. >> [ applause ] >> so, let me introduce my pride of 57 years, first lady fran dewine. >> [ applause ] >> members of the general assembly, fran and i are so very, very grateful, grateful to you, as well as our county partners, for your support and your investment in imagination library. ohio now leads the nation in enrollment, and since fran became first lady, ohio children have received almost 16 million books in the mail. thank you. thank you for what you have done to help us achieve that. and i also want to thank you for your support of the science of reading. we know that the earlier a child is reading at grade level, the more success that child will have in later grades , as well as after graduation. last year, i told you that 40% of ohio's third-graders were not on track as proficient readers. however, as more schools moved the science of reading, we are beginning to see improvements. during a recent visit to northridge elementary school in dayton, superintendent dave jackson shared with us how they have used data to measure the effectiveness of their reading instruction. north