my name is maureen sullivan -- and community members and colleagues. i'm maureen sullivan. i've worked in sfusd 18 years. 15 of them i've served fairmont as a teacher, as a curriculum coach, and now as a teacher librarian. [inaudible] >> that's not official. delores huerta is a champion of human rights and immigrants' rights, and she is sufficient an inspiration. she was just speaking this spring and bringing so much energy to education and working hard and speaking out for what you believe is true. i feel like i can speak no letter than one of my former students. one of my students wrote this and asked me to read this to you. hello. my name is abraham escalante. while i attended the school, i learned in an environment that promoted inclusivity, tolerance, and respect. my sister and i both work for the san mateo public library, supporting many programs that help our communities grow. we help empower them with the tools to bring us a new generalration of kids that hopefully will reflect these values. these are all things that we have championed from our younger years and hav

we had karen zatapa, and vili wong, and maureen sullivan, and nancy lucero. and to be amongst these women was crazy town. they were -- when we didn't have a principal, these were our leaders. they stepped up to the plate. we -- there was a time when we had five principals in four years, and it was these women that stepped up to make sure that our community stayed together and that we continued to stay empowered and our children did not miss a beat. for people who have children that are filipino, puerto rican, and italian, it's upon for them to know where they came from. and now with this name change, they can recognize delores huerta as a part of their culture and their own lives, and it's just such a beautiful thing. having met delores, i can't wait to be there when we cut the ribbon on a new name, and if we can do it before october 1, that would be really awesome. but i -- i am just -- i'm really proud to be able to do this resolution with commissioner sanchez. and luis, your leadership on this has been fantastic. you've mentioned it to me several times, an