SAN JOSE, CA – On November 28, 2022, the Santa Clara County Board of Education unanimously approved the selection of Donald Rocha as the provisionally appointed trustee for Area 3. Trustee Area 3 includes the Cambrian, Campbell Union, Luther Burbank, Moreland, Union and Campbell Union High School districts and a small portion of San Jose Unified and Santa Clara Unified school districts. The seat becomes vacant on December 21, 2022, when the deferred resignation of Trustee Rosemary Kamei takes effect. Trustee Kamei was elected to the San Jose City Council in June of 2022.
Donald Rocha will be sworn in on December 21, 2022. As the provisional appointee, he will fill the remainder of the term which ends after the November 2024 election is certified. He joins the seven member county board of education from his current position as a school board member in the Cambrian School District.
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About the Santa Clara County Office of Education
Working collaboratively with school and community partners, the Santa Clara County Office of Education (SCCOE) is a regional service agency that provides instructional, business, and technology services to the 31 school districts of Santa Clara County. The County Office of Education directly serves students through special education programs, alternative schools, Head Start and State Preschool programs, migrant education, and Opportunity Youth Academy. The SCCOE provides academic and fiscal oversight and monitoring to districts in addition to the 22 Santa Clara County Board of Education authorized charter schools.