you are not ray rodriguez. he looks like rodriguez to me. >> hi, everyone. ray was kind enough to send me up here to say thank you. by the way, how often you get to follow the superintendent and mayor of san francisco all at once? that is pretty rare and a pretty special evening. what i was most touched about, carlos, and mr. mayor if you're still anywhere in earshot, is the amazing partnership that is taking place here in the city of san francisco. i think it is through partnerships that all the great things have happened and have emerged. my name is john simon. we thank you for allowing us to be your partners. we have been here with you from the very beginning, and we are incredibly proud of your work in growth. your membership has swelled to a tremendous numbers, and it will keep growing, because the work you do, and partnerships you form that helped to power this organization, and it would help power our organization, because it is through your work that we learn and are informed about what we do. i have been in education 20 years myself. it is incredibly