UBC MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 31ST, 2009 AT 12:10pm NOON IN THE LIBRARY: PLEASE VOTE FOR THE 2009-2010 MASTER SCHEDULE PROPOSAL MARCH 31ST, 2009 UNTIL 4P APRIL 3RD, 2009

UBC MEETING TUESDAY MARCH 31ST, 2009 AT 12 NOON IN THE LIBRARY:

PLEASE VOTE FOR THE 2009-2010 MASTER SCHEDULE PROPOSAL MARCH 31ST, 2009
UNTIL 4P APRIL 3RD, 2009

UBC LUNCH TIME MEETING... MONDAY MARCH 23RD, 2009 AT 12:10PM IN THE LIBRARY....LASAGNA AVAILABLE PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE

UESF LOCAL 61 UNION BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING
LUNCH TIME AT 12:10PM IN THE LIBRARY
LASAGNA WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR ALL WHO ATTEND

TENTATIVE AGENDA:
1. BUILDING REP/UBC REP UPDATES
2. CHOOSE TWO MASTER SCHEDULE PROPOSALS TO OR ALL FACULTY/STAFF TO VOTE
IN A SECRET BALLOT ELECTION 03/31/09 THRU 4/3/09
A. FIRST PERIOD READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL
B. SPLIT SCHEDULE READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL
C. 7TH PERIOD READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL
D. 3RD PERIOD READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL
3. LAY OFF UPDATES
4. OTHER BUSINESS/CONCERNS
5. PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE !

UBC MEETING MARCH 16, 2009…..SUMMARY
D.WILLIAMS : RECORDER….19 ATTENDED THANK YOU
UBC REPS: D.WILLIAMS, J.GERBER,L.WOOTEN,M.MCCACHREN, J.GALGANO…UBC ALT.
L.SPEARS
A. CONCERNS ABOUT X'S:
1. J.GERBER: WHY ARE TEACHERS BE GIVEN X'ES NEXT TO THEIR NAMES
2. TEACHERS ILL AND ON PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT BEING MARKED
3. J.GALGANO: UBC AGREEMENT TO ATTEND AT 8:05AM, TEACHERS WHO GO TO
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ONLY COME TO SCHOOL SITE AS COMMON COURTESY
AND IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
4. MEMBERS RESPONSES :
A. IT IS TOO LATE TO BEGIN THIS TYP OF THING NOW
B. IS IT A PRINCIPAL EXPECTATION FROM THE START OF THE YEAR?
C. ADM ATTENDANCE IS ALSO A PROBLEM
D. THE ADM'S INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT OF OUR AGREEMENTS IS MORE A
PROBLEM
E. THEY DO TOO MUCH WITHOUT INFORMING US EXCEPT BY ENDLESS EMAILS NO
ONE HAS TIME TO READ
B. J.GALGANO: REVIEW OF TEACHER LAYOFFS AND THAT THOSE TEACHERS NEED TO
CONTACT UESF ILD REP ERIC HALL AT ehall#uesf.org TO PROTECT AND
PRESERVE THEIR POSITION AT OUR SITE.
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PROPOSALS REVIEWED AND DISCUSSED:
A. THIRD PERIOD WITH MORNING INTERVENTION MATH/READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL
B. SPLIT SCHEDULE READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL WITH MORNING MATH
INTERVENTIONS
C. 7TH PERIOD READING/ELECTIVE PROPOSAL WITH/WITHOUT MORNING MATH
INTERVENTIONS AND 7TH PERIOD PE PREPS
1. J.GALGANO: RIGHT NOW THE REMAINING CONCERN REGARDING THE MASTER
SCHEDULE REMAINS ABOUT WHEN TO HAVE INTERVENTIONS AND ELECTIVES.
2. C.SCERRI: KIDS SHOULD B IN SCHOOL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
3. D/BELLUOMINI: HAVE AN 8 PERIOD DAY WHERE HOMEROOM BECOMES A PERIOD
THRIRTY MINUTES FOR STUDENT PREPARATION
4. H.PALARCA: WHY CAN'T WE HAVE INTERVNTIONS DURING THE HOMEROOM PERIOD
5. J.GERBER: A THIRTY MINUTE CLASS WOULD NOT BNEIT STUDENTS NEEDING
INTRVENTION. IT TAKES TEN MINUTES TO BGIN THE CLASS, THER IS NOT ENOUGH
TIME WITH THIS IDEA
6. J. GALGANO: VIOLATES CONTRACT ONLY 5 PERIODS PER SCHOOL DAY. NO
GRADING OR ASSESSMENTS CAN OCCUR. HOMEROOM IS A TIME FOR INFORMATION
SHARING AND GATHERING
7. M.MCCACHREN: W COULD HAVE HOMEROOM LATER IN THE DAY AND IRST PRIOD
FOR INTRVENTIONS AND READING
8. J.GERBER: HOW WILL THAT WORK WITH ALL THE STUDENT COMING TO SCHOOL
LAT IN TH MORNING EACH DAY
9. B. SOUCH: WE CAN'T KEEP ADDING NEW PROPOSALS. WE HAVE FOUR WE SHOULD
DECIDE WHICH ONE MOST OF US CAN AGREE ON. WE NED SMALL CLASSES FOR
INTERVENTION, SO MORE WILL HAVE TO DO THIS NXT YEAR.
10. J.GERBER: WHY NOT HAVE INTERVENTION CLASSES IN THE MORNING HOURS
AND ELECTIVES IN THE AFTERNOON.
11. M.MCCACHREN: THE DISTRICT SHOULD SPEND MORE MONIEES ON THE LOWST
PERFORMING STUDNTS AND EACH SITE. WE NEED TO B PROVIDED WITH
INTRVENTION PROGRAMS AND TRAINING TO DO THIS NEXT YEAR.
12. H.PALARCA: I FEEL BAD ABOUT SOME STUDENTS NOT HAVING OR GETTING AN
ELECTIVE
13. J.GALGANO: BECAUSE OF THE STATE AUDIT OF OUR DISTRICT AND OUR SITE
BING CHOSN FOR REVIEW , WE DO NOT HAVE THE LUXURY OF DOING WHAT WE
WANT. WE WOULD ALL WANT TO GIVE STUDENTS ELECTIVES. BUT HOW ARE THES
LCTIVES BING MONITORED TO AID STUDENT PROGRESS. W WILL HAV TO DO WHAT
THE STAT AND DISTRICT TLL US MUST B DONE FOR THEE NEXT TWO YEARS,
OTHERWISE IF WE DO NOT MEET TWO YEAR GOALS OUR MEMBERS WILL FIND
THEMSELVES ALL TEACHING ELSEWERE. THAT IS HOW SERIOUS THIS IS.
14. DR. EDDINGS: WE ARE GOING TO HAVE EXTRA MATH AND READING CLASSES
FOR ALL STUDENTS REQUIRING THM NEEXT YEAR. SO IN ALL LIKELIEHOOD WE
WILL NOT HAVE ANY ELECTIVES NEXT YEAR OR VRY FEW OF THEM. IN ORDER TO
PROVIDE THESE STUDENTS WITH A CHANCE FOR ELECTIVES, WE SHOULD INCLUDE
ELECTIVES AFTER SCHOOL WITH ALL AVAILABLE FUNDING TO ALLOW EACH
STUDENT TO PARTICIPATE.
d.williams
03/20/09
1. PRINCIPAL INFORMED TOXIC CHEMICAL THROWN IN DUMPSTR IN TWO
CONTAINERS AND NEEDED TO BE REMOVED
2. TEACHER/STAFF COMPLAINTS ON PRINCIPAL X'ING OF NAMES IN MORNING RISE
IN NUMBR AND INTENSITY
3. TEACHER: DOCKED PAY FOR PERSONAL EMERGENCIES BY PRINCIPAL
4. TEACHERS/STAFF UPSET BY HUGE PILE OF BOOKS AND READING MATERIALS
TOSSED IN HUGE PILE BY P.E. BUILDING AND AROUND PARKING LOT DUMPSTER.
5. COMPLAINTS BOOKS AND MATERIALS ARE STILL USABLE OR SHOULD HAVE BEEN
DONATED, OR REMOVED IN A MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND METHOD,
6. SOME TEACHERS STATED THEIR MATERIALS THEY PURCHASED WERE THROWN OUT
BY THESE VOLUNTEERS
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APRIL 13TH, 2009
ANDREW LIBSON AND OTHERS FROM
" EDUCATORS FOR A DEMOCRATIC UNION"
WILL BE AT OUR UBC MEETING TO SPEAK AND ANSWER QUESTIONS
PLEASE ATTEND LASAGNA WILL BE PROVIDED

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UESF LOCAL 61 MONTHLY MEETING CALENDAR:
March 23, 2009
Joint UESF/SFUSD Special Education Committee Mtg.
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])

