhoused neighbors. The department of Public Health is not analyzing and separating their data in that way in particular. And so we may have other we likely have other individuals who are experiencing homelessness and are also covid positive but are at isolation and quarantine rooms. We know the majority of people are either from sros, semi congregate sites or shelters or the unsheltered population. What we know now is what we cant speak to is who is positive in our shelter sites and that is one at division circle, one at hamilton and the 70 that have been discussed today at msc south. Thank you. Question from kerry. Is there an effort to move unhoused residents off crowded sidewalks, especially in the tenderloin, into public open spaces that are currently underutilized . Yes. Thank you for that. So immediately at the beginning of this pandemic, and ill speak here on behalf of the department of emergency management, which oversees our unsheltered operations but we are in partnership with them. So immediately at the beginning of this epidemic we know our unhoused neighbors are vulnerable. So all removals of tents, what people refer to as encampment resolutions were paused and the operation went into a mode of educating and providing services. As things back to shut down, access to restrooms and food, it became the job of our outpreach providers to outreach providers to be the voice of education, knowledge and linkage for people who are unsheltered and experiencing homelessness. We know that more people have become unsheltered because of our need to pause shelter intakes. This is a significant and important population for us. What we want to do critically and urgently is to move the vulnerable individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness into hotels and we will get to work on that and we are working on that as we speak and we are also working on continuing to remind people will social and physical distancing while unsheltered and looking at and starting to explore possibilities for safe places to be. More to sharon that in the coming days. Final question from kat of kcbs. You have talked about the group of unsheltered people who will be prioritized when it comes to moving to hotel rooms. Will that change now because of the news of the outbreak and will more people be moved quickly into hotel rooms . Thank you for that question. I said from the beginning that we are very concerned with individuals living in congregate living. We are talking about thousands of people. And if you include sros we are talking about tens of thousands of people. So this is a task, moving these individuals into shelters is a task that has never before faced our city in the scale and magnitude. So i want to use this opportunity to talk a little bit about what it takes to take on this massive undertaking. So first Human Services agency has secured sites and rooms, youve heard about the scale they have been able to reach there. For each site, the city and nonprofit staffing has to staff up immediately, visit the site, understand the site, staff enough people, everything from monitoring to security to medical to counselors to all of the supplies that need to be onsite, thinking about meals and hygiene, thinking about things like accessibility for people in wheelchairs and with other accessibility concerns. We have to do a screening for vulnerable vulnerability to understand who should be moving in when we arent sure. We have to do an assessment of ability to self care. What that looks like is if you cant self care, you are still going to come inside but we need more care wrapped around you. We have to work on transportation which has proven challenging because of the physical and social distancing required. So the buses have to be big with very few people in them. We have talked about meals and hygiene kits. We have to look at things like individuals with Substance Use issues and we have to look to support people with Mental Health concerns in a Harm Reduction environment. And then we have to think about what comes after this, where do people step down when they are able to step down to a lower level of care and what do we do after we move through this pandemic . All these things have to happen for every site to come online so its really a massive undertaking that has the citys entire focus now. Thank you. That concludes our press conference. Thank you. [please stand by] we have private and Public Gardens throughout the garden tour. All of the gardens are volunteers. The only requirement is youre willing to show your garden for a day. So we have gardens that vary from all stages of development and all gardens, family gardens, private gardens, some of them as small as postage stamps and others pretty expansive. Its a variety all of the world is represented in our gardens here in the portola. I have been coming to the portola garden tour for the past seven or eight years ever since i learned about it because it is the most important event of the neighborhood, and the reason it is so important is because it links this neighborhood back to its history. In the early 1800s the portola was farmland. The regions flowers were grown in this neighborhood. If you wanted flowers anywhere future bay area, you would come to this area to get them. In the past decade, the area has tried to reclaim its roots as the garden district. One of the ways it has done that is through the portola garden tour, where neighbors open their gardens open their gardens to people of San Francisco so they can share that history. When i started meeting with the neighbors and seeing their gardens, i came up with this idea that it would be a great idea to fundraise. We started doing this as a fundraiser. Since we established it, we awarded 23 scholarships and six work projects for the students. The Scholarship Programs that we have developed in association with the portola is just a winwinwin situation all around. The Scholarship Program is important because it helps people to be able to tin in their situation and afford to take classes. I was not sure how i would stay in San Francisco. It is so expensive here. I prayed so i would receive enough so i could stay in San Francisco and finish my school, which is fantastic, because i dont know where else i would have gone to finish. The scholarships make the difference between students being able to stay here in the city and take classes and having to go somewhere else. [ ] [ ] you come into someones home and its theyre private and personal space. Its all about them and really their garden and in the city and urban environment, the garden is the extension of their indoor environment, their Outdoor Living room. Why are you here at this garden core . Its amazing and i volunteer here every year. This is fantastic. Its a beautiful day. You walk around and look at gardens. You meet people that love gardens. Its fantastic. The portola garden tour is the last saturday in september every year. Mark your calendars every year. You can see us on the website [ ] i am the supervisor of district one. I am sandra lee fewer. [ ] i moved to the Richmond District in 1950 mine. I was two years old. I moved from chinatown and we were one of