District staff and strengthen the Initiative Design to support achievement. One of the clear out comes was the need to generate greater visibility for the pac. Many parents are unaware of what the Parent Advisory Council is and let alone the work that we do to bring the voice and perspective to inform the policy discussion and decisions,. To this end, we will have as a pac, an informational table set up at the School Planning summit on march second. And in doing so, we hope to increase pac visibility, high lie the work that we are doing and to help recruit new pac members for the following school year. At the end of this school year, we will have three vacant seats and three seats reserved for alternates for the term that will begin this summer. And as we begin that out reach and recruitment effort, we are actively seeking Early Childhood education, parent or guardian representation, and additional representation of our nonenglish speaking parents on the pac. We have a Diverse Group al
All right . I mean im a counselor, i me this is my specialty. I know this stuff. What you have here is what the district put out in their evening school, classes in a million years i would not have say that is what they need. Pe, okay, George Washington high school, we have two kids in pe after school and we are holding a class with two students, career ed, we have three students and holding a class, we have teachers, okay . No chinese. And 7 kids in spanish. Okay . If you would ask me, these were not the classes that we need. Okay . So and then you gave the schools, for instance, you gave George Washington in addition to 25,000, okay to create programs all the way in the end of january. You know . To do that, what i am trying to say is there is disorganization here. It is disjointed, there is no organization. Coming from the high school, office, it is, the students need this, but the way that it is brought about, it is so, it is really tacky, you know . And the students are on top of
Out to parents from the first semester and a lot of that stuff was taken care of and so we were inundated with phone calls. Is this the way to run it . Just send 2,000 letters out to people . There is no coherent policy going on. I know that there is not, i am the one that is doing it. Okay . And meanwhile the students really need other things and i can only talk about my experience. And it is my experience, and im speaking with my knowledge, which is im the one doing the stuff here. It is not a good way to do it and the students do need it. And i really wish that someone would have asked the people that really are in the front lines, you know . People making the decision and programs that are not in schools. Okay, thank you. Thank you, mr. Kosac. Is leona hunter here . Okay. Nathan apple . Two minutes, mr. Apple. Okay, thank you. President , Vice President , superintendent, Board Members, my name is nathan apple. Im a native San Franciscoan, i am a business owner, for 25 years in the
Matthew garrett, who will come up and present his original poem to the board of education. And if you on february 23rd at Thurgood Marshal high school from grades k12, please come out and support us. Matthew . Matthew one second. Miss wilson i would like to give the student of not having a time limit, so if we can make sure that the timer does not interrupt him. My name is Matthew Garrett and i would like to say thank you for the board of education for letting me speak. My poem. My school is kip bay view academy. And the bay view district. And very glad to attend there. This is my poem. I am different. Can you see me . Can you hear me . Do you know me . Yes, im smart. A bright kid, they say. Yes, i get good grades. Yes, i dress well. Yes, i am well mannered. But i am different. Im different from what you see, im different from what you believe. Oh, i know sometimes i cant sit still. I know sometimes im a little loud. I know sometimes i lose my temper, i know sometimes i forget to comb
What you have here is what the district put out in their evening school, classes in a million years i would not have say that is what they need. Pe, okay, George Washington high school, we have two kids in pe after school and we are holding a class with two students, career ed, we have three students and holding a class, we have teachers, okay . No chinese. And 7 kids in spanish. Okay . If you would ask me, these were not the classes that we need. Okay . So and then you gave the schools, for instance, you gave George Washington in addition to 25,000, okay to create programs all the way in the end of january. You know . To do that, what i am trying to say is there is disorganization here. It is disjointed, there is no organization. Coming from the high school, office, it is, the students need this, but the way that it is brought about, it is so, it is really tacky, you know . And the students are on top of it are not really getting what they need. Why dont they have advanced algebra, wh