Embattled TVUSD Board To Select New Leadership At Dec. 4 Meeting

TEMECULA, CA — The Temecula Valley Unified School District Board of Education is set to hold its annual organizational meeting Wednesday, where trustees will select new board leadership and establish the 2026 meeting calendar.

According to the Dec. 4 agenda, the board will carry out its yearly reorganization, which includes electing a board president, clerk and vice clerk, and setting its schedule of regular meetings for the coming year.

The organizational meeting is required annually under California Education Code.

Currently, the board consists of Trustee Area 1 Board President Dr. Melinda Anderson, Trustee Area 2 Board Clerk Emil Barham, Trustee Area 3 Board Member Jennifer Wiersma, Trustee Area 4 Board Member Dr. Joseph Komrosky and Trustee Area 5 Board Member Steven Schwartz.

The agenda also lists routine business items and several updates, including reports from the superintendent, student board member and district departments. Closed-session items scheduled before the public meeting include employee discipline and dismissal matters, potential litigation and labor negotiations.

Wednesday’s meeting comes as the district continues to navigate a period of high public scrutiny following months of contentious board meetings and policy disputes, which have drawn regional and statewide attention.

Over the past year, the board also received media attention after Trustee Wiersma accused Trustee Schwartz of sexually harassing her. A claim that was later deemed less than truthful according to a probe conducted on behalf of the school district.

The meeting will be held at 5:30 p.m. at the District Office Board Room, 31350 Rancho Vista Road in Temecula. Members of the public may address the board during the designated comment period.

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