the first asian families to move out here. [ ] when my mother decided to buy that house, nobody knew where it was. It seems so far away. For a long time, we were the only chinese family there but we started to see the areas of growth to serve a larger chinese population. The stress was storage of the birthplace of that. My father would have to go to chinatown for dim sum and i remember one day he came home and said, there is one here now. It just started to grow very organically. It is the same thing with the russian population, which is another very large ethnic group in the Richmond District. As russia started to move in, we saw more russian stores. So parts of the richmond is very concentrated with the Russian Community and immigrant Russian Community, and also a chinese immigrant community. [ ] i think as living here in the richmond, we really appreciate the fact that we are surrounded three natural barriers. They are beautiful barriers. The presidio which gives us so many trails to walk through, ocean beach, for families to just go to the beach and be in the Pacific Ocean. We also also have a National Park service. We boarded the Golden Gate NationalRecreation Area so there is a lot of activity to do in the summer time you see people with bonfires. But really families enjoying the beach and the Pacific Ocean during the rest of the time of year. [ ] and Golden Gate Park where we have so many of our treasures here. We have the tea garden, the museum and the academy of sciences. Not to mention the wonderful playgrounds that we have here in richmond. This is why i say the richmond is a great place for families. The theatre is a treasure in our neighborhood. It has been around for a very long time. Is one of our two neighborhood theatres that we have here. I moved here when i was 1959 when i was two years old. We would always go here. I love these neighborhood theatres. It is one of the places that has not only a landmark in the Richmond District, but also in San Francisco. Small theatres showing one or two films. A unique they are unique also to the neighborhood and San Francisco. Where we are today is the heart of the Richmond District. With what is unique is that it is also Small Businesses. There is a different retail here it is mom and pop opening up businesses. And providing for the neighborhood. This is what we love about the streets. The cora door starts on clement street and goes all the way down to the end of clement where you will see Small Businesses even towards 32nd. At the core of it is right here between here and 20 tenth avenue. When we see this variety of stores offered here, it is very unique then of the any other part of San Francisco. There is traditional irish music which you dont get hardly anywhere in San Francisco. Some places have this long legacy of serving ice cream and being a hangout for families to have a sunday afternoon ice cream. And then also, we see grocery stores. And also these restaurants that are just new here, but also thriving. [ ] we are seeing restaurants being switched over by hand, new owners, but what we are seeing is a vibrancy of clement street still being recaptured within new businesses that are coming in. That is a really great thing to see. I dont know when i started to shop here, but it was probably a very, very long time ago. I like to cook a lot but i like to cook chinese food. The market is the place i like to come to once a year. Once i like about the market as it is very affordable. It has Fresh Produce and fresh meat. Also, seafood. But they also offer a large selection of condiments and sauces and noodles. A variety of rice that they have is tremendous. I dont thank you can find a variety like that anywhere else. Hi. I am kevin wong. I am the manager. In 1989 we move from chinatown to Richmond District. We have opened for a bit, over 29 years. We carry products from thailand, japan, indonesia, vietnam, singapore and india. We try to keep Everything Fresh daily. So a customer can get the best out a bit. Normally during crab season in november, this is the first place i hit. Because they have really just really fresh crab. This is something my family really likes for me to make. Also, from my traditional chinese food, i love to make a kale soup. They cut it to the size they really want. I am probably here once a week. Im very familiar with the aisles and they know everyone who is a cashier cashier here i know when people come into a market such as this, it looks like an asian supermarkets, which it is and sometimes it can be intimidating. We dont speak the language and many of the labels are in chinese, you may not know what to buy or if it is the proper ingredients for the recipe are trying to make. I do see a lot of people here with a recipe card or sometimes with a magazine and they are looking for specific items. The staff here is very helpful. I speak very little chinese here myself. Thinks that im not sure about, i asked the clerk his and i say is this what i need . Is this what i should be making . And they actually really helped me. They will bring me to the aisle and say this is battery. They are very knowledgeable. Very friendly. I think they are here to serve not only the Asian Community but to serve all communities in the Richmond District and in San Francisco. [ ] what is wonderful about living here is that even though our july is a very foggy and overcast, best neighborhood, the sleepy part outside on the west side is so rich with history, but also with all the amenities that are offered. [ ]st. Miss collins can you hear me . Mr. Cook . [ roll call ]. These are extremely trying times. We dont know how long this crisis will stretch out for. We do know we all have as [ indiscernible ]. Especially doing incredible work as well as my colleagues on the board of education. Proposed change items two of the agenda. And that is why essentially furtherer direct approval to allow supervisor to change as we practice social distancing other than household members. The board of education agenda will focus on information and presentations and boards [ indiscernible ] information pursuant to order 2520 executed by Governor Newsom on march 12, 2020, code section 549e7 has been extended according to the executive order with the commissioners of the board of education. Section d regular meeting of march 10th. So moved. Any corrections . [ roll call ] and modified, members of the public have provided individual prior to gather and present it and members of the public are permitted to address the public as in section c of Public Comment. Number of comments. Thank you. Thank you. As has been stated, commissione commissioners im a parent and thank you for your leadership during this challenging time. A lot of our city and state leadership promises to slow the spread of the virus. Having made those first steps now is the time to take leadership to as someone who follows Public Education across the country i know you can move faster in transition and this is ready. Other transitional excuse me, traditional systems are up and running. This is true in new suburban and your honoran communities and networks. Students are engaged in formal learning and creating community and