my name is guadalupe martinez, and i'm a member of pmac. i want to make sure that all charter schools have the same standards that schools at sfusd have. we've fought very hard to get approval for resolutions regarding safe schools and other policies that create safe school environments and support. but charter schools don't have to comply with this. we want to make sure that you are doing right by our latino and african american children. [end of translation] [applause] [speaking spanish] [voice of interpreter] >> good evening. my name is maria elena. thank you for the opportunity to comment. i'm a member of coleman advocates and pmac, and i've worked for nine years for the betterment of our children's education. i want to ensure that the education that our kids are getting is the same quality as what the schools -- the public schools have. and now that my son is attending a charter school for the first time, i want to make sure that i have somewhere to go, and someone to hold accountable. and now that i am learning that charter schools do