Riverside Unified School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1
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
Duffy Atkinson is a retired businessman and recent Riverside Unified parent with a business degree from the University of San Diego. He says he wants better two-way communication with parents, a focus on core academics, more career pathways, and careful oversight of public spending.
Nonpartisan
Jinane Annous is a retired educator with 39 years in schools, including five as superintendent of a small Monterey County district, and teaches graduate courses at the University of Redlands. Her priorities are school safety, college readiness, and help for English learners.
Nonpartisan · Incumbent
Noemi Hernandez Alexander, elected to the Riverside Unified board in 2022 and now its president, is a dean of instruction at Moreno Valley College with a Ph.D. in political science. Her priorities include early literacy and math, help for multilingual learners, and career courses.
Source: voteinfo.net