El Monte Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 4
What does this office do?
- Setting the school district's budget and hiring the superintendent
- Deciding which schools open, close, or get rebuilt
- Approving curriculum, calendars, and teacher contracts
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Florencio Briones has served on the El Monte Union High School District board since 2017 and is its president. A Cal Poly Pomona graduate, he says he will expand college and career pathways, strengthen academic and mental-health support, finish school repairs, and protect district finances.
Records: Government Spending Reduction 3 against, Public Education Quality 3 for, Public Infrastructure 3 for,
Nonpartisan
Jacqueline Yvette Castañon is a special education educator with 14 years serving students with special needs, a leader in the CSEA school employees union, and a lifelong El Monte resident. She lists school safety, special education, parent engagement, and more hands-on trade programs as priorities.
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