i'm a parent of a studented a bryant almostry. i just want to tell you -- elementary. i want to tell you i'm very impressed with bryant elementary and the help that i've received from them. i don't know what is going on between the other parents and the principal, but i'm here to say that she has done right by me. my kid has attention deficit disorder and since i've been at bryant elementary, they have helped him immensely. i'm a single parent. i have to work from 7:30 to 5:00. they have sent me in every direction to get me help and i have taken it and i have gotten it. he is in an i.p. program. he was at the boys and girls club. they now have an afterschool program which he is excelling in and doing very well. i am very proud that my son is attending bryant elementary and that he is getting a good education. thank you. >> thank you, mr. cunningham. >> good evening. just briefly i just want to give you the perspective of our data. when two years ago, bryant elementary was 29 proficient in english language arts and 71% of our students were below proficient levels, that w