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Council member Krishnan's closing remarks and Chancellor's response on collaboration
2:02:17
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Council member Krishnan offers closing remarks, urging for a bolder vision in early childhood education. Chancellor Melissa Aviles-Ramos responds, emphasizing the importance of partnership with the city council in reimagining early childhood education.
- Krishnan reiterates the need for a comprehensive program and investments in early childhood education
- He highlights the importance of addressing bureaucratic hurdles and developing a bolder vision
- Chancellor Aviles-Ramos acknowledges the council's deep investment in the issue
- The Chancellor emphasizes the importance of transparency and collaboration with council members
- Both parties express commitment to continued work together on these shared values
Shekar Krishnan
2:02:17
You know, thank you for for for that as well, and I would say I think we stand ready to help and partner in that work.
2:02:22
I just really urge, and I know all of us here have mentioned it too, but really urge DOE to work with us to really in the years ahead approach this in a very different way because there's no doubt that early childhood education is so foundational as you all know for our children, for the workforce, for our economy, and we just have not seen the kind of comprehensive program and investments that that we need.
2:02:48
And and to address all of these issues from the ages to as well as the pipeline.
2:02:53
I mean, are also bureaucratic and, you know, immense hurdles from licensing and otherwise that make this difficult, But we need a much different and bolder vision for it overall.
Melissa Aviles-Ramos
2:03:03
Council member, I wanna thank you so much.
2:03:05
And, you know, Simone obviously hit all the points, but just in closing, we cannot reimagine without the partnership of the council.
2:03:13
Specifically want to thank you council member Hanif, council member Gutierrez, of course the chair is always on the phone with us.
2:03:20
So, we come to you in transparency, it's because we know that you are deeply invested as well, and you are helping us to identify how we can reimagine this.
2:03:33
And so, again, as I mentioned to council member Ressler, we are far from where we want to be, but I think that shared investment and the acknowledgement that that there are some issues that we need to solve for, and looking to all of you who know your district so well is is going to be instrumental in how we move forward in the coming
Shekar Krishnan
2:03:52
Well, appreciate your leadership very much chancellor and and look forward to that continued work together and those shared values.
2:03:57
Thank you.