Fulfilling the mission of his life, which is the love for kids and the love for children and for the love for sharing that art, which is enriching the lives of the children that he comes into contact with. And so, that being said, it is bad enough that he has to deal with an eviction and that has drained him of a lot of his energy, but he has fought through it and he has been victorious in fighting that back, but again there have been other teachers that are really struggling to stay here, and because of the threat of eviction, or the fact that they have been evicted and they have had to move to different parts of the bay area. And so, i think that what the issue that we are talking about is stability, and the economic stability for the teachers and paying them a wage, that shows, that you know, they are respected, and because lets face it, i mean, outside of being a mother, a teacher is probably the hardest job out there. And you have to be dedicated and on a very big level, you have
Because of the threat of eviction, or the fact that they have been evicted and they have had to move to different parts of the bay area. And so, i think that what the issue that we are talking about is stability, and the economic stability for the teachers and paying them a wage, that shows, that you know, they are respected, and because lets face it, i mean, outside of being a mother, a teacher is probably the hardest job out there. And you have to be dedicated and on a very big level, you have to love what you do and you have to love the people that you work with and you have to love the kids that you teach. And so lets make a fair contract, for para professional and teachers, and lets make that a Top Priorities and being a former student, having grown up in San Francisco, and also, been inspired by teachers to become an author, of which i have written two childrens books, and which stories take place in San Francisco. And tell the story of communities that are in struggle trying to
With an eviction and that has drained him of a lot of his energy, but he has fought through it and he has been victorious in fighting that back, but again there have been other teachers that are really struggling to stay here, and because of the threat of eviction, or the fact that they have been evicted and they have had to move to different parts of the bay area. And so, i think that what the issue that we are talking about is stability, and the economic stability for the teachers and paying them a wage, that shows, that you know, they are respected, and because lets face it, i mean, outside of being a mother, a teacher is probably the hardest job out there. And you have to be dedicated and on a very big level, you have to love what you do and you have to love the people that you work with and you have to love the kids that you teach. And so lets make a fair contract, for para professional and teachers, and lets make that a Top Priorities and being a former student, having grown up i
Para professionals who work with the Public Schools and the Public Schools have undergone, a lot of changes, and a lot of assaults, and i really believe that there has to be really more respect for the Economic Situation that many of the teachers in San Francisco face. And one of the speakers earlier mentioned the case of santiago who is a teacher that he teaches music to developmentally disabled children. And now, that is a great thing to do and a great profession, he also has a disability and he is also dealing with his own physical issues but that has not stopped them from pursuing his love for teaching, and for fulfilling the mission of his life, which is the love for kids and the love for children and for the love for sharing that art, which is enriching the lives of the children that he comes into contact with. And so, that being said, it is bad enough that he has to deal with an eviction and that has drained him of a lot of his energy, but he has fought through it and he has bee
And dont just say that is too much. And dont just say, status quo. Make some responses so that we get a feeling for where you folks really are, and we are ready to get to the point where we can actually have a contract that is signed, and sealed, and makes people comfortable about working in this district. And so that we dont have to have, the situation where there are 84 positions where we have not been able to reach out to people, who want to come here. To work. Thank you. Thank you. And good evening, superintendent and commissioners, i am amy ellis and thank you for hearing me today, on behalf of the Jewish Community Relations Council of San Francisco i am here to encourage you to do everything in your power to settle the labor dispute, could lead to the first teachers strike in decades, a long history of advocacy for the quality of Public School and the majority of the schools are enrolled in california Public Schools and we take great pride and we respect the professional and valu