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Election day
Tuesday, November 3
Four of seven seats on the Orange Unified School Board are on the ballot.
- Trustee Area 1 Andrea Yamasaki (incumbent) · Ivan Kokos
- Trustee Area 4 Sara Pelly (incumbent) · Crystal Miles · Armando “Mando” Perez-Serrato
- Trustee Area 5 Kris Erickson (incumbent) · Chip Ahlswede
- Trustee Area 7 Stephen Glass (incumbent) · Jack Chang
The board's record
$400 → $2,000
In January 2026 the board raised the maximum trustee stipend to $2,000 a month. It passed unanimously on the consent calendar, with no discussion.
Source: OC Independent, Jan. 26, 20262 of 4
Two of the four incumbents on the ballot, Stephen Glass and Sara Pelly, were appointed by the board in May 2024. Neither has yet been elected to the seat.
Source: California Insider, May 10, 2024Brown Act
The Orange County District Attorney’s office found that trustee Kris Erickson violated California’s open-meeting law by disclosing closed-session information to the press.
Source: California Insider, 2023 (OC District Attorney Brown Act letters)46%
Share of OUSD students who met state math standards in 2025. About 59% met English standards.
Source: EdSource CAASPP data, Orange UnifiedStay informed
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