WEBVTT 00:01.066 --> 00:03.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Narrator: Coming up on Inside California Education: 00:03.600 --> 00:07.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Something fishy is going on at schools throughout California. 00:07.766 --> 00:11.033 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Discover how students are raising trout and salmon 00:11.033 --> 00:12.300 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% right in the classroom 00:12.300 --> 00:14.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and returning them to rivers and streams, 00:14.766 --> 00:18.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% teaching these ‘small fry to appreciate nature. 00:18.466 --> 00:20.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Hazel: Now they're gone, but they're going to have 00:20.700 --> 00:22.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% a happy life now in the river. 00:22.300 --> 00:25.366 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Shannon: Those connections really helped kids, um, 00:25.366 --> 00:27.300 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% become more environmentally literate, 00:27.300 --> 00:31.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but also more conscious citizens of what's around them. 00:31.733 --> 00:34.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Narr: Join a class field trip to the newly built Food 00:34.666 --> 00:38.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Literacy Center Cooking School and farm in Sacramento. 00:38.666 --> 00:41.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% It's a unique partnership between the school district 00:41.533 --> 00:44.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% and a non-profit that share the same goal: 00:44.400 --> 00:47.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% getting students to eat more fruits and vegetables. 00:47.533 --> 00:48.533 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Jason: Good morning juniors! 00:48.533 --> 00:49.466 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Students: Good morning. 00:49.466 --> 00:50.600 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Jason: How are you feeling today? 00:50.600 --> 00:51.800 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Narr: What's it take to become 00:51.800 --> 00:53.966 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% California's Teacher of the Year? 00:53.966 --> 00:56.766 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% This recent winner credits his own experience 00:56.766 --> 00:58.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% as the son of two educators 00:58.700 --> 01:02.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% who fought for bicultural education back in the 1960s. 01:02.933 --> 01:05.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Providing social justice perspectives 01:05.033 --> 01:07.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% he brings into his own classroom. 01:07.166 --> 01:08.166 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Jason: They say that teachers are kind 01:08.166 --> 01:09.833 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% of, uh, were gardeners. 01:09.833 --> 01:11.966 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% You know, we're always planting seeds 01:11.966 --> 01:14.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and you never know when those seeds are going to sprout. 01:14.700 --> 01:16.233 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Narr: Plus, this 12th grader 01:16.233 --> 01:18.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% isn't just speaking at a school board meeting; 01:18.833 --> 01:21.933 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% she's one of two student members of the board. 01:21.933 --> 01:24.766 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% See how San Diego is giving these students a chance 01:24.766 --> 01:27.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to represent their constituents, their classmates, 01:27.966 --> 01:30.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on questions and issues affecting their education. 01:30.966 --> 01:32.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Lea: I get a very unique perspective. 01:32.700 --> 01:35.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% It's a student perspective, and being able to carry 01:35.733 --> 01:38.033 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% that on the board is very important. 01:38.033 --> 01:40.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Narr: It's all coming up next on Inside California Education. 01:43.733 --> 01:45.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Annc: Funding for Inside California Education 01:45.900 --> 01:47.900 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% is made possible by 01:47.900 --> 01:50.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% The California lottery has been reliably raising 01:50.500 --> 01:53.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% additional money for public education for decades. 01:53.633 --> 01:57.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% More than $41 billion since voters created the lottery 01:57.166 --> 01:58.466 align:left position:37.5% line:89% size:52.5% in 1984. 01:58.466 --> 02:01.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And thats the reason why California lottery exists. 02:01.166 --> 02:03.200 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Its why we do what we do 02:03.200 --> 02:05.433 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and work so hard to do it. 02:05.433 --> 02:12.466 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Thank you, California - our schools appreciate your support. 02:12.466 --> 02:14.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Annc: Imagine a credit union where school employees 02:14.733 --> 02:16.633 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% are treated like the heroes you are. 02:16.633 --> 02:18.633 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% At SchoolFirst Federal Credit Union, 02:18.633 --> 02:20.933 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% everything we do starts with helping school employees 02:20.933 --> 02:24.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and their families live better today and plan for tomorrow. 02:24.066 --> 02:27.533 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5% Learn more at schoolsfirstfcu.org. 02:27.533 --> 02:29.433 align:left position:42.5% line:71% size:47.5%   Annc: The Stuart Foundation: improving 02:29.433 --> 02:31.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% life outcomes for young people through education. 02:32.433 --> 02:36.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ScholarShare 529: Californias state-sponsored, tax-advantaged 02:36.333 --> 02:38.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% 529 college savings plan designed to help pay 02:38.666 --> 02:40.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for the cost of higher education. 02:40.933 --> 02:44.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Additional funding for Inside California Education is made 02:44.100 --> 02:49.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% possible by these organizations supporting public education. 02:49.733 --> 03:14.800 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 03:14.800 --> 03:16.300 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Narr: It is a miracle of nature. 03:16.300 --> 03:20.000 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% A lifecycle both primal and astonishing. 