dr. vincent matthews. [applause] >> thank you. one of the things i'm most proud of is when the partnerships come together to make things happen for our children. it is said that you can judge the true character of a community by how they treat their children. and so when we come together like this, this is exactly what it's all about and this is what makes me most proud to be a san franciscan. in order for us to do our work, we're guided by the work of our board. i'm going to introduce him one more time, the president, vice president cook and commissioner walton and one of the supervisors in the audience, she's shy now, but you should hear her in meetings. we thank you for your hard work. we are fortunate to live in a city that is so deeply committed to the health, wellness, emotional development and academic success of our students and families. i want to thank the mayor for supporting the commitment of mayor lee and to maria for her efforts in continuing to strengthen our partnership. let's give them a big round of applause. [ap

dr. vincent matthews, student delegates, lydia blank and susan all the members at uesf. to our beloved esther, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, i'm ver require marshall vice president of the san francisco of black school educators. what is the news. i have some good news to share. where should we all be one week from today. it's called call and response. we should be where? saint mary's cathedral for our african american honour roll celebration. we have 1200 students. we'll celebrate 1400 students of african american dissent. i got you to ring the belfour that. who have earned a 3.0g.p.a. or higher from grades 3-12 and our elementary, middle and schools. we want to thank this board for rearranging your schedules. we normally have this on a wednesday or thursday but could not get the facility as we have done in the past. we thank you in advance for coming out to support your students, our students. we know that one day, they'll be some sitting in the seats where you are now. and we also always want to thank dr. morisi for helping us with sponsors and we ask you to lo