Alicia Mignano
CA · President, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of Education
Alicia Mignano is president of the Santa Monica-Malibu school board, elected in 2022, and a business owner and immigrant from Mexico. She has focused on multilingual learners and protecting early reading intervention teachers from budget cuts.
Where Alicia Mignano stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (4 records), Public Infrastructure (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (6 records)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 6 oppose
Voted with the full school board for a resolution backing the citizen parcel tax for Santa Monica schools on the November 2026 ballot. It passed unanimously.
August 6, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: smdp.com
Voted no on starting layoff notices for district teaching jobs for June 2026. The board first removed four elementary teaching jobs from the cuts, then passed it 5-1.
February 19, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Co-filed a citizen ballot initiative for a $495 yearly parcel tax in Santa Monica to fund the school district, with State Sen. Ben Allen and Ted Winterer.
January 20, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: smdp.com
Voted to place two school repair bond measures on the November 2024 ballot, one for Santa Monica schools and one for Malibu schools. Both passed the board unanimously.
July 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Seconded the motion ratifying the district's labor contract with SEIU Local 99, the union for classified school workers. It passed unanimously.
June 6, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted no on starting layoff notices for teachers and other credentialed staff for June 2024. It passed 5-2. She also voted no on the two related rules for ranking who gets laid off.
February 15, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 4 support
Voted with the full school board for a resolution backing the citizen parcel tax for Santa Monica schools on the November 2026 ballot. It passed unanimously.
August 6, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: smdp.com
Voted no on starting layoff notices for district teaching jobs for June 2026. The board first removed four elementary teaching jobs from the cuts, then passed it 5-1.
February 19, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Co-filed a citizen ballot initiative for a $495 yearly parcel tax in Santa Monica to fund the school district, with State Sen. Ben Allen and Ted Winterer.
January 20, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: smdp.com
Voted no on starting layoff notices for teachers and other credentialed staff for June 2024. It passed 5-2. She also voted no on the two related rules for ranking who gets laid off.
February 15, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 2 support
Seconded approval of the Franklin Elementary campus rebuild plan, which included an artificial turf field. It passed 7-0, and the board ordered independent testing of the turf.
May 15, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted to place two school repair bond measures on the November 2024 ballot, one for Santa Monica schools and one for Malibu schools. Both passed the board unanimously.
July 24, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Was elected president of the school board for 2026 by her fellow board members.
December 18, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Voted for the three agreements with the City of Malibu that set terms for splitting Malibu off into its own school district. The vote was 7-0.
December 1, 2025
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Made the motion for a school board resolution supporting Santa Monica's Measure K parking tax increase and its companion advisory Measure PSK. It passed unanimously.
September 11, 2024
Source: simbli.eboardsolutions.com
Past race Alicia Mignano ran in:
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Member of the Board of Education · November 3, 2026 · Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, California · incumbent