Carol Presunka
CA · Member, Cambrian School District Board of Trustees
Carol Presunka has served on the Cambrian School District Board of Trustees since 2014, including terms as board president, clerk, and vice president.
Where Carol Presunka stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (1 record), Data Privacy (1 record), Civil Rights (1 record),
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 6 oppose), Public Education Quality (6 support · 2 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 6 oppose
Voted to adopt Cambrian’s 2026-27 district budget and Local Control and Accountability Plans. Both passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Moved and voted to add 2.375 full-time-equivalent job cuts omitted from an earlier resolution. The measure passed 5-0.
March 11, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Seconded and voted to cut about 10.5 full-time-equivalent school jobs because of insufficient work or funds. Administrative, certificated and classified services were reduced. Approval passed 3-2.
March 5, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to finance school solar installations through an equipment lease instead of paying cash upfront. Approval passed 5-0.
December 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted against $2.6 million in ongoing district spending cuts and their inclusion in financial projections. The fiscal plan passed 3-2.
December 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to raise district-paid teacher health-benefit caps and add special-education caseload stipends. The labor agreement passed 5-0.
December 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to authorize up to $5 million in Measure R school bonds. The bond resolution passed 5-0.
December 18, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to increase compensation and health-benefit caps for California School Employees Association Local 641 employees. The agreement passed 5-0.
June 17, 2021Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted for school-employee rules banning sexual relationships with students and unsafe personal contact. The board adopted the policies 5-0.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 6 support · 2 oppose
Voted to adopt Cambrian’s 2026-27 district budget and Local Control and Accountability Plans. Both passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Seconded and voted for a $148 annual parcel-tax proposal for school funding on the November 2026 ballot. The resolution passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Moved and voted to add 2.375 full-time-equivalent job cuts omitted from an earlier resolution. The measure passed 5-0.
March 11, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Seconded and voted to cut about 10.5 full-time-equivalent school jobs because of insufficient work or funds. Administrative, certificated and classified services were reduced. Approval passed 3-2.
March 5, 2026Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted against $2.6 million in ongoing district spending cuts and their inclusion in financial projections. The fiscal plan passed 3-2.
December 18, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to adopt new science instructional materials across kindergarten through eighth grade. The board approved the curricula 5-0.
February 15, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to adopt Health Connected’s sexual-health curriculum for fifth and seventh grades. The board approved it 4-1.
May 8, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Moved to approve a district therapeutic day program for students with disabilities. Also approved occupational-therapy and behavior-support job descriptions. The motion passed 5-0.
May 8, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 1 support
Voted for rules limiting immigration-status collection and disclosure of school records to immigration agents, with legal exceptions. The policy also prohibited immigration-status discrimination. Approval passed 5-0.
March 5, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Voted for rules limiting immigration-status collection and disclosure of school records to immigration agents, with legal exceptions. The policy also prohibited immigration-status discrimination. Approval passed 5-0.
March 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted to increase school-facilities fees charged on new residential and commercial developments. Resolution 23-24-08 passed 4-0.
April 18, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Track record — General
General · 9 records
Served for 15 years on the Alternating Hemiplegia of Childhood Foundation board. Also led Bagby’s Home and School Club before joining Cambrian’s board.
October 20, 2026
Source: cambriansd.org
Served on the Cambrian Educational Foundation board as the school district’s representative in 2025-26.
October 20, 2026
Source: cambrianeducationalfoundation.org
Served as president of the Santa Clara County School Boards Association during 2024-25.
October 20, 2026
Source: myemail.constantcontact.com
Voted for recommendations to lease the closed Sartorette property for district revenue, prioritizing childcare and youth education. Approval passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Voted to renew Farnham Elementary’s charter and moved to renew Price Middle School’s charter for five years. Both renewals passed 5-0.
June 18, 2026
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Seconded and voted to close Sartorette Elementary School. Students received their preferred receiving schools where space allowed. The closure passed 5-0.
February 26, 2026
Source: cambrianpublic.ic-board.com
Served on the Santa Clara County Committee on School District Organization as a Supervisorial District 4 representative.
January 29, 2024
Source: sccoe.org
Voted to appoint Kristi Schwiebert as Cambrian’s interim superintendent and approve an addendum to her employment contract. The appointment passed 5-0.
June 17, 2021
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Voted to approve the Bagby Elementary multipurpose-room project and award its construction contracts. The board approved the project 5-0.
May 8, 2017
Source: resources.finalsite.net
Past race Carol Presunka ran in:
- Cambrian School District Governing Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Cambrian Elementary School District, California · incumbent