March 25, 2009
UESF Division Meetings
- Middle School
- Paraprofessionals
-Substitutes
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])
Proposition A
(Quality Teacher and Education Act of 2008)
Frequently Asked Questions
In June 2008, San Francisco Voters approved Proposition A, a parcel tax
which will provide additional resources to improve public education in
San Francisco. This document will answer many of the questions asked by
teachers in this first year of implementation.
When will the District begin receiving the funds from Prop A?
Half of the annual property tax payments, including this parcel tax,
will be paid to the County Treasurer's Office in November. The
Treasurer's Office will record the payments and pass the funds along to
the District. SFUSD expects to receive the first payment by January
2009. The process will occur again by July 1, 2009.
When will I see a change on my paycheck?
The changes in salary will take effect halfway through the school year.
Teachers will see the impact on the check scheduled for March 31st.
Teachers who were hired before 1993 and receive checks during the
summer will also receive retroactive payments to cover January and
February.
How do I know what my new salary will be?
You can find information on Prop A on the SFUSD website. You will see a
direct link to a pay calculator on the right side of the page. Your
contracts will also have a separate section detailing the new salaries.
Please note that old "steps" have been replaced with "years of
service". Since the old steps began at step 2, a teacher who is on step
4 on the old scale would look under 3 years of service to find his or
her PROP A salary.
I am interested in becoming a "Master Teacher". How and when do I apply
for the job?
Design of the master teacher program is now underway. Complete job
descriptions for master teacher positions and applications will be
available early in the second semester.
Prop A included extra time for professional development. When will it
be?
Additional professional development will be scheduled for second
semester after the parcel tax funds have been received. K-12 teachers
will have 9 additional hours, Child Development teachers will have 3
additional hours and K-12 paraprofessionals will have 6 additional
hours of professional development.
Teachers in my subject area are in high demand in the Bay Area. Will I
have incentive to stay in SFUSD?
Yes. Prop A provides additional funds for teachers in three to five
"hard to fill" areas. For the 2008-2009 school year, teachers in the
designated subject areas will receive the incentive payment at the end
of the second semester. The District is analyzing its data now to
identify the appropriate areas and will publicize the list when the
areas have been determined.
Turnover is high at my school. Will Prop A provide incentives for
teachers to stay at my site?
Yes. Prop A provides additional funds for teachers in "hard to staff"
areas. By January the District will publish a list of "Hard to Staff"
schools. Teachers will have an opportunity to voluntarily transfer to
any openings at those sites and all teachers at hard to staff schools
will have the opportunity to earn up to $2,000 in recognition of their
work beyond the school day beginning in school year 2009-2010.
Does Prop A have anything in it to help teachers who need assistance in
their classrooms?
Prop A builds on the success of the Peer Assistance and Review (PAR)
program. Two additional PAR coaches have been hired and will be
coaching teachers who need assistance. Teachers who receive two
consecutive "needs improvement" evaluations will be eligible for
placement into the PAR program. Teachers with satisfactory or higher
evaluations will now be able to voluntarily self refer into PAR to
improve practice confidentially with the support of a highly skilled
PAR coach. The referral form can be downloaded here.

Five period workday: Full-time secondary teachers teach five periods
and get one paid preparation period. Some teachers, particularly those
at small high schools and those who teach special education day
classes, have typically worked one of the five periods as counselors.
If you teach in this situation, you should see your name as the
"counselor" on the attendance sheets. If you are the counselor of
record, your schedule should include a period for counselling.

Public Employees' Rights to Due Process: Skelly

Public employees have due process protections on the job, as determined
by the California Supreme Court. The result of rulings in the Skelly
case, these are referred to as your Skelly rights.

Public employees are entitled to a "pre-disciplinary hearing." An
employee must be given a written notice of proposed disciplinary
action. The notice must include:
• a statement of the nature of the proposed discipline

• the effective date of the proposed discipline

• the reasons for the discipline

• the specific policy or rule violated

• a statement about the right to respond orally or in writing.

The purpose of the Skelly rule is to allow employees an opportunity to
respond to the charges and to request a reduction or elimination of the
discipline. It also allows for an opportunity to check out the evidence
that management has against the employee.

UBC LUNCH TIME MEETING , MARCH 16TH, 2009 AT 12:16PM IN TH SCHOOL LIBRARY ....PLEASE, ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE

UESF LOCAL 61 UNION BUILDING COMMITTEE MEETING
MONDAY : MARCH 16TH, 2009 @ 12:16PM IN LIBRARY
PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND AND PARTICIPATEÉTHANK YOU

AGENDA ITEMS:
· BUILDING REP UPDATES
· MIDDLE SCHOOL UNION MEETING UPDATE: GERBER/MCCACHREN
· CONTINUED DISCUSSION OF MASTER SCHEULE READING PERIOD PROPOSALS
· OTHER BUSINESS
· ALL CERTIFICATED/CLASSIFIEDMEMBERS ARE ASKED TO PLEASE TRY TO ATTEND
AND PARTICIPATE!
· THANK YOU!

UBC MEETING SUMMARY: MARCH 9TH, 2009
David Williams: Recorder
In attendance: 28 members ! thank you !
WELCOME MS. JACYNTA JORDAN: NEW EXCEL AFTR SCHOOL DIRECTOR!!!
UBC REPS: D. WILLIAMS,J.GERBER, J.MOORE, M.MCCACHREN, L.WOOTEN, D.
BRYSON, J.GALGANO UBC ALTS: L. SPEARS, J.SHELDON

A. C. SCERRI: CONCERN PARENTS ADVISORY MATERIALS ARE BEING PROVIDED TO
STUDENTS AT OUR SITE TO READ. SRIOUS CONCERNS ABOUT CONTENT OF
MATERIALS
B. J.GERBER: WHILE NOT APPROPRIATE AT OUR SITE , STUDENTS NOT ON
SCHOOL TIME SHOULD BE ALLOWE TO CHECK OUT SUCH MATERIALS É.
C. M.DOYLE: THESE TITLES INCLUDE URBAN FOCUSED MATERIALS WHICH STUDENTS
MAY WANT TO READ , BUT WHICH AR NOT ALLOWED AT OUR SIT.
D. E.GIBSON: ACTION STEP AT SITE: SHOULD BE TO INORM AND PROTECT
STUDENTS FROM SUCH MATERIALS , THROUGH LETTER TO PARENTS.
. MCCAHREN: FIRST PERIOD PROPOSAL PREVIEWED ON SCREEN AND DISCUSSED:
E. ELECTIVE/INTRVENTION CLASSES SHOULD B HLD FIRST PERIOD O THE SCHOOL
DAY
F. SITE NEEDS TO SPEND MONIS TO PURCHAS APPROVED/RECOMMENDE MATERIALS
FOR THES STUDENTS IN BOTH READING AND MATH
G. TEACHERS WHO WANT TO WORK WITH THEESE STUDNTS SHOULD BE PLACED TO
WORK WITH THES STUDENTS IN THESE INTRVNTION CLASSES
H. WE NEED TO MOVE ALL THESE STUDENTS UP FROM THE BOTTOM RUNG BY NEXT
YEAR, AND GIVE THESE STUDENTS EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO BE SUCCESSFUL
I. WE SHOULD GIVE THM 3/4ÕS OF THE YEAR TO MOVE UP
J. 15 STUDENTS FROM EACH GRADE SHOULD BE TARGTED TO MEET THESE GOALS
K. MOST HIGH ACHIEVING STUDENTS ARE ASIAN AMERICANS
L. WE NEED TO FOCUS NEXT YEAR ON THE LAST PERFORMING STUDENTS, AND WORK
WITH THEM TO MOVE THM UP ACADEMICALLY
M. PROVIDE EXTRA BOOKS AND TIME TO DO THIS
N. IF WE ARE NOT SUCCESSFUL ARE SITE WILL ONCE AGAIN GO UNDER THE
S.A.I.T. PROCESS (SITE AUDIT!)
O. WE PREVIOUSLY BROUGHT UP STUDENTS BY A UNITED EFFORT, W NEED THIS
AGAIN NOW
P. B.SOUCH: HOW IS THIS DIFERENT FROM THE 3RD PERIOD READING SCHEDULE.
W NEED THE MATERIALS TO HELP ALL STUDENTS NEEDING TO IMPROVE TO ENGAGE
THEMÉW DO NOT HAVEE THEES MATERIALS NOW!
Q. M.MCCACHREN: AFTER LUNCH STUDNTS ARE WASHED OUT. WE NEED TO GIVE
ARICAN AMRICAN STUDENTS A SHOT TO IMPROVE AS WLL AS OTHR LAST
PERFORMING STUDENTS.
R. M.DOYLE: THE MAIN ISSUE IS THE CURRICULA , THAT WE PROVIDE THESE
STUDENTS TO ENGAGE THEM TO LEARN, NOT JUST THE PERIOD WE DO THIS.
S. J.GERBER: HOW WILL W DEAL WITH STUDNTS WHO ARE TARDY AND WHO DO NOT
ATTEND DURING FIRST PERIOD
T. M.SCHICKNBERG: I HAVE FOUND STUDENTS MAKING PROGRESS DURING 3RD
PERIOD
U. E.GIBSON: THE INTERVENTION PROGRAM WE PROVIDE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT
PART O THIS , IF W HAVE IT THIS PROGRAM AT ANY PERIOD CAN BE DONE!
V. J.GALGANO: WE HAVE BEEN PROVIDED SFUSD GIMMICKRY TO ADDRESS FOCAL
STUDENT ACADEMIC PROGRESS. IN THE PAST THE I.R.I.S.E. PROGRAM HAS
DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN ENGAGING OUR FOCAL GROUP OF AFRICAN AMERICAN
STUDENTS TO BE SUCCESSUL. WE NED TO RETURN TO THIS PROGRAM TO MOV THESE
STUDENTS FORWARD. WE NEDD TO RETURN TO THIS PROGRAM WHICH HAS WORKED!
W. E.GIBSON: I WILL CONTACT THEM TO SEE I WE CAN GET THEIR SUPPORT.
X. J.GALGANO: THANK YOUÉI WOULD LIK TO INTRODUCE MS. JACYNTA JORDAN ,
OUR NEW XCEL COORDINATOR AND SSC COMMUNITY REPRESENTATIVE. PLEASE WORK
WITH HER AND HER EXCEL STA TO HLP MOVE OUR STUDENTS FORWARD.
Y. HER EMAIL ADDRESS IS: jjordan@ymcasf.org
Z. please continue to send your lessons and homework to our school site
web page to help them and our students
AA. j.galgano: next we will review the 7th period reading proposal and
any others provided and then decide on faculty/ubc options to vite on
to presnt to adm as is our siteÕs past practice.