03:20.000 --> 03:23.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The journey of the salmon from egg to fully grown, 03:23.933 --> 03:26.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% from the river to the sea and back again, 03:26.933 --> 03:30.333 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% sparks in us both wonder and reverence. 03:30.333 --> 03:32.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Alia: Right now they are still fry. 03:33.233 --> 03:35.066 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% As they get bigger and bigger, 03:35.066 --> 03:39.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% theyre gonna keep getting so large, theyll be smolt 03:39.200 --> 03:40.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Narr: That wonder and reverence 03:40.666 --> 03:44.266 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% is sparked early in classrooms like Alia Cravens, 03:44.266 --> 03:47.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% at Dows Prairie Elementary in McKinleyville 03:47.300 --> 03:49.833 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% on Californias north coast. 03:49.833 --> 03:51.733 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% For the past three and half months, 03:51.733 --> 03:56.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Alia and her first graders have raised sixteen steelhead trout. 03:56.833 --> 03:59.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Today marks the final day of weeks of feeding, 04:00.166 --> 04:03.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% filtering the water, and watching them evolve 04:03.133 --> 04:08.600 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% from egg to alevin to tiny fish called fry. 04:08.600 --> 04:13.233 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Spencer: You need to feed ‘em a lot, give them fresh water... 04:14.233 --> 04:18.000 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% And you have to take good care of them. 04:18.000 --> 04:19.966 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80%   Narr: Besides the attention and care, 04:19.966 --> 04:23.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% the students have learned much about the salmon's life cycle. 04:23.566 --> 04:25.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% They've read and drawn and hung 04:25.433 --> 04:29.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% paper fish and molded clay habitats. 04:29.166 --> 04:32.333 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But tomorrow morning is the big payoff: 04:32.333 --> 04:36.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% The fish will be released into the nearby Mad River. 04:36.600 --> 04:39.733 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% Charlie: It's gonna be sad, but I'm gonna be excited 04:39.733 --> 04:43.466 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% for them to be back into their normal habitat. 04:43.466 --> 04:45.033 align:left position:20% line:77% size:70% Stella: I'm happy that 04:45.033 --> 04:48.966 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% they're going to live a happy life, probably, 04:48.966 --> 04:52.633 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5%   and I'm sad that we have to say goodbye. 04:52.866 --> 04:54.366 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% Alia: Its all about the connection for them 04:54.366 --> 04:59.733 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% making a connection to our wildlife, making a connection to 04:59.733 --> 05:03.166 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5%   their role in our environment and why thats important. 05:03.166 --> 05:04.733 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% What role they play. 05:04.733 --> 05:07.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Making and strengthening that connection 05:07.200 --> 05:10.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% between students, nature and the environment, and promoting 05:10.933 --> 05:15.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% environmental stewardship early on, is a primary reason why 05:15.033 --> 05:19.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% dozens of schools and districts have programs like this one. 05:19.366 --> 05:23.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% It all started in British Columbia in the 1970s 05:23.500 --> 05:25.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and migrated southward 05:25.000 --> 05:29.633 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to Washington, Oregon, and California a decade later. 05:29.633 --> 05:32.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Today, there are trout or salmon in the classroom 05:32.966 --> 05:37.800 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and experiences statewide for students K through 12, 05:37.800 --> 05:41.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% with lesson plans and unique outdoor experiences 05:41.666 --> 05:43.766 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% customized for each grade. 05:47.733 --> 05:49.566 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Narr: The programs all receive 05:49.566 --> 05:53.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% funding through the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. 05:53.533 --> 05:56.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Most have partnerships with county water agencies 05:56.833 --> 05:58.166 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% and fishing organizations. 05:58.166 --> 06:02.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Here, the Humboldt County Office of Education 06:02.233 --> 06:05.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% works with the Blue Lake Rancheria of the Wiyot, 06:05.900 --> 06:09.466 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Hupa, and Yurok tribes to bring the program 06:09.466 --> 06:12.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to more than fifty classrooms throughout the district. 06:12.466 --> 06:14.633 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Alia: I expect it's going to be pretty high energy. 06:14.633 --> 06:16.533 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Should be a fun day. 06:16.533 --> 06:17.766 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% Narr: Next morning. 06:17.766 --> 06:21.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Time for the steelhead to finally begin their journey home 06:21.000 --> 06:24.166 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Theyre placed in a water-filled cooler. 06:24.166 --> 06:26.900 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% The first graders finish their trout drawings, 06:26.900 --> 06:30.700 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% then everyone boards the bus for the short trip 06:30.700 --> 06:34.400 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife hatchery 06:34.400 --> 06:37.300 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% alongside the Mad River. 06:37.700 --> 06:48.566 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 06:48.566 --> 06:51.433 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Here to meet them, Shannon Morago, STEM 06:51.433 --> 06:54.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% specialist for the County Office of Education. 06:54.533 --> 06:59.200 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Today's lesson, she says, completes the circle. 