Melissa Williamson
CA · Member, Beaumont Unified School District Board of Trustees
Melissa Williamson is a Beaumont Unified trustee who describes herself as an educator and parent, according to the ballot designation filed with the Riverside County Registrar of Voters.
Where Melissa Williamson stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Safety and Crime Control (2 records), Civil Rights (1 record), Public Infrastructure (23 records)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (2 support · 6 oppose), Public Education Quality (47 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 2 support · 6 oppose
Williamson voted to spend Proposition 28 funds on school arts and music programs. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 22, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed grants for college and career pathways. The votes were 6–0 for $121,400 planning and 5–0 for $223,778 implementation, including student votes.
August 25, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to place an $86 million school-repair bond measure on the November 2026 ballot. The vote was 4–1.
July 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to create a school-facilities tax district and authorize up to $20 million in bonds. Both votes passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed Beaumont Unified's 2025–26 budget in a 5–0 vote. County reviewers approved it and flagged $16 million in projected unrestricted general-fund deficit spending.
June 10, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to authorize layoffs and reductions of nonteaching positions because of a lack of work or funds. Four trustees voted yes; the student member abstained.
March 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to authorize school-facilities bonds in two areas of a special-tax district. Both votes passed 5–0; the student member abstained. A later bond disclosure listed a $2.54 million issue under the first resolution.
January 21, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to reduce or end services at Beaumont Adult School for the 2023–24 school year. The resolution passed 5–0.
April 18, 2023Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 2 support
Williamson moved to accept a federal grant for the School Violence Prevention Program. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
November 12, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to hire a consultant to assess security risks and video surveillance at all district schools and facilities. The board approved the contract 5–0.
February 14, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 47 support · 1 oppose
Williamson voted to spend Proposition 28 funds on school arts and music programs. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 22, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to buy six classrooms and three restroom buildings for after-school programs at three elementary schools. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 8, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed grants for college and career pathways. The votes were 6–0 for $121,400 planning and 5–0 for $223,778 implementation, including student votes.
August 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt En Voz Alta for high-school Spanish courses for native speakers. The vote was 5–0, including the student member.
August 25, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to approve the Beaumont Early Childhood Education Center and its environmental review. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve a school for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade at Brookside and North Highland Springs avenues. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Eureka Math Squared Algebra 1 for high-school students. The curriculum passed 5–0.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to adopt Apunto al Futuro AP Spanish materials for high-school students. The curriculum passed 5–0.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Career Connections Construction materials for high-school students. The curriculum passed 5–0.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to place an $86 million school-repair bond measure on the November 2026 ballot. The vote was 4–1.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for a three-year plan for after-school and school-break learning. The vote was 5–0, including the student member.
October 28, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to create a school-facilities tax district and authorize up to $20 million in bonds. Both votes passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a grant to include students with disabilities in regular classrooms. The grant passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Anécdotas materials for the dual-language program in grades six through eight. The curriculum passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed Beaumont Unified's 2025–26 budget in a 5–0 vote. County reviewers approved it and flagged $16 million in projected unrestricted general-fund deficit spending.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Studies Weekly history materials for kindergarten through fifth grade. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
May 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt mCLASS and mCLASS Lectura materials for kindergarten through second grade. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
May 13, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve Atwell's campus for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. All five trustees and the student member supported the school project and environmental review update, 6–0.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed a transitional-kindergarten-to-fifth-grade school at Fairway Canyon. The project and its environmental review update passed 6–0, including the student member.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed two new two-classroom buildings and a restroom building at Mountain View Middle School. All five trustees and the student member approved the purchase, 6–0.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for four added classrooms plus a restroom building at San Gorgonio Middle School. Her yes vote was part of a 6–0 tally, including the student member.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
At Summerwind Trails School, Williamson supported three added classrooms and a restroom building. The 6–0 tally included the student member.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for a school-transportation plan that prioritizes younger students and children from low-income families. The vote passed 6–0, including the student member.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Eureka Math materials for grades six through eight. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
January 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to authorize school-facilities bonds in two areas of a special-tax district. Both votes passed 5–0; the student member abstained. A later bond disclosure listed a $2.54 million issue under the first resolution.
January 21, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to hire architects for an expanded-learning offices and classrooms project. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to ratify a college partnership for the California Adult Education Program. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
October 22, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to award construction bids for Glen View High School's new classroom building. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a Gene Haas Foundation grant for students in machining or engineering programs. The grant passed 5–0.
June 11, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved approval of an English-learner plan, which passed 5–0. It covers language instruction and communicating with parents in their home language.
June 11, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to approve a state agreement for the district's Work Experience Education program. The agreement passed 4–0; one trustee was absent.
May 21, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for a college partnership to expand the district's middle-school medical career program. The vote was 5–0, including the student member; one trustee was absent.
May 7, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to adopt phonics materials for kindergarten through fifth grade. Five trustees voted yes; the student member abstained.
April 16, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a grant for Middle College and Early College programs. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 12, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to adopt advanced-placement environmental science from Bedford, Freeman and Worth for grades nine through twelve. All five trustees and the student member approved it, 6–0.
August 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept federal career-education funding under the Perkins V law. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
In a 6–0 vote, Williamson supported advanced-placement English lessons for high-school students. The materials came from Bedford, Freeman and Worth; the student member also voted yes.
August 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt Next Gen Personal Finance mathematics materials for grades nine through twelve. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt SAVVAS environmental science materials for high-school students. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a $92,334 workforce grant for the 2023–24 school year. The vote passed 5–0.
August 8, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to adopt Discovery Education science lessons for transitional kindergarten through fifth grade. The board approved the curriculum 5–0.
June 6, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve contracts for the fifth phase of Beaumont High School's expansion. The vote passed 5–0.
