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Board of Education |
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The five Board of Education members are elected at large by voters of
the district to serve four-year terms. In addition, a selection process
involving high school students determines a non-voting student
representative who sits on the Board to represent students.
Among
its many duties, the Board adopts the annual budget and approves all
expenditures; establishes district policy; authorizes employment of
personnel; approves curriculum textbooks and courses of study; and makes
decisions on all contracts.
The Superintendent is the chief executive officer of the district and serves as Secretary to the Board of Education.
Regular
meetings of the Board of Education are normally held on the first and
third Tuesdays of each month in the boardroom of the district's
Education Center, 10331 Stanford Avenue, beginning at 7 p.m. Special
meetings may be called when necessary; the agenda, location and time
will be announced in advance.
Persons with a disability who
require a disability-related accommodation or modification, including
auxiliary aids and services in order to participate in a Board meeting,
shall contact the Superintendent’s Office by noon on the Friday before
the scheduled regular meeting. Requests shall be made by calling (714)
663-6111 or by fax to (714) 663-6100. |
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Bob Harden
President
Computer consultant, graduate of
Califorinia State University, Long Beach; former member, City of Garden
Grove General Plan Advisory Committee. Elected 1994, present term
expires Nov. 2010. |
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Lan Quoc Nguyen
Vice-President
Attorney, GGUSD graduate of
Bolsa Grande High School; former City of Garden Grove Planning
Commissioner; B.A. degree, UC Riverside; J.D. degree, University of
California, Hastings College of Law. Elected 2002, present term expires
Nov. 2010. |
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KimOanh Nguyen-Lam, Ph.D.
Member
Director of Strategic
Language Initiative, CSU Chancellor’s Office; Past-Pres., La Quinta
H.S. PTSSO; former school teacher and administrator; M.A. degrees,
Administrative Credential, Pepperdine University; Ph.D., CIIS; State
Superintendent Advisory Council Member; Elected 2004, present term
expires Nov. 2012. |
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Linda Reed
Member
Middle school principal, former elementary
school teacher, GGUSD graduate, M.A. degree, California State
University, Fullerton; 2005 Recipient of National Terrell H. Bell Award
for School Leadership, ACSA Middle School and Elementary School
Principal of the Year. Elected 1996, present term expires Nov. 2012. |
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George West, Ed.D.
Member
Dean, College of Education, Hope
International University; retired public school teacher, school and
district administrator; B.A. and M.A. degrees, California State
University, Long Beach; Ed.D., University of La Verne. Elected 2008,
present term expires Nov. 2012. |
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Laura Schwalm, Ph.D.
Superintendent
Orange County native who
joined GGUSD in 1973. Served as an elementary and high school teacher,
moving to administration in 1979. Assumed superintendent's position in
May 1999 after serving as associate superintendent for
business/personnel; graduate of Laguna Beach High School, B.A. from UC
Riverside, M.A. from Cal-State Fullerton, Ph.D. from USC. |
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