advancing their knowledges. In some School Systems teachers covering the same subjects are banded together with one teacher sharing classrooms and conference with them individually. There is work to be done, but get as many students as possible back to formal learning as quickly as possible. And before it is too late. Thank you. Next statement will be everyone is taking questions. The fact theyve not put in place two learning methods with students at an extreme disadvantage compared to private school. These inequities are not having a system in place for students to continue learning is just that, an excuse. Whether resources for the kids, i dont have the numbers and hope that all have access to a cell phone and wie eye so not is to stop educating the masses. There has to be a better way. My tax dollars are paying you all to figure this out in a timely manner, i am sure you can look at other districts and learn from them. I understand that this can take time, but i am sure it should be done for the children of one of the richest cities in the richest states of the richest country on the planet. Bureaucracy may be, began, just get it done. Shove aside extra time dealing with meetings and excuses. The kids of San Francisco demand it and thank you, and for being safe. School board i am writing to ask the school to replace one of the greatest achievements of human civilization, handwriting and cursive. I see the detrimentation, it makes it difficult to take notes and jot things down and scribble notes. To make a list, and i am reading that College Professors have had it as a constant keeping of lap tops in class. Curvive, i am learning we learn things better when writing with our own hand. Curvive. And we come to know ourselves and claim our knowledge when we see it is on the page and so any teachers that been in elementary school, work on penmanship and curvive return because the u. S. Has taught curvive without letters, translates in that to a letter. Please hear that as an emergency. Sincerely, mayrion sheri. This coronavirus it is important to use our resources for education matters. Its to help create community for parents and children topics and see more programming there. This is a comment for the board of education meetings. And a mom of a 5yearold resident of San Francisco for 27 years. This time, so many platforms opened up for kids to use free. Example, zoom. All need an sfusd address. Anyway you can give addresses to the kids . Im frustrated when theyre trying to use these platforms for free to kids. Julia klein. Next it is a question from a certained and involved parent. When is the short, medium and longer term plan for students for involved in learning at home because right now, for my own child is that students are devoted to their phones and playing video games. And as an example, why are there no assignments like reading a book . Making a book report and doing class with the teacher . Thank you. Dave watson. And tonights sfusd news letter that Public Comments should be mailed so they can be read aloud into record for march 24th meeting. Not sure if Public Comments will be limited due to the agenda and i will try any waive. Im writing to include a resolution by Early Education department to ask professionals to offer additional Kinder Garden for district classrooms. Tk students enter the classroom through age four years old and to reflect practices of learning and importantly the safety. And general recommendations from Early Childhood experts say two train adults should always be present in a fuel group of 120 preschoolers between ages of 3 to 5 years old. And also arcs topting a revision model with regards to special education with students with special education needs. These are the minimum learning standards and this is also a justification for providing educator support and examples. Whether transitional kindergarten and working upwards with each grade level. Achieve Early Education to make a priority in setting a budget for next year that supports our tk classroom teacher was the right level of learning that we owe to our children. Thank you. A parent of an Early Education student. I am writing to you with regards to my experience with family and special needs kids. Many people in the city who are Health Care Workers as well as Disaster Service workers have kids that have special needs. They have special they have difficulties balancing because there are no program and services pen fitting kids at this time. They are to stay home to cake for their kids and use whatever sick leave they v not knowing how long this pandemic will last, without paid leave. Who might be out into the summer as well as stay at home mandate. There are emergency Day Care Service for regular kids but not for special needs. Please advice, thank you, david. I am submitting for Public Comment and i understand the mostimportant issue is supporting families and staying safe and healthy. It is my concern that we are able to return to on site education before the end of the year. The arupt cessation for students and we work to create a Classroom Community that is note going to be the same until a low learning environment. I believe the possibility of the Public Health crisis it could be emotionally healthy to resume and afford the classrooms if just for a week, im hopeful well be able to at least use school sites to provide more care for familys who need it. Especially families who are struggling to find care. Thank you for all you do for the community at this time. Sincerely, jennifer nguyen. Tk teacher. Dear Board Members during this uncertain time with our state, country and world, and those in charge have not answered the call. The station in our district have been virtually quiet in keeping our Education Community informed. This week, while other outlets are having shows about School Closures and keeping kids on track and educating at home while care workers juggle work is ready to rerun and [ audio indiscernible ]. At the very least there should be reminders of which facilities are open for free breakfast, lunch and dinner and which should be open or not. If they have libraries open for extended mrams last week due to low enrollment numbers. Maybe if people didnt might be this might not have occurred. A little more, the program five days a week, monday to friday and 10 00 a. M. Respectively. A slot could be used to have a show devoted to our students in education. What a Novel Concept to have care givers chime in on what theyre doing while the district is shut down to stay motivated. We should be doing better, we can do better. This is from kevin robinson. And the last is hello. I am the parent of two sfusd students, one elementary, one in middle. Writing to express my disappointment how funds are being utilized by sfusd particularly in light of our present health crisis. Sfusd could and should use a minimum provide updates to parents about School Closures, and child care opportunities for working parents, and Online Learning opportunities. The ability to reach our community by radio is a capability that sfusd under utilizes in even the best of times. I urge sfusd under utilizing that even in the best of times. And i go to