Schools. We see the opposite we see what you normally see the lower percent of the students who are poor the higher the achievement. We work against that. Thats the core of our equity candle lights but we see this in a privately managed school were going to under the law. So i am asking the staff and i do want to say i really want to thank the school for agreeing to the condition we asked inform in the Curriculum Committee. And i want to pout to those members we need to realize that this is a big deal. Accident Creative Arts has agreed to put in their charter an agreement for 5 years theyll not have an enrollment process that predates this. I appreciate that thats a big deal. But i also ask that we the staff on behalf of the board of education i will find support from my clearances but to have a discussion with the Creative Arts people about the social and Economic Conditions that are not good enough for the standards in my opinion. I get to vote at the end and i frankly even though iv
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 year in teaching and get to be a teacher in my school of my choice. Im a coach and love it. I love this Fabulous Program and hope it continues to exist in San Francisco. Thank you clapping. hello, im michael cameron. 17 years ago i took my first steps into my new s
Up. Through the program we have been able to bring up those the issues that you speak of and in sixth grade we do a lot of work around knowing thyself and being able to discuss the family dynamic. Ask the background, its a safe place where students can share that information. The same thing happens in 7th grade. In eight grade we adapted marie didnt notice but i you believe its beyond beats and rhymes the curriculum that we adapted for our eight grade students and a lot of the topics around the issues that you brought up are brought to life the discussion of just being culturally aware and television and media. Things they hear that they see on tv. That really kind of goes head on in the advisory program. Another issue thats come to our attention is gender identity and help to recognize those students who are coming to understand how they identify and well have on september 17th that will be for all our teachers. I was asking about school inclusionness around lgbt issues. Its a start b
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