[laughter] >> good evening, board, my name is antoine jackson. i'm here to support sheila salmon. i first met sheila in 1984-1985 when her mother was my special ed teacher. i was a very dysfunctional misbehaved child and she came to guide me and she took me underneath her wing and i also lived in the sunny dale housing project and when it was heavily infested with gang violence and drugs at the time. she came every weekend to take me to her family house and took me out of my environment and showed me a better life. from then until now, she is still heavily involved in my life. i'm here to tell her that i love her and want to thank her for everything. she is a very positive person. i look at her as my mother, my mentor, my role model, so 245u. -- thank you. [applause] >> hi, good evening, i'm lorraine, i have been before you before. thank you for this opportunity. i am a parent at paul revere. i have a fourth grader who started there in the first grade. i am the community school coordinator. i strive to represent the best interests of the entire community always. i wouldn't be in t