Thank you. Thank you. Speaker cards for the regular agenda and foreclosed session are necessary if you wish to address the board of education. Members of the public are reminded that an individual can complete a speaker card prior to the item being called. You can present it to the executive assistant at my right, to your left. Members of the public have two minutes to address the board and or the time as set by the Vice President. Importantly, according to board rules and procedures, speaker cards will not be accepted for an item already before the board deputy superintendent . Thank you, Vice President sanchez. Good evening, everybody. Good evening, commissioners. I am standing here for dr. Matthews tonight whose youngest son, anthony, is in a commencement ceremony, he is graduating at San Francisco State University, so we extend our congratulations to matthews family. [applause] with that, i will mention a few items. This past thursday, students in the John Oconnell high school help
We are about to get started. If you could take your seat, we would appreciate it. Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our 2023 National Town hall. This is the kick off session to get downent and ceo of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. I am happy to see all of you here this morning. It tells me that our theme this year of securing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and uplifting our culture got through to everyone. You all are here to get down to business, so thank you. This is especially compelling year for us. We know that every year, we have challenges and work to do for the black community. But this year, because of deeply threatening times that we are in, we know that despite the fact this is the oldest democracy on the planet, we have some major challenges. Our Constitutional Republic has not been more at risk since the civil war. Which was 160 years ago. The attacks on our democracy are happening on all fronts, our freedoms at our culture, coming from
Congressional black caucus foundations annual legislative conference in washington, d. C. Good morning. We are about to get started. If you could take your seat, we would appreciate it. Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our 2023 National Town hall. This is the kick off session to get down to business for alc. I am Nicole Austen hillary and i have the privilege and honor of serving as the president and ceo of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. I am happy to see all of you here this morning. It tells me that our theme this year of securing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and uplifting our culture got through to everyone. You all are here to get down to business, so thank you. This is especially compelling year for us. We know that every year, we have challenges and work to do for the black community. But this year, because of deeply threatening times that we are in, we know that despite the fact this is the oldest democracy on the planet, we have some majo
Congressional black caucus foundations annual legislative conference in washington, d. C. Good morning. We are about to get started. If you could take your seat, we would appreciate it. Thank you. Good morning, everyone, and welcome to our 2023 National Town hall. This is the kick off session to get down to business for alc. I am Nicole Austen hillary and i have the privilege and honor of serving as the president and ceo of the Congressional Black Caucus foundation. I am happy to see all of you here this morning. It tells me that our theme this year of securing our democracy, protecting our freedoms, and uplifting our culture got through to everyone. You all are here to get down to business, so thank you. This is especially compelling year for us. We know that every year, we have challenges and work to do for the black community. But this year, because of deeply threatening times that we are in, we know that despite the fact this is the oldest democracy on the planet, we have some majo