Hundreds March to Save Teaching Jobs

By SHIKIRI HIGHTOWER

Hundreds rallied in Civic Center Plaza on Thursday night wearing pink
to symbolize the pinks slips that 453 teachers across San Francisco
received this week.

ÒEducation rules save our schools,Ó the marchers chanted as they walked
from Civic Center Secondary School to city hall.

ÒMission schools are always hit the hardest,Ó said Mark Murray, who
teaches at Horace Mann Middle School. ÒAbout one-third of our staff got
pink slips, but hopefully with the rainy day fund they all wonÕt get
laid off.Ó

Already, he said, cutbacks have affected supplies and equipment.

Mayor Gavin Newsom said Tuesday that the San Francisco Unified School
District should qualify for the full $23 million of the cityÕs rainy
day fund. The fund was created in 2003 with the passage of Proposition
G. It requires the city to save 5 percent of the cityÕs revenue during
prosperous economic times.

The school district is eligible for up to 25 percent of the total fund
if two conditions are met, one of which is significant teacher layoffs.

Miranda Hanrahan-Beach, a sixth grader at Aptos Middle School, said she
regularly attends demonstrations with her mother, who teaches English
composition at San Francisco State University. The 11-year-old said
that more than just teachers are affected by the possible layoffs.

ÒSay 300 teachers lose their jobs. That isnÕt as big as the thousands
of students who are now not going to be qualified to find jobs later in
life,Ó she said.

Next fall, Hanrahan-Beach wants to take Ms. RipleyÕs seventh-grade
English class and described the teacher as, Òa wonderful person that
has a fundamental niceness that shines through.Ó

That might not be an option now, as the English teacher is one of the
hundreds who received a pink slip.

ÒMs. Ripley is a good teacher and I want to be in her class,Ó said
Hanrahan-Beach. ÒItÕs upsetting because I feel like the whole reason
she might be laid off is absurd.Ó

MirandaÕs mother, Jennifer Beach, said that eight people including the
principal got pink slips at Aptos Middle School. Antonio Mankini, who
has been teaching at James Lick Middle School for three years, also got
a pink slip.

ÒI got a pink slip, and I got one last year,Ó said Mankini, who last
year was rehired after a few weeks.

ÒItÕs a totally demoralizing process,Ó he said. ÒIÕm here to ensure
that our supervisors stand to the promise and release the rainy day
funds to the teachers of San Francisco.Ó

Mankini said he thinks he will be teaching next year.

ÒBecause IÕm a highly qualified educator,Ó he said.

Hene Kelly, who taught at Marshall High School and Horace Mann Middle
School in the Mission before she retired, also experienced being laid
off.

ÒI was never the same after that,Ó said Kelly, who has been protesting
ever since. ÒItÕs a terribly debilitating thing. Many people look for
some other type of job. I felt that I was worthless.Ó

Kelly, who taught for 40 years, remembered when times were better
academically for CaliforniaÕs youth.

ÒWhen I first started teaching we were No. 1 one per pupil. Now we are
47th of all the states,Ó she said. ÒIn one teacherÕs lifetime thatÕs a
terrible thing to see.Ó

Rose Curreri, who teaches reading recovery and instills early literacy,
said she felt public schools needed to be funded, and that she and
other teachers shouldnÕt have to be out marching to keep their jobs.

ÒI taught hard today. IÕm teaching children to read,Ó she said.

Article printed from Mission Loc@l: http://missionlocal.org
URL to article:
http://missionlocal.org/2009/03/hundreds-marched-to-save-san-
franciscos-teachers-job/
Copyright © 2008 Mission Loc@l. All rights reserved
.SPECIAL GRATEFUL THANKS TO MIRANDA DOYLE, MR. BASTIDAS, DAVID
WILLIAMS, KYPHET RATTINIVILAY-SEADER, AND MIKE from room 104 for
joining me at this uesf local 61 protest to save teachers jobs at our
site , who have received lay of noticesÉyour time sacrificed has hlpd
our teachers hopefully to save their jobs. You are to be commended for
this time spent on thee behalf of all!!!

UESF LOCAL 61 MONTHLY MEETINGS!!!!!!!!
March 17, 2009
Free Workshop on Estate Planning, Probate, & Trust Administration
4:30 p.m. @ UESF Office
(2310 Mason St. [details] [map])

March 18, 2009
UESF Assembly Meeting
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School
(727 Golden Gate Ave. [map])

March 19, 2009
Free Workshop on 403(b) Plans & Retirement Security
4:30 p.m. @ UESF Office
(2310 Mason St. [details] [map])

March 19, 2009
UESF Peace, Justice, & Human Rights Committee Meeting
4:15 p.m. @ Moscone ES - Faculty Room
(2576 Harrison St. [map])

March 23, 2009
Joint UESF/SFUSD Special Education Committee Mtg.
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])

March 25, 2009
ATTENTION ALLAN BRILL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!AND JUDY GERBER
UESF Division Meetings
- Middle School NEEDS TO MEET AS SLATED TO MET AGAIN ACCORDING TO THIS
CALENDAR STATEMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!
- AGAIN TO RESOLVE TEACHER LAYOFF NOTICES AND BALANCEED SCAM CARD
CONCERNS OF EACH SITE!!!!!!!
- Paraprofessionals
-Substitutes
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])
Protesters Take To The Streets On "Pink Slip Friday"

Posted: 10:39 pm PDT March 12, 2009Updated: 4:42 pm PDT March 13, 2009
SAN FRANCISCO -- In a spring rite that has become as predictable as
cherry blossoms in the nation's capital, public school employees
throughout California warned of wrenching classroom cuts Friday as
local officials faced a deadline for issuing layoff notices to
educators.

The state Department of Education estimates that preliminary pink
slips will have been handed to 26,500 teachers by the Sunday cutoff --
two-and-a-half times as many as were issued last year. Another 15,000
bus drivers, janitors, secretaries and administrators also were
expected to receive the written warnings, said Superintendent of Public
Instruction Jack O'Connell.

Because of the state's less-than-rosy economic outlook, California's
1,000 K-12 school districts have been instructed to absorb more than $8
billion in funding cuts over the next year. To draw attention to the
situation, teachers and parents wore pink clothes and waved pink
protest signs for a day California's largest teachers' union dubbed
"Pink Friday."

"It's kind of depressing for your overall morale to know you are
disposable enough to be let go," said Michelle Gianola, 33, a
second-grade teacher who was one of seven staff members at Allen At
Steinbeck K-8 School in San Jose to be pink-slipped this week.

But in another annual ritual, many, if not most, of the early layoff
notices could end up being withdrawn by June, especially if the state
can devote some of its federal stimulus money to education, officials
said.

Six years ago, for example, all but 3,000 of the 20,000 teacher pink
slips that went out statewide were rescinded.

O'Connell, who donned a pink tie for an appearance at Gianola's
school, allowed that tens of thousands of teachers were unlikely to be
let go, but said that with so huge a budget gap to fill, schools would
probably increase class sizes, reduce library hours and lose
counselors.

Another unknown is whether the state's financial picture will worsen
in the months ahead. If voters do not approve the spending package that
will be the subject of a special election in May, schools would have to
cut even more deeply and be unable to avert mass layoffs, he said.

"The cuts we are experiencing in public education are debilitating.
These cuts have real consequences for real students," he said.

