Board approves policies, interim certification and multiple contracts; several votes carried unanimously

The Sequoia Union High School District board on Wednesday approved a series of actions including a policy update on immigration enforcement response, the second interim financial certification and multiple agreements for projects across the district.

On action item 16.1 the board approved the second reading and adoption of board policy and administrative regulation 1445 (response to immigration enforcement). The motion carried by roll call with the clerk recording: "Motion carries 4 0 with 1 absent." The same voting outcome (4–0 with 1 absent) was recorded in roll-call language for other formal votes where a roll call was used.

The board approved staff’s recommendation to issue a positive certification for the 2025–26 second interim financial report after a presentation by Assistant Superintendent Janae Marking (see separate coverage). Trustees discussed enrollment impacts and noted that the interim report did not include the recent TIDE closure or proposed position reductions taken after the reporting period ending Jan. 31.

The board also approved several district contracts and project amendments by motion and voice vote, including: agreement with Advance Inspections Inc. for DSA inspection services for the Menlo-Atherton High School bleacher project; Amendment 1 with CAW Architects for classroom/wing projects at Woodside, Menlo-Atherton, Carlmont and Sequoia High School; and an agreement with Sandis Civil Engineers, Surveyors, Planners for topographical and boundary surveying services for the Woodside High baseball field. Each of these items was moved, seconded and approved with no substantive public comment or extended discussion recorded.

Several items were approved on the consent agenda earlier in the meeting, adopted by roll call (recorded as "Motion carries 4 0 with 1 absent").