School Board EXPRESS: Aug. 11, 2011

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.

You can also check out School Board EXPRESS on Storify.com for a multimedia version with added text and photos.

• Doodle 4 Google winner Matteo Lopez gets commendation from board #ssfusdboard at 19:09
• Matteo just got back from space camp and wore his blue jumpsuit. #ssfusdboard at 19:10
• All new principals have been having meet and greets this week. SSFHS is tomorrow at 9am #ssfusdboard at 19:15
• Cal School Employees Association will have kickoff meeting at 4:30 on Aug. 23. #ssfusdboard at 19:17
• SSFHS band is showing a snappy slideshow of its trip to Washington, DC, where it marched in the Natl Independence Day parade #ssfusdboard at 19:19
• Band's DC trip slideshow will be available on the high school website soon if you'd like to check it out.#ssfusdboard at 19:21
• SSFHS was only public high school in California to go to national parade. #ssfusdboard at 19:23
• Student and drum player Zachary Hererra: "One of the best trips I've taken with any school is the Washington, DC, trip." #ssfusdboard at 19:26
• Lizzie Reed, student and drummist: "That was the farthest I've ever been from home." #ssfusdboard at 19:27
• Trustee Normandy requests item 3c pulled from consent agenda for further consideration. #ssfusdboard at 19:35
• Trustee Bush pulls consent agenda items 4a-d for discussion. #ssfusdboard at 19:35
• Board passes consent agenda with item 3c pulled.#ssfusdboard at 19:44
• Local architect Wayne Gurkey urges board to continue to use local businesses for bond work. #ssfusdboard at 19:53
• Andrea Dubert with K2A Architecture asked to receive RFQ for bond work when it's available. #ssfusdboard at 19:53
• Parent Victoria Eugenio makes appeal to the board regarding interdistrict transfer under Allen Bill.#ssfusdboard at 19:55
• Goodman: "We’ve always championed ourself as being district of choice. I think we need to honor the spirit of the Allen Bill." #ssfusdboard at 19:57
• Parent Victoria Eugenio will turn her information over to Superintendent Hogan re: transfer. #ssfusdboard at 19:58
• Goodman: "Our district was top in the county with high school graduation rate." #ssfusdboard at 19:58
• Board hears presentation on summer school program.#ssfusdboard at 19:58
• All 42 students successfully completed summer school program. #ssfusdboard at 20:02
• 85% of students in summer programs said they'd "definitely" like to take program again if offered.#ssfusdboard at 20:04
• Presentation on preliminary STAR results. Students made modest increases in English and math. #ssfusdboard at 20:11
• English Learners made small drop in proficiency.#ssfusdboard at 20:11
• Dave Baldwin gives update on Chevron Energy Savings Program. #ssfusdboard at 20:16
• Chevron project is "more or less on time." #ssfusdboard at 20:19
• SSFHS and Spruce are pretty much complete in Chevron project. #ssfusdboard at 20:19
• Normandy: A number of trees were removed at El Camino, pretty shocking. #ssfusdboard at 20:27
• Chevron: Had to remove trees to place solar panels; did notify city and will do regreening process. Tree removals are finished #ssfusdboard at 20:28
• El Camino ecology club will work with Chevron on regreening. #ssfusdboard at 20:32
• Bond Liaison update presentation starts. #ssfusdboard at 20:32 at 12:04
• Eugene Sims giving passionate presentation about accomplishments of SIM Architects. Much foot stamping and pounding lectern. #ssfusdboard at 20:45
• Sims: "This is the SSFUSD, not an average school district. I want to say that on the record. I'm very passionate about this." #ssfusdboard at 20:46
• Board approves emergency services and homeland security mou. #ssfusdboard at 20:57
• Board approves permission of 5th graders to attend San Mateo Outdoor Education. #ssfusdboard at 20:59
• Motion carries to extend SIM Architects contract with Normandy, Goodman and Bush voting yes and Weise voting no. #ssfusdboard at 21:02
• Board approves contract for California State Preschool Program grant. #ssfusdboard at 21:04

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