School Board EXPRESS

Welcome to a new Patch feature: School Board Express.

In addition to bringing you full news stories on issues at school board meetings, @SSFPatch will now live-Tweet school board meetings using the hastag #ssfusdboard. Afterwards, we'll compile the Tweets into an article that will let you see what happened at the meeting at a glance.

Melissa Bannister approved as principal of Skyline Elementary School #ssfusdboard

I'll be live tweeting the SSFUSD school board meeting using the hashtag #ssfusdboard

Student trustee Francisco Rodriguez given award of recognition #ssfusdboard

Recognition awards to teachers from Children's Center School #ssfusdboard

Awards of recognition to spelling bee winners #ssfusdboard

Jan Speller, Classrm Teachers Assoc: Happy to have tentative labor agreement which teachers are ratifying; hope board ratifies #ssfusdboard

Personnel commission adopted 2011/2012 budget at last meeting #ssfusdboard

Monte Verde Elementary will celebrate Doodle 4 Google winner Matteo Lopez 9:30am Tuesday in multipurpose room #ssfusdboard

Over next three years, age cutoff for kindergarten will move up. Younger kids can go to voluntary transitional kindergarten #ssfusdboard

Weise: "Are they going to be developing high stakes testing for this batch of kids?" re: transitional kindergarten (answer: no) #ssfusdboard

Melara: Had third meeting for district-wide anti-bullying campaign. Anyone interested in community can get involved #ssfusdboard
SSFUSD will be able to use part of county's $2 million Safe Routes to School grant. #ssfusdboard

Melara: in 1960s, over 40% of students walked to school; now 16%. "We hope we can turn the tide." #ssfusdboard

Public comment about superintendent search and pacing guide for teachers #ssfusdboard

Measure J Bond program manager Swinerton did presentation proposing $2.5 million in summer projects #ssfusdboard

Summer projects would include parking lot upgrades, landscaping and replacing playground equipment #ssfusd

Normandy and Weise questioned whether bond money should be spent on cosmetic improvements rather than replacing portables #ssfusdboard

Board members suggested summer projects could be paid for from deferred maintenance budget rather than bond #ssfusdboard

Swinerton completed presentation; summer projects not an action item #ssfusdboard

Board considers extending interim bond liaison's contract for one year at rate of $300,000 #ssfusdboard

Board members say they would prefer a more transparent vetting or public bidding on bond liaison contract #ssfusd

Board voted to increase facilities rentals rates by 3%, first time since 2009-2010 school year #ssfusdboard

Board passes resolution to approve child development self evaluation on children's center and Martin Child Dev. Ctrs #ssfusdboard

#SSFUSDBoard awarded contract for El Camino gym refinishing to HY Flooring and Gameline Painting, Inc.

Board votes to temporarily remove 5th graders from subsidized school-age program due to lack of funding #ssfusdboard

Community learning center has space available to take the 5th graders who will have to leave program. #ssfusdboard