Board of Trustees

In California, a school board of trustees is a group of elected or appointed community members responsible for governing public school districts. Their primary purpose is to ensure districts reflect community values and prioritize student achievement through policy-making and oversight. Key responsibilities include:

  • Setting the district’s vision and goals
  • Approving budgets and ensuring fiscal responsibility
  • Hiring and evaluating the superintendent
  • Adopting policies for district operations
  • Advocating for students and communicating with the community

These duties are carried out collectively, with authority vested in the board as a whole, not individual members.

For more information, please visit:

Douglas Woods - Clerk

Douglas Woods

Area 1, President
[email protected]

Balea Avila

Balea Avila

Area 4, Clerk
[email protected]

Danielle Darpli

Danielle Darpli

Area 2
[email protected]

 

Jennifer Kuehn

Jennifer Kuehn

Area 3
[email protected]

 

Philip Sippel

Philip Sippel

Area 5
[email protected]

 

Board Meetings & Agendas

The following is a list of scheduled dates for regular board meetings, meeting agendas, and agenda packets.

Meeting Date Agenda Packet
July 23, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
August 13, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
August 27, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda
September 10, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
September 24, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
October 8, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
October 22, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
November 12, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
December 17, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
January 21, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
February 18, 2026 Regular Board Meeting Agenda Packet
March 18, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
April 22, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
May 20, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
June 10, 2026 Regular Board Meeting
June 17, 2026 Regular Board Meeting

Board Policies

The Board Policies for the Pioneer Union Elementary School District are hosted on the GAMUT/SIMBLI solutions website. This site is used by the Pioneer Union Elementary School District Governing Board to organize, manage, and align critical information for the district including board policies and board meetings. We invite all of our community stakeholders to access this site to better understand the work that is happening in our district and we welcome your input and dialog to help us best serve our students.

Please visit: https://simbli.eboardsolutions.com/Index.aspx?S=36030782

Board of Trustees Map

For a detailed Board of Trustees map, please click here(PDF).

PUESD Board of Trustee Map (2022)