O'Connell, a Democrat who is considering a run for governor next year,
said the dispiriting cycle would continue until state officials find a
long-term and reliable way to pay for schools.

W. Norton Grubb, the director of a principal training program at the
University of California, Berkeley and the author of "The Money Myth:
School Resources, Outcomes, and Equity," agrees that years of
uncertainty take their toll on schools even when layoffs do not come to
pass.

"What is happening in these schools when the pink slips go out is
everything stops, everyone is discouraged, everyone is busy worrying
whether the money will come through, and all the efforts to get schools
going basically grinds to a halt and remains ground to a halt for the
rest of the spring," Grubb said. "A state that has these kind of crises
year after year is really doing a poor job of planning."

Teachers, students and parents at Alhambra High School, located in the
eastern Los Angeles suburb of Alhambra, were familiar with the Pink
Friday routine from previous years. Some parents dropping off their
children at school had pink paper taped to their car windows or honked
to show their support for the 40 teachers who stood outside in pink
wigs, bows and T-shirts.

Justin Li, a 17-year-old senior, photographed the protest for the
school paper. The effects of the budget cuts have been noticeable, he
said.

"We are seeing teachers being laid off year after year and we want to
do something, because all the good teachers are leaving and more and
more classes are being cut," Li said. "Teachers work too hard to lose
their jobs."

The Alhambra district has seen a $6-million budget cut this school
year and 38 teachers have received layoff notices, said Rosalyn
Collier, vice president of the Alhambra Teachers Association.

"The cuts have left no wiggle room in the master schedule for the
fall. Every class will be at 36 students and no less," said Kathleen
Tar, an English teacher for 33 years. "So, if we have honors classes
that do not meet 36, those classes will go away."

This week was the third time Steve Chambers, 47, a 5th-grade teacher
at Allen At Steinbeck, has gotten a pink slip, but this is the first
time that he has been truly worried. The economy is so bad everywhere,
he has little confidence he would be able to get a teaching job
elsewhere.

"It's irritating, the fact that I am an eight-year veteran and I could
be out of a job for a year," said Chambers, who brought his class to
listen to O'Connell's remarks.

Besides Chambers and Gianola, Principal Nico Flores gave pink slips to
three other teachers, one of his vice principals and a counselor.
Flores said San Jose is better off than many school districts because
it had a spending freeze and large reserve fund in place, but the
topsy-turvy budget situation for schools makes him nervous.

"It's like crying wolf, crying wolf, and then suddenly the wolf is
really coming and no one is listening," he said.

Copyright 2009 by KTVU.com. The Associated Press contributed to this
report. All rights reserved. This material may not be published,
broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
UBC/ADM MEETING MINUTES 03/13/09

IN ATTENDANCE: C.OKUBO, J.GERBER. G.MINJARES,D.BRYSON,J.GALGANO
A. ATTENDANCE:
· C.OKUBO:FACULTY ACCORDING TO PAST UBC/ADM AGREEMENT IS AT 8:05 AM .
TOO MANY ARE ATTENDING AFTER THIS TIME.THIS IS A CONCERN, WHICH MUST BE
RESOLVED.MANY STAFF AR TRICKLING ATEER THIS TIME, AS I HAVE REGISTERED.
IT IS UNDERSTOOD I THERE CONCERNS WHICH REGARD OCCASIONAL TARDIS. BUT
EVERYONE NEEDS TO B HRE ON TIM AS AGREED.
· J.GALGANO: WITH PREVIOUS PRINCIPAL THERE WAS UBC/ADM AGREEMENT ON
STARTING TIME ACCORDING TO CONTRACTUAL AGREMENT. THAT WA S SET AT
8:05AM. PRVIOUS PRINCIPAL ABDOGATED THIS AGREEMENT BY MARKING INDIVUAL
MMBRS TARDY AFTER 8:05AM. THIS LED TO SEVERAL DFEH COMPLAINTS DUE TO
INDIVIDUAL ENFORCEMEN. PLASE MAK SURE ALL MEMEBRS AR INFORMED AND
CONSQUENCES ARE METED OUT EQUITABLY IF VIOLATED, OTHERWISE PROBLEMS
REGARDING INQUITY WILL OCCUR.OCCASIONAL PROBLMS OF MTING THIS
REEQUIREMENT MUST B PERMITTED , BUT IF CONTINUAL ALL MUST B DEALT WITH
IN AN EQUITABLE MANNER TO PREVENT DFEH COMPLAINTS WHICH MIGHT ARISE
· G. MINJARES: A COMMON COURTESY SHOULD BE EXPECTED AND ADM SHOULD BE
INFORMED BY YOUR MEMBERS IF THIS OCCURS
· C.OKUBO: SOM DPARTMNT METINGS ARE NOT BING HLD AS AGREED TO
ACCORDING TO CPT AGREEMENT . THIS IS A CONCERN , SINCE IT WAS AGREED
TO.
· J.GERBER: WE HAVE HAD MANY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMNT MEETINGS THSE
PAST EW WEKS. THIS HAS PREVENTD MEETINGS FROM OCCURRING.
· C.OKUBO/J.GERBER: THEN SUCH MEETINGS SHOULD B RE-SCHEULED TO ADDRESS
THIS
· C.OKUBO: OR ELSE THESE MEETINGS SHOULD BE HELD WITH MEMBERS AVAILABLE
AND THE INFORMATION COMMUNICATED TO THOSE ABSENT TO PREVENT LOST TIM E
AND NOT MEETING DURING TIMES AGREED
· G.MINJARES: THESE MEETINGS SHOULD OCCUR AS AGREED
· BALANCED SCORE CARD
· C.OKUBO: BALANCED SCORE CARD INFO WILL BE REVISED BY ME AND GIVN TO
ALL TO RVIEW WITH STRATEGIC ACTION PROPOSALS TO BE REVIEWED AND DECIDED
ON BY DEPARTEMNTS AND GRADE LEVEL MEETINGS. THIS WAS A HUGE DOCUMENT
AND I HAVE REVISED IT . I WILL PROVIDE INFO USING EXCEL DOCUMENT AND
PROPOSED STRATEGIC ACTIONS AT NEXT FACULTY METING AND ASK STAFF TO
REVISE THENÉ..
· C.OKUBO: I AGREE WITH UBC/ FACULTY AND STAFF, THAT WE SHOULD MOVE TO
PORTFOLIO ASSESSMENT/EVALUATION O OUR STUDENTS FORWARD. WE NEED TO
AGREE ON STRATEGIC ACTIONS TO DO THIS.
· LAYOFF NOTICES:
· C.OKUBO: I HAVE INFORMED THE TEACEHRS OF THEIR LAYOFF NOTICES. I HAVE
BEEN INFORMED BY SFUSD ON HOW TO RETAIN TEACHERS AT OUR SITE
· J.GALGANO: PLEASE B AWARE THIS MUST NOT VIOLATE OUR UESF LOCAL 61
CONTRACT SENIORITY PROTECTIONS OF ALL NMEMBERS TO DO THIS, OR THIS WILL
BECOME AN UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICE ISSUE/COMPLAINT.
· INDIVIDUAL MEMBER WHO RECEIVED LAYOFF NOTICES DISCUSSED
· CST/CAT TESTING SCHEDULE:
· J,GALGANO: PLEASE CONSULT WITH UBC TO INSURE ALL TESTING SCHEDULE
CONCERNS ARE MET AND ADDRESSED TO PROMOTE STUDENT PROGRESS.
· G.MINJARES: I WILL DO THIS.
· J.GALGANO: I WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH PAST SCHEDULES TO PROMOTE THIS
SCHEDULING UBC/ADM AGREEMENT
· G.MINJARES: THANK YOU
J.GALGANO/RECORDER

UBC MEETING MONDAY MARCH 9TH, 2009 AT 12:10PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY...PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE

UESF LOCAL 61 :UNION BUILDING COMMITTEE
MONDAY, MARCH 9TH, 2009 LUNCH TIME UBC MEETING
12:10PM IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARYÉ.
PLEASE ATTEND AND PARTICIPATE

Agenda items include
Building Rep Updates
(grievance procedure, negotiations, compensation layoff notices)
master schedule proposals
· A. Brown, 7th period read/elective
· McCachren, 1st period read/elective class).
· Please attend and participate.
· Thank you! James A. Galgano, UESF Local 61
Building Representative

