[applause] >> katey shiro. this is shaped by my perspective as a parent to t.k.alums at alvarado. with as many as 22 4 year olds and one teacher, it's critical that teachers have support. from our experience, i absolutely agree with the teachers' recommendation. when we began our t.k. journey, one of my twins, our daughter, was easily writing letters, and while the other, my son, needed significant coaching and encouragement of feeling behind and he could not do it. it would have been impossible to meet the needs of 22 students in that classroom with only one adult. the proposal to staff all t.k. classrooms with a dedicated paraprofessional for the full year has several benefits. it ensure the t.k. teachers in meeting this complex range of academic and social needs. second, providing full-time resources also fosters equitiable relationships claal classrooms, and finally, the proposal also provides staffing consistency that enables t.k. teachers to develop relationships with another adult vested in the childrens' transition. thank you for your support and investment in t.k., and th

[applause] >> katey shiro. this is shaped by m