l.a. unified, we have so many partners. we have organizations that come and say, i have resources, i have talent. i have people who care. i want to engage in school, not just the regular teachers, we love our teachers, but not just the credential kind of learning. adults with talent that want to invest in the next generation. i have to tell you, i have never met a parent who does not care about their kids. one thing i want to say about l.a. county, kids in probation, that is at an all-time low. why is that? we have better attendance. we try to eliminate the dropout factory. we still have a long way to go. but we are conscious about the preservation prevention strategy. if we can keep you in school, we absolutely change our neighborhoods. if we can figure out a way to work with our committee colleges, work with the afterschool partners, we are building that support system around you that is helping you achieve what you are. our parents want successful and supportive schools. i have to tell you, our afterschool folks, they ar

l.a. school. it's part of oakland unified school district, even though it is a charter school. so we have about 700 children in that program. the state-funded after-school program, and in addition to the clubs that we have. had a waiting list of over 100 kids getting -- waiting to into the after-school programs. so we have funded that through a of partnerships. but i think, like many of the conversations we had here, it's talking to -- as our superintendent of the year said, it's about listening to the children. what do they want? what are their dreams? and how do we remove the barriers that she said, to allow them to operationalize those dreams? if they're able to do that, they're going to remain in school. many of the dollars that we in other sectors, like juvenile delinquency and other engaged iny'll be school. this is really about a conversation about an end state. look at our youth, it's about allowing them to come whether it'system, k-12, k through four years, two of college, whatever it is that they dream act, to come out the other end and be contributing members of soci

l.a. school district. it is part of the oakland unified school district, even though it is a charter school. we have about 700 children. 80 who are in the state-funded afterschool program in addition to the clubs that we have. we have a waiting list of over 100 kids waiting to get into the after school program. we have funded that through a series of partnerships. i think, like many of the conversations we had here, it's about talking to our superintendent of the year. it is about listening to the children. what did they want, what are their dreams? how do we remove the barriers to allow them to realize those dreams? if they are able to do that, they will remain in school. many of the dollars we spend in other sectors like juvenile delinquency and other things, they will be engaged in school. this is a conversation about the state. when we look at our youth, it is about allowing them to come through the system, whether it is k-12, k-four years, two years of college, credential programs, whatever it is they dream about, to come out the other end and be contribute in members of society and par