UBC MEETING SUMMARY MARCH 2ND , 2009
D.Williams : Recorder
IN ATTENDANCE: 29 THANK YOU
GUEST: G. MINJARES,ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL
UBC REPRESENTATIVES: D.WILLIAMS,J.GERBER,D.BRYSON,A.BROWN,J.MOORE,
M.MCCACHREN,R.HARO,P.KOKA,J.GALGANO
A. BUILDING REP. RAINY DAYFUND PROTEST , PLEASE NOMINATE VOTE ON UESF
BALLOT, UPDATE OF UESF MEETING WITH ED CONSULTANTS,MARCH 31ST SHOULD
SEE PAY INCREASE ON CHECK, LAYOF LTTERS IN MAIL NEXT WEEK.
B. MASTER PLAN SCHEDULE: PROPOSAL TWO
· SIXTH GRADE PROPOSAL FOR 3RD/4TH PRIOD SPLIT LUNCH SCHEDULE:
FACILLITATOR, D.BRYSON
· SPEAKERS IN FAVOR:
1. G.MINJARES: DONE AT VISITACION VALLEY WHEN IT HAD LARGE SCHOOL
POPULATION. FEWER BEHAVIOR INCIDENTS OCCURRED, SMALLR GROUPINGS OF
STUDENTS DURING SPLIT LUNCH EASIER TO SUPERVISE, PARENTS LIKED THIS
FORMAT, THERE IS A HUGE TRANSITION FROM K-5 INTO 6TH GRADE AND MIDDLE
SCHOOL FOR THSE STUDENTS. PERSONALLY FAVOR THE SPLIT SCHDULE AS BEST
WAY TO PROMOTE TRANSITION INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL. THERE IS MORE OF A AMILY
FELING WITH TEACHRS AND STUDENTS. ALSO PROVIDES MOREE LECTIVE
OPPORTUNITIES FOR 6TH GRADRS AND THN 7TH/8TH GRADERS. SPLIT SCHEULE WAS
ONLY DROPPD WHEN THE VISITACION VALLEYÕS STUDNT POPULATION DROPPED FROM
AROUND 500 TO 300.
2. D.BRYSON:
A. 6TH GRADERS NOT READY FOR TRANSITION INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL
B. REQUIRE YEAR TO ADJUST TO SCHEDULE, CHANGES THEY ARE FACED WITH
C. 6TH GRADE IS USUALLY THE LARGEST STUDENT POPULATION
D. INTIMIDATED AND BULLIED BY 7TH/8TH GRADERS
E. NEED ADDITIONAL SUPPORT AND TRANSITION TIME TO MEET SOCIAL AND
MOTHIONAL CHANGE GOING INTO MIDDLE SCHOOL.
F. ACCORDING TO LEAD CUSTODIAN WORKED EFFECTIVELY WHEN DONE HERE. NEEDS
CONSISTENT SUPERVISION, NUMBERS FOR SPLIT SCHEDULE SUPERVISION MORE
MANAGEABLE
G. SPLIT SCHEDULE WILL PROVIDE THESE LESS MATURE WITH MORE TIM TO
DEVELOP TRANSITION SKILLS FOR 7TH/8TH GRADE AND SHOULD HLP AS THESE
STUDENTS MOVE THROUGH 7TH/8TH GRADES
3. C.ESTEBAN:
A. THE SPLIT SCHDULE WILL PROVIDE OPPORTUNITY FOR MORE ELECTIVES, SUCH
AS TWO PERIODS OF MUSIC AND TWO PERIODS OF ART, TWO PERIODS OF DRAMAÉ.I
WILL B ABLE TO US THE AFTR SCHOOL PRIOD TO HOLD ANOTHER MUSIC LECTIVE
FOR OTHER STUDENTS, WHEREE THE FOCUS WILL B ON RAP AND MUSIC TODAY..
B. I AGREE THIS SPLIT SCHEDULE WILL MAKE THE TRANSITION INTO MIDLE
SCHOOL MUCH EASIER FO THESE 6TH GRADERS.
· E.GIBSON: HOW WILL THIS AFFECT 7TH GRADERS
· D.BRYSON: 7TH GRADERS WILL HAVE MORE SUPERVISION DURING LUNCH WITH
SPLIT SCHEUL
· C.ESTBAN: 6TH GRADERS AR FACING A BIG CHANGE FROM K-5. THEY BASICALLY
DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO AND MIDLE SCHOOL IS A MENACING PLACE. NED
ADITIONAL TIME AND SUPPORT TO TRANSITION.
· D.BELLUOMI: 6TH GRADERS ARE EMOTIONALLY UNDEVELOPED. AGREE 6TH
GRADERS NEED TO B SEPARATED. UNSURE STILL ABOUT SPLIT SCHEDULE.WHAT
ABOUT LOSING OUT ON 7TH /8TH GRADE CLUB ACTIVITIES.
· D.BRYSON: 6TH GRADE TEACHER PARTICIPATION IN STUDENT HEALTH PROGRAMS
WILL PROVIDE ADED MONIES OR US TO HAV THE SAME TYPE OF CLUBS OR EVEN
MORE CLUBS RELATED TO INTERSTS OF 6TH GRADERS.
· A. BROWN: WHAT ABOUT LUNCH TIME HALLWAYS DURING THIS TIME, CONCERNED
ABOUT HALLWAY SUPERVISION.
· D.BRYSON: FEWER STUDENTS TO SUPERVISE SPLIT DURING SPLIT SCHEDULE,
AN ACTIVE INTRAMURAL PROGRAM AND STRICT TEACHER SUPRVISION OF STUDENTS
ALLOWED IN CLASS WILL DEAL WITH THIS.
· C.ESTEBAN: IF STUDENTS ARE STILL A PROBLEM THEN KEEP THEM OUT
· M.EDDINGS: SUGGESTION FOR SMALLER COMMUNITY CLASSES. MATURITY LEVEL
AND FAMILY FEELING BETTER DEVELOPED.
· M.SCERRI: IN FAVOR OF SPLIT SCHEDUL IN SEVERAL WAYS. WE WILL NEE TO
DEAL WITH SCHEDULING SPACE REQUIREMENTS FOR P.. DURING THIS TIME PERIOD
IF SPLIT SCHEDULE IS ADOPTED.
· D.BRYSON: POSSIBLE SOLUTION MAY BE USE OF 6TH GRADE CLASSROOMS DURING
THIS TIME PERIOD
· J.GALGANO: W WILL NED TO FOLLOW STATE DIRECTIVES FROM ED CONSULTANTS
TO MEET ALL OUR STUDNTS NEEDS AS THY DETERMINE. SFUSD IS UNDER SAIT OUR
SIT ALSO A PI3 SCHOOL UNDER REVIEW. WE MUST TEACH CURRICULA REQUIRED
OR NEXT TWO YEARS TO DEMONSTRATE IMPROVEMENT. ANY SCHEDUL W CHOOSE MUST
HAV THE COMMITTMNT OF ALL FACULTY HERE TO O WHAT IS EXPECTED OF US BY
TH STAT TO IMPROVE ALL STUDNTS PERFORMANCE.
· J.MOORE: WHY NOT JUST FORGO THE DISTRICTÕS PLANS FOR OUR SCHOOL AND
TEACH ALL ELECTIVES.
· G.MINJARES: WE DO NOT HAV THAT LUXURY. WE MUST DO WHAT IS NEDED TO
MET THE NEEEDS OF ALL OUR STUDENTS. TH PROGRAMMING NEEDS OF ALL OUR
STUDENTS TO PROMOTE THEIR IMPROVEMENT IS MORE IMPORTANT AT THIS TIME
THAN AN ALL ELECTIVE PERIOD. WE WILL BE ABLE TO DISCUSS CURRICULA NEEDS
ON MARCH 11TH, 2009, AS YOU ARE DISCUSSING REAING PERIOD TIME HERE.
· NEXT MEEETING W WILL DEVOTE SAME TIME TO REVIEW MS. BROWNÕS 7TH
PERIOD READING PERIOD PROPOSAL. MS. BROWN PLEASE PROVIDE ME A TEMPLATE
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THIS PROPOSAL.
D.Williams

==================================================================
Do Your Part to Get SF Schools the Full
$23 Million Rainy Day Fund
Contact the Mayor & Board of Supervisors Ð Attend the March 12th Rally

The San Francisco Unified School District faces layoffs of up to 505
teachers and administrators and dozens of paraprofessionals. Our
schools desperately need the full $23 million Rainy Day Fund. Anything
less will result in substantial layoffs and deep cuts to vital programs
and services.

On February 24, 2009 City Hall announced that the city of San Francisco
would provide only $11 million from the Rainy Day Fund to help offset
the SFUSD's dire budget shortfall. This is the wrong interpretation of
the law, and will deeply hurt our schools.

We ask that all UESF members do the following:

1. Contact the Mayor & the Board of Supervisors by email and by phone!
Ask them to follow the law and give SF schools the full 25% of the
Rainy Day Fund - $23 million! A sample letter, talking points (with
emails to copy and paste), and contact sheet are available to assist
you.

2. Talk to parents. Educate them about what's at stake - hundreds of
layoffs and increases in class size. Ask them to contact the Mayor and
Supervisors and for their students to do the same. We have developed a
letter to hand to parents (English | Spanish) at drop off and pick up,
as well as a coloring sheet for younger kids to use.

3. Bring your entire school to the UESF rally on Thursday, March 12th.
The louder and greater our voices are, the more likely the City will do
the right thing! We will gather at 4:00 p.m. at Civic Center Secondary
school (727 Golden Gate Ave.). At 4:30 p.m. we will march past the
state building to Civic Center, where the rally will begin at 5:00 p.m.