June 6, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to approve a college partnership to upgrade and expand the district's culinary career program. The agreement passed 5–0.
April 18, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for a college partnership to upgrade and expand the district's digital-media career program. The agreement passed 5–0.
April 18, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to reduce or end services at Beaumont Adult School for the 2023–24 school year. The resolution passed 5–0.
April 18, 2023Opposes Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept FEMA CalHOPE funding for the 2022–23 school year. The 5–0 vote supported a program for student mental-health and social-emotional learning.
April 18, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to accept a state career-education incentive grant. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
March 21, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a state grant for after-school education and safety. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
March 7, 2023Supports Public Education Quality
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
Williamson voted to accept a grant to include students with disabilities in regular classrooms. The grant passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Supports Civil Rights
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 23 support
Williamson backed buying three school buses and later seconded a five-year lease for pupil-transportation vehicles. Both votes passed 6–0, including student members.
September 8, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to buy six classrooms and three restroom buildings for after-school programs at three elementary schools. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 8, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to approve the Beaumont Early Childhood Education Center and its environmental review. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve a school for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade at Brookside and North Highland Springs avenues. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
August 11, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to place an $86 million school-repair bond measure on the November 2026 ballot. The vote was 4–1.
July 21, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept a state grant for kitchen facilities and training. The grant passed 5–0.
May 26, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve emergency roof-leak repairs and related cleanup at Brookside Elementary School. The resolution passed 5–0.
May 26, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for an emergency resolution covering water-leak repairs at Beaumont High School. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
October 14, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to create a school-facilities tax district and authorize up to $20 million in bonds. Both votes passed 5–0.
July 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve Atwell's campus for transitional kindergarten through eighth grade. All five trustees and the student member supported the school project and environmental review update, 6–0.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed a transitional-kindergarten-to-fifth-grade school at Fairway Canyon. The project and its environmental review update passed 6–0, including the student member.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to award construction bids for a kitchen-building addition at Palm Innovation Academy. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
April 22, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed two new two-classroom buildings and a restroom building at Mountain View Middle School. All five trustees and the student member approved the purchase, 6–0.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for four added classrooms plus a restroom building at San Gorgonio Middle School. Her yes vote was part of a 6–0 tally, including the student member.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
At Summerwind Trails School, Williamson supported three added classrooms and a restroom building. The 6–0 tally included the student member.
March 25, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to authorize school-facilities bonds in two areas of a special-tax district. Both votes passed 5–0; the student member abstained. A later bond disclosure listed a $2.54 million issue under the first resolution.
January 21, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to join an incentive program for zero-emission school buses and related infrastructure. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to hire architects for an expanded-learning offices and classrooms project. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
December 17, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to award construction bids for Glen View High School's new classroom building. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for emergency repairs to gas lines and valves at San Gorgonio Middle School. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
September 10, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for emergency water-damage repairs at Highland Academy Charter School. The resolution passed 5–0.
August 20, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted for emergency approval of water-damage repairs at Starlight Elementary School. The resolution passed 4–0; one trustee was absent.
May 21, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to approve contracts for the fifth phase of Beaumont High School's expansion. The vote passed 5–0.
June 6, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Track record — General
General · 20 records
Beaumont Unified reported Williamson began her education career as a nonprofit teacher in 1999.
November 2, 2026
Source: beaumontusd.us
Williamson served as a California School Boards Association delegate for Beaumont Unified.
November 2, 2026
Source: csba.org
Beaumont Unified reported Williamson earned an associate degree in child development from Crafton Hills College.
November 2, 2026
Source: beaumontusd.us
Beaumont Unified reported Williamson earned a bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Phoenix.
November 2, 2026
Source: beaumontusd.us
Beaumont Unified reported Williamson held a California permit to direct state and federally funded early childhood programs.
November 2, 2026
Source: beaumontusd.us
The Republican Party of Riverside County endorsed Williamson for Beaumont Unified's Area 4 seat in the 2026 election.
October 5, 2026
Source: riversidecountygop.com
Williamson seconded raising school-board members' maximum monthly pay to $2,000, effective May 1, 2026. The resolution passed 4–1; she voted yes.
May 26, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to eliminate one nonteaching administrative position for the 2026–27 school year. Four trustees voted yes; the student member abstained.
May 12, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to sell the district's Pennsylvania Avenue property after receiving a $4.55 million bid. The vote was 5–0, including the student member.
May 12, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson backed seeking buyers for the Manzanita and Oak Valley surplus sites. Minimum prices were $1.3 million and $1.6 million, respectively. Both votes passed 5–0, including the student member.
January 27, 2026
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to adopt alternative school facility fees after reviewing the district's building needs. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
April 22, 2025
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to renew Highland Academy's charter for five years and approve its property-use agreement. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
April 22, 2025
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Beaumont school-board minutes reported Williamson completed a master's degree in business administration.
March 4, 2025
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson became president of the Beaumont Unified school board. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
December 17, 2024
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to create a school facilities improvement district to issue bonds and call its election. Both votes passed 5–0.
June 11, 2024
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson voted to accept mental-health funding for the district. The vote was 5–0, including the student member; one trustee was absent.
May 7, 2024
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson moved to increase school fees on new residential and commercial construction. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
April 16, 2024
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson became vice president of the Beaumont Unified school board. The vote was 5–0.
December 12, 2023
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson became clerk of the Beaumont Unified school board. The vote was 6–0, including the student member.
December 13, 2022
Source: 4.files.edl.io
Williamson served as secretary of the Management Association of Colton, an association of school administrators.
October 1, 2018
Source: regions.acsa.org
Past race Melissa Williamson ran in:
- Beaumont Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4 · November 3, 2026 · Beaumont Unified School District Trustee Area 4 · incumbent