athena creer here. president mendoza: i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> item a is the approval of board minutes. there are nine tonight. item b -- there are none tonight. item b is the superintendent's report. >> i am not superintendent garcia. he is representing san francisco unified school district at a meeting of all california superintendents, where they are talking about lots of matters of importance to our budget. he wanted us to send his salutations this evening. i would like to remind everyone in the superintendent's said that we want to wish you a happy and prosperous lunar new year, in celebration of this year of the hare. schools will be closed on thursday, february 3. on friday, february 4, school and district offices will also be closed for a furlough day. february 3 and 4, there will be no school. speaking of furloughs, it is unfortunate that they