06:59.200 --> 07:00.433 align:left position:37.5% line:71% size:52.5% Shannon: I think it's kind of cool 07:00.433 --> 07:01.833 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% that it-- and amazing for... for 07:01.833 --> 07:04.800 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% kids that it starts outside of the classroom. 07:04.800 --> 07:06.666 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65%   The... the fish are collected here, 07:06.666 --> 07:09.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% the eggs are collected in the hatchery, 07:09.000 --> 07:10.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% and then they're raised by the kids 07:10.866 --> 07:12.333 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and then brought back here. 07:12.333 --> 07:14.800 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Alia: So, take a moment to say goodbye to your fish. 07:14.800 --> 07:16.100 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% Student: Goodbye. 07:16.100 --> 07:17.566 align:left position:42.5% line:83% size:47.5% Alia: It is definitely bittersweet. 07:17.566 --> 07:20.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% I love that we've had this experience together. 07:20.366 --> 07:21.733 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% I'm glad that we could come to the river 07:21.733 --> 07:25.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and release them and they get to be in their habitats. 07:25.666 --> 07:29.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Our classroom will feel a little empty without them. 07:29.033 --> 07:30.300 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Hazel: Now they're gone. 07:30.300 --> 07:33.433 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% But they're going to have a happy life now in the river. 07:33.433 --> 07:36.166 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Shannon: And so, I think that those connections really help 07:36.166 --> 07:39.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% kids, um, become more environmentally literate, 07:39.233 --> 07:42.766 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but also more conscious citizens of what's around them. 07:42.766 --> 07:44.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And I think that the program 07:44.466 --> 07:50.833 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% ties that together really beautifully. 07:50.833 --> 07:53.166 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% There it goes! There is goes! 07:53.166 --> 07:55.833 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Narr: These steelhead are an endangered species. 07:55.833 --> 07:59.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% But on this brilliant spring day, in this river, 07:59.366 --> 08:01.033 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% thanks to these kids, 08:01.033 --> 08:05.533 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% their modest population has grown by sixteen. 08:05.533 --> 08:08.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Who knows how many will survive to adulthood-- 08:08.633 --> 08:12.500 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to journey to the blue Pacific and back here to spawn. 08:12.500 --> 08:16.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% But whatever their destiny, their mere existence 08:16.266 --> 08:20.166 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% has educated and inspired a new generation. 08:20.166 --> 08:21.700 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Alia: I think any time there's an opportunity 08:21.700 --> 08:22.933 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% for hands on learning 08:22.933 --> 08:26.333 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% where students can connect with nature, with wildlife, 08:26.333 --> 08:30.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% they can learn about it, and then take those lessons for 08:30.033 --> 08:33.900 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% caring for their environment, caring for wildlife... 08:33.900 --> 08:35.933 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% help them be stewards of the land. 08:35.933 --> 08:39.633 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 08:40.266 --> 08:41.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Depending on the school district, 08:41.866 --> 08:44.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% these aquatic education programs are called either 08:44.866 --> 08:48.033 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Trout in the Classroom, Salmonids in the Classroom, 08:48.033 --> 08:49.866 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% or Steelhead in the Classroom. 08:49.866 --> 08:52.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% According to the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, 08:52.833 --> 08:56.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% their Classroom Aquarium Education Program is available 08:56.300 --> 08:59.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% in virtually all of Californias 58 counties. 08:59.400 --> 09:01.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% It includes teaching materials, 09:01.266 --> 09:04.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% teacher training, even trout and salmon eggs delivered 09:04.766 --> 09:09.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% to more than two-thousand California classrooms each year! 09:09.900 --> 09:22.733 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 09:22.733 --> 09:24.866 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Amber: I think we have an attitude in this 09:24.866 --> 09:27.000 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% country that if we want kids 09:27.000 --> 09:29.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% to feel special, we'll give them a treat. 09:29.233 --> 09:31.066 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Well, if you want kids to feel special 09:31.066 --> 09:33.600 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% and all they get is treats all the time, 09:33.600 --> 09:35.233 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% they're actually going to feel very special 09:35.233 --> 09:36.300 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% when you come and show up 09:36.300 --> 09:37.633 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and give them a fruit or vegetable 09:37.633 --> 09:39.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% because you're adding something to their life 09:39.900 --> 09:41.766 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% that they don't often get. 09:41.766 --> 09:43.833 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: Amber Scott has been on a mission 09:43.833 --> 09:46.100 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to get kids to eat their fruits and veggies 09:46.100 --> 09:48.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% for more than a dozen years. 09:48.066 --> 09:50.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% She's the founder of a non-profit called 09:50.166 --> 09:52.166 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% the Food Literacy Center. 09:52.166 --> 09:54.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% They run afterschool programs in several Sacramento 09:54.933 --> 09:59.333 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% schools showing, students how to prepare healthy meals. 09:59.333 --> 10:01.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Amber: Kids want to eat fruits and vegetables. 10:01.966 --> 10:05.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% The kids actually tell us that they know we care about them 10:05.633 --> 10:07.966 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% because who shows up - what crazy people come in 10:07.966 --> 10:10.