Beverly Gerard
CA · Member, San Mateo County Board of Education
Beverly Gerard represents Area 2 (Bayshore, Brisbane and the Jefferson districts) on the San Mateo County Board of Education and is its vice president. She says her goal is to give students the programs and tools they need to succeed.
Where Beverly Gerard stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (3 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted to adopt the county office of education's 2023-24 budget. It passed 5-1.
June 28, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction
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Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 3 support
Made the motion to approve the board's School Funding Task Force report on funding problems facing local school districts. It passed 7-0.
October 8, 2025Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to approve the county office's plan for spending its third round of federal COVID-19 school relief money (ESSER III). It passed 6-0.
October 20, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
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Made the motion to close the Bay Cities Scholarship Fund and move its remaining money to career technical education. It passed 7-0.
December 13, 2017Supports Public Education Quality
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Track record — General
General · 19 records
Voted for a joint resolution affirming support for the U.S. Constitution and the Bill of Rights. It passed 6-0.
September 2, 2026
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Made the motion to appoint Marco Chavez as county superintendent of schools for the rest of the 2022-2026 term. It passed 7-0.
February 18, 2026
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Seconded the motion to deny the Oceanlight School petition for a countywide charter school. It was denied 7-0.
December 17, 2025
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Voted to raise board members' pay to $1,500 a month. It passed 6-1.
December 15, 2025
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Was elected vice president of the San Mateo County Board of Education for 2026 on a 6-0 vote with one abstention.
December 15, 2025
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Made the motion to adopt a new board policy on student board members. It passed 7-0.
November 19, 2025
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As board president, backed Jo-Ann Byrne Sockolov and voted against appointing Hugo Torres to fill the board's Trustee Area 7 vacancy. Torres was appointed 4-2.
March 15, 2023
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Voted to push back the closing date of Gateway Community School to June 30, 2024. It passed 6-1.
May 18, 2022
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Voted to keep holding board meetings online because of the COVID-19 emergency. It passed 4-3.
February 16, 2022
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Voted against closing Gateway Community School, a county-run school; that motion failed 3-4. After the board agreed to reconsider, she voted for the closure, which passed 6-1.
January 19, 2022
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Was elected president of the San Mateo County Board of Education for 2022.
December 16, 2021
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Made the motion to lease the county office's Rollins Road site to Meta Platforms, the highest bidder, for $126,000. It passed 7-0.
December 8, 2021
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Made the motion for the board to send a letter supporting AB 824, a state bill to add student trustees to county boards of education. It passed 7-0.
June 16, 2021
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Made the motion to adopt a new board policy on the county office's COVID-19 safety plan. It passed 7-0.
September 16, 2020
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Made the motion to add a youth commission liaison, a student voice, to the county Board of Education. It passed 7-0.
October 2, 2019
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Made the motion to appoint Nancy Magee as San Mateo County Superintendent of Schools, effective November 6, 2018. It passed 7-0.
October 17, 2018
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Voted to deny a request that the county board ask the state to waive election rules for a petition to move La Honda-area land into other school districts. The denial passed 5-1.
June 20, 2018
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Made the motion to give Bayshore Elementary School District a short-term cash loan so it would not be counted as unable to pay its bills at year's end. It passed 7-0.
April 4, 2018
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Made the motion for a resolution honoring the victims of the Parkland, Florida school shooting and supporting stronger school safety measures. It passed 6-0.
March 7, 2018
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Past race Beverly Gerard ran in:
- San Mateo County Board of Education Member, Trustee Area 2 · November 3, 2026 · San Mateo County Board of Education Trustee Area 2 · incumbent