No public comment.

D. Milkani shared student highlights, including prom and end of the year activities. She also announced that she will be attending the SDSU nursing program in the fall.

D. Milkani and D. Smith introduced Maria Mahecha, the new HSHMC student representative for the 2026-2027 school year, noting that she is currently finishing her sophomore year at HSHMC. M. Mahecha gave a brief overview of her involvement at HSHMC.

D. Smith shared the devastating community impact at HSHMC due to the local mosque shooting last week, where two of the victims were parents of current and former HSHMC students.

I. Pumpian and D. Smith noted:

• graduation for HSHMC will be held this Thursday, May 28, at 6:00 pm at the SDSU Open Air Theatre. 
• a positive upward progression of student state test scores was noted this year.
• HSHMC's instructional minutes will be shifting a bit for the 2026-2027 school year which is further noted in the action items ahead.
• as a means to deepen our recruitment efforts, HSHMC hopes to showcase our Sharp Partnership over the summer to help increase the current enrollment numbers for the fall.

I. Pumpian notified the board of the Desert Mountain SELPA's 2026-2027 Local Plan which requires board review each year. 

G. Ottinger presented HSHMC's Local Indicators and noted that they are required as part of a self reflection report that will be uploaded to the State Dashboard.

G. Ottinger presented the 2026-2027 preliminary budget to the board for approval.

G. Ottinger and D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 LCAP with Budget Overview for Parents to the board for approval.

D. Smith presented the2026-2027 Instructional MInutes for board approval as part of the consent agenda, noting that 11th grade is going back to a 4-day schedule, where Monday will be the internship day and T-F will be core classes, and that the school day will end slightly later.

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 School Calendar for board approval as part of the consent agenda noting that HSHMC's school calendar follows along with the San Diego Unified Schedule.

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 CCAP from Cuyamaca College for board approval as part of the consent agenda noting the addition of a new EMT pathway through Cuyamaca College. 

G. Ottinger presented the 2026-2027 Consolidated Application funds for board approval as part of the consent agenda.

G. Ottinger presented the 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 EPA for board approval as part of the consent agenda.

I. Pumpian presented the Board Meeting and Teleconferencing Policy for approval as part of the consent agenda and discussed how this policy will affect board member participation.

Board member training should be done every two years. 

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 Cell Phone Policy for board approval as part of the consent agenda, noting that no phones will be allowed during instructional times and that "Yondr" pouches will be used to hold student phones as needed. HSHMC is encouraging consistency in the cell phone policy across all classrooms.

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 Suicide Prevention Policy for approval as part of the consent agenda and discussed the importance of promoting mental health resources and emotional support services that students need.

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 Extreme Weather Policy for board approval as part of the consent agenda.

D. Smith presented the 2026-2027 Professional Adult/Student Boundaries Policy for board approval as part of the consent agenda.

Board went into closed session.

Open session resumed.