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% and say, yay, were here to eat broccoli! Uh, 10:10.733 --> 10:15.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and because thats our message, it comes across as we care. 10:15.600 --> 10:17.233 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Narr: Sacramento City Unified School 10:17.233 --> 10:20.133 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% District was so enthusiastic about this message 10:20.133 --> 10:21.766 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% that when an opportunity came up 10:21.766 --> 10:24.266 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% to turn vacant land into a farm, 10:24.266 --> 10:26.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they turned to the Food Literacy center. 10:26.666 --> 10:30.200 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% And they asked if we'd be willing to run a farm. 10:30.200 --> 10:34.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% And I said, well, if we had a farm, uh, 10:34.233 --> 10:36.133 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% there would be vegetables being grown 10:36.133 --> 10:37.866 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and we really want people to know 10:37.866 --> 10:39.366 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% what to do with those vegetables. 10:39.366 --> 10:42.200 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% So it really does need a cooking school on site. 10:42.200 --> 10:45.233 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Fast forward many years, a lot of meetings 10:45.233 --> 10:46.566 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% and a lot of planning. 10:46.566 --> 10:50.666 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Uh, this site is an example of government gone right. 10:50.666 --> 10:53.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Narr: The one-acre farm is still taking shape, 10:53.000 --> 10:56.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% but once it's completed, it will double as a public park. 10:56.666 --> 10:59.266 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% There's another half acre community garden in front, 10:59.266 --> 11:02.933 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and inside-- a brand new cooking school where students 11:02.933 --> 11:06.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% from Sacramento City Unified can come for field trips. 11:06.033 --> 11:07.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Instructor: And that's all of your ingredients. 11:07.566 --> 11:09.666 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And then you'll make it in the bowl too. 11:09.666 --> 11:12.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: On this day, students on a field trip from Ethel Baker 11:12.733 --> 11:16.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Elementary School are learning how to make veggie tostadas 11:16.200 --> 11:18.733 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% served with fruit-flavored water 11:18.733 --> 11:22.866 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Evelyn: Students here, they build not only cooking 11:22.866 --> 11:26.300 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% skills and nutrition knowledge, but also resiliency 11:26.300 --> 11:27.366 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% and confidence 11:27.366 --> 11:31.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% when it comes to being able to make a healthy meal 11:31.000 --> 11:31.733 align:left position:32.5% line:89% size:57.5% on their own. 11:31.733 --> 11:34.266 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% When we give our students 11:34.266 --> 11:38.766 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% kids safe knives and graders and cutting mats-- 11:38.766 --> 11:40.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% for some of them this is the first time they've 11:40.833 --> 11:45.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% been able to use a knife and learn how to use it safely. 11:45.233 --> 11:48.200 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% Haidy: Uh, I was working on the... the... 11:48.200 --> 11:53.933 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% rice and, um, beans and the cheese. 11:53.933 --> 11:56.833 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% I enjoyed it cause 11:56.833 --> 12:00.266 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% the food was good and I like learning how to cook. 12:00.266 --> 12:02.566 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Narr: The mission of the Food Literacy Center 12:02.566 --> 12:05.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% ties in directly to Sacramento City Unified's goal 12:06.066 --> 12:10.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% of improving nutrition for its 40,000 plus students. 12:10.500 --> 12:14.033 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% The district's new Central Kitchen opened in 2022, 12:14.033 --> 12:16.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% where meals are cooked from scratch 12:16.166 --> 12:19.166 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and fruits and vegetables are sourced from local farms. 12:19.400 --> 12:21.633 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Diana: And we had seen a lot of students 12:21.633 --> 12:22.433 align:left position:25% line:77% size:65% just throwing away 12:22.433 --> 12:24.200 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% all the fresh fruits and vegetables 12:24.200 --> 12:26.666 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% that we had sourced locally from local farmers. 12:26.666 --> 12:29.500 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65%   Um, all the effort that we put into this produce, 12:29.500 --> 12:31.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but then it would go in the trash. 12:31.466 --> 12:34.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And so our goals are to align 12:34.066 --> 12:36.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% with the goals of Food Literacy Center 12:36.166 --> 12:39.233 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to get the kids to eat their vegetables and fruits. 12:39.233 --> 12:42.000 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Narr: Then, the district found something interesting. 12:42.000 --> 12:44.766 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% In the schools where students had been exposed 12:44.766 --> 12:47.266 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% to the Food Literacy Centers programs 12:47.266 --> 12:50.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% the students were more likely to pick healthy options. 12:50.966 --> 12:52.933 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Diana: Those students come through the lunch line 12:52.933 --> 12:55.900 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and they will try nearly anything that we serve. 12:55.900 --> 12:59.300 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Um, even if they're not sure what it is, they will try it. 12:59.300 --> 13:01.466 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And often they will like it. 13:01.466 --> 13:05.533 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Amber: Sacramento is a thousand percent, one of the leaders 13:05.733 --> 13:08.833 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% probably in the nation of what theyre doing with school lunch. 