Orange 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 · Incumbent
Andrea Yamasaki is vice president of the Orange Unified board, where she has served about ten years, and co-founded the parent group that helped pass Measure S. Her priorities are careful spending, student safety, and academic programs from Advanced Placement to career training.
Nonpartisan
Ivan Kokos is a Marine Corps veteran and commercial banker whose child attends Orange Unified schools. He wants students reading, writing and doing math at grade level, and district spending aimed at classrooms rather than administration.
Sources: ocvote.gov2