New leadership selected for county board of education

Laura A. Mancha has been selected as the board president and Dr. Gwendolyn Dowdy-Rodgers as Vice President by the San Bernardino County Board of Education. Both positions are a one-year term.

Mancha joined the Board in 2011 and represents Trustee Area C which includes the school districts of Chino Valley, Cucamonga, Fontana, Mountain View and portions of Chaffey Joint Union High and Ontario-Montclair.

Dowdy-Rodgers was elected to the Board in 2022 and represents Trustee Area D which includes the unified school districts of Rialto, San Bernardino City and Snowline Joint.

The other three members of the Board are Ryan McEachron (Trustee Area A), Rita Fernandez-Loof (Trustee Area B) and Andrea De Leon (Trustee Area E).

The County Board of Education establishes policy, adopts an annual budget, approves building plans and conducts appeal hearings for student expulsions, inter-district transfers and charter school approvals. The Board meets monthly, generally the second Monday of the month. For more information about the San Bernardino County Board of Education, visit sbcboe.org.