13:08.833 --> 13:12.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Uh, and part of that is because of our unique situation 13:12.233 --> 13:14.133 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% of being in Americas Farm to Fork Capital. 13:14.133 --> 13:15.533 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% And part of that is the leadership 13:15.533 --> 13:18.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% of the nutrition services program here. 13:18.100 --> 13:20.366 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% This model, to our knowledge, 13:20.366 --> 13:22.766 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% hasnt been done in other districts. 13:22.766 --> 13:24.866 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% And so, its our opportunity 13:24.866 --> 13:28.666 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% to gather the data and show that this really works. 13:28.666 --> 13:31.100 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Narr: Sure, you could collect dataor 13:31.100 --> 13:34.000 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you could just pull up a seat at one of the picnic tables here. 13:34.633 --> 13:37.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Dig in, and join the students eating veggie tostadas, 13:37.933 --> 13:40.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% topped with tomato lime brown rice, 13:40.133 --> 13:43.866 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% cabbage jalapeno slaw, and pickled onions. 13:43.866 --> 13:48.400 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Evelyn: I love this job because I see it work every week. 13:48.633 --> 13:51.900 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I see kids try a new fruit or vegetable every week, 13:51.900 --> 13:57.133 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% and I see kids find joy in making a new recipe. 14:01.200 --> 14:04.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Narr: Still ahead on Inside California Education: 14:04.500 --> 14:05.933 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Meet two high schoolers 14:05.933 --> 14:09.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% who sit on the San Diego Unified Board of Education, 14:09.233 --> 14:11.366 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% where they provide input on the issues 14:11.366 --> 14:13.066 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% that affect their fellow students. 14:13.900 --> 14:16.933 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% But first, meet Californias Teacher of the Year, 14:16.933 --> 14:21.233 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and discover how his own unique childhood led to his passion 14:21.233 --> 14:25.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% for inspiring students and promoting social justice. 14:25.700 --> 14:30.600 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 14:30.600 --> 14:31.666 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Jason: As an English teacher, 14:31.666 --> 14:34.700 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% I love this subject because we get to study life. 14:34.700 --> 14:38.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% And so my mantra for English is through reading, writing, 14:38.100 --> 14:41.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% thinking, and speaking we study texts to find out more 14:41.200 --> 14:42.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% about what it means to be human. 14:42.633 --> 14:43.733 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Jason: Okay. Good morning, juniors. 14:43.733 --> 14:44.866 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% All: Good morning. 14:44.866 --> 14:45.833 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Jason: How are you feeling today? 14:45.833 --> 14:47.066 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Narr: Spend a little time in 14:47.066 --> 14:50.566 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Jason Torres-Rangels AP English classroom, 14:50.566 --> 14:52.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and you may notice several things. 14:52.333 --> 14:56.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% First is this teachers deep connection to his students. 14:56.200 --> 14:58.800 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Jason: My students absolutely teach me every day. 14:58.800 --> 15:00.333 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Um, and they always surprise me. 15:00.333 --> 15:02.600 align:left position:22.5% line:71% size:67.5% High school students have so much wonder. 15:02.600 --> 15:04.533 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Um, and theyre so curious. 15:04.533 --> 15:06.100 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% They have lots of questions. 15:06.100 --> 15:08.900 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Theyre hilarious, theyre hysterical. 15:08.900 --> 15:13.633 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Um, and they are just so fun to be around. 15:13.633 --> 15:14.666 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Narr: That connection 15:14.666 --> 15:16.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and affection for their students is shared 15:16.800 --> 15:19.933 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% by many thousands of California public school teachers. 15:19.933 --> 15:21.833 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% But Jasons exceptional commitment 15:21.833 --> 15:25.300 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to creating a safe and nurturing space in his classroom 15:25.300 --> 15:26.500 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% may be one of the reasons 15:26.500 --> 15:30.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% why he was named Californias 2022 Teacher of the Year. 15:30.766 --> 15:33.633 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Its an honor this educator at L.A.s Theodore Roosevelt 15:33.633 --> 15:37.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% High School is quick to share with others. 15:37.100 --> 15:38.800 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% Jason: I see it as a really great 15:38.800 --> 15:42.666 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% opportunity to shine a light on the profession, um, 15:42.666 --> 15:46.000 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% on the hard, hard work that all teachers put in, um, 15:46.000 --> 15:49.666 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and that all educators put in -- counselors, librarians, 15:49.666 --> 15:51.533 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% custodial workers, administrators. 15:51.533 --> 15:54.666 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% It's truly a team effort. 15:54.666 --> 15:55.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Narr: That “team effort ” 15:55.900 --> 15:59.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% was exemplified and, in a way, pioneered by Jasons parents. 15:59.766 --> 16:04.066 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% In the early 1980s, Domingo and Evelyn Torres-Rangel, began 16:04.066 --> 16:07.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% alternating the school years each spent in the classroom, 16:07.866 --> 16:11.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% becoming the first couple in the L.A. Unified School District 16:11.066 --> 16:14.366 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% to share one fulltime teaching position. 