i had an incredible student, jay lynn, when i worked at john sweat. she tried writing letters, but she just wasn't getting it. she was living in poverty, but by first grade, she put it together. the last thing i want to say is we all need to work together at the state level to make kindergarten mandatory. it's not yet mandatory, and this would be very helpful for families. >> thank you for everyone who commented. i have commissioner norton and commissioner collins and commissioner malia. >> so thank you very much for the presentation. it is exciting to everything we're doing, and i think this has been a long road and we've made a lot of progress, so you know, a lot of positives. they are -- i have to say i'm still -- i -- i was a little shocked to see we only have 25 inclusion classrooms out of 79 early ed classrooms, and th that -- i've said this before, i think it's appalling. the vast majority of kids with disabilities in early ed would thrive in classrooms. they are in restrictive settings, and they are in the minority. i can't believe it's taking