parents, including regular shows. Thank you. That is it. All right. Advisory Committee Reports . Consent calendar . We need a motion. Second. Any items withdrawn . There are none. Items by commissioner . Thank you. [ roll call ]. Section f, resolution calendar separate for resolution. Section g. Section h, special order of business. So first item is regard to amendment of city adopt a board of education meeting calendar for school year 2019, 2020. Add that general counsel. Asking to include a regular meeting this friday at 11 00 a. M. We need a motion and second. All right. Comments . Discussion . Any other comments . Yes. Yes. [ roll call ]. Thank you for the and just wanted to give the board an update and answer questions the board has in regards to the districts response to the board around conversations around exposure. Currently, the bulletins by the School District are posted every monday, wednesday, and friday at 6 00 p. M. On our website as well as sent out to families. These are regarding child care resources around the board of education meetings, around meals for families and were beginning to update around several comments in during the updates as well as the commitment so next week to give updates is around our website and there are comments about a reminder to the public and the board the districts public owned station of the programming is through public donation. So it is not a districtowned state. We do not have goals over broadcasting that we have on kalw so just wanted to remind the folks of that. So right now, were extremely proud of how theyre working with staff and volunteers to be out when our students have come in for people to have a opportunity and i want to tell you how proud i am of the quick turn around that our sns department is able to do in terms of getting food sites up and those meals are continuing to increase and continues to be wrapped up this week. And so also, thankful for the food banks that are with us. In those regards. So i continue to give updates to answer questions. And then as requesting up ate daiting our students on what weve done and give you an update on the projected dates. Thank you. Id like to agree with how grateful i am with all of the work that has been done and related to the digest. Im excited about this information getting out because its really helpful when you read through. I ask this question and im hoping that the website has ability to translate it. But is it available in different languages on our website, as well . So the site, are you on . Im here, can you hear me . Yes. Okay, great. The website has built in translation and we have built in translation through School Messenger which is how it gets sent via email. It uses Google Translate which has been found to be increasingly accurate according to many of our people who work with our english learners, students and families. So, when it comes to urgent messages were getting custom translation and working with our translation unit as well as out side contractor so any kind of breaking news updates such as the meal, our first announcement about meal service, and any announcements about School Closures or anything like that we do get custom translation. But for monday, wednesday, friday updates were relying on built in translation through the website and School Messenger. Okay. Thank you. Just to clarify if a family has a preferred language, any message they get from the district will be in that language. If a family has a preferred message, excuse me, preferred language for urgent translation we do custom. That means well send to the families in the six primary languages that we get translation in. And then, we know which language theyve identified and we sent a message to that in that for urgent matters. For the regular bui bulletin, j because of the frequency and turn around time, it gets sent to families through email or website and they check a box for the language they want to read it in. There are several languages they can check to view it in. Does that make sense . Yeah. Thank you. Sure. Any other comments or questions from the board . I have a question about whether they prioritize getting devices for students . And explain a little bit about how its going to work . How people are going to get them to the families or there is more information on the next digest, but to be able to look at that head of technology here. How its going to be distributed. And for families that are, and may be out of school that arent in the prioritized list but we know are priorities, how theyre going to get support and speak to what were doing currently around if there is a way to make a donation to the school. So if morning, good afternoon. So, we have started in earnest tomorrow with the distribution. Were going to do them in grade 312 and prioritization is looking at our High Schoolers first, middle schoolers and students in four. Distribution is taking a multi pronged approach because we want to get out our revises as quickly as we can. This week, most schools are doing appointments so we have volunteers, we have volunteers for them that will go on site and help them prep the devices and where he have systems in terms of tracking the devices and have a master data base of that. If schools are not able to do that, well centralized them through our distribution centralization and well do it that way. We recognize that a third option, so already schools doing delivery and theyre looking at building that for next week during spring break. We recognize that some schools under different places in terms of deployment and bring them together in a centralized approach while recognizing the contact of the schools and what works for their communities. So we have about 24 schools that are currently scheduled for the week but that is increasing daily. Its not to say schools and cohorts 1, 2, and 5. Theyre in the process of assessing need. We have a standard in online forms that rotates into the family that comes into a Central Data Base for us. Then, we have a way, some schools are called in with the best way to reach them. We have a way for them to provide that data for us. I just wanted to add, melissa called out high school, and cohorts 4 and 3. Were doing muir and tenderloin. So, innet Internet Access is a challenge for us in sfusd. We have a limited number of hot spots. So these devices we have, we have identified, prioritized and population for example we have a number, we have several, about 200 students, hot necessarily all needing Internet Access but who are taking rules which moved on line only. So were able to get to a needed hot spot in that co hoert cohort hot spot and looking at students in foster care and so also, were working with the city on other options and opportunities as well. A number of the providers are Offering Service that are either free or low cost. But each of those, theyre teach a unit set up and system. So those are hot spots throughout the city so options are limited in specific neighborhoods and communities so. Working yesterday with the City Department of technology or how were approaching this from a citywide level approach as well. Now, emphasis obviously is to assess the need for hot