16:14.366 --> 16:18.233 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Their goal -- create equal time to focus on their careers 16:18.233 --> 16:20.000 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% and their two sons. 16:20.000 --> 16:22.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Today, these two retired math teachers 16:22.666 --> 16:25.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% couldn't be prouder of their son. 16:25.033 --> 16:28.033 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Evelyn: He really tries to understand people. 16:28.400 --> 16:31.300 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% He just really understand the whole person. 16:31.300 --> 16:35.166 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Domingo: He always has been blessed 16:35.166 --> 16:37.600 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% with that gift, this amazing ability 16:37.600 --> 16:41.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to interact and communicate and connect with people. 16:41.466 --> 16:43.033 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Ben: Everybody has their own style. 16:43.033 --> 16:45.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% There's no one way of being a great teacher. 16:45.166 --> 16:45.933 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% But I think it starts 16:46.200 --> 16:49.066 align:left position:10% line:71% size:80% with just caring about students and prioritizing 16:49.066 --> 16:52.500 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% relationships and creating a welcoming classroom community. 16:52.500 --> 16:55.166 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75%   And that's something he really excels in. 16:55.166 --> 16:58.666 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% Jason: I think I approach every day with a sense of joy, 16:58.666 --> 17:00.333 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% um, a sense of humor. 17:00.333 --> 17:02.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Some folks think that students kind of have this 17:02.866 --> 17:04.900 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% limited perspective sometimes, 17:04.900 --> 17:07.166 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% but they're incredibly plugged in. 17:07.166 --> 17:09.466 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Um, they're incredibly aware of what's going on 17:09.466 --> 17:12.266 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and they'll bring in things and educate me. 17:12.266 --> 17:13.766 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Narr: That shared learning, 17:13.766 --> 17:16.233 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% that mutual respect is one reason 17:16.233 --> 17:19.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% why Nanette, a senior in Jason's class, nominated him 17:19.766 --> 17:21.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% for the Teacher of the Year award. 17:21.733 --> 17:22.800 align:left position:37.5% line:83% size:52.5% Nanette: Since like my junior year, 17:22.800 --> 17:24.400 align:left position:15% line:71% size:75% I've seen a whole different perspective 17:24.400 --> 17:27.466 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% of how school really is and how, um, 17:27.466 --> 17:29.266 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70%   a teacher can really impact your life. 17:29.266 --> 17:31.166 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Carolina: I was really proud of my teacher, um... 17:31.166 --> 17:33.233 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% I think it was very well deserved. 17:33.233 --> 17:35.633 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Mr. Torres is a great teacher, 17:35.633 --> 17:39.166 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% in my opinion, and obviously others. 17:39.166 --> 17:41.000 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% Narr: Torres-Rangel teaches at a school 17:41.000 --> 17:44.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% that has a long history of social activism. 17:44.033 --> 17:47.866 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% In 1968, Theodore Roosevelt High in the Boyle Heights area 17:47.866 --> 17:50.300 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% was one of five East L.A. schools 17:50.300 --> 17:53.333 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% where students and some teachers boycotted classes 17:53.333 --> 17:55.366 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% demanding bicultural education, 17:55.366 --> 17:57.633 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% that Spanish be allowed to be spoken, 17:57.633 --> 18:01.800 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% and calling for more Latino teachers and administrators. 18:01.800 --> 18:02.866 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Jason: Uh, who wants to go next? 18:02.866 --> 18:04.866 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Narr: That commitment to social justice 18:04.866 --> 18:08.733 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% remains an essential element in Jason's daily lesson plans. 18:08.733 --> 18:11.400 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% In this exercise, they're discussing the practice 18:11.400 --> 18:14.966 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and societal impact of child labor throughout history. 18:14.966 --> 18:17.200 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Jason: I definitely approach education and teaching 18:17.200 --> 18:19.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% from a social justice perspective. 18:19.800 --> 18:22.433 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% Um, from a sense of, 18:22.433 --> 18:25.800 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% you know, asking deep questions about the world. 18:25.800 --> 18:26.633 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% Who are we? 18:26.633 --> 18:28.266 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% What does it mean to be here? 18:28.266 --> 18:31.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Um, what are the kind of ingredients of our society? 18:31.000 --> 18:32.166 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% What do those mean to us? 18:32.166 --> 18:33.433 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% And, you know, 18:33.433 --> 18:36.666 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% what are aspects that we might improve or change? 18:36.666 --> 18:39.366 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% They say that teachers are kind of, uh, were gardeners, 18:39.366 --> 18:41.100 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% you know, were always planting seeds. 18:41.100 --> 18:43.366 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And you never know when those seeds are gonna sprout. 18:43.366 --> 18:46.500 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% But when... when those seeds sprout, um, 18:46.500 --> 18:48.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% its always... its always really special. 18:48.733 --> 18:49.866 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Ben: One teacher can make 18:49.866 --> 18:52.166 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% all the difference in a student's life. 18:52.166 --> 18:53.133 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% The one teacher 18:53.333 --> 18:56.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% who actually takes the time to get to know a student, 18:56.200 --> 18:57.