What happened on Friday, 14 October 2022
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commissioners discuss expediting job description preparations for recruitment of new director.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
After a closed session to receive an update from labor negotiators on negotiations with the San Francisco Municipal Executives Association, the commission voted to withhold disclosure of closed‑session deliberations.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
After a summer rewrite to align with state frameworks, the committee unanimously approved updates to the district's health/reproductive curriculum and a parent opt-out letter for grades 5–12. Presenters said instruction previously taught only at the high school was restored to middle and upper elementary grades.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
After debate about workload and parity with high-school content leads, the committee voted 6–1 to allow the superintendent to enter formal discussions with Unit A about creating grade-level teacher-leader stipends (proposal to be returned as an MOU for committee approval).
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
Interim business manager reported auditors are auditing FY21 and FY22, resulting in year-end journal entries and rollover adjustments; several budget line items showed deficits after audit adjustments. Facilities staff reported boiler and air-handler problems (Millville Elementary kitchen/cafeteria), playground work and compliance fixes; administration said they will return with reconciliations and timelines.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Commissioners discuss interim leadership and recruitment strategy amid Pelham's upcoming departure.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
The committee approved an eighth-grade Washington, D.C. trip (June dates; $625 per student based on 40 participants) and a high-school trip to A Christmas Carol (Dec. 9) with transportation and accommodations clarified; teachers will be asked about chaperone participation and staff will provide an itinerary.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Citizens urge SF Ethics Commission to restore super majority requirement for accountability.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
The commission reviewed a drafted annual report for fiscal year ending June 30, 2022; staff recommended posting and broader circulation and commissioners requested additional forward‑looking language and a one‑page cover summary before final adoption at the November meeting.
Blackstone-Millville, School Boards, Massachusetts
Superintendent Jason presented 2022 MCAS results (compared to 2019), highlighted district growth in early grades and areas needing improvement in middle school, and the committee completed his 2021–22 evaluation and unanimously approved his 2022–23 goals that prioritize assessment, team cultivation, and facilities planning.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
Staff updated the commission on proposed behest-of-payments regulations, saying draft language will be returned at the next meeting after two interested-persons meetings; commissioners asked for narrower definitions to avoid capturing routine advisory communications and requested rolling draft circulation.
San Francisco City, San Francisco County, California
The San Francisco Ethics Commission voted unanimously Oct. 14 to ask the Department of Human Resources to solicit proposals from the city’s five prequalified executive search firms and to include the prior job description (amendable by the chair) as the panel begins a national search for a new executive director.