spots. So our standard that were deploying you are chrome book. Chrome books are easy as well as for us centrally. Were able to manage chrome books centrally. So not asking for donations of other types of lap taps. Were asking to bring in Financial Resources to help us replace technology in our schools. Part of our strategy is deploying devices in our schools today. That is where our largest inrenatory is. So donations can come in to then replace that technology so that we have technology in school as well. If there are donations for others for chrome books that would be a definite yes. And other options would be financial support. Okay. And such as we need to make sure that if were asking for donations that we make sure we get specifications out for donations will be meeting our needs. To dropping off appropriate sites. Right. We can get that information out. And make sure that is available publicly. Okay. And so, were accepting that for donations. What about my sort of hands on deck we need in terms of delivery . Is that something were also coordinating . Were coordinating that as well. We have a central coordination with 18 and were working with the through our circle to Schools Program as well, bringing in resources as well. So volunteers that can help clean and prep devices and deploy devices at locations so they can come to our networks and i think we have a centralized volunteer form we can get that listed as well. So last question about continuing to get what they plan to do for the public so there is in confusion about, you know bras audio indiscernible ]. And ill chime in first, and then, if you can add to anything i have that would be great. So we have issued guidance there and there are entities that were trying to respond to an faq. Most commissioners, information that was sent out, i believe back on friday the 13th, i believe the last day prior to announced closure for three weeks. So the intention is that there is wide spread availability of staff, Central Staff needed on site to allowed to work from home, we understand that that is morestudents in middle roles but if an employee is at home and is available to be on call or to work from home, that their service should be counted as paid service. If, on the other hand if they need to be off the clock by taking time off, then that is also an option. Whether they can, if theyre not available and if they cant be available or accessible then they have the option of taking sick leave or other vacation leave. And do not require that documentation of medical needs for sick leave. Were in discussions with united educators of San Francisco regarding a substitute. So hopefully will be resolved regarding an agreement. Sorry this is daniel. Can i chime in . Can you hear me . Yes. Hi, everyone. Afternoon. I just wanted to clarify a couple things. Yeah. So all regularlyassigned employees whether teachers, or Central Office staff were paying folks. And asking that supervisors assign out duties remotely to the best of their abilities. If youre unable to work because youre feeling ill, you can use sick leave and weve were putting together policies for folks that dont have sufficient sick leave to request it and get an advance or just dip into their extended sick leave and at the on set, the only group weve not covered are daytoday substitutes and were this negotiation with the union witness now and were fielding questions. Weaver created an email account, and were fielding question rz employees and clarifying policies in addition to faq that we have published online. The appreciation i have for showing up for the workers that are going out in the morning. Make sure theyre appreciated. Commission commissioner lam . So we put in so we have put in an original order of 4,000 chrome books. Those have been delayed and theyre supposedly in route to San Francisco. They have not yet arrived. Knowing theyre not on location we put in another order of chrome books and the balance of those well have access to by the end of the week. So in addition to using our site inventory. So i am told the second order is on its way to San Francisco. Part shipped last week and part will ship early next week. Thank you. I want to echo everybodys appreciation for or s and s workers and for everybody at Central Office and everybody going above and beyond. I know its appreciated. Ive to then a lot of comments about that. I just want to publicly call that out. I also wanted to note that its antidotal. Ive only heard a few comments but were both, theyre all positive, both positive about the way that the letters getting out is very, very smooth. And i just wanted to ask not today if we can get a report on the standard report we get on the run, and how it went. And also if we can, what if parents start to log into parent view and accept their assignments online to if we can get an upd. Commissioner moliga . I ran into the City Commission office, and [ audio indiscernible ]. Ive been here with the services. We have a plan in place i know weve talked a lot about Online Learning and ive been really needless to say, that is our strategy. So how are we utilizing our social workers . Okay. Well take questions virtually. So with respect to School Counsellors and social workers and nurses were about to launch what were calling telecommuting next week. We have to work with a lot of the guidance because of confidentiality and so social workers and nurses and computing their case load through the [ audio is dinernable ]. Do you have any comments . I did. Just getting back. Deputy steweder lead, i want to ask you, there is a report made available which had details. Can you please is that something that can be made public as well . Especially with information shared with the commissionersry afternoon. What is that . You can make it public and there are going to be on the web so that is where were going to put all of the information on the site so the public can access it. Thank you. As far as Food Distribution goes i know youve been working around the clock and i want to say thank you, again to staff and people have been saying s and s, stands for student nutrition services. Those are the folks that have been delivering meals, that includes security staff has been out to make sure meals can get delivered and clerks. So i just want to say thanks, again. I know folks have been working around the clock and deeply appreciative of their work and your team, so thank you. Again. Youve expanded paced on communities reaching out and saying they wanted more services or changes in services so i want to acknowledge youve been responsive and team has opinion responsive so those concerns and has within hours offered services at additional locations. I just wanted to know, i know tenderloin is an area where families have been consistently reaching out get support and in visitation valley. I wanted to know what is our current capacity and ideas that your team has with thoughts to expand into those locations . So them . I actually just came from a conversation about it and i talked about it so its evolving quickly. So as soon as we know the date of the start and location well let you know. Were working out those details right now. Okay. And. What about food banks . I know a lot of schools had regularlyoccurring food banks and now there are a lot of folks that have been signing up as volunteers and i know that is an area maybe they can help out. Are there food banks happening right now . If so, please communicate that so fem know where they are. If not i know there has been communication around that. Can you give us a quick update on where we are . Yes. So we have, last we had a couple calls with and more tomorrow confirming the. Its theyre going to use. Were trying to align our version 2. 