i'm honored here to be offering with efrain barrera and so if the committee believes that's what's neededor this bay, i would be happy to support efrain in foving forward towards the full board. i have to have the honor of working with this committee because i do believe that my particular expertise particularly when it comes to reading intervention and other forms of interventions for students because what works for students with disabilities actually works for all students. that's universal design for learning. if i'm not a member and the team is leaning towards efrain, i support all of his work, but i hope to be able to have some voice or some role in this committee and special education advocate. so thank you. >> chairman: thank you for your comments and your generous comments about the other complint for seat 3 which will take us to that individual mr. barrera. >> thank you. can you hear me? >> chairman: yes, we can. >> thank you. good morning rules committee, chairperson super peskin. supervisor mandelman, supervisor ronen. i'm here for seat 3. i'm a proud father of two students. i