2023-24 Student Board Member Application
- Deadline to Submit Application: May 19, 2023
- Rapid Interviews of Candidates Remotely: May 30-June 2, 2023
- Final Candidate Interviews: Week of June 5, 2023
- Introduction/Appointment of Student Board Members: Board Meeting on June 20, 2023 at 6 pm
Questions? Please contact:
Carol Crane, Board Vice-President: ccrane@nmusd.us
Rosy Amezcua, Executive Assistant: ramezcua@nmusd.us or 714-424-5031
Board of Education
The Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board of Education is comprised of seven elected members, who are the governing body of the District, which act during legally constituted meetings in which a quorum of the Board is present. It derives its powers from the Constitution and Statutes of the State of California. The government of the school is vested in the Board of Education.
The Board of Education represents the people of the District. They function as a goal setting, policy making and evaluating body. The Board has jurisdiction over the District, its programs, employees, pupils, building sites and equipment.
Board members are elected by the public to work for the best education interest of all of its students.
Board of Education Priorities:
- Improve academic achievement from 2019 levels, focusing on early literacy and the expansion of learning opportunities
- Expand whole-child support
- More meaningfully communicate and engage with constituents
- Develop maintenance and facility master plans
TRUSTEE AREA 7 (2022-2026)
Elected: 2018
Email: aanderson@nmusd.us
Cell: 949-929-7885
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 7:
Pomona Elementary
Rea Elementary
Victoria Elementary
Whittier Elementary
Wilson Elementary
Trustee Area 7 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 3 (2020-2024)
Elected: 2020
Email: ccrane@nmusd.us
Cell: 949-415-8639
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 3:
Back Bay / Monte Vista High School
Corona del Mar Middle / High School
Eastbluff Elementary
Trustee Area 3 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 6 (2020-2024)
Elected: 2020
Email: kweigand@nmusd.us
Cell: 657-217-4801
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 6:
Harper PreSchool
Kaiser Elementary
Mariners Elementary
Newport Heights Elementary
Woodland Elementary
Trustee Area 6 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 1 (2020-2024)
Elected: 2020
Email: lersoylu@nmusd.us
Cell: 949-690-0019
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN AREA 1:
Early College High School
Estancia High School
TeWinkle Intermediate
Adams Elementary
California Elementary
Killybrooke Elementary
Trustee Area 1 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 2 (2022-2026)
Elected: 2022
Email: mamurphy@nmusd.us
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 2:
Costa Mesa Middle / High Schools
College Park Elementary
Davis Magnet Elementary
Paularino Elementary
Sonora Elementary
Trustee Area 2 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 4 (2022-2026)
Elected: 2022
Email: lmpearson@nmusd.us
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 4:
Andersen Elementary
Harbor View Elementary
Lincoln Elementary
Newport Coast Elementary
Trustee Area 4 Map
TRUSTEE AREA 5 (2022-2026)
Elected: 2018
Email: mbarto@nmusd.us
Cell: 949-697-0821
SCHOOLS LOCATED IN TRUSTEE AREA 5:
Newport Harbor High School
Ensign Intermediate
Newport Elementary
Trustee Area 5 Map
Newport-Mesa Unified School District has seven Board of Education members who are each elected to four-year terms. The terms are staggered by two years. Board elections are held during the general election in November of even numbered years.
Board members are required to reside in the trustee area they represent and are elected in by-trustee area election.
2022 Trustee Area Mapping
California Education Code 5019.5 prescribes the following: The boundaries of the trustee areas shall be adjusted by the governing board of each school district before the first day of March of the year following the year in which the results of each decennial census are released.
Trustee area boundaries were adopted by the District in 2018 and updated in February 2022 based on the 2020 Census Data.
Current Agenda
The current Newport-Mesa Unified School District Board Agenda is located on the California School Boards Association Agenda Online website.
Board Governance Calendar
The Board's governance calendar for the 2022-23 school year is an organizational tool that provides an overview of the Board's work.
Board Governance Protocols
The 2023 NMUSD Board Protocols were adopted by the Board in March 2023.
Board Videos
Visit the NMUSD YouTube channel to view Board of Education Meeting videos.
Board Elections
Please visit the Orange County Registrar of Voters website for information about the elections.
