Contacting the School Board
Use the handy links we created on the Contact page, or find additional ways to speak to school board members in person, attend board meetings and give public comment.
David Bell, Area 4 Trustee: dbell.trustee@sonomaschools.org
Office Hours at Sassarini Elementary (652 5th Street West): First Monday of the month from 8:30-9:30 am in room 3.1
Office Hours at El Verano Elementary (18606 Riverside Drive ): Third Tuesday of the month from 3-4 pm in room 3.3
Anne Ching, Area 5 Trustee: aching.trustee@sonomaschools.org
Office Hours at Sonoma Valley High School (20000 Broadway): First Wednesday of the month from 6-7 pm in the Library
Gerardo Guzman, Area 2 Trustee: gguzman.trustee@sonomaschools.org
Office Hours at Flowery Elementary School ( 17600 Sonoma Highway): February 20, March 13, April 10 & May 15 from 9-10 am in the Library
Catarina Landry, Area 1 Trustee: clandry.trustee@sonomaschools.org
Office Hours at Altimira Middle School (17805 Arnold Drive): The last Wednesday of the Month from 9-10 am in the Library
Jason Lehman, Area 3 Trustee: jlehman.trustee@sonomaschools.org
NO OFFICE HOURS
SVUSD School Board Meetings
SVUSD Board Meetings are generally scheduled for the 2nd Thursday of the month. Study sessions are also scheduled throughout the school year. Study sessions are intended to be deep discussions on a single topic. Study session topics are subject to change.
Closed Session begins at/around 4:30 pm. Open Session begins at/around 6:00 pm. Regular Board meetings will be located at the Sonoma City Chambers (177 First Street West, Sonoma) unless otherwise noted on the Board Meeting Agenda. Study Session Board meetings are located at the SVUSD District Offices (17850 Railroad Avenue, Sonoma). Zoom links to attend the meeting virtually will be posted when the agenda is published and meetings are live-streamed via SonomaTV and recordings are posted on YouTube.
Remaining 2026 Meeting Dates
March 7, 2026 – Study Session
March 12, 2026 – Regular
March 31, 2026 – Study Session
April 9, 2026 – Regular
April 28, 2026 – Study Session
May 14, 2026 – Regular
June 11, 2026 – Regular (2nd Thursday)
June 25, 2026 – Regular (4th Thursday)
August 13, 2026 – Regular
September 10, 2026 – Regular
October 8, 2026 – Regular
November 12, 2026 – Regular
December 10, 2026 – Regular
Procedures for making public comment:
At the beginning of the open agenda, there will be a public comment session for the public to make comments pertaining to items on the agenda. Members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting are asked to take a numbered card (speaker card), if appearing in person, or raise their hand, if appearing virtually, so that the Board can determine the number of speakers to better control the timing of the meeting.
An opportunity for public comment regarding any school-related matter not on the agenda will be given at the end of the regular agenda.