Yesterday was my first time in the chambers with both the Board of Education and the CCSF Board of Trustees.to discuss how the cancellation of about 300 classes for the spring semester impacted low-income and communities of color as well as high school students.
A couple of members of the Board of Supervisors were there too, mostly to greet us. Supervisor Walton was one of them. Was the other one Preston, seated here beside Alex Randolph, who was President of the Board of Trustees for several years?
Before the "hearing," there was a spirited rally and press conference in front of City Hall, and a large group of school children stopped by with their teacher to cheer us on. Preston spoke at the press conference.
The administration was represented by CCSF Acting Vice Chancellor of Facilities Torrance Bynum, which really wasn't fair to him. The only one who had any data was Alex Randolph.
Jenny Worley spoke persuasively, making the point that "student success" should be measured in ways other than just their AA degrees and transfer to a four-year-college.
The speeches in support of the reinstatement of the cut courses were powerful. Beth Ericson presented a letter from a student who had the flu and couldn't come. Since we can't applaud in the chambers, we wave our hands to show approval and support. We waved our hands for Beth and others.
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