Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District board removes sixth-grade athletic curriculum from agenda, approves consent items

The Santa Cruz Valley Unified School District No. 35 Governing Board removed a proposed sixth-grade athletic conditioning curriculum from its agenda and approved the consent agenda during a brief special meeting in May 2025 at the district office in Rio Rico.

Board members voted to approve the meeting agenda with the change after a district staff member said the curriculum adoption item had not been publicly posted for the required 60 days. "We have to have that publicly displayed for 60 days, and we have not met that requirement yet," the staff member said. The board then moved and seconded the amended agenda; board members verbally indicated their support and the presiding officer declared the motion carried.

The action delayed formal consideration of the sixth-grade athletic conditioning curriculum until the public-notice requirement can be met. The board then considered the consent agenda and voted to approve it as presented; no individual consent items were read into the record during the meeting.

During the call to the public, the district clerk (Mr. Verdugo) reported there were no public comments. With roll call confirming members present, the presiding officer declared a quorum and adjourned the meeting shortly after the votes.

The changes preserve the district's publicly noticed review process for curriculum adoptions; the transcript does not specify a new date for consideration of the sixth-grade athletic conditioning curriculum or list the specific items included in the consent agenda.

The meeting lasted only a few minutes and included no public testimony and no other substantive debate recorded in the transcript.