my name is judith baker. i've worked in early childhood education since 1967, and i'm still working. i support funding for the homeless, for sfusd educators and we are also asking for 20 million for early childhood educators for compensation. i'm quoting from a teacher, a preschoolteacher who can't be here. she said preschool educators are couch hopping, having our students go without medical and dental needs due to the high cost of living, and we're repaying school loans for the benefit of families we serve. i also want to speak for the children. the number of times i've had mothers come to the office saying my child is crying and doesn't want me to leave, and i have to leave to go to work. so i go to the classroom and hold the crying child so the parent can leave knowing that the reason the child is crying is the teacher has left and we don't know when we will get a replacement. 20 million so this does not continue to happen. thank you. >> hi, supervisors. my name is theresa arreaga, i am the executive dire

earline de-santiago, judith baker, linda antwon, dennis kelly, teresa arreaga, santos majara. the names properly -- i just want to say i apologize. [inaudible] >> chair fewer: okay. thanks. [inaudible] >> chair fewer: thanks. all right. so line on up. next speaker. >> good morning to everybody here? my name is claire merced, and i'm a spanish teacher in the school district. i have been here for decades, and i know some of you personally. i just want to let you know that i stand totally for this funding for you to release the funding for education, for educators and education and our students. we have -- we have students -- this funding would allow for more of our teachers and support staff to provide the services that our kids need. and i am more about anecdotes, and i'm going to let you know about at least three students that need the services that are not being provided because of the lack of some of this funding. i worked a lot with minority students, especially latino students, and some of my latino students have been -- are the minorities, unaccompanied minors that came h