my name is erika emson and i'm the proud parent of of the spanish emergent kindergartener at paul revere where my daughter is doing phenomenally. i chose revere for my sassy and spirited kiddo because it has all of the kids to success assembled and everything we were looking for in a school to be fully immersed in a second language and a appropriately challenged curriculum, a diverse city population that is reflective of the city that we love and the leadership of the school principal, administration team, teachers, and p.t.a. if you're here tonight to represent paul revere, would you stand up and show that support to the board. thank you. [applause] >> and thanks to tough choices made by our principal and staff during mandated school reform. it is fulfilling its mission statement and on its way to meet all of the goals on the front of the agenda. i'm a member of the building bridges team and witnessed the innovative leadership team in action. it was so moving to see what this passionate team of mentors is doing for our kids. to keep our principal and keep down this path, our school is g