Alejandro "Alex" Vara
Nonpartisan · CA · Principal, Frisbie Middle School, Rialto Unified School District
Alejandro "Alex" Vara is principal of Frisbie Middle School in Rialto Unified School District. His education career has included work as an aide, teacher, and principal, and he previously served on the Redlands Unified School District board and the Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program board.
Track record
Public Education Quality
· 3 records
On December 5, 2024, Redlands Unified School District's K-12 Computer Science Pathway received a California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award; the award page listed Alex Vara as board president and reported more than 2,000 students enrolled in computer-science courses and 11,000 participating in extended-day coding programs.
December 5, 2024For
Source: publications.csba.org · researched July 13, 2026
On October 25, 2023, Alex Vara and Norberto Perez presented or reviewed a proposal to renew Somatherapy services at Frisbie Middle School for as many as 108 one-hour sessions for students, staff, and parents at a cost not exceeding $16,200.
October 25, 2023For
Source: resources.finalsite.net · researched July 13, 2026
On May 10, 2022, Alex Vara moved approval of Redlands Unified School District's 2022-23 master agreement with the Colton-Redlands-Yucaipa Regional Occupational Program; the board approved the consent motion unanimously.
May 10, 2022For
Source: resources.finalsite.net · researched July 13, 2026
Civil Rights
· 2 records
In April 2024, after the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found systemic Title IX response failures in Redlands Unified School District, board president Alex Vara publicly said the district took the findings seriously and would implement the resolution agreement's improvements.
April 24, 2024For
Source: ed.gov · researched July 13, 2026
At the June 9, 2020 Redlands Unified board meeting, Alex Vara reported that he had participated in George Floyd protests in Highland during the preceding weeks and thanked former Citrus Valley High School students who organized them.
June 9, 2020For
Source: resources.finalsite.net · researched July 13, 2026
General
· 3 records
A California Community Colleges consortium document produced on April 27, 2026 listed Alex Vara as one of Rialto Unified School District's member representatives to the Inland Adult Education Consortium for 2026-27.
April 27, 2026
Source: prod-nova-attachments.s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com · researched July 13, 2026
On September 2, 2020, the San Bernardino County Democratic Party published its endorsement of Alex Vara for the Redlands Unified School District governing board.
September 2, 2020
Source: web.archive.org · researched July 13, 2026
On June 12, 2018, Alex Vara moved to deny a no-cost memorandum of understanding that would have provided Student Assistance Program counseling services at Redlands Unified School District sites; the board approved his motion unanimously.
June 12, 2018
Source: resources.finalsite.net · researched July 13, 2026
Integrity and Ethics
· 1 record
In April 2024, after the U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights found systemic Title IX response failures in Redlands Unified School District, board president Alex Vara publicly said the district took the findings seriously and would implement the resolution agreement's improvements.
April 24, 2024
Source: ed.gov · researched July 13, 2026
Elections
- San Bernardino County, County Superintendent of Schools · November 3, 2026 · San Bernardino County, California
Profile last researched July 13, 2026.