Tell SF Sups to save Spring 2020 classes

Posted on December 2, 2019 by AFT 2121

TELL SF SUPERVISORS TO ALLOCATE BRIDGE FUNDING FOR RESTORATION OF CCSF SPRING CLASSES NOW!

Just before midnight on November 19^th, CCSF administration cut just under 300 classes from the Spring 2020 schedule. This represents a further cut of 13% to an already drastically reduced schedule, putting students at risk of not being able to complete their degrees and others left without the educational opportunities they need and deserve.

An AFT 2121 delegation will meet with supervisors this week, but we need your help getting their support! PLEASE call and email each supervisor and to ask them to vote on Dec. 10 in favor of allocating emergency bridge funding for funding to restore the Spring Schedule!

Calls are the most effective tactic, but if you are unable to call, you can email. Below is a suggested message and the contact information you need. Please email each supervisor and the mayor separately and cc CCSF’s Board of Trustees and Chancellor Rocha in every message you send.

Suggested Message:
Subject Line: Urgent Request for CCSF’s Students
Dear _________,

Just before midnight on November 19^th, CCSF administration cut just under 300 classes fro the Spring 2020 schedule. This represents a further cut of 13% to an already drastically reduced schedule, putting students at risk of not being able to complete their degrees and others left without the educational opportunities they need and deserve.

The cuts were implemented to address a budget shortfall which is largely due to the disconnect between what the state is willing to fund for its community colleges and what San Francisco wants its community college to be. The administration has identified that $3.3 million is necessary to restore the classes.

Please vote on Dec. 10 to allocate emergency bridge funding to ensure that City College of San Francisco remains the Community College the city wants and needs.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
_________
[Under your name identify if you are a student, if you live in San Francisco, and especially if you live in the supervisor’s district.
Otherwise, do not write anything after your name unless it is relevant to the person being addressed.]

SF Board of Supervisors:
Sandra Lee Fewer District 1 (415) 554-7410 Sandra.Fewer@sfgov.org
Catherine Stefani District 2 (415) 554-7752 Catherine.Stefani@sfgov.org
Aaron Peskin District 3 (415) 554-7450 Aaron.Peskin@sfgov.org
Gordon Mar District 4 (415) 554-7460 Gordon.Mar@sfgov.org
Vallie Brown District 5 (415) 554-7630 Vallie.Brown@sfgov.org
Norman Yee District 7 (415) 554-6516 Norman.Yee@sfgov.org
chief of staff is CCSF Trustee Ivy Lee
Matt Haney District 6 (415) 554-7970 Matt.Haney@sfgov.org
Rafael Mandelman District 8 (415) 554-6968 Rafael.Mandelman@sfgov.org
chief of staff is CCSF Trustee Tom Temprano
Hillary Ronen District 9 (415) 554-5144 Hillary.Ronen@sfgov.org
Shamann Walton District 10 (415) 554-7670 Shamann.Walton@sfgov.org
Ahsha Safai District 11 (415) 554-6975 Ahsha.Safai@sfgov.org

SF Mayor
London Breed (415) 554-6141 Email: MayorLondonBreed@sfgov.org

CCSF Chancellor
Mark Rocha: phone 415-239-3303 mrocha@ccsf.edu

To copy the board and Rocha on your messages, just copy and paste into the cc field of your email:
mrocha@ccsf.edu; alexrandolph@ccsf.edu; ttemprano@ccsf.edu; bdavila@ccsf.edu; ivylee@ccsf.edu; jrizzo@ccsf.edu; tselby@ccsf.edu; swilliams@ccsf.edu; studenttrustee@mail.ccsf.edu;

Thank you for standing up and fighting back against class cuts!

Last Tuesday (11/26) we had actions at almost every campus and scores of students, staff, and faculty signed our CHEF letter demanding our college to be fully funded. We are hurting and it means a lot to join together. Thank you to the over one hundred people who have lost classes and filled out our class cuts form. Some of the stories are powerful and compelling and we will be reaching out to ask that you come and tell our Trustees. We need to push them to restore essential classes and programs. In the meantime mark your calendars for the next Board of Trustees meeting: Thursday, December 12th, 4pm

(12/12) CCSF Board of Trustees meeting

Thursday, December 12th, 4pm
Location TBC

(12/6) CCSF HEAT meeting

City College of San Francisco – Higher Education Action Team is a group of CCSF students, alumni, faculty, staff, and members of the community dedicated to restoring City College of San Francisco to its promise of providing classes and services to the students and community.