my name is terrence davis, and i'm the school founder of mary l. booker leadership academy. i'm excited to be in front of you tonight and formally submit the petition for mary l. booker leadership academy. we've been working for the past year to design a school that will meet the needs of all students. a little bit about myself. i'm a special educator. i'm also a father and husband to my two boys, jaden and elijah. we're a community school. we've been designed working with our parents. we recognize the needs of each individual students. our core values are equity, community value and leadership. community is how we are designed with the families that are standing behind me. equity is making sure we're meeting the needs of all students, and leadership is developing the next great generation of leaders. thank you again for hearing our petition. >> good evening. i'm sam bivens. i'm the parent of a middle school aged child, and i've -- i'm urging the board to support mary l. booker academy. vote yes. it's absurd that we have to send our children out of our neighborhoods over to