Thanks to the 65 Schools Who Signed the 'Stop the Race to the Bottom'
Petition & Those Who Rallied on February 3rd Against the Budget Cuts
UESF Calendar
March 9, 2009
UESF Special Education Committee Mtg.
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])

March 12, 2009
Rally & March for the Rainy Day Fund!
4:00 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Yard (727 Golden Gate Ave.
[details] [map])

March 17, 2009
Free Workshop on Estate Planning, Probate, & Trust Administration
4:30 p.m. @ UESF Office
(2310 Mason St. [details] [map])

March 18, 2009
UESF Assembly Meeting
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School
(727 Golden Gate Ave. [map])

March 19, 2009
Free Workshop on 403(b) Plans & Retirement Security
4:30 p.m. @ UESF Office
(2310 Mason St. [details] [map])

March 19, 2009
UESF Peace, Justice, & Human Rights Committee Meeting
4:15 p.m. @ Moscone ES - Faculty Room
(2576 Harrison St. [map])

March 23, 2009
Joint UESF/SFUSD Special Education Committee Mtg.
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])

March 25, 2009
UESF Division Meetings
- Middle School
- Paraprofessionals
-Substitutes
4:15 p.m. @ Civic Center Secondary School - Library (727 Golden Gate
Ave. [map])
=========================================================== Guide to
Layoffs Ñ Attention All Teachers
February, 2008
On February 26th, the Board of Education of the San Francisco Unified
School District voted to send
out 535 layoff notices to certificated employees, including
administrators and teachers. The layoff list
includes 140 administrators, 173 Elementary School positions, 124
Middle School positions, and 98
High School positions. As required by state law, these notices must go
out by March 15th.
Layoffs will be made in particular subject areas. By California
Education Code, these must be done in
reverse seniority order. However, the district has informed UESF that
it intends to use CLAD
certification in its determination of layoffs. This means that
possession of CLAD certification will be a
basis of skipping over less senior personnel and laying off senior
personnel who are not CLAD
certified. (See ÔGetting Your Emergency CladÕ below.)
If you do receive a layoff notice, keep in mind that in previous years
SFUSD has sent out notices to
more people than they actually intend to lay off. If you wish to stay
with SFUSD, and you are a
tenured or probationary teacher, your chances of coming back next year
may be good. The San
Francisco City Rainy Day Fund may also provide enough funds to retain
most or all of the persons
who are notified.
By State law, all teachers who receive a layoff notice have the right
to a hearing, which will be held on
April 9 and 10, 2008. In order to be included as a respondent in the
process you must demand a
hearing or authorize the union to do so on your behalf. UESF has
appointed Senior Field
Representative Eric Hall to help members at these hearings. Prior to
getting the notice you should
check to make certain that the District has all of you credentials on
file. Judges have already held that
the District is entitled to rely on what its records show at the time
that the decision to send the notices
are made.
To best prepare for your hearing, if you get a layoff notice you should:
¥ Make sure the district has your proper hire date on file.
¥ If you are classified as a temporary or emergency teacher, and you
believe this classification is
not correct, contact UESF. A temporary teacher is hired on the basis of
temporary funding,
such as a grant, or to replace a regular teacher on leave. An emergency
teacher is hired to
teach a subject area for which he/she does not hold the appropriate
credential. Please note,
even though you donÕt have a clear credential that doesnÕt necessarily
mean that you are a
temporary. You are temporary only if the job you are doing is a
temporary job such as
replacing a person who is absent or on leave. If you achieved
probationary or permanent
status and then were assigned to a temporary job you do not lose your
original status.
¥ If circumstances have changed and you are no longer working in a
temporary position, but
you are still classified as such, please let UESF know.
¥ If you were hired on an emergency basis, but have subsequently
received your credential,
please also contact UESF.
¥ To Review your personnel file, we suggest you set up an appointment
with Human Resources
at the District offices at 555 Franklin St. Send an email to Deborah
Hirsh at hirshd@sfusd.edu
or call 241-6101.

After a notice to layoff has been sent to you, if you have requested a
hearing, a second document will
be sent to you which is unfortunately called an ÒAccusation.Ó That is
the formal document which
sets forth the basis for the hearing. The hearing is a mass hearing at
which everyone has an
opportunity to participate. Participation is discretionary, and as long
as you have filed a request for
hearing and have authorized the union to present a defense on your
behalf, your interests will be
represented. The Union has retained the services of counsel who have
many years of experience in
these proceedings. In many cases both sides will stipulate to the facts
which will raise defenses on
your behalf.
If you do ultimately get laid off, you will have recall rights under
the California Education Code. For
tenured teachers you will be rehired in the first available open job
for which you are qualified for a
period of 39 months. For probationary teachers the time frame is 24
months.
Getting Your Emergency CLAD Certificate
District officials have indicated that CLAD certification may be
considered when they determine who
is on the layoff list. If you have not received your CLAD
certification, you should submit an
application for an emergency CLAD as soon as possible.
To do this, you must submit an Emergency CLAD application and a check
or money order for $55
dollars to Human Resources. Contact Linda Wells at 415-355-7655 or
wellsl@sfusd.edu for more
information and for an application. You may also go to HR, which is on
the 2nd floor of the district
offices at 555 Franklin St., from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

United Educators of
San Francisco eNews

March 2, 2009

Do Your Part to Get SF Schools the Full $23 Million Rainy Day Fund

With 505 teacher and administrator layoffs and dozens of para layoffs
at stake, our schools desperately need the full $23 million Rainy Day
Fund. Anything less will result in substantial layoffs and deep cuts to
vital programs and services.

We ask that all UESF members do the following:

1. Contact the Mayor & the Board of Supervisors by email and by phone!
Ask them to follow the law and give SF schools the full 25% of the
Rainy Day Fund - $23 million! Look below for talking points and email
contacts to get started right away. You can also download a sample
letter here, and talking points here.

2. Talk to parents. Educate them about what's at stake - hundreds of
layoffs and increases in class size. Ask them to contact the Mayor and
Supervisors and for their students to do the same. We have developed a
letter to hand to parents at drop off and pick up, as well as a
coloring sheet for younger kids to use.

3. Bring your entire school to the UESF rally on Thursday, March 12th.
The louder and greater our voices are, the more likely the City will do
the right thing! We will gather at 4:00 p.m. in the yard of Civic
Center Secondary school (727 Golden Gate Ave. [map]). At 4:30 p.m. we
will march past the state building to Civic Center, where the rally
will begin at 5:00 p.m.

For more information, including links to all of the above, go to
www.uesf.org.

Contact the Mayor and Board of Supervisors by Email and by Phone

To get started right away, copy and paste the following addresses into
an email. Controller Ben Rosenfeld and UESF are included on the list:

Gavin.Newsom@sfgov.org, Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org,
Michela.Alioto-Pier@sfgov.org, David.Chiu@sfgov.org,
Carmen.Chu@sfgov.org, Ross.Mirkarimi@sfgov.org, Chris.Daly@sfgov.org,
Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org, Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org, David.Campos@sfgov.org,
Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org, John.Avalos@sfgov.org, controller@sfgov.org,
ask-uesf@uesf.org

Remember these points when writing your emails:

¥ Ask the Board of Supervisors and the Mayor to commit the full $23
million from the Rainy Day Fund to our schools, as is directed in the
legislation that created the Rainy Day Fund. The current amount
proposed ($11 million) is a wrong interpretation of the law, and it
will deeply harm our schools.

¥ The law is clear. Our schools are eligible for 25% of the Rainy Day
Fund. With a current balance of $92 million, that equals $23 million.

¥ The San Francisco Unified School District is facing a $29 million
shortfall next school year. By releasing the full $23 million you will
save up to 505 teacher jobs, and dozens of paraprofessional jobs.
Without the full $23 million, you are putting our schools at risk.

¥ Anything less than the $23 million will also lead to cuts in vital
programs and services for students. This includes potential increases
in class sizes from Kindergarten to 3rd Grade, and in 9th Grade math
and English.

¥ We are the highest performing urban school district in the state,
with a Superintendent and staff that are committed to closing the
achievement gap. We're making progress everyday. Without the $23
million this will all be put in jeopardy.

¥ The state Legislature and Governor have failed our schools. Now San
Francisco's students, teachers, and public schools need your leadership
and support.

¥ Please do the right thing, and give our schools what they deserve -
the full $23 million.
United Educators of
San Francisco UBC eNews

March 5, 2009

Activity at Schools Key to Full Rainy Day Funds - Avoiding Layoffs

(Note: This letter was sent via hard copy to all Building Reps on March
4.)

Dear Union Building Committee Member,

Starting Monday, March 9th, the SFUSD will begin sending out layoff
notices to at least 500 teachers. These notices will either be
distributed via certified mail or by administrators on site. All of
this is brought about by the failure of the state to properly fund
education.
When they do receive a layoff notice, please inform teachers at your
site that an informational packet will come from the UESF office
shortly detailing their rights under the law, and what UESF can do to
assist them in the process.

