Raeena S. Lari
CA · Trustee, Santa Clara County Board of Education, Trustee Area 7
Raeena Lari has served on the county Board of Education since 2022 and was a Santa Clara County Health Advisory Commissioner and research economist with a University of Chicago MBA. Her priorities are student health, wellness, inclusion, and belonging as foundations for learning.
Where Raeena S. Lari stands, based on their records
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to adopt the county office of education's 2026-27 budget. It passed 4-1, with two trustees absent.
June 10, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: sccoe.org
Track record — General
General · 15 records
Voted for a resolution opposing the building or running of an immigration detention center in Santa Clara County. It passed 5-0.
June 10, 2026
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Voted for a county office policy on how schools respond to immigration enforcement (Board Policy 1445). It passed 6-0.
February 4, 2026
Source: sccoe.org
Made the motion to renew the Voices College-Bound Language Academy at Morgan Hill charter for July 2026 to June 2031, on conditions that the school sign an oversight agreement. It passed 6-0.
January 21, 2026
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to raise board member pay to $2,000 a month under a new state law (AB 1390), with the added pay held back until a labor contract impasse was settled. It passed 6-0, with one abstaining.
December 17, 2025
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to adopt the board's first censure policy, setting rules for formally reprimanding a trustee. It passed 6-0, with one abstaining.
December 17, 2025
Source: sccoe.org
Asked that a study of how long COVID affects student absences be added to the board's list of future staff work.
September 3, 2025
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to hire Dr. David M. Toston Sr. as County Superintendent of Schools on a contract running through June 30, 2028. The vote was 7-0.
April 16, 2025
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to approve the interim county superintendent's contract, with added language requiring three on-site work days. It passed 5-2.
February 26, 2025
Source: sccoe.org
Voted for a 5% pay raise for county Board of Education members starting January 2025. It passed 6-1.
December 18, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Voted for a new board conflict-of-interest bylaw (Board Bylaw 9270). It passed 5-1, with one trustee absent.
December 18, 2024
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Abstained when the county Board of Education voted 4-2 to fire County Superintendent Mary Ann Dewan without cause and place her on paid leave.
October 2, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Voted against reopening the board's August decision to renew the Bullis Charter School charter. The reconsideration motion failed 2-3, with two abstaining.
September 4, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to renew the Bullis Charter School charter for five years with conditions and no 10% cap on its admissions preference for low-income students. It passed 4-3 after she voted against seven-year and no-conditions renewals and abstained on denial.
August 26, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to hire separate lawyers to advise the county Board of Education, apart from the county office's own counsel. The motion passed 5-2.
June 5, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Seconded and voted for a county Board of Education resolution calling for a ceasefire and the release of all hostages in the Middle East, including Palestine and Israel. It passed 5-0, with two abstaining.
January 29, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Past race Raeena S. Lari ran in:
- Santa Clara County Board of Education Member, Trustee Area 7 · November 3, 2026 · Santa Clara County Board of Education Trustee Area 7 · incumbent