Good afternoon. Spoke atks ago, i gettysburg about the need to ime our nation and today, here in warm springs because i want to talk about how we are going to heal our nation. Over these past few months, this been so much pain, so much suffering. So much loss in america. People have lost their lives to a virus. Many of those lives lost in the cruelest way possible. Alone. Alone in a hospital room, alone in a nursing home, no family, no friends. No loved ones beside them in those final moments. It haunts so many of the surviving families. Families who were never given a chance to say goodbye. , knowmany of you know what loss feels like. You feel that deep black hole in your chest swallowing you up into it. The tragedy of our time is that covid has left a deep and lasting wound in this country. Millions of americans have lost their jobs and we see the empty storefronts and the shuttered businesses. The visible signs of lost hope and broken dreams. What we dont see is all those parents st
Comment, president sanchez. Sorry, go ahead. Thank you very much. On behalf of the Community Advisory committee for special education, i wanted to make a few comments here. Weve commented not only on the Student Assignment, but at the september 14th meeting for the Budget Service committee, where we saw the transportation presentation. The recurring theme here between Student Assignment and transportation is that the inequity is a cost driver. The fact that we dont have supports and services and programs at all of our schools means that Going Forward [simultaneous talking] our students have to be driven across town in some cases to get the appropriate program. And we have routes that go across the bay into multiple counties. One of the ways that we can fix this would be providing more support and services in our district, providing more supports and services at every school. And we would bring special education costs down and our transportation costs down. When we talk, though, also ab
Circuit of appeals. Her life expenses provide her with valuable perspectives and evident wisdom and perhaps most important, shes a woman of unquestionable character and integrity. The presence ofse which is essential to our nation as the confidence of the court itself is in the balance. Ill be honored to vote to confirm her nomination. Mr. President , i rise to address my concerns regarding the division contempt fort others among many of our citizens, the causes of this are many and varied, the one which i draw attention is the declining trust held by the citizenry in our many institutions. Democratic republic is highly dependent upon the confidence of its people in the institutions that light in. These include churches, schools, governments at all levels for us, corporations, markets and most relevant today, the Justice System and the courts. Absent Public Confidence in these institutions, a democratic republic will not thrive or perhaps indoor. Fortunately, the Supreme Court enjoys a
So it looks like were all here. So welcome, everybody, for being here today for our school Board Meeting. Welcome, everybody, and superintendent matthews. I think you have an announcement regarding todays agenda. Yes, thank you, president sanchez. Good afternoon, Board Members and members of the public. Being withdrawn from the agenda today in section g is item 1. Its board policy 6142. 7, physical education and activity. That is being withdrawn, and in section h, items 3, Second Amendment to the Instructional Calendar 20202021. Both items will be heard at a future meeting of the board. Thank you, dr. Matthews. We are going to vote on the approval of the board minutes for september 8. We need a motion and a second. So moved. One one moment. Could everybody whos a panelist please mute your screen while youre not speaking at the meeting, please . Thank you. Motion and a second, please, for the board minutes. So moved. Second. Thank you. Any corrections . Okay. Seeing none, roll call vote
Miss major, do you have any announcements . Clerk yes. In accordance with Governor Newsom executive order declaring a state of emergency starting the covid19 outbreak and mayor london n. Breeds proclamation declaring a local emergency issued on february 25, 2020, including the guidance for gatherings issued by the San Francisco department of Public Health center, members of t officer, aggressive directives were issued to reduce the spread of covid19. On march 17, 2020, the board of supervisors authorized their bhoord and Committee Meetings to convene remotely and will allow remote Public Comment via teleconference. Watch the sfgovtv website at www. Sfgovtv. Org to stream the live meeting or to watch meetings on demand. Members of the public are encouraged to participate remotely via detailed instructions on participating via teleconference. Members of the public may participate by phone or may submit their comments by email to ericamajor sfgov. Org. All comments received will be made a