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i declare nominations are now open, for the office of the board of education for the year 2012. commissioner? >> i would like to nominate norman yee. >> he has been nominated. are there any other nominations. seeing none, i declare nominations are close. commissioner norman yee has been nominated. ms. casco? >> i move that we elect commissioner yee without a vote. >> sure. unless everyone would like to vote. >> seconded. >> by acclaimation, we would like to -- put forward the nomination. and if there is no objection, -- i would like to say that norman yee has been elected to the boar...

holding a surfboard. board meeting, in hawaiian. maybe we could pretend we are in hawaii. we have a lot of business today. the first thing on the agenda, and congratulations to commissioner norton. i will need your help. there is a new face around this stage, here. that maybe you noticed and you wonder, who the heck is that guy over there? i want to introduce him. i am sure he'd be introduced anyway. he is the new attorney, legal councel for the school district. maribel was going to lead and we were going to hire a new person. don davis, give him a hand. [applause] >> ok. first offic...

[applause] maria -- [applause] rosario -- [applause] edwin yun. [applause] carla mirada. [applause] dora alvarez. [applause] gloria cerva. [applause] carolina. [applause] amalia mendez. ana vazquez. gloria. my colleagues will read the chinese members. >> maggie pho. [applause] thank you. >> we look forward to serving the needs of this district's english learners. the english learner students. thank you. a few words from our new president. [speaking spanish] >> hi, my name is maria rocha, and it's an honor to be chosen to represent the english learners. >> [speaking spanish] >> so i'm...

>> the special school facilities tax, with the greatest district in california, and the teacher's act that led to $2 billion in critical support to our schools. mr. helman was in the every child a-- can learn foundation. we can't forget his annual three-day event. a dedicated concert for students to enjoy and celebrate bluegrass music. to quote him in an interview with forbes magazine, what does move me is the philanthropic stuff. giving does move me. part of it is selfish and it is fun to be appreciated. it goes without saying that hsi is gracious contributions to public education ...

[applause] >> at this time, i will relinquish my crown and move over to where rachel sits. president yee will continue. thank you for allowing me to serve you. [applause] >> okay. let's get started. first thing i wayt to say is i appreciate the leadership of commissioner mendoza, over the last three years, as the president in 2010 and the president last year. i hope to accomplish half of the things that you have rattled off. if i were able to do that, we have to give you a lot of credit for holding us together, in particularly in the tough budget year, when we had to make the hard de...