hi, good evening, my name is maria maldnado. i'm here to ask the disund work work -- school board to help with waivers for children. i've spoken to many parents about this issue and we're all looking to do what's best for our children. some of these parents have already decided to keep their kids in preschool another year but others know their kid is ready for kindergarten. my daughter's birthday is november 2. you can't tell me that someone born 12 hours ahead of her is ready for kindergarten and she's not. it's obvious that the date of birth doesn't translate into readiness. my daughter would be eligible for kindergarten this year if she were a year older. she's currently in play-based preschool. she's excited to learn but she's outgrown her current program and because the district is not offering t-k as was originally promised, i'm searching for a new preschool for her last minute. i've been an advocate of public schools for 17 years. my oldest daughter is 16, she's a junior at soda. she entered kindergarten as one of the you