do want to close out my remarks and i would like to share my close out in an in memoriam for hoover liddelljr . i think i just saw yeah did i see mrs. marshall walking me oh hi mrs. marshall. thank you mrs. marshall so much for sharing with me well, for sharing me with me all these beautiful pictures of mr. liddell and and i just want to really read some a very brief obituary about him so it is with deep sadness that on december 17th, 2024 mr. liddell passed away at the age of 84. he was born in memphis, tennessee, tennessee and moved to san francisco in his late 20s where he met and married his beloved margaret hodgkin to together they welcomed their daughter malaika in 1971. mr. liddell dedicated his career to education in san francisco, serving as a teacher, principal and eventually as assistant superintendent. he was passionate about empowering african-american students and creating meaningful change in the lives of our young people. he was also deeply passionate about climbing mountains and running. he climbed mount kilimanjaro, mt. shasta, mt. diablo, mt. whitney and mt. rainier. he r

we're calling in tonight to offer our sincere condolences to hoover liddell and the family and to expressratitude for how he championed blacks, students, families and educators and in his legacy we ask how are we recruiting, retaining like educators and black central office leaders? also we like to know how we are going to keep black students and students in general as a focus going forward. we understand that we are in a time of budget crisis. so if we can please ensure that everything that we do is student centered and focused. thank you. thank you chris. i'm chris class a sped teacher and department head at washington high school and unfortunately my google doc is not accessible so i'm going to have to do this live but i'm on a time limit so the district is asking that you approve a new position with a salary of over $200,000. i find it discouraging that the district is adding this expensive position when just today i was informed that the district is considering sending out pink slips to assistant principals and every school needs their assistant principal they attend ieps ensure that