Temecula School Board To Interview Trustee Candidates Next Month

TEMECULA, CA -- Temecula Valley Unified School District will begin conducting interviews next month to find a replacement for a member who resigned from the five-member body in June.

During a special meeting, the school board decided to appoint a trustee to fill the seat until the November 2020 open election. The board decided July 16 to choose a new member following public interviews that will begin starting at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 6.

Applicants will be vying for the Trustee Area 4 seat that became open upon the resignation of Adam Skumawitz, who was elected to the seat last fall, but resigned in June due to a conflict of interest involving his wife's employment.

To qualify for an interview, applicants must be a registered voter in Trustee Area 4, which is south of Rancho California Road and north of Highway 79 and includes seven district schools, including Vintage Hills, Paloma, Crown Hills and Abby Reinke elementary schools, Temecula Middle School, Temecula Valley High and Joan F. Sparkman/Susan H. Nelson alternative school.

Candidates must also not an employee of the district, and also must be available for the Aug. 6 interviews.

Application packets are available at https://www.tvusd.k12.ca.us/provisionalappt and at the Temecula Valley Unified School District office, 31350 Rancho Vista Road. Completed applications can be emailed to Debra Jilek, djilek@tvusd.k12.ca.us, or turned in at the district office from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The deadline to submit applications is 4:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 2.