#BoardWatch Recap: 8/28/20 Joint Select Meeting Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, and Board of Trustees of City College of San Francisco

Get a flavor for what is happening at the Board of Education by browsing this recap of our live-tweet coverage of the 8/28/2020 Joint Select Board of Supervisors, Board of Education, and Board of Trustees of City College of San Francisco Meeting

The Committee met via Zoom meeting.

Key takeaways:

  • DCYF community hub program

    • Will be opening to serve 2K students starting in September with planned ramp-up to serve 6K.

    • Have secured funds for testing and for additional compensation for youth workers at the sites.

    • SFUSD is supportive of the program but at this point not providing facilities.

    • Started doing outreach and inviting eligible families on August 24, so far 26 applications have been submitted.

    • Because of limited slots, eligibility limited to families with the highest need (including homeless, Hope SF, foster youth)

    • Hubs will be stable cohorts of 14 students, have computers, at sites across city including CBOs and Rec and Park

    • Right now sounds like most identification of eligible families is through CBOs, rather than referrals from teachers or SFUSD

    • Supervisor Ronen is interested in securing funds to expand the program to more families.

    • Right no there is no way to apply for the program. It is by invite only.

  • Meals issue: Federal Waiver expired

    • There is no longer reimbursement to feed all hungry children

    • SFUSD can only serve free meals to their own students who fill out a multipurpose income form and qualify

    • Seems to be an intentional effort by the Federal government to scare off some undocumented families who may fear filling out paperwork (even though the “public charge” rule does not apply to school meals

    • DCYF will have to pay out of pocket to provide meals in the community hubs

  • Rec and Park presentation

    • Parks and most clubhouses have remained open with lots of programming and much demand from community groups to use the spaces.

    • Rec and Park continues to provide emergency childcare for front line health care and activated disaster service workers. Teachers’ kids are not eligible at this time.

    • Rec and Park is eager to reopen playgrounds and recognize that having them closed is an equity issue. Trying to balance needs. The issue is less about sanitizing the equipment and more about making sure kids are masked.

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