The storm may be over but the problems remain and tonight the repairs are just beginning in the areas hardest hit by a powerful weekend weather system. Good evening im ken pritchett. And im jana katsuyama. Frank and julyly have the night off. Beyond the area people have been cleaning up from the weekends storms. And theres more rain headed our way. Chief meteorologist bill martin has rain totals and a look at whats to come but we begin with ktvus jade hernandez in East Palo Alto where crews try to shore up a levee that gave way, jade. Reporter the work continues tonight. This temporary levee hopes to hold the rain until the reconstruction project. But people are unsure with rain expected tomorrow. Curtis and his wife left when they saw water bringing tires into yard washing away what was already there. We will go through this tomorrow again, you know. Reporter with the flood came flood insurance. If it does well just have to take off and leave again. We cant stay, we have to use common
Have no public cards. So item g the consent calendar pr may i hear a motion and second, please are there any items withdrawn or corrected by the superintendent. Yes. Theres one item to be corrected. Item 4b b1 thirty 444 k6 on page 105 of our agenda. The dates of service should be august 19, 2013, through may 30th 2014 not may 2013 thank you. Are there any items removed for First Reading by the board. Any items severed by the superintendant id like to sever k33 on page 143. Okay anyone else . Okay. Seeing none. Roll call will take place under section o that were now item h which was moved and seconded on october 23rd, 2013. Authorization to grant or in the alternative denied for Creative Arts Charter School. May we have a report yes. The Curriculum Committee arrived at a positive recommendation to grant the charter at the time, we proposed an amendment to the charter to make sure that the application process of the school occurs no earlier than nonCharter Schools. I think were having a
I attend the Charter School from kindergartener or kindergarten to 8th grad. I felt save here and at home. Creative arts taught me things more than cameras. I learned to care for myself as well as others. The astrology Community Created a stronger environmentalist to express my ideas. I felt my teachers gave me oneonone time and they helped me to be a vital thinker. I have the motivation to succeed. I moved to a higher place in education and we must continue to reach children and to nurture the young minds that will run this country. clapping. okay. And im the lucky teacher that got to teach that were im actually first and for most im a parent of two children alumni both my children are critical thinkers and attending colleges of their choices. I believe in Public School and as a parent i spent a lot of time trying to find a school that shared any values and shared did hi the academic challenges. I became a volunteer and spent many hours on the board as well as the Athletic Director an
calling names okay. Please given you may start the timer now. Good evening thank you, commissioners i want to thank you for the opportunity tonight. My name is fernando im the director of the Creative Arts director school. 20 years ago our school was an audit and that was in the city of San Francisco. Momentum built and here we are 20 years later carrying out that idea with the same goal to provide students within the San Francisco Unified School District the opportunity to have a child hands on arts strrtd Arts Education that farther their unique creativity and prepares them for the challenges of the 21st century. Our students did he depart with the tools they need to be successful per they know their strengthens and weaknesses they know how they learn and whom to seek out for guidance. Our students are unique and expansion at and selfconfident individual. Our county works hard to give them the lewd to succeed and to fail and to learn from the failures. I think the work is second to n
I felt save here and at home. Creative arts taught me things more than cameras. I learned to care for myself as well as others. The astrology Community Created a stronger environmentalist to express my ideas. I felt my teachers gave me oneonone time and they helped me to be a vital thinker. I have the motivation to succeed. I moved to a higher place in education and we must continue to reach children and to nurture the young minds that will run this country. clapping. okay. And im the lucky teacher that got to teach that were im actually first and for most im a parent of two children alumni both my children are critical thinkers and attending colleges of their choices. I believe in Public School and as a parent i spent a lot of time trying to find a school that shared any values and shared did hi the academic challenges. I became a volunteer and spent many hours on the board as well as the Athletic Director and coach. Then one day i quit my job and became a teacher. So this is my eight