. >> nina blanc. >> good evening, commissioners, public, superintendent. i wanted to say how appreciative i am that this is coming before the board, that the board responded in a very thoughtful manner when it first came to the sub committee. there was -- knowing that there was very strong feelings, almost across the district from educators, with different nuances from different divisions and very strong opinions and feelings voiced by the parents, and rather than kick the can down the road, as often happens, i feel the board took on the challenge of finding a way of addressing the need that was being -- was incorporated into the initial resolution. and the usf looks forward to working hand in hand with the district and parents, and this is -- i think it's going to be a -- it's not the first time that this is happening, but it's perhaps the first time it's happening in a consistent way that deals directly with curriculum, and i agree that the work -- a piece of the work will be done in the spring and if there's more work to be done, we'll take that up as w