my name is geraldine anderson, a single mother of two boys, who attended schools in the bayview. i come in support of mary l. booker leadership academy. she was a woman in the bayview who captured the support of the community while teaching children, young adults and elders to make the bayview neighborhood a better place to live, work, and raise a family. as a single mother, i look to the schools my children have attended to be a support system for my children and myself. i ask that you take into deep consideration allowing this school to not only open but stand to commemorate on our neighborhood, especially our children. i understand the district is in full throttle, trying to make positive changes in schools in the bayview, but i would like to see immediate remedies that are current active in our bayview schools. our children desperately need mary l. booker leadership academy. thank you. >> my name's julie roberts, and i'm with the san francisco families union and have been working closely with m.e.c. families who have been facing forced colocation under a charter. i have some