001Looks like uh we're all here. Looks like we have some folks in the audience. Okay, it is now 5:07. I would like to welcome everyone here in the chamber and those uh watching via live stream and call the April 29th, 2025 regular meeting of the board of education to order. With all board members present, we will move precipitously to our flag ceremony. Uh the Henry High School Navy JOTC color guard will present the colors. Please stand for the presentation of the colors. Left heart right [Music] left face. [Music] colors. Ready, cut, please join us in the pledge of allegiance. Vice President Breer, would you like to lead us? Could Could we ask maybe Trusty Cruz to lead us? Oh, he's Trusty Cruz is the expert. Okay, Trusty Cruz, take it away. Indivisible with liberty and
002justice for all cut. [Music] Left, right, left, left, left, right. Thank you. Please be seated. All right. That was impressive to me. Okay. All right. I'll get the grade later. Okay. We'll move to A3, which is our land acknowledgement. land acknowledgement is a traditional custom that dates back centuries in many native nations and communities. Our land acknowledgement was developed in partnership with local Kumi leaders. Students from the San Diego School of Creative and Performing Arts prepared the following video to show our respect for the Kumi people who are the original stewards of the land our school district occupies. We respectfully acknowledge that the Kumi people are the original inhabitants and caretakers of these lands now known as San Diego. Despite the attempted genocide and ongoing impacts of colonization, the Kumi spirit remains unbroken and their
003traditions continue to thrive as they carry the memories of their ancestors who bravely resisted cultural erasure and fought to protect their land and way of life. In honoring their legacy, we pledge to uphold their cultural heritage and right to safeguard their sacred connection to the land for future generations. With gratitude and strength, we stand with the Kumi, embracing the past while forging a brighter tomorrow. All right, we will now move to item B, adoption of the agenda. We have an exciting docket tonight, including a progress monitoring report on district goal number one, student wellness, a semiannual report from our community advisory committee on special education, and adoption of an alternative sequence for high school graduation. Do I have a motion to adopt today's agenda as published? I see your hand up. Trustee Cruz with the
004motion and trusty Bosa with the second. Uh, we have a a motion and a second on the floor. Uh, student trustees, please vote. All other board members, please vote. Trusty Hen, you're abstaining from this one. Okay. All right. We have unanimous approval for that item with student trustees concurring. All right. All right. Miss Stoultz, can you please provide information for public speakers about today's meeting protocols? Yes. Today's meeting of the board of education is a business meeting that is conducted in public and board members will not engage in a dialogue with members of the audience. Board bylaw 1025 sets the time limit for public comment on agenda items at 10 minutes per side pro and con or 20 minutes total. Speakers will be able to provide testimony at the beginning of the appropriate agenda item
005or at the end of the meeting for non-aggenda comment. Please listen for your name to be called. Speakers are listed and called in the order received. When your name is called, please come to the podium to speak. Speakers participating via Zoom will be asked to unmute when their name is called. If you are unable to unmute yourself, we will call the next speaker. Please follow along with the agenda so that you know when your item is coming up for discussion. When you begin speaking, the green light below my name on the dis indicates that the timer has started. When the light turns yellow, you will have one minute remaining. A buzzer will indicate that your