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School Beat: What do YOU Want Our City to Do for Public Schools?
Public education activists always have more than enough possibilities for engagement, but this week two opportunities particularly standout: the Parents for Public Schools' (PPS) Annual General Meeting and the school district's Community Advisory Committee on Student Enrollment, Recruitment and Retention (CACSERR).
The PPS event will be held this Saturday April 22nd from 8:30 am to 1pm at Denman Middle School, 241 Oneida Ave (2 blocks from Balboa BART station). The day will include workshops and the chance to hear from and talk with district and City leaders.
Interim Superintendent Gwen Chan will be speaking briefly, followed by an hour-long discussion on how the City can help support our public schools. This portion of the day will be partially informed by the recent findings of the the Mayor's Policy Council on Children and Families regarding why families are leaving San Francisco (http://www.dcyf.org/downloads/Final%20White%20Paper10_21_05.pdf)
Having a direct outlet for the results of such a discussion is great, but what makes this conversation especially unique is that Mayor Gavin Newsom will be on hand to listen and participate. Meeting attendees will be able to bring their thoughts and questions about the relationship between the City and our schools to the Mayor himself.
This is an invaluable opportunity. How often do parents and guardians get the chance to bring ideas and concerns directly to those elected officials who make decisions about programs and resources? Certainly not often enough and rarely in this kind of setting.
The list of potential topics is endless. For instance, what role can the City play in demanding the return of Proposition 98 money? What is the possibility of getting a parcel tax passed so that locally we can more significantly fill in the funding gap created by continued negligence at the state and federal levels?
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http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3177#more
Interim Superintendent Gwen Chan will be speaking briefly, followed by an hour-long discussion on how the City can help support our public schools. This portion of the day will be partially informed by the recent findings of the the Mayor's Policy Council on Children and Families regarding why families are leaving San Francisco (http://www.dcyf.org/downloads/Final%20White%20Paper10_21_05.pdf)
Having a direct outlet for the results of such a discussion is great, but what makes this conversation especially unique is that Mayor Gavin Newsom will be on hand to listen and participate. Meeting attendees will be able to bring their thoughts and questions about the relationship between the City and our schools to the Mayor himself.
This is an invaluable opportunity. How often do parents and guardians get the chance to bring ideas and concerns directly to those elected officials who make decisions about programs and resources? Certainly not often enough and rarely in this kind of setting.
The list of potential topics is endless. For instance, what role can the City play in demanding the return of Proposition 98 money? What is the possibility of getting a parcel tax passed so that locally we can more significantly fill in the funding gap created by continued negligence at the state and federal levels?
More
http://www.beyondchron.org/news/index.php?itemid=3177#more
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