A year ago UESF members took to the streets in force. Now we must do so
again to save our jobs.

This will be a difficult time for those teachers who receive notices,
and for your entire school community. The uncertainty is exacerbated by
the fact that the city of San Francisco is currently considering
releasing only $11.5 million of the Rainy Day Fund to the SFUSD, rather
than the full $23 million as is directed by the legislation that
created the fund.

This is the wrong interpretation of the law. If it were to go through,
hundreds of teachers and later paras could lose their jobs.

UESF, along with Superintendent Carlos Garcia, is challenging the Mayor
and Board of Supervisors to follow the letter and spirit of the law and
grant the full $23 million.

But we need your help. The teachers facing layoffs need your help.
Please do what you can to ensure that every staff member at your site
writes an email and makes a phone call to the Mayor and the
Supervisors, demanding the full Rainy Day Fund. Contact parents and ask
them to do the same. Materials that can be used to assist you are found
on the UESF web site.

Please also make plans for your entire school community, including
parents, to attend our March 12th rally and march. We're assembling at
Civic Center Secondary School (727 Golden Gate Ave.) at 4:00 p.m. and
then marching to City Hall for a large rally.

Together we can change minds at City Hall and save our jobs.

In Solidarity,

Dennis Kelly
President

Linda Plack
Executive Vice-President

Send an Email to Your Staff Asking for Their Rainy Day Fund Help

Let's help get the full $23 million Rainy Day Fund and avoid layoffs.
Copy and paste the following into an email. Use the sample letter below
to craft your own message.

Gavin.Newsom@sfgov.org, Eric.L.Mar@sfgov.org,
Michela.Alioto-Pier@sfgov.org, David.Chiu@sfgov.org,
Carmen.Chu@sfgov.org, Ross.Mirkarimi@sfgov.org, Chris.Daly@sfgov.org,
Sean.Elsbernd@sfgov.org, Bevan.Dufty@sfgov.org, David.Campos@sfgov.org,
Sophie.Maxwell@sfgov.org, John.Avalos@sfgov.org, controller@sfgov.org,
ask-uesf@uesf.org

Sample Letter:

Dear Mayor Newsom & Board of Supervisors,

Hello, my name is _______________________ and I teach at
_________________________ school here in San Francisco. I am writing to
you to urge you to give our schools the full $23 million from the Rainy
Day Fund.

San Francisco schools are facing a $29 million budget shortfall next
year. By giving our schools only $11 million, you are putting our
schools at risk. Without the full $23 million we are looking at layoffs
of up to 505 teachers and dozens of paraprofessionals. It will lead to
cuts in vital programs and services and drastic increases in class
size.

The law is clear. Our schools are eligible for 25% of the Rainy Day
Fund. With a current balance of $92 million, that equals $23 million.

Our state legislature and Governor have failed our schools. We ask for
your leadership and your support. Please do the right thing, and give
our schools what they deserve - the full $23 million.

Thank you.

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DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR., ACADEMIC MIDDLE SCHOOL
350 GIRARD STREET , SAN FRANCISCO , CALIFORNIA 94134 Ð330-1500
http://mlkssc.blogspot.com/
SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL MEETING,
TUESDAY MARCH 10TH, 2009 @ 4PM
IN THE SCHOOL LIBRARY
CONTACT CHAIR JOE MOORE : thejoemoore@gmail.com
TO PROPOSE AGENDA ITEMS FOR THIS MEETING BY THURSDAY MUST BE POSTED VIA
EMAIL AND HARDCOPY BY FRIDAY 03/06/09

PROPOSED ITEMS TO DATE:
· REVIEW OF BUDGET SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
· PROPOSAL TO APPROVE SSC UNIFORM STANDING COMMITTEE SURVEY PROPOSAL
FOR STUDNTS, PARENTS AND STAFF

