kathleen large, just come up to the podium and macy acosta, renee morgan, michael evans, cilia macktodal, rosie paris. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is kathleen marge. in 2002, i stood in this same place to speak in favor of leadership's charter renewal. it is with respect and appreciation for the work of this board and all the educators in the school district that i st

kathleen large, just come up to the podium and macy acosta, renee morgan, michael evans, cilia macktodal, rosie paris. >> good evening, commissioners. my name is kathleen marge. in 2002, i stood in this same place to speak in favor of leadership's charter renewal. it is with respect and appreciation for the work of this board and all the educators in the school district that i stand here again. leadership was a good school in 2002. now, 10 years later, thanks to the support of this board and our district, leadership is an excellent school. it is with a deep love for leadership and for san francisco kids that i have returned to teach at leadership after taking six years off to stay at home with my daughter. my 10th grade english students are reading james baldwin's essay, "a talk to teachers," which they find quite relevant today. baldwin writes, "to any citizen of this country who figures himself as responsible and particularly those of you who deal with the hearts and minds of young people, must be prepared to go for broke." all of us in this room are here because we want to nurture the