0 with that to make it easy for as possible for families. Were hoeching, were going to hope once they are rolling out more again this week. Were going to share and put up on all of the details, working to have access and they have actions against access that were working through right now. So i mean i know youre working really hard. Im not hearing any numbers and deadlines. Is id love to hear how many sites are we planning to have . When are we going to know . And same thing, i love to know when our goal is, when can when can i know specifics . Were going to start going into so the number in terms of food banks its by last week so another five this week and this kind of thing and are you still piloting this . Where were piloting them. Are they still going . Yes. Theyre going to send a schedule via email. Theyre doing different days at different locations. And so i will send that out in email is probably the best thing to do. Is that not something that is Public Information at this point . I will check with and see what is publicly. And i believe it is. Public. And i dont have the number in my head. I can remember that certain days of the week and certain areas so ill reach out and send an email. That describes it and so far, that they just do it as soon as we can. So you believe we have five sites that are currently piloting food banks . Is that correct . So, five last week. Additional five that theyre building this week. Okay. By the end of the week youre saying we will have ten food banks operational via our site . And i dont want to mislead here. Were not offering the food banks. Were partnering with the food banks within our sites so distribution of food. And i think i dont i dont know all of the sites but afterwards, i can email the locations and the times theyre going to be there. Just to give you a little bit of information because some of these food banks are that are at our sites are going around, depending on the neighbor. So rosa parks is one and theyre from 9 00 to 1 00. I appreciate that. I really need details, and families are desperate and im worried about having milk for the week and that is just me. Im not food insecure so its very, very important for us to be very help wfl families in communicating this specific information. And it felt a little disjointed with the food bank. Is it theyre deciding what theyre going to do and were waiting with them to offer. Its upsetting that it is very vague. And i like how were communicating around that and but the important piece for families to have their needs met. As a point, you know people are turning around information as quickly as we can. As soon as we get the details, were posting them. Our goal is not to be vague. If we dont have details, or we felt its not accurate or cant say this is for sure, we dont post it unless we know absolutely. Our goal is not to be vague. Its to give details as soon as we get them. As soon as we get them and know where its going to be, we say in this situation we see from daytoday, it continues to evolve. Some of the food banks have said they plan to be in one place and then, overnight, theyre shifting and we understand that. That is why we havent posted it. We know the shift. Until we know for sure, were not trying to be vague but we dont want to mislead the public saying its going to be here for sure when were not sure. So i ask with that kind of dynamic situation, the situation is kind of evolving and were relying on another partner to help meet this need, listing it on a website is very helpful so we can share and reshare, how are we making sure that that information gets out to Community Members . I know orlas team, they dont have the capacity to do community outreach. So how are we making sure families in the neighborhoods that dont have technology arent going online goring to know . When they become available . Okay. Because i didnt know about the bayview opera house, and i want to make sure were sharing out information. You know, like i said, theres a lot of information, and its constantly evolving, but i want to make sure that were supporting families and food, and thats number one. So please continue to share, and im interested in knowing we have a plan. And like i said, i dont expect s s workers to be doing that. And then, as far as technology goes, similarly, it sounds like what was happening was individual schools were kind of doing some surveying, and now, we have a centralized system. And i want to know when the deadline is, chief dodd, when you expect to know who does or doesnt have computers and or Internet Access. Greetings, commissioner collins. Thanks for the question. So we have put a deadline of this friday to assess technology both in terms of access and connectivity . And students had another way of collecting data but for our centralized forms . Theyre feeding that data into us, and were putting it into our master database, so we can have that data for the district. And how are they gathering that data . How are you collecting it . Really, whatever format they have it in. I know they can submit it via an online form or by phone call, and then, we put it into a master sheet. We have it divided into devices going out, devices coming in hello . I think we lost the board room. I think i hear them, though. Can you hear me. Hello . Hi. Can you hear me . Now i can. Okay. Great. Sorry. Not sure where you lost me. Well, just specifically, id like to know how were monitoring collecting that data because some schools do it better than others, ill just be straight, and some schools, theyve got staff that does it, maybe reach out to families, and others send out a link, maybe in an email. So i want to make sure that we have our staff at home that acts essentially in collecting that data. So were partnering closely with our state superintendents and directors. Were also setting up a cohort that each director can work with with each team . And were making sure we have the data and collection measures in place. Okay. Thank you, and so i would like to see data that once you get it all on friday, id love to see that and have that be shared. And then high level, i think it would also be helpful for the public to see what percentage of our students have access to technology, and then how much are we providing currently, what are our plans for providing that . I think thats important for the public to understand because i think it will relate to our ability to, you know, fund raise for needs that were going to for ongoing needs that were going to have. I think the gap in equity that we have we have a lot of teachers who, you know, before that, who were assigning work