roberto hernandez. he is a 4th-5th grade teacher at leonard flynn.award is his principal, tyler woods. let's give them both a round of applause. [applause] >> good evening. i'm excited to introduce tonight's rave award winner, mr. hernandez. he has high standards for his 4th and 5th grade students and seeks to support each student's individual needs. he teaches them to be excellent learners and thoughtful young people. he does this by motivating each student with his own deep deepen enthusiasm. a student said, "mr. hernandez doesn't teach us like little kids. he respects us and wants us to do better." he uses humor with his students and they love being in his class, but at the same time holds them to high expectations. mr. h loves his job and makes it clear to his students. he cares deeply about each of them and they know that. deep respect for and belief in each of his students, motivates them to do their best work. year after year, mr. hernandez's students make significant personal and academic gains, his students, most of them latino, achieve at a

roberto hernandez, mitchell salazar, eric, everybody goes there. i'm sure you guys eat your burritos in the mission too on 24th and harrison. my sister's mural is on 24th and harrison. well, that building is not even sold. just found out that the people in the top units are still there. they displaced me. i was under rent control. my parents moved me in (foreign language). they moved me in when i was eleven, me and my sisters. unfortunately, we don't have that home anymore. we've been throwing thousands and thousands and thousands of barbecues throughout the years. i'm still going to do it. i'm still going to do it, but what i'm saying is it's wrong. now i'm in a shelter. nobody knows this. i'm in a shelter. they sit you in a chair, and i'm doing it just because i want to do it. i got a job. but i'm in a shelter. you're sitting me in a chair from 9:00 at night to 7:00 in the morning. there's not even a shower. we have to run across town to shower. we have to run across another part of town for lockers. i'm seeing what's happening. it's bull crap. m