Ill read one more little select that tells you what it was like at akamai at that time. This was the time again right at the height of the do tcom boom. And Akamai Technologies was like a lot of other. Com businesses at the time and exciting place to be. Akamai in cambridge was a nondescript cluster of cubicles and offices that had all the trappings of a trend started. Whiz kids were barely old enough to order a beer came to work on roller blades and skateboards. Every thursday a delivery truck had ice cream, popcorn, soda and frozen pizzas. A group of programmers not as the jafa weeds for all matters spent time producing interface and graphics and taking naps in the hammock suspended from the ceiling. A student at mit was one of them. He recalled juggling coursework with a parttime job at akamai were who worked the overnight shift overseeing operations. He said the office was hopping at all hours people rolling around in chairs, tossing footballs and microwaving an Endless Supply of b
Nonviolent parenting. In particular i would like to bring your attention to what i have named the eight pillars of parenting and have i conferred with the department of social services for childrens basic needs. And that they should be protected from physical, sexual and Emotional Abuse as defined on the front page. My idea is before graduating from junior high each child should name what the eight pillars of parenting are. And define what physical abuse is. Time. Thank you very much. Next. Superintendent carranza, president yee and commissioners. I am a former teacher at Leadership High School and a former supervisor with the San Francisco teacher residency program. I also sit on two nonprofit boards in San Francisco and the San Francisco coalition of essential small schools. I am here tonight to urge you to take the colocation of Gateway Middle School and Creative Arts charter off the table. Keative arts charter is an Amazing Community with very loyal teachers, staff, parents and stu
Decisions that are being used to affect so many students. And over the years, student nutrition has been one of the areas for pac. So we were super pleased to be able to be there in the evaluation process. I just have to share that my daughter, i pack everyday lunches for my children. They do not like School Lunches and i wanted to share i was going to be on the panel. And they were super excited and this morning my daughter said i want a lunch. Well, you said that the lunches were going to be better next year. So im going to see next year, mom. And maybe i will get School Lunches. So for me, that makes me happy, because she is actually listening to what i am saying. [ laughter ] and she hopefully will be able to look next year at the lunches and see that she wants to also participate with her friends and eat at least once a week would help me. And i feel good with the choices we were able to evaluate that day. That is it. Any questions or comments . Seeing none, thank you, gloria. Nex
Support us december 2223. Thank you megan and windy. December 22 and 23 where again . Dsw at 400 post street. The entrance is on powell. What is going on those two days . Were just having a giftwraping. If i may, president yee, i wanted to ask sac if you could help us bet the word out about the free muni applications and perhaps Work Together with Janet Schultz and the other associate superintendents about how we can reach as many students as possible at school sites . Thank you very much. Okay. Item e, Parent Advisory Committee pac report representative. Good evening superintendent carranza, president yee and commissioners. My name is gloria and a member of the Parent Advisory Committee and parent of two children and i wanted to extend my congratulations to all the achievements presented earlier today with staff and schools and our representatives. So thank you for your hard work and dedication. And for your commitment. I wanted it make comments on several areas that the pac has worke
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, and congratulations, president yee on your election. Congratulations to everyone, but i think we covered the rest of you the last time we were here. I would like you to turn for a moment to page 71, the personnel, specifically the matter of separations. So soon . [laughter ] you wish. Standing here next to me is katharine olsen, the 10th on the list under separations. Katharine is a new teacher at Spring Valley and as the letter that she will hand over to deliver to you will attest miss olsen suffered the frustration and all that that beginning teachers often do and didnt know where to tush turn and it was suggested that she just get out and she resigned. And she rescinded it. You know and we know you have threedaes to withdraw that kind of decision and she acted immediately the next day. So she expects that decision to be rescinded. She essentially put this in for the 16th of november and when she rescinded she continued to work through to the 30th a