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% who shows that they really believe 18:57.566 --> 18:58.800 align:left position:27.5% line:89% size:62.5% in that student, 18:58.800 --> 19:00.300 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% who works with that student 19:00.300 --> 19:02.200 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% and doesn't give up on that student. 19:02.200 --> 19:03.733 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% That can really change a student's 19:03.733 --> 19:05.666 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% trajectory for the rest of their life. 19:05.666 --> 19:08.033 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Jason is definitely that kind of teacher. 19:08.033 --> 19:09.233 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Narr: For this statewide 19:09.233 --> 19:11.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Teacher of the Year, the hope is that 19:11.000 --> 19:13.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% each and every student leaves his classroom 19:13.433 --> 19:17.566 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% with a renewed voice, a sense of their importance in the world, 19:17.566 --> 19:20.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% and an understanding of the role they play in making 19:20.333 --> 19:23.333 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% their community and the world better. 19:23.333 --> 19:25.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Jason: And that really they can do whatever they want, 19:25.200 --> 19:26.900 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% um, that you know, whatever their... 19:26.900 --> 19:29.833 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% their dreams are, whatever their passions are, 19:29.833 --> 19:33.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% they can forge that career, um, that academic path. 19:33.566 --> 19:36.666 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% Um, its... it's there for them. 19:40.666 --> 19:49.733 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 19:49.733 --> 19:51.400 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Lea: Going to school every single day, 19:51.400 --> 19:54.700 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% I'm able to speak directly with students as a student 19:54.700 --> 19:58.400 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% and providing that more comforting lens than a student 19:58.400 --> 20:00.400 align:left position:10% line:77% size:80% may have a dialog with an adult. 20:00.400 --> 20:02.433 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Um, I get a very unique perspective. 20:02.433 --> 20:05.733 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70%   It's a student perspective, and being able to carry 20:05.733 --> 20:07.666 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% that on the board is very important. 20:07.666 --> 20:10.500 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Narr: Lea is a student board member on the San Diego 20:10.500 --> 20:12.500 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Unified Board of Education. 20:12.500 --> 20:15.466 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Like the five adults on the board, she's responsible 20:15.466 --> 20:19.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% for making sure her constituents views are heard, except 20:19.333 --> 20:22.433 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% her constituents are fellow high schoolers. 20:22.433 --> 20:23.600 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Lea: In my current term, 20:23.600 --> 20:26.933 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% some of my focuses include restorative justice, 20:26.933 --> 20:29.966 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% campus police reforms, gun violence prevention, 20:29.966 --> 20:33.600 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and, of course, community and student empowerment. 20:33.600 --> 20:37.333 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Narr: San Diego Unified created the position in 2019, 20:37.333 --> 20:40.033 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% adding a second student three years later. 20:40.033 --> 20:43.033 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Lea and fellow student board member, Matthew, say 20:43.033 --> 20:46.066 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% they bring an important perspective to the board. 20:46.066 --> 20:48.833 align:left position:17.5% line:71% size:72.5% Matthew: Students will be the leaders of the future, 20:48.833 --> 20:51.000 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65% but we can also be the leaders of today, 20:51.000 --> 20:53.200 align:left position:25% line:71% size:65%   given the right resources and abilities. 20:53.200 --> 20:55.166 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% We have the knowledge and ability to do so. 20:55.166 --> 20:57.300 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And I think San Diego unified has just done that-- 20:57.300 --> 21:01.200 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% fostered our potential and turned us into the great leaders 21:01.200 --> 21:02.433 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% that we are today. 21:02.433 --> 21:03.900 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Dr. Lamont: Those closest to the problem 21:03.900 --> 21:06.233 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% should be closest to the solution. 21:06.233 --> 21:08.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% Narr: Superintendent Lamont Jackson 21:08.000 --> 21:09.600 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% is a San Diego native 21:09.600 --> 21:11.633 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% raised in these schools. 21:11.633 --> 21:14.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% He says students are facing a different world 21:14.133 --> 21:15.733 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% than he did growing up. 21:15.733 --> 21:17.466 align:left position:12.5% line:71% size:77.5% Dr. Lamont: I think all of us as adults 21:17.466 --> 21:19.200 align:left position:12.5% line:77% size:77.5% have an experience of ‘then. 21:19.733 --> 21:22.833 align:left position:27.5% line:71% size:62.5% But our students are living in the ‘now. 21:22.833 --> 21:24.733 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% And the world is changing, 21:24.733 --> 21:27.500 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% and they are closest to those changes, 21:27.500 --> 21:29.733 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% and theyre closest to the impact. 21:29.733 --> 21:32.566 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And so what it means is they bring, uh, 21:32.566 --> 21:35.433 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% a different perspective and... 21:35.433 --> 21:37.000 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% we need to listen to that. 21:37.000 --> 21:39.900 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Matthew: We have a very strong student-centered culture 21:39.900 --> 21:42.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% with certain members of staff, and that's wonderful. 21:42.966 --> 21:44.200 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% Um, you know, certain members of staff 21:44.200 --> 21:45.700 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% like the Superintendent, dont see students 21:45.700 --> 21:48.300 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% as the-- just the end users or just that group 21:48.300 --> 21:49.566 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% that we listen to every now and then, 21:49.566 --> 21:54.