Carmel Unified elects new board president, honors community award recipient and approves routine resolutions
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Trustees unanimously elected Matt Glaser as board president and Sarah Hines as clerk, approved the superintendent as board secretary, selected three MCSBA nominees and approved standard administrative resolutions and meeting schedule.
At its mid‑December meeting, the Carmel Unified School District board completed annual organizational business, approved routine administrative resolutions and recognized a community award recipient.
Trustees unanimously elected Trustee Matt Glaser as board president for the coming year and named Sarah Hines board clerk. The board also appointed Superintendent Sharon Ofek as the board's secretary. Following officer elections, trustees voted to approve a schedule of regular meetings for July 2026–June 2027.
