Board of Education
Jacqueline A. Gaebe
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 7
Elected: 11/2020
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
Elected: 11/2020
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
Joy M. Naylor
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 3
Elected: 11/2018, 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Elected: 11/2018, 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Paul Belt
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 2
Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Megan Casebeer Soleno Esq.
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 5
Elected: 11/2020
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
Elected: 11/2020
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
Walta S. Gamoian
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 1
Elected: 11/2018, 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Elected: 11/2018, 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Todd Oto Ed.D.
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 4
Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/11/2026
Randy Villegas Ph.D.
BOARD MEMBER
Trustee Area 6
Appointed: 12/2021, Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
Appointed: 12/2021, Elected: 11/2022
Term Ends: 12/13/2024
VUSD Named 2023 Governance Team of the Year!
VUSD Named 2023 Governance Team of the Year!
The Golden Gavel Award recognizes a board’s exceptional governance skills
The Visalia Unified School District Board of Education has been Honored with the Prestigious Golden Gavel Award during California School Boards Association (CSBA) Annual Education Conference (AEC) in San Francisco on December 1st, 2023. This coveted award recognizes individual school board members and governance teams who exemplify best practices in effective governance and boardsmanship. It is presented to only one governance team in the state after a strict evaluation process.
This award is given to a governance team that governs effectively, communicates a common vision, focuses on learning and achievement for all students, applies an equity lens to guide decision making and exemplifies best practices in effective governance and boardsmanship...2023 CSBA Vice President Bettye Lusk
VUSD Board of Education Recieves the LEAD Award!
VUSD Board of Education Receives the LEAD Award!
The California Latino School Boards Association (CLSBA) has announced the Visalia Unified School District Board of Education as a recipient of the 2024 Unity Latino/a Educational Advancement & Distinction (LEAD) Award. This prestigious award recognizes school districts that have demonstrated exceptional unity in leadership, serving students and families through an equity lens, and going above and beyond the call of duty.
The CLSBA is a non-profit organization dedicated to ensuring Latino/a students have the best educational opportunities and resources available to succeed. They are committed to meeting the educational needs for all Latino/a students by working with educational organizations and empowering school board members to improve the educational outcomes for Latino/a students in California.
The Role of the Board
The role of the trustees who sit on a locally elected school board is to ensure that school districts are responsive to the values, beliefs and priorities of their communities. The board fulfills this role by performing three major responsibilities. These are setting direction; balancing and approving a district budget; and hiring and being the direct report of their sole employee - the superintendent. Authority is granted to the board as a whole, not each member individually. Therefore, board members fulfill these responsibilities by working together as a governance team with the superintendent to make decisions that will best serve all the students in the community. (Source: California School Boards Association)
Boundaries Map
