School Board

Kings Canyon Unified School District is governed by a seven-member board. Regular board meetings take place the second and fourth Tuesday of each month with open session beginning at 7:00 p.m. Board meetings at typically held in the Board Room located in the Educational Support Center, 1801 10th Street in Reedley. Meeting locations may vary throughout the year. Please refer to the agenda to confirm the meeting location. Members of the community are welcome to attend board meetings.

Noel Remick

First elected to the Board: 1998
Term expires: November 2026

Sarah Rola

Clerk
Trustee Area 2

Elected to the Board: July 2008
Term expires: November 2026

Monica Benner

Elected to the Board:
November 2022
Term expires:
November 2026

Robin Tyler

Elected to the Board:
2008
Term expires:
November 2026

Nancy Hernandez

Elected to the Board: November 2020
Term expires: November 2024

Craig Cooper

President
Trustee Area 6

Appointed to the Board: November 2017
Term expires: November 2024

Clotilda Mora

Appointed to the Board: February 2013
Term expires: November 2024

Samuel Badilla

Reedley Middle College High School
Student Board Representative

Adilene Gomez

Orange Cove
Student Board
Representative

Jemimah Balallo

Reedley High School
Student Board Representative

Governing Board Goals

High Student Achievement

• Data driven decision making

• Ensure strong leadership at every school site.

• Explore pre-school opportunities for students.

Maintain literacy as the District focus.

• Education is a partnership between the school, the family, and the community.

• Ensure students have opportunities to be involved in co-curricular programs.

• Ensure all students have access and opportunities to participate in a broad spectrum of courses and academic activities.

Excellence in Teaching

• Continue to improve our approaches to recruitment and hiring, induction, mentoring, evaluation and recognition.

• Work with principals and teachers in the areas of leadership, teaching, and learning.

• Work to expand opportunities for teachers and administrators to participate in professional development.

• Consistently utilize technology in teaching and learning to meet the needs of all students.

• Build capacity of educators to meet the needs of all students.

Enhance Leadership and Accountability

• Establish expectations for performance of individuals in leadership roles.

• Establish a model to build leadership skills and capacity necessary to increase student achievement.

• Recognize employee excellence at all levels.

Maintain Financial Stability

• Plan for expenditures related to new facilities and growth.

• Maintain good fiscal practices.

• Seek alternate funding sources.

Strengthen Public Confidence

• Continue to improve internal and external communications plan.

• Communicate expectations to every employee in the District.

• Establish a forum for dialog and discussion.

• Establish more direct links with parents at every school site.

1801 10th St, California 559-305-7010

The Kings Canyon Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and in employment. Kings Canyon Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical information, national origin, parental status, pregnancy status, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

If you believe you, or your student, have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying you should contact your school site principal and/or the District’s Chief Compliance and Title IX Officer, Roberto Gutierrez, by phone at 559-305-7010, by email at gutierrez-r@kcusd.com, or in person at 1801 10th Street Reedley, CA 93654.