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but as partners, collaborators, and leaders of today. 21:54.066 --> 21:57.633 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% I think thats definitely part of making me feel heard, 21:57.633 --> 22:00.466 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% but I think there are definitely roadblocks. 22:00.466 --> 22:04.200 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% Narr: Roadblocks like not having an equal vote. 22:04.200 --> 22:07.766 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Student votes are preferential, meaning their vote is recorded 22:07.766 --> 22:08.900 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% in the official minutes, 22:08.900 --> 22:11.800 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but it's not counted in the final tally. 22:11.800 --> 22:14.600 align:left position:20% line:71% size:70% Richard: I think that's something that needs to change. 22:14.600 --> 22:16.833 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Changing it is complicated. 22:16.833 --> 22:18.266 align:left position:25% line:83% size:65% Narr: Board member Richard Barrera 22:18.266 --> 22:22.133 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% says he envisions a future where student votes do count, 22:22.133 --> 22:25.100 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% especially as more adults recognize the value 22:25.100 --> 22:27.366 align:left position:32.5% line:83% size:57.5% that students bring to the table. 22:27.366 --> 22:30.866 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Richard: What's happening is the decisions that school boards 22:30.866 --> 22:36.533 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% make that affect students more than any other subgroup. 22:36.533 --> 22:38.666 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% Students are disenfranchised 22:38.666 --> 22:43.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% from having a real voice, uh, in those decisions. 22:43.266 --> 22:46.100 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% Narr: Lea is also advocating for student board members 22:46.100 --> 22:47.066 align:left position:35% line:89% size:55% to be paid, 22:47.066 --> 22:47.966 align:left position:30% line:89% size:60% which she says 22:48.166 --> 22:51.566 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% will open up opportunities for low income students. 22:51.566 --> 22:54.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% She traveled to the state capitol to testify 22:54.033 --> 22:55.233 align:left position:25% line:89% size:65% in favor of a bill 22:55.233 --> 22:58.733 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% that would provide student board members with compensation. 22:58.733 --> 23:00.166 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% Despite these barriers, 23:00.166 --> 23:04.066 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% board members say the students are effecting change. 23:04.066 --> 23:06.966 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Richard: When COVID hit... 23:06.966 --> 23:11.600 align:left position:15% line:83% size:75% students, they immediately would talk about mental health 23:11.600 --> 23:13.100 align:left position:27.5% line:83% size:62.5% as the number one issue. And I... 23:13.100 --> 23:16.233 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% and I think they were out in front in terms of their 23:16.233 --> 23:19.666 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% understanding of the importance of addressing mental health 23:19.666 --> 23:21.033 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% out in front of adults. 23:21.033 --> 23:22.733 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% So, students have come forward and said, 23:22.733 --> 23:24.400 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% we want mental health education 23:24.400 --> 23:26.700 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% to be part of the core curriculum. 23:26.700 --> 23:30.000 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% So, students have had a voice in not only creating the policy, 23:30.000 --> 23:33.000 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% but then figuring out how to implement that policy. 23:33.200 --> 23:36.200 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Dr. Lamont: This isn't about us giving them power. 23:36.200 --> 23:38.266 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It's about honoring the power that they have. 23:38.266 --> 23:41.800 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% It's about honoring the gifts that our young people have. 23:42.000 --> 23:46.133 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% And if... if we really think about historically, 23:46.133 --> 23:48.000 align:left position:20% line:89% size:70% young people have been 23:48.000 --> 23:51.766 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% at the peak of movements. 23:51.766 --> 23:54.900 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% Um, they've always had the power. 23:54.900 --> 23:57.033 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Um, I think for us, it's... 23:57.033 --> 23:59.533 align:left position:10% line:89% size:80% it's stop being stubborn and... 23:59.533 --> 24:02.700 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% and allow them to lead us. 24:02.700 --> 24:04.966 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Narr: Students were instrumental in the decision 24:04.966 --> 24:08.133 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% to raise the Black Lives Matter flag over the San Diego 24:08.133 --> 24:11.666 align:left position:30% line:83% size:60% Unified School District headquarters in 2023. 24:11.666 --> 24:14.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% The move came after the board passed a resolution 24:14.533 --> 24:17.033 align:left position:17.5% line:83% size:72.5% in honor of Black History Month. 24:17.033 --> 24:18.400 align:left position:17.5% line:89% size:72.5% Dr. Lamont: Historically, 24:18.400 --> 24:21.400 align:left position:35% line:83% size:55% the voices of the most marginalized 24:21.400 --> 24:22.833 align:left position:22.5% line:89% size:67.5% have not been heard. 24:22.833 --> 24:25.133 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Students haven't been seen. 24:25.133 --> 24:27.066 align:left position:22.5% line:83% size:67.5% And we want to create an environment 24:27.066 --> 24:29.000 align:left position:12.5% line:89% size:77.5% where students really belong. 24:29.000 --> 24:31.333 align:left position:10% line:83% size:80% Lea: Being able to have a voice in that, 24:31.333 --> 24:34.433 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% um, really empowers you to really focus 24:34.433 --> 24:38.533 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and also enjoy your education and value it more. 24:38.533 --> 24:40.200 align:left position:20% line:83% size:70% Matthew: It's been life changing for me, 24:40.200 --> 24:42.233 align:left position:12.5% line:83% size:77.5% and it's been amazing to know that I bring change 24:42.233 --> 24:44.333 align:left position:40% line:83% size:50% to the Board of Education as well. 24:44.333 --> 24:50.700 align:left position:45% line:89% size:45% ♪♪♪ 24:50.700 --> 24:52.200 align:left position:15% line:89% size:75% Thats it for this edition 24:52.200 --> 24:54.333 align:left 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