SUMMARY OF SSC MEETING HELD FBRUARY 10TH,2009
SSC REPRESENTATIVES ATTENDING:
C.OKUBO, L.BRADLEY,P.KOKA,D.REYNOLDS,O.PADILLA,M.DOYLE,E.GIBSON,
L.VALENTINE, C.RAMIREZ,R.RAMIREZ,S.RAMIREZ
OTHERS IN ATTENDANCE: K.RATTANIVILAY-SEADER, C. BRIONES
a. meetings read revision to 2/9/09 meeting minutes page three
ÉC.OKUBO: IN GOAL NUMBER THREE THEY SHOULD BE ÒPARENTSÓ SHOULD BE
PROVIDED IN THE SYNOPSISÉ.ADD: Ò PARENT LIAISON WILL COMMUNICATE WITH
PARENTS NOT PRESENT THE INFORMATION DISCUSSEDÓ
b. APPROVED UNANIMOUSLY
c. Proposal (j.galgano/C.Ramirez): the school site budget committee
meeting shall be announced 72 hours prior to meeting to school site
community. Via email and daily bulletin posting
d. seconded
e. discussion
f. PASSED BY CONSENSUS OF SSC MEMBERSHIP
g. Proposed (j.galgano): all ssc members will be provided with budget
information regarding how each fund is provided and each fund may be
used to insur it meets state law, and sfusd/uesf local 61, and
sfusd/seiu 1021 contractual requirements.
h. Seconded
i. Discussion
j. PASSED UNANIMOUSLY BY SSC REPRESENTATIVES
k. Proposed (j.galgano) ssc standing committee will review and approve
master schedule proposal to meet approved balanced score card goals
AMENDED a(friendly amendment approved) and insure all school site
students are placed appropriately in classes to meet SFUSD academic
requirements.
l. Seconded
m. Discussion
n. APPROVED BY CONSENSUS OF SSC REPRESENTATIVES
o. Proposed(j.galgano) honoring site shared decision making procedures
prior to any decisions being made.
p. Seconded
q. CONSENSUS UNDERSTANDING OF SSC REPRESENTATIVES PRESENT REGARDING
CONTRACTUAL CONCERNS OF UESF LOCAL 61 AND SEIU LOCAL 1021 MEMBERS.
r. RE-EXAMINING EARLY RELEASE FRIDAY PROGRAM : C.OKUBO/J.GALGANO: staff
found this effort beneficial during 2:30pm time slot
s. L.BRADLEY: maybe able to do this in future if needed with modified
afterschool site staff support. Many students left for homee those
remaining were easily supervised by staff.
t. C.OKUBO: will discuss with site staff on continue this process in
future under modified support from EXCEL staff on Fridays..Maybe once a
month on topics from staff feedback.
u. J.GALGANO: site staff will need to discuss issues/topics and if/when
needed.
v. C.OKUBO/J.GALGANO/L.BRADLEY:noted fewer disruptions on days held
w. JOE MOORE: noted these times should be open to all site
participation not just teachers
x. INTRODUCTIONS OF NEW SSC STUDENT REPS : DEMODRE HARRISON,RENEIL
ISAAC, LAUREN VALENTINE AND STPHANIE RAMIREZ
y. BALANCE SCORE CARD:
z. C.OKUBO: was sent as agreed with approved site staff,parent,studnt
fedback
aa. E.GIBSON: assessment measurements site concerns to meet portfolio
recommendations of faculty. BSC was sent with review of previous years
assessment measures
bb. C.OKUBO:PRESENTATION:guidlines provided and discussed
cc. Analysis of SFUSD proposed revisions for 2010 school year
dd. 2/12/09 SFUSD SCHOOL BOARD MEETING:will discuss student
re-assignment proposals at 555 Franklin, all encouraged to attend and
participate in formulation of new proposal prior to 2010-2011
implementation.
ee. P.KOKA: current information available on previous enrollment
guidelines. This information included past survey results, as well as
possible ways to develop and implement student assignment according to
neighborhood school model and/or placement of students from around the
district.
ff. Proposal (j.galgano) to develop ssc standing committee to develop,
implement., tally and report on school wide uniform policy survey .
gg. Seconded
hh. Discussed
ii. UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED BY SSC REPRESENTATIVES
jj. SSC SURVEY COMMITTEE:
L.VALENTINE,D.HARRISON,M.ALIM,M.DOYLE,J.GALGANO,P.KOKA,C.OKUKUBO,M.VALEN
TINE,I.BRIONES,C.BRIONES,S.RAMIREZ
kk. First meeting 2/21/09 4pm (see minutes below)
ll. P.KOKA: depending results and ssc decision on this policy, parent
contract should be developed and honored by parents. Believes decision
should be made more affordable for all to follow.
mm. J.GALGANO: SSC Standing Survey Committee proposal will be
presented from survey standing committee at next monthÕs SSC meeting
for review and approval.
Meeting adjourned 5:20pm:j.galgano:ssc secretary
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SSC STANDING UNIFORM SURVY SUBCOMMITTE MEETING MINUTES:
Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 8:48 PM
>> SCHOOL SITE COUNCIL SURVEY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING
>> · DEMONDRE HARRISON ( LEFT COMMENTS ON SURVEYS) ALL FINE!
>> PRESENT:
>> · PATRICIA KOKA
>> · CLAUDIA BRIONES
>> · IGNACIO BRIONES
>> · JAMES GALGANO
>>
>> REVIEWED AND REVISED STUDENT, PARENT/GUARDIAN, STAFF SURVEYS:
>> · SIMPLIFY LANGUAGE
>> · USE LIKERT SCALE MEASUREMENTS
>> · PROVIDE USE OF SURVEY MONKEY FOR ALL TO COMPLETE SURVEYS
>> · PLACE COMPUTER WITH INTERNT ACCESS IN PARENT ROOM FOR
PARENTS/GUARDIANS TO
>> COMPLETE SURVEYS
>> · PARENTS PUT NAMES ON SURVEYS (SURVEY MONKEY/OR HARD COPY
>> · STUDENTS PUT ID NUMBERS ON SURVEY MONKEY ACCESS THROUGH LIBRARY
COMPUTERS
>> · STAFF PUT NAMES ON SURVEYS (SURVEY MONKEY OR HARD COPY) ACCESS
THROUGH
>> LIBRARY COMPUTERS AND/OR WEB MAIL ADDRESS
>> · MAKE ALL QUESTIONS SIMILAR TO MEASURE RESPONSES
>> · SSC USE RESULTS TO DECIDE ON 2009-2010 UNIFORM POLICY
>> · SSC SURVEY SUBCOMMITTEE MEETING FRIDAY , FEBRUARY 27TH, 2009 AT
4PM AFTER
>> SCHOOL TO REVIEW AND REVIS SURVEYS FURTHER FOR SSC MEETING MARCH
10TH,
2009
>> · MR. GALGANO HAS STATED, HE WOULD DONATE CLASSROOM MONIES TO SCHOOL
>> LIBRARIAN TO ACCESS SURVEY MONKEY.
>>
>> REVISED QUESTIONS MEETING SSC SUBCOMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS:
>>
>> STUDENT SURVEY SAMPLE:
>>
>> HO # -------------------------- (NAME
>> OPTIONAL)____________________________________
>>
>> 1. WHAT GRADE ARE YOU IN:
>> · 6TH GRADE
>> · 7TH GRADE
>> · 8TH GRADE
>> 2. HOW OFTEN DO YOU COME TO SCHOOL IN FULL UNIFORM?
>> · ALWAYS
>> · MOST OF THE TIME
>> · SOMETIMES
>> · HARDLY EVER
>> · NEVER
>>
>>
>> 3. RED SHOULD BE ONE OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM COLORS.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 4. IF YOU DISAGREE OR STRONGLY DISAGREE, THEN WHAT OTHER COLOR SHOULD
BE PART
>> OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM>
>> · SILVER/GREY
>> · GOLD
>> · GREEEN
>> · PURPLE
>> · OTHERÉ.WRITE IN COLOR________________________________
>>
>> 5. STUDENTS MUST WEAR THE COMPLETE SCHOOL UNIFORM INCLUDING REQUIRED
UNIFORM
>> SWEATER.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 6. STUDENTS MUST WEAR WHITE UNIFORM SHIRT AND BLACK PANTS AND
APPROVED
GRADE
>> LEVEL SWEATER/SWEATSHIRT/HOODY.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 7. YOU WOULD BUY AND WEAR YOUR GRADE LEVEL SWEATER/SWEATSHIRT/HOODY
TO
SCHOOL
>> EVERY SCHOOL DAY>
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 8. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR BLACK JEANS TO SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 9. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR ANY WHITE SHIRT AS PART OF
THEIR
UNIFORM.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 10. UNIFORMS MAKE IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS FROM OUR SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>>
>> PARENT/GUARDIAN UNIFORM SURVEY SAMPLE:
>>
>> NAME:________________________________________________
>>
>> CHILD IN WHAT GRADE (CIRCLE ALL THAT APPLY):
>> · 6TH GRADE
>> · 7TH GRADE
>> · 8TH GRADE
>>
>> 1. THIS SCHOOLÕS UNIFORM POLICY WAS ONE REASON YOU PLACED YOUR CHILD
IN THIS
>> SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 2. YOU SEND YOUR CHILD TO SCHOOL IN COMPLETE UNIFORM EVERY SCHOOL
DAY.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 3. RED SHOULD BE ONE OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM COLORS.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 4. IF YOU DISAGREE OR STRONGLY DISAGREE, THEN WHAT OTHER COLOR SHOULD
BE PART
>> OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM>
>> · SILVER/GREY
>> · GOLD
>> · GREEEN
>> · PURPLE
>> · OTHERÉ.WRITE IN COLOR________________________________
>>
>> 5. STUDENTS MUST WEAR THE COMPLETE SCHOOL UNIFORM INCLUDING REQUIRED
UNIFORM
>> SWEATER.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 6. STUDENTS MUST WEAR WHITE UNIFORM SHIRT AND BLACK PANTS AND
APPROVED
GRADE
>> LEVEL SWEATER/SWEATSHIRT/HOODY.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 7. YOU WOULD BUY YOUR CHILD A GRADE LEVEL SWEATER/SWEATSHIRT/HOODY
TO
WEAR TO
>> SCHOOL EVERY SCHOOL DAY.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 8. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR BLACK JEANS TO SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 9. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR ANY WHITE SHIRT AS PART OF
THEIR
UNIFORM.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 10. UNIFORMS MAKE IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS FROM OUR SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>>
>> FACULTY/STAFF UNIFORM SURVEY SAMPLE:
>>
>> NAME:________________________________________________
>>
>> YOU TEACH OR PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR STUDENT IN WHICH GRADE LEVEL (CIRCLE
ALL THAT
>> APPLY):
>> · 6TH GRADE
>> · 7TH GRADE
>> · 8TH GRADE
>>
>> 1. OUR SCHOOL SHOULD CONTINUE TO HAVE A UNIFORM POLICY?
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 3. ALL STUDENTS/PARENTS/GUARDIANS SHOULD SIGN AGREEMENT TO FOLLOW THE
>> SCHOOL'S APPROVED UNIFORM POLICY?
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 3. RED SHOULD BE ONE OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM COLORS.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 4. IF YOU DISAGREE OR STRONGLY DISAGREE, THEN WHAT OTHER COLOR SHOULD
BE PART
>> OF OUR SCHOOL UNIFORM>
>> · SILVER/GREY
>> · GOLD
>> · GREEEN
>> · PURPLE
>> · OTHERÉ.WRITE IN COLOR________________________________
>>
>>
>> 5. EACH GRADE LEVEL SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO DECIDE ON THE COLOR AND
DESIGN OF
>> THEIR GRADE LEVEL SWEATERS AND/OR HOODIES TO PROMOTE GRADE LEVEL
PRIDE
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 6. THE SCHOOL UNFORM POLICY SHOULD PROVIDE SPECIFIC GARMENT OPTIONS
WITHIN OUR
>> APPROVED SCHOOL UNIFORM COLORS TO PROVIDE PARENTS/GUARDIANS
AFFORDABLE
OPTIONS
>> TO MEET SCHOOL DRESS CODE REQUIREMNTS.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 7. STUDENTS MUST WEAR WHITE UNIFORM SHIRT AND BLACK PANTS AND
APPROVED
GRADE
>> LEVEL SWEATER/SWEATSHIRT/HOODY.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 8. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR BLACK JEANS TO SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 9.STUDENTS SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO WEAR ANY WHITE SHIRT AS PART OF THEIR
UNIFORM.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
>>
>> 10.UNIFORMS MAKE IT EASIER TO IDENTIFY STUDENTS FROM OUR SCHOOL.
>> · STRONGLY AGREE
>> · AGREE
>> · NO OPINION
>> · DISAGREE
>> · STRONGLY DISAGREE
SSC BUDGET COMMITTEE MEETING:
Please note as approved at SSC 2/9/09:ssc budget committee meeting
notice, agenda and minutes need to be provided to be provided 72 hours
before each budget committee meeting and each ssc meeting for review
SSC Budget Committee Meeting
2/26/09 (meets 72 hour minutes notice)

In attendance: Cami Okubo, EÕleva Gibson, Patricia Koka, Orlanda
Padilla, Carlos Ramirez, Kyphet Rattanavillay-Seader, Miranda Doyle

a. Reviewed line-by-line items in the budget as of 2/26/09Ð see copy
b. Reviewed spending on Portola Community Convener Grant as of 2/26/09
c. Reviewed $3500 from Violence Prevention to be spent on our 13 clubs
($250 per club) Ð communication and forms forthcoming
d. Reviewed EL funds to be spent on the following:
e. EL curriculum Ð request to have teachers view materials prior to
purchasing them so that they are implemented with fidelity next year
f. EL tutoring Ð after school
g. Chinese speaking paraprofessional to assist with translations
h. Translation computer program
i. Technology Ð document cameras/smart board
c.okubo:recorder