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Several speakers described the adult woodturning classes as a cross‑generational community resource. Ray Hari and multiple adult students said the classes teach woodworking and turning to adults and high‑school students, produce volunteer projects such as wig stands for people undergoing cancer treatment, and previously raised funds for the school. Kristel Moffett Smith, Diane Figueroa and other speakers said the program also supports mental health and neighborly connection.

District staff told the board they had been alerted to possible “questionable” bookkeeping at Santa Clara High School and that the CTE coordinator found equipment and supplies purchased with CTE (Career Technical Education) funding were being used in evening adult education classes. Staff said Perkins and CTE grant rules forbid use of CTE funds for adult‑education programs outside K‑12; that restriction prompted the district to pause the evening classes so it could sort funding and compliance.

A district staff member said the immediate plan is to work with Principal Carrie Casto and Bookser adult‑education supervisors to expand offerings at the Bookser woodshop, which would keep instruction and adult programming in an appropriate funding stream. Staff emphasized they want to preserve the community program and are meeting with program volunteers and site leadership to plan a move and to review fundraising and volunteer processes.

Public commenters pushed the board to help preserve the program as currently configured. Several adult students noted the volunteer teacher’s long run of unpaid service and described donations of local wood and other materials that supported the program. One speaker who described a program financial summary said adult ed revenue from the turning program approached $120,000 over two years and argued the revenue represented significant support for the school’s CTE program. Speakers said moving the adult program off the high‑school site would fracture the cross‑generational benefits and reduce volunteering opportunities for students.

Board members asked staff to return with specific next steps. Trustee Canova and others said they expected staff to work with principal and program volunteers to preserve student access to the woodshop and to relocate adult classes without disrupting instruction for students. Staff said a meeting is scheduled between program staff and Principal Casto to plan enhancements at Bookser and to ensure credential, volunteer and fundraising processes are followed.

No formal board action was taken Thursday; the item was discussed during public comment and staff follow‑up. The district said it will continue to work with volunteers, Principal Casto and Bookser staff to keep community programming while ensuring compliance with CTE funding rules.

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The vote follows months of staff work and a lengthy public discussion in which students and parents urged immediate implementation for current ninth‑grade students, while physical education teachers raised legal and instructional concerns. The board instructed staff to revise the draft regulation along the lines the board discussed, to consult the California Department of Education (CDE) and district legal counsel, and to return the revised language at the first May board meeting.

District Superintendent Gary Waddell and staff presented a proposed “sports PE” design that would let students earn PE credit (or be exempted from the district’s second‑year PE requirement) through participation in CIF‑sanctioned sports. Secondary director Matt Baldwin and staff member Mr. Stamm described a multi‑stage engagement process that included teacher, parent and student meetings and a district survey the staff said drew a small response: roughly 30 students and about 130 parents, primarily families already involved in after‑school athletics.

In their presentation, staff described eligibility ideas developed with PE teachers: students would continue to be required to complete ninth‑grade PE, maintain a minimum GPA, and demonstrate regular participation in a CIF sport (the draft called for rostered participation and a 90% attendance threshold during the season). Staff also proposed firm limits for credit: one completed season would qualify for a one‑semester exemption (5 credits), and two seasons for a full year (10 credits). Staff called next year a planning and pilot year and said the district would hold PE staffing harmless while schedules are adjusted.

Trustees pressed staff and legal counsel about conflicts between the proposed application language and state guidance. Trustee Fairchild said she had consulted a CDE official who emphasized that Education Code provisions permit local boards to grant exemptions but cautioned that exemptions must be individual, non‑discriminatory, and consistent with CIF and state rules; the trustee warned that some of the draft prerequisites could run afoul of those limits. Trustee Ryan said the board’s 2014 policy already grants the board discretion and urged swift implementation so current students would not be excluded.

Public comment was extensive. Dozens of students and parents — many from Santa Clara High and Wilcox High — told the board that season‑long varsity and junior varsity athletics require practice and game time that exceeds PE class time, and they urged that athletics count toward PE graduation requirements so student athletes can use freed periods for electives or study. Ninth‑grade athletes described daily or early‑morning training schedules that they said made an extra PE class redundant.

Multiple PE teachers, athletic directors and the district’s UTSC representative argued against the proposal as written. District PE staff told the board that PE is grounded in California content standards and that sport participation does not necessarily cover the full PE curriculum. They also flagged staffing and credentialing issues: some CIF coaches are not credentialed K‑12 teachers, raising questions about awarding academic credit based on coach supervision.

Trustee Ryan’s motion instructed staff to draft an AR titled “Sports Physical Education Exemption” that (1) implements the board’s authority under Education Code section 51242 to exempt students from the second year of PE when they participate in CIF sports; (2) allows students to request an exemption for one semester (5 credits) or a full year (10 credits) based on completed seasons; (3) requires verification of rostered participation by the school athletic director or designee; (4) shifts any credits granted from PE into the elective category; (5) makes the exemption immediately available to current high‑school students as well as future students; (6) limits local eligibility requirements to those allowed by Education Code; and (7) required any application or documents developed be returned to the board for approval before use. Trustee Fairchild asked staff to explicitly review the draft with the CDE and district counsel; the board included that direction.

Next steps: staff will revise the draft administrative regulation per the board’s direction, consult with the CDE and district legal counsel as requested by trustees, and return the revised text and application materials at the board’s first May meeting for further action.

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Key approvals (all votes 7‑0 unless noted):
- Consent items I‑2 through I‑25: human resources and routine approvals (motion by Trustee Muirhead; second by Trustee Ryan). Vote recorded 7‑0 with Student Trustee Brown voting yes.
- Resolution 25‑32: designating May 7, 2025, as National School Nurse Day (approved 7‑0).
- Resolution 25‑33: designating April 29, 2025, as National Fentanyl Awareness Day (approved 7‑0).
- Resolution 25‑34: designating May 14, 2025, as Day of the Teacher (approved 7‑0).
- Resolution 25‑35: designating May 18–24, 2025, as Classified School Employee Week (approved 7‑0).
- Resolution 25‑36: designating May 2, 2025, as School Lunch Hero Day (approved 7‑0).
- Item K‑1: Appointment of Teresa Smith as principal of Brawley Elementary School (approved 7‑0). Dr. Jose Gonzales introduced Smith’s background in administration and human resources; Trustee Fairchild moved approval and Trustee Muirhead seconded.
- Item K‑2: Appointment of Julie Haneta as principal of Briarwood Elementary School (approved 7‑0).
- Item K‑3 and K‑4: Revised job description for Program Administrator, Early Learning, and new job description for Student Services Program Specialist (each approved 7‑0).
- Action L‑1: Resolution 25‑31 authorizing change order number 2 to Silicon Valley Paving, Inc. for Briarwood Elementary School shade structure and paving project (approved 7‑0).
- Action L‑2: Resolution 25‑37 authorizing change order number 11 to Guerra Construction Group for Wilcox High School tennis courts project (approved 7‑0). Trustees asked about budget status for the Wilcox project during discussion, but voted to approve the change order.

Each motion had the standard mover/second recorded and was approved unanimously, with Student Trustee Brown recording an advisory yes vote where permitted. No contested or failed items were recorded at the meeting’s action stage.

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