i'm joined to my right by several people, chris camlake, professional development and leadership. our theory of action is that if we support aspiring teachers from and reflective of our community in earning their credentials, and then develop accessible and high-quality credentialing for these teachers, invest in new teachers with highly in effective for the first of her two to four years, then we'll build and retain a strong, sustainable work force. it's on this first point that i want to make a particular point. we have dramatically expanded our ability to recruit and support local candidates. and we've expanded the teachers of color that are preparing to be teachers with us through the portfolio programs. you will see some of those numbers in consequent slides. >> hi, everyone. nice to see the commissioners here tonight. i'm going to talk about the residency program that we have here in san francisco. i think most are familiar with san francisco residency. we've expanded to have a second residency. i will explain a little bit about the fftr and talk about, one, similarities, an