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Board announces closed-session personnel actions: director appointment and principal reassignments
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Summary
In closed session the board appointed Elizabeth Sotelo as director of MTSS academic secondary education and reassigned two certificated administrators to elementary principal positions, effective July 25, 2025; the board directed the superintendent to send legal notices.
The Coachella Valley Unified School District board announced several personnel actions taken in closed session during its July 24 special meeting.
Clerk Valerie Garcia reported that the board appointed Elizabeth Sotelo as director of MTSS (Multi-Tiered System of Supports) for academic secondary education at the district office, effective July 25, 2025. The clerk's announcement recorded the motion as made by Trustee Jesus Gonzales and seconded; the clerk initially reported the vote as “5 yes, 1 no” with Trustee Arredondo recorded as the no vote and then a clerical correction clarified that Trustee Joey Acuna seconded the motion.
The board also took action to reassign certificated administrator Dr. Sean McQuohan to principal at Westside Elementary and certificated administrator Dora Flores to principal at Saul Martinez Elementary, both effective July 25, 2025. For each reassignment, the board directed the superintendent or designee to send out appropriate legal notices. The clerk recorded motions and seconders for those items and read the corresponding votes into the record.
Why it matters: The appointments and reassignments change school leadership and district-level administration ahead of the new school year and trigger required legal notification steps for reassigned certificated administrators.
The clerk read the actions into the public record at the end of closed session. For the Sotelo appointment the clerk initially stated the motion was made by Trustee Gonzales and seconded by Trustee Arredondo; a later comment on the record corrected the second to Trustee Acuna. For the Dr. McQuohan reassignment the clerk recorded the motion as made by Trustee Gonzales and seconded by Trustee Arredondo with the motion passing as recorded. For the Dora Flores reassignment the clerk reported the motion was made by Trustee Gonzales, seconded by Trustee Arredondo and unanimous.
Administrative direction: The board directed the superintendent or designee to issue required legal notices for the reassignments.
Next steps: The reassignments and appointment become effective July 25, 2025, and the district will complete legally required notices and administrative follow-up.
