Morongo Unified School District Governing Board Member, Area 5
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
Juan Carlos Pineiro is a Joshua Tree parent and senior vice president of technology at Intercare Therapy, a behavioral health organization. He says he will keep neighborhood schools open, raise attendance, and add middle-school music, art, and science options to draw families.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Roberta Meyers has served on the Morongo Unified school board since 2021 after 32 years as an elementary teacher, 22 of them in the district. She lists raising enrollment and attendance, keeping schools safe, and tackling bullying as her priorities.
Sources: uploads.rov.sbcounty.gov2