GUSD Board of Education

Board of Education

To contact Board Members,
call (818) 241-3111, ext. 215 or write to them at 223 N. Jackson Street, Glendale, CA 91206-4380

Chakib Sambar
Educator
Elected 1997
President
email Pam Ellis
Businesswoman
Elected 1995
Vice President
email
Greg Krikorian
Businessman
Elected 2001
Clerk
email Joylene Wagner
Community Leader
Elected 2005
Member
email Mary Boger
Community Leader
Elected 2003
Member
email

Welcome to Your Board of Education
Duties of the Board and Superintendent

Trustees are elected by the voters to establish the educational policies of the district. The Superintendent is employed to administer the schools and carry out these policies with the aid of the professional staff. The Superintendent informs and advises the Board on education-related matters and recommends action based on the input of staff and often with the guidance of parents, community and other sources.
Board members are elected at-large to four-year terms and receive minimum compensation as prescribed by state law. Board elections are held on the first Tuesday in April of odd-numbered years (2007, 2009, etc.).
All meetings, by law, are open to the public. Closed sessions are permitted to allow Board members to address such matters as collective bargaining, confidential student or personnel actions, and items related to litigation.
Regular meetings are televised live and replayed on Glendale’s cable Channel 15.
The president is the presiding officer and has identical voting rights as the remainder of the Board. Three trustees constitute a quorum and may take action on most items.
A high school student elected by the district’s Student Advisory Council also serves on the Board of Education in a non-voting capacity.

To contact Board Members, call (818) 241-3111, ext. 215 or write to them at 223 N. Jackson Street, Glendale, CA 91206-4380

Chakib Sambar Educator Elected 1997 President email	Pam Ellis Businesswoman Elected 1995 Vice President email	Greg Krikorian Businessman Elected 2001 Clerk email	Joylene Wagner Community Leader Elected 2005 Member email	Mary Boger Community Leader Elected 2003 Member email
Welcome to Your Board of Education Duties of the Board and Superintendent Trustees are elected by the voters to establish the educational policies of the district. The Superintendent is employed to administer the schools and carry out these policies with the aid of the professional staff. The Superintendent informs and advises the Board on education-related matters and recommends action based on the input of staff and often with the guidance of parents, community and other sources. Board members are elected at-large to four-year terms and receive minimum compensation as prescribed by state law. Board elections are held on the first Tuesday in April of odd-numbered years (2007, 2009, etc.). All meetings, by law, are open to the public. Closed sessions are permitted to allow Board members to address such matters as collective bargaining, confidential student or personnel actions, and items related to litigation. Regular meetings are televised live and replayed on Glendale’s cable Channel 15. The president is the presiding officer and has identical voting rights as the remainder of the Board. Three trustees constitute a quorum and may take action on most items. A high school student elected by the district’s Student Advisory Council also serves on the Board of Education in a non-voting capacity.