Dr. Misty Navarro was sworn in Wednesday to fill the vacant Area 7 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees after being appointed by the board in a special meeting on Monday. Navarro is an emergency medicine physician who has worked for Salinas Valley Health for the past 16 years. She succeeds former board president Jennifer Holm, who resigned in September after six years representing Area 7.
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For Pajaro Valley district’s Area 2 seat, incumbent faces challenger who led recall bid against her
Incumbent Georgia Acosta will face the woman who led an unsuccessful recall campaign against her, homeowners association general manager Carol Turley, in November’s race for the Area 2 trustee seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why they feel they’re the right candidate.
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Letter to the editor: PVUSD needs new board leadership
In a letter to the editor, a Watsonville High School teacher describes “outrageous” situation at a recent meeting for the Pajaro Valley Unified School District governing board and pushes for new leadership in the body.
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Las Lomas filmmaker faces incumbent for Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Area 3 seat
Filmmaker Gabriel Medina and incumbent Oscar Soto are competing for the Area 3 trustee seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why each feels they’re the right candidate.
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Incumbent and former teacher compete for Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Area 6 seat
Former teacher Jessica Carrasco and incumbent Adam Bolaños Scow are competing for the trustee Area 6 seat on the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board. In interviews with Lookout, they discussed what their goals are and why they’re the right candidate.
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Pajaro Valley school administrator charged with sexual assault
Ivan Alcaraz, executive director of student services at Pajaro Valley Unified School District, has been placed on administrative leave after being charged by Watsonville police with sexual assault on Sept. 3. Alcaraz, 37, of Watsonville, has worked in the district for more than a decade, including as assistant principal at Watsonville High School, principal at Rolling Hills High School and the district’s director of student services.
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Pajaro Valley Unified trustee Jennifer Holm’s resignation ‘a loss to the board’
On Tuesday, Pajaro Valley Unified School District trustee Jennifer Holm announced her resignation from the board, citing the “increasing demands” from her job as Cabrillo College nursing program director. A successor will be appointed to complete the remaining two years of her term. Holm told Lookout she’s proud of her tenure and doesn’t have any regrets about her time on the board.
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Pajaro Valley school board member Jennifer Holm resigns
Jennifer Holm has resigned as a member of the Pajaro Valley Unified School District board of trustees effective Oct. 10, the district announced Tuesday evening. Holm, a former president of the board, has represented Area 7 on the board for the past six years. There are two years left on her term. According to a release from the district, she cited the “increasing demands” of her job as director of the nursing program at Cabrillo College.
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Aptos students ‘shaken’ by head-on crash of school bus
A school bus carrying 43 students from Aptos High School and Aptos Junior High was struck head-on by a Kia Forte in Watsonville Tuesday morning, injurying a student and the driver of the Kia. Affected students are being offered counseling, according to an official with the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
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Pajaro Valley Unified appoints former teacher, administrator Murry Schekman as interim superintendent
Murry Schekman has more than 40 years’ experience in education, half of those in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District and most recently in the counselor education department at San Jose State University. He and his wife raised their three children in Watsonville, where he served as principal of Watsonville High School from 2006 to 2010.