1 00:00:01,140 --> 00:00:03,770 So today is the opening day of school 2 00:00:03,780 --> 00:00:06,400 here in person for all the students in 3 00:00:06,400 --> 00:00:08,567 the new york Unified School District . 4 00:00:08,567 --> 00:00:10,622 Everybody is so excited . This first 5 00:00:10,622 --> 00:00:12,678 day is extremely significant because 6 00:00:12,678 --> 00:00:14,456 not only is it the first day of 7 00:00:14,456 --> 00:00:16,400 physical school for us , it is the 8 00:00:16,400 --> 00:00:18,511 first day for these particular school 9 00:00:18,511 --> 00:00:20,733 buildings . This is the first time that 10 00:00:20,733 --> 00:00:20,560 we are putting bailey elementary in use 11 00:00:20,570 --> 00:00:23,350 since 2000 and eight . So the process 12 00:00:23,350 --> 00:00:25,890 to open school was multifaceted . Quite 13 00:00:25,890 --> 00:00:28,001 a large document found on our website 14 00:00:28,001 --> 00:00:30,210 was created to bring kids back safely 15 00:00:30,220 --> 00:00:32,387 that we reached out with partners that 16 00:00:32,387 --> 00:00:34,553 we have in order to provide all of the 17 00:00:34,553 --> 00:00:36,720 safety equipment that P P E , the dots 18 00:00:36,720 --> 00:00:38,553 that you see on the ground , the 19 00:00:38,553 --> 00:00:40,720 stickers , everything as the first day 20 00:00:40,720 --> 00:00:42,831 it went so smoothly . A large part of 21 00:00:42,831 --> 00:00:44,831 that was the help , an organization 22 00:00:44,831 --> 00:00:47,053 that we received from senior leadership 23 00:00:47,053 --> 00:00:49,276 on base parents coming and working with 24 00:00:49,276 --> 00:00:48,980 us as we asked them to follow some 25 00:00:48,980 --> 00:00:51,202 certain protocols and procedures . Kids 26 00:00:51,202 --> 00:00:53,536 were excited to actually see each other . 27 00:00:53,536 --> 00:00:55,591 They've seen one another and they've 28 00:00:55,591 --> 00:00:57,536 seen their teacher online . But in 29 00:00:57,536 --> 00:00:57,120 person is a totally different thing . 30 00:00:57,130 --> 00:00:59,297 And to watch , the teachers just was a 31 00:00:59,297 --> 00:00:59,950 wonderful thing to watch .