San Francisco Citizen

Here’s the whole megillah from Leland Yee.

Board of Education Commissioner Kim-Shree Maufas, City College Board Trustee John Rizzo, and President of the United Educators of San Francisco Dennis Kelly with Senator Yee before yesterday’s presser in Chinatown:

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“The highlights of Yee’s plan include:

PUT STUDENTS FIRST

1. Increase student success with wrap-around “community school” services
2. Prioritize underperforming schools for community school reforms
3. Reduce truancy and dropout rates, and expand programs for at-risk youth
4. Free Muni for public school kids
5. Promote school-based healthcare services for the entire family
6. Expand nutrition education to improve healthy eating at home
7. Bridge the digital divide
8. Make college a goal for every student
9. Make the Dream Act a reality
10. Improve language proficiency for all students

RESPECT AND REWARD TEACHERS

1. Expand teacher recognition and incentive programs
2. Teacher Power: appoint educators to city boards and commissions
3. Develop the best future educators by recruiting the best college graduates
4. Real affordable housing for educators
5. Help teachers pay for classroom materials

PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIPS

1. Create network of community partners to expand reach of wrap-around services
2. Expand and formalize partnerships with universities to share space, service-learning opportunities, and align strategic plans
3. Expand partnerships with businesses to ensure college and career connectivity
4. Create alliance of school and parent advocacy groups to improve connectivity and collaboration

ENCOURAGE PARENT PARTICIPATION

1. Time off to attend school functions and parent-teacher conferences
2. Support and promote the SFUSD Parent Engagement and Partnership Plan
3. Community school wrap-around services for parents”