Temecula Woman Appointed to California State Board of Education

TEMECULA, CA – Gov. Jerry Brown announced the appointment of a Temecula woman on Friday to the state's board of education. Karen Valdes has most recently worked for the Menifee Union School District.

Here is the announcement from the governor's office:

Karen Valdes, 57, of Temecula, has been appointed to the California State Board of Education.

Valdes has been assistant superintendent of curriculum and instruction for the Menifee Union School District since 2006. She was regional director for the Riverside County Office of Education from 2004 to 2006, where she was coordinator for instructional support from 1999 to 2004. Valdes was mentor teacher for the Temecula Valley Unified School District from 1989 to 1999 and for the Lennox Elementary School District from 1981 to 1986. She was master teacher for the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District from 1986 to 1987 and for the Lennox Elementary School District from 1987 to 1989.

Valdes is president of the Association of California School Administrators, Region XIX and a member of the California Practitioners Advisory Group, California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Menifee Valley Boys and Girls Club Board of Directors and the Riverside County Office of Education’s Legislative Advisory Committee and Accountability Work Group.

She earned a Doctor of Education degree in organizational leadership from Argosy University and a Master of Arts degree in educational leadership from Loyola Marymount University. This position requires Senate confirmation and the compensation is $100 per diem. Valdes is a Democrat.

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