so we would like to ask ruth groboski to please come forward. [ applause ] >> and ladies and gentlemenor may not know this, but ruth groboski has been really leading the work with the parent advisory council but we would like to thank her for eight years of service to the council she has been a phenomenal advocate for the families in the sfusd. and we look forward to her work as we go forward and she is going to be one of us and she is going to join sfusd and given her contributions we are fortunate to have her join us in our district work. so welcome aboard and thank you for your service ruth, and i think the commissioners also wanted to say a few words and we have a little certificate and token of our appreciation. >> we will just go from left to right. >> so ruth, i want to say, you know, since i was in the ones that wrote the resolutions to have the parent advisory council, i think that it was you that took the baton and just ran with it, with your deep commitment to parent voice