finally, our collaboration with apac, pac, dpac, and other parent advisory has enabled us to reach out for more advocacy in these issues. arts programs provides an opportunity for students who learn differently to experience success in a school setting and express themselves in creative ways. that can improve self-esteem and foster positive attitudes about school. unfortunately, under the current model, this is not happening in every school. lastly, we're asking our special education partners to rethink the special education service model for our students. many students are being forced to miss out on a2g requirements, such as foreign languages, and endangers students not to graduate on time. >> we'd like to invite you to our meetings throughout the school year with our monthly locations and dates. please feel free to reach out and contact us to discuss these topics further, and we look forward to seeing you gebhaaga september. >> president cook: thank you for the presentation. let's see... [inaudible] >> president cook: do we have anyone signed up for public comment on this item -- th