K–12 school district office
Coachella Valley Unified School District Board Trustees, Area 3
Trustee Area 3 elects 1 member to the Coachella Valley Unified School District governing board. Each governs as part of the full seven-member board.
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- Government
- Coachella Valley Unified School District
- Public body
- Coachella Valley Unified School District Board of Education
- Electoral area
- Trustee Area 3
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Reviewed static Trustee Area 3 map from the district's official trustee-area source; interactive geometry remains pending.
Office overview
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What this office does
Represents Trustee Area 3 through collective board governance
Each trustee votes as part of the full board on district policy, budgets, superintendent oversight, facilities, and educational programs. No trustee independently administers schools or the electoral area.
Coachella Valley Unified School District governing boardElection process
The office is filled through a nonpartisan trustee-area election
Voters in the trustee area elect one board member. The connected Election Page records the current contest, candidates, results when available, and campaign-finance coverage.
Open the 2028 Election PageCoachella Valley Unified School District context2025–26 CDE records
These figures describe the full school district and are not trustee-area demographic estimates.
District snapshot
- Enrollment
- 15,6182025–26
- Active public schools
- 25CDE directory records
- Trustee areas
- 4District governance
- Superintendent
- Frances EsparzaDistrictwide administration
Current officeholders
Who currently holds these offices?
The district's official roster identifies every current trustee assigned to this area. Coachella Valley uses four election areas for seven board offices, so some areas elect more than one trustee.
Board President
Thomas Tortez
- First elected
- Historical verification pending
- Current service
- Current term expires in 2028
Electoral area
Where this office represents
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Reviewed trustee-area map
Coachella Valley Unified School District Trustee Area 3
Trustee Area 3 elects one member of the Coachella Valley Unified School District board. Compare the area with places and other public districts that intersect it.
This official static trustee-area map is used while reliable interactive geometry remains unavailable.
Open the Location PagePast elections
Election history
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Public records
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Board proceedings
Coachella Valley Unified School District board meetings and minutes
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Open official recordBoard governance
Coachella Valley Unified School District governing board
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Open official recordTrustee geography
Coachella Valley Unified School District trustee-area map
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District update
Board of Education Election Information
The district published its 2026 board-election information, including candidate and election-calendar guidance.
Local reporting
CVUSD Approves Layoffs Under Plan Affecting 33 Classified Workers
The board approved nine layoffs as part of a broader classified-staffing reduction and fiscal-stabilization plan.
Local reporting
CVUSD Superintendent, Assemblymember Discuss District Budget Cuts
District and state leaders discussed a multiyear plan calling for $25.4 million in budget reductions.
Sources
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Current assessmentStrong coverage
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Assessed August 18, 2026 · Current 2026 recordsEarlier election cycles, complete officeholder succession, compensation, vacancy rules, and final visual and live-link review remain incomplete. Provisional or static map limitations are labeled on the affected page.
Sources used on this page7 source organizations · 10 records
Riverside County Registrar of Voters
2 records from this source are used on the page.
Election calendar
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Coachella Valley Unified School District governing board
1 record from this source is used on the page.
California Department of Education district profile
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Councilmember portrait source
1 record from this source is used on the page.
Coachella Valley Unified School District
2 records from this source are used on the page.
KESQ
2 records from this source are used on the page.
Local reporting: CVUSD Approves Layoffs Under Plan Affecting 33 Classified Workershttps://kesq.com/news/local-news/2026/05/20/cvusd-approved-motion-to-layoff-9-employees-under-plan-affecting-33-classified-workers/Local reporting: CVUSD Superintendent, Assemblymember Discuss District Budget Cutshttps://kesq.com/news/2026/02/20/cvusd-superintendent-assemblymember-discuss-district-budget-cuts/
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