online, and schools were kind of making up the difference by allowing kids to stay after school, but really, we were not guaranteeing all kids access . And the Positive Side of this crisis is its really making it visible who has and who has not, and we need to figure out how were going to both increase access and also both acknowledge the gaps and develop instruction around that. And one, i guess, other question im having is just putting this out there is printers. My daughters are printing out work that theyre getting from teachers, and that is also an access issue, and i dont expect well have the money to buy every single student a printer or printer paper. So, you know, how are we making sure that those things are included . And then, outside of technology, how are we making sure they have crayons or markers or things like that, and how are we designing learning for our younger students where maybe its not appropriate for us to be doing webbased instruction. So im looking forward to getting really specific plans on this Technology Rollout and seeing those things that they develop. Thank you. Thank you. Commissioner lam . Let me confirm that im on. Okay. Thanks. I had a follow up to the epcm letters. Just wanted to ask if thats going to be part of the report back or theres going to be answers now related to families who dont have access to online or how do they respond to letters or be able to log into parent view . I know some letters went out regarding parent view, but just curious as to the Language Access piece. [inaudible] so the Technology Team has done a great job of providing different opportunities. But for those who dont have access to email or dont use internet or the phone system, and they set up teams in e. T. C. , theyll automatically go to a voice mail box, and then, theyve got teams in e. T. C. Who are checking voice mails on a regular basis and getting back to families. I dont know if that captures all of your questions. [inaudible] with that letter came a [inaudible] in addition to being able to accept offers online. Thank you. And we did discuss having a drop box in the lobby. In the event thats a call that comes through, well try to strategize with the family to try to get information. Commissioner lam, do you have any follow up questions . Just if we could find information around those access points, it would be super he helpful just to report back out to the public or Text Messages or emails, just your letters are do in so many days. I think its just so helpful. We cant overcommunicate. Okay. Commissioner oh, sorry. Related to commutputer access Internet Access, did you relate any telephone number that students or families are going to be able to call in or whats the information vehicle right now . We are currently strategizing and putting plans in place id say longer term, but its shorter term. Immediate is today, shortterm is wednesday. Were building out a team where families or students can leave a message, and then, we are setting up a team to be able to respond remotely to those to families with their technology questions. Were trying to figure out, you know, how much support and how far can we go and whats going to be actually needed to provide that support. Theres a lot of open questions, so were going to sort of need to iterate and evolve that as we go. And well have some online options, as well, to be able to submit a request to us, but this is a model that weve been staffing for parent questions. We have a portal for that in multiple languages. We have a team behind the scenes that is responding in 24 hours to providing information, so well have a similar structure in place for technology support, but that is a huge outstanding question. Our help desk is currently here onsite still. Were also trying to figure out how we might get them remotely, as well. Were still figuring out how to deploy devices to staff . So weve got multiple strains going into place as were trying to move everyone as best we can online. In the coming days, ill have more information on our support plans, to be honest. Like i said, were putting in place immediate measures, but as more equipment starts going out, we have to have a broader and stronger support structure in place for the families. Thank you. I think this is a question that i would have for the board and dr. Matthews. Were really right now in emergency crisis disaster mode, and longterm, how are we thinking about sfgov operations, and this is one of the things that we need to get the system ready, address system equity, but clearly, there needs to be greater capacity, too . So i welcome the discussion as a district were going to be pivoting to cover the needs of a particular division. Thank you. So im really curious to note if we have members affected by the spread of covid19. I want to know if were going to go virtual 100 or if we have a plan in place where we want to go in person, as well. It seems to me theres going to be some complications if we have to have some inperson instruction sessions. Does that make sense . [inaudible] before i get start oed o that, i just wanted to say there are a lot of things that go that are going on at the board [inaudible] strategies around covid19. And will then, on the 19th, the rest of the day on the 19 or the 20th, other districts followed the lead of this board. So a big thank you on that stance. In regards to the closure, there was a shelter in place order. As long as we shelter in place, it makes it difficult, as you said, for facetoface, so that supersedes either desires or thoughts about because the shelter in place is in place. So thats one piece. The second piece that i wanted to get to is when the mayors piece came out, it was six the six counties around the bay, so it was a meeting how we handle this epidemic. [inaudible] and then, it was the six d. P. H. Heads that came together around whether the closure should be extended or not, the School Closures. It was felt instead of doing it district by district, it would be much better as a regional approach. The discussions are still going. It is expected that by tomorrow, there will be an announcement, but theres none currently. The expectation with the discussion and the data is that next week will be worse than this week, and we got that in longterm, we have to look at [inaudible] is what they recognize is where the dangers are, where the cases are occurring. So if we have closures until the 3rd, ending the closure on the 3rd would be best, we would be over the hump, and i can tell you that at this point right now, just with the conversation, it does not appear that way in any way, shape, or form. The expectation is of the 6th, when we were expecting it to go down, it will still be going up. The biggest consideration is will ending the closure lessen if ending the closure, would that help decrease the spread, and in order for that to be analyzed, will that come back to be voted on . Yeah. We could as we had that f [inaudible] for families and teachers . Sorry. I can hear, kind of, but i cant see anyone, and for me, since i cant understand what theyre saying, can you ask the question again, commissioner cook . I want just asking about any feedback or