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Laura A. Mancha was elected the San Bernardino County Board of Education President on Dec. 11. Mancha, appointed to the Board in 2011, represents Trustee Area C.
SAN BERNARDINO, CA—- The San Bernardino County Board of Education voted Dec. 11 to elect Laura A. Mancha as Board President. The Board also elected Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers as Vice President.
Both positions are a one-year term. The County Board of Education holds an election every December for the ensuing year.
Mancha, appointed to the Board in 2011, represents Trustee Area C which includes the school districts of Chino Valley, Cucamonga, Fontana, Mountain View and portions of Chaffey Joint Union High and Ontario-Montclair.
Dowdy-Rodgers, elected to the Board in 2022, represents Trustee Area D which includes the unified school districts of Rialto, San Bernardino City and Snowline Joint.
The other three members of the Board are Ryan McEachron (Trustee Area A), Rita Fernandez-Loof (Trustee Area B) and Andrea De Leon (Trustee Area E).
The County Board of Education establishes policy, adopts an annual budget, approves building plans, and conducts appeal hearings for student expulsions, inter-district transfers and charter school approvals. The Board meets monthly, generally the second Monday of the month. For more information about the San Bernardino County Board of Education, visit sbcboe.org.
