ms. mendoza/ ? maufas? maurasi? ms. wynn? mr. yee? and mrs. tom? i pledge allegiance to the united states of america, and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under god, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. >> 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 have made it grow by encouraging participation, throughout the city and beyond. we will always remember him with respect and admiration. we express condolences to the helman family, but celebrate the contributions he's given. warren, you will be

ms. maufas? >> no. >> ms. mendoza? >> no. >> ms. norton? >> no. >> ms. wynn? >> that is five votes for rachel norton. >> rachel norton has been elected vice president of the board of education for 2012. [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 decisions. it is not always easy to have a lot of people were together for a budget that has to work for everyone. i appreciate all of your leadership, to be able to duplicate the qualities that you have brought to us. thank you very much. the best thing i could do, as commissioner me

ms. mendoza/ ? maufas? maurasi? ms. wynn? mr. yee? and mrs. tom? pledge allegiance to the united states of america, and to

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