resources, what youre hearing about from teachers that are also parents . Theyre home schooling and also teaching . We havent heard much feedback around that. What we also know with educators that also have kids at home, it also takes an additional toll on folks, which is where we decided to do the distance modelling. When we said that, i think people thought we were only talking about students and families, and that was definite definitely our primary focus, but i think we needed to give our teachers some time, if you will, to push out lesson plans while theyre figuring out how to take care of their own children. So that was probably the biggest adjustment, so thats why were taking a break before asking teachers to devise lesson plans and forward them to the students. [inaudible] i just want to also ask that another constraint that we were all aware of is this term of tech and wifi for teachers and staff. Melissa talked about collecting data, and were also trying to make sure that during this time, before we go full teacherled Distance Learning, that were trying to understand the home situations and make sure that teachers have the devices as well as the wifi access. And just in general, what weve been saying to folks, because we know that peoples situations are different, is that were asking folks to engage in professional development and go to work as their resources and circumstances allow. As you get those specific questions, we can definitely answer them, but were certainly trying to push out this message of grace and compassion and trying to be as flexible as possible under these circumstances. So if teachers are home with their babies and cant participate in that, we are understanding of that, and so are their supervisors. Commissioner lopez . Hi. Thank you for sharing that. I also want to note that we dont have a lot of questions about the future right now, obviously, but it feels like all of the measures that were putting in place are not going to waste . So i know that under the circumstances, its tricky, but were going to be looking to these in the future, and its helping us really think about being equitable during this. Thank you, melissa. I just want to make sure when this technology is in place and its being used by the families, the services, they know how to use it, and its in place, via hotline or chat feature. And then, along those lines, with resources, nicky, maybe you can help us with this sorry, dr. Ford. Are these resources that were sharing with families, at this point, are they available in spanish . Thats a great question. And so space two is being launched tomorrow, and its activities for Young Students at home. Its going to be shared in more and more languages. One of the things that we recognize as we try to do what other districts do, a lot of this is focused on our prioritizing communities that dont speak english, the websites that theyre directed to are only in english. We want to make sure that the things that were putting on our sites for families to access definitely takes into consideration the diversity of the communities that we serve. If the content of the website is in other languages itself, as well as are the various activities also focused on the needs of or serving the babies who speak multiple languages. So we tend to have a lot more resources that are addressing the needs of english learners, as well as an e. S. L. Or e. D. L. Component, and then tapping into spanish, japanese, mandarin, and other languages, as well. Okay. Thank you. I have more questions, but i think, jennie, you wanted to jump in about this issue. Thank you. I just wanted to ask for consideration around this issue that for families that might not have, you know, even with the translation on the website and activities, you know, how can we involve communitybased organizations to do this support virtually, too . So i know that, for example, several many communitybased organizations are kind of waiting, too, on how they can support with the supplemental piece. Because phase two is still considered, you know, optional rollout, getting comfortable, you know, its important to express how we can get help and capacity within the team, how we can get those providers connected. I keep smiling because my mom keeps asking me, when am i going to go back and get my doctorate, and i just say, i dont have to because my board made me an honorary doctor. Even as we think about how to hold both digital Distance Learning as well as printbased, so thinking how do we leverage our community partners, hope sf. I think commissioner collins was the one who said a lot of things on websites are pdf, and that assumes that families at home actually have printers to print those out. [inaudible] were trying to make sure of one, how our c. D. O. S have access to materials that they need. Thank you, deputy superintendent board. But going along with working along the lines of c. D. O. S, this question is for you regarding something you mentioned earlier about a call with c. B. O. S. Is that confirmed . Is that happening today, because some people had some questions. Is laura available . Im here. Thank you. Yes, im going on a call at 2 00 with some c. B. O. S. So how can people that are willing to partner with us and willing to continue to build our relationships be on that call . I can inquire. I was just invited to join the call this morning when i was out. Ill follow up. Ive gotten a lot of families that reached out that said that sfpd are stopping them from collecting and going to the Food Distributions, and i know that food is an essential need. Are we partnering, or what can we do in this process to facilitate this to keep the Police Department from harassing them and how can we partner with sfpd during this time . [inaudible] thats part of why were looking for some other sites that we can open up in different ways to serve communities during this time. Wait. Can you explain that a little more . Im not sure i understand. I understand it was either early this week or last week that there were families that were going to pick up food at a school, and the Police Stopped them. I heard about this. Right. I think you might have share it h shared it with me, commissioner lopez. But i know there was a concern about sfpd stopping families going to school, and the concern was could we open up some more sites in the tenderloin, meaning that families wouldnt have to travel at far, or students wouldnt have to travel as far and have proximity to food to help them alleviate that problem. We, just starting last night [inaudible] were recognizing that thats a barrier, and its not just a barrier in San Francisco. Were getting it back through feedback and were working on getting waivers at the state level, too. But we changed our messaging to say that its possible and for families to come without their students. So yes to opening more sites, more Food Distributions, especially in the tenderloin, but i also think it shouldnt be put upon families how to find food in this city. And if theres something we can do to talk to the Police Department, then its essential at this moment to talk to them about whos on the streets and why so that that doesnt become