The Central Unified School Board unanimously voted in Area 5 veteran incumbent Terry Cox as board president at its meeting Tuesday at Central East High School. "It is a big responsibility, but I am glad to take it on," said Cox, who has served on the board for 18 years....
New Central Unified Trustees Focus on Creating Stability
The Central Unified School Board will feature three new faces at Tuesday's meeting, all of whom have no plans on changing superintendents. "As a school board, we are going to make sure the community's concerns, demands, and goals are front and foremost on his agenda," Area 7 Trustee-elect Naindeep Singh...
Did Voters Oust Central Unified Trustees Over Sutton Firing?
Tuesday's election results in Central Unified School Board races were welcomed by community members who see the outcome as a rebuke over the firing of district Superintendent Mark Sutton last February. Board chair Cesar Granda and trustee Ruben Coronado both lost their bids for re-election. Incumbent Rama Dawar is barely holding...
What's Next for Central High West Campus? Candidates Offer Ideas.
To prevent the Central High School West Campus from becoming a "ghost town" when the district's new high school opens in 2021, a school board incumbent and several candidates discussed the possibility of turning it into a magnet school for Career Technical Education. "We envision that we turn it into...
Now It's Granda's Turn to Face a Challenger for Central Seat
Four years ago, Cesar Granda unseated incumbent Phil Rusconi from the Central Unified School District Board, saying it was a time for a change. It was an extremely tight race, with Granda prevailing by just 11 votes over Rusconi in a three-candidate field. Granda ran as part of the "Four Horsemen" slate, which...