i would like to invite up alison collins and anyone else who wants to be the part of a school with inhelping to serve north beach and chinatown for 100 years. it is good to see it. jean parker is one of the first schools to teach kindergarten. it has been acclaimed as an excellent school by the state of california's department of education, serving a high percentage of low-income and english language learning students while continuing to achieve high levels of academic achievement. it has been devoted to community service and has a wonderful community of supporters and fundraisers around it. it has prided itself on creating a support of community that personalizes instruction for students. empowering parents for participating and providing culturally appropriate parental information and a school that has had an amazing open door policy to ensure the best services for their children. to mark the 100th birthday, the committee will be celebrating on september 28, and i look forward to attending and celebrating with all of you. i want to take a moment on behalf of the board of supervisors