>> my name is richard frasier.resident mendoza: thank you. ♪ [instrumental music] >> my name is george. i am a parent at the elementary school. my family has donated thousands of dollars to the schools. my wife and i, we have seen the renaissance of the city public schools, the schools we have enjoyed over the past decade. we can afford to have our children in private schools, but we choose public schools. involved parents have stepped up to fund musical education in our schools. but parents who want their kids to go to college may have to curtail math or science sections. these are precisely the cuts that take people away from public schools and into private ones. obama these same parents would offer city cuts for education. i know none of you want to see these cuts. thanks very much. [applause] >> i am from a high school. i was in sacramento yesterday. thank you, superintendent. it was an exciting day. i do not know what came of it, but there was something that we have to do. i came here, actually, and superinten

richard frasier, kevin sand, martin mariola, enrique savantes, and darrellin tom. this is the first batch. so these are on music program on washington high school and the youth policy piece. so we have a lot of folks coming through tonight. so we'll give everybody a minute and a half. o.k.? come on up and introduce yourself and you have a minute and a half and i'll do a second round of names after this large group goes up. >> good evening, board members. my name is melissa connelly, the parent of a beautiful freshman at george washington high. i'd like to thank our counselor and also the parent that handed me a flier this morning and now i'm standing before you. i've never done this before and only been educated by the counselor this afternoon on what's going on. i'd like to represent our family and thank you for your hard work but please help us and george washington high with our budget cuts. right now, our daughter's goal at george washington high is to accumulate credits to attend college. currently, that budget cut will affect her chances. it is cutting into h