Alicia Linden Anderson

Moved and voted to reduce the 2026–27 work year and pay by five days for executive-cabinet members, certificated administrators, and classified managers to lower personnel costs while retaining jobs.

April 22, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Seconded and voted for the March resolution listing 52.83 certificated positions for reduction, then voted for the final April resolution authorizing termination of up to 10 social-worker positions; the final resolution listed only social workers.

April 22, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to accept $121,080 for the WorkAbility I program’s job development, coaching, and subsidized employment for high-school and adult-transition students with individualized education programs.

December 18, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Seconded and voted to approve the CSEA classified-employees agreement with a 1.5% ongoing salary increase and a one-time $500 payment for employees ineligible for health benefits; the district estimated a $1,509,169 compensation increase.

November 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to place a $190 million school-facilities bond measure before voters, covering classroom and career-training facilities, utilities, seismic work, and removal of hazardous materials.

July 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to renew the state preschool program at seven district sites for about 400 children, with reimbursement of up to $3,338,349 for 2024–25.

July 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to authorize temporary borrowing between district operating funds for 2024–25, allowing transfers of up to 75% of available cash in a fund as needed.

July 24, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Seconded and voted to accept $8.85 million for the Stronger Connections program supporting school safety, students’ mental-health needs, and emotional well-being through September 2026.

February 13, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to authorize up to $38 million in refunding bonds to refinance earlier district debt, with limits barring a later final maturity or higher combined principal and interest than the debt being replaced.

March 25, 2015Supports Government Spending Reduction

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted for a roughly $79,000 expansion of AVID college-readiness instruction from a Jackson School pilot to five middle schools and Paramount High School West, including staff training and tutoring support.

March 25, 2015Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted to accept $121,080 for the WorkAbility I program’s job development, coaching, and subsidized employment for high-school and adult-transition students with individualized education programs.

December 18, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to place a $190 million school-facilities bond measure before voters, covering classroom and career-training facilities, utilities, seismic work, and removal of hazardous materials.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to renew the state preschool program at seven district sites for about 400 children, with reimbursement of up to $3,338,349 for 2024–25.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to approve a free six-week pilot of the FLEX standards-aligned visual-arts curriculum for K–12 art teachers.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to add Software Development, Government Honors Seminar, Microeconomics Honors Seminar, Algebra 2 Support, and Geometry Support electives at Paramount High School, with curriculum costs capped at $11,500.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted for Cerritos College agreements establishing college-credit eligibility for qualifying students in Photography 1 and Experiences in Education.

January 16, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved to adopt AP Psychology and voted to add AP Environmental Science for 2018–19, including the purchase of textbooks for both new courses.

February 26, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Seconded and voted to introduce Project Lead The Way’s Computer Science Essentials course for 2018–19, including related professional development, registration, curriculum, and equipment.

February 5, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted to approve a 30-day RoboKind pilot using a humanoid robot alongside speech therapy at Hollydale’s autism program to assess students’ communication and social-development goals.

October 14, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted to revise graduation rules to count an approved computer-science course toward 10 mathematics credits and allow specified course waivers for foster youth, homeless students, and children of military families.

March 25, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted for a roughly $79,000 expansion of AVID college-readiness instruction from a Jackson School pilot to five middle schools and Paramount High School West, including staff training and tutoring support.

March 25, 2015Supports Public Education Quality

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted to place a $190 million school-facilities bond measure before voters, covering classroom and career-training facilities, utilities, seismic work, and removal of hazardous materials.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Voted to approve solar-power and electric-vehicle charging systems at 11 district sites through a Willdan design-and-construction contract capped at $17,771,091.

July 24, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Volunteered with the Parent Teacher Association for more than 20 years and served as Paramount PTA Council president, according to her district biography.

October 23, 2026

Source: paramountusd.com

Voted to censure board member Yesenia Cuarenta over unauthorized disclosures of closed-session personnel and labor-negotiation discussions; the resolution passed 4–1.

April 22, 2026

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Helped a community team secure two grants totaling $2 million for a new preschool and Paramount Pool improvements, according to the mayor’s February 2026 column.

March 4, 2026

Source: paramountchamber.com

Voted to approve reunifying Paramount High School West and Senior campuses for grades 9–12 beginning in 2027–28.

September 10, 2025

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Was elected Paramount Unified School District board president for the 2025 calendar year.

December 18, 2024

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Owned a salon, worked as a hairdresser for more than 30 years, and coordinated annual free haircuts for district foster youth with Paramount’s Community Services Department; the mayor documented that service in her July 9 recognition.

July 9, 2024

Source: paramountchamber.com

Moved and voted to change Gaines Elementary to TK–5 and Jackson School to grades 6–8 for 2024–25, with the district citing enrollment balance and overcrowding at Jackson.

May 14, 2024

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Moved and voted to join UCLA’s SAFETY-A school intervention study, approving counselor and social-worker training in suicide-risk assessment, safety planning, and caregiver engagement.

January 16, 2024

Source: paramount-k12.community.diligentoneplatform.com

Received the Los Angeles County Federation of Labor’s endorsement for the Paramount Unified School District board in its fall 2022 guide.

September 25, 2022

Source: thelafed.org

Continued serving on Paramount’s Planning Commission after the City Council approved its July 12 commissioner appointments.

July 12, 2022

Source: paramountcity.gov

Served as chair of Paramount’s Parks and Recreation Commission in 2021.

June 30, 2021

Source: paramountcity.gov

Served on Paramount’s Senior Services Commission, which listed her as a commissioner as of June 30, 2019.

June 30, 2019

Source: paramountcity.gov

Served for 17 years on the Paramount Unified School District board during 2001–2018, as documented when the district recognized her as an outgoing trustee.

November 14, 2018

Source: resources.finalsite.net

Voted for Big Picture Learning’s technical assistance and moved to approve AltSchool’s personalized-learning platform for Odyssey STEM Academy and the district.

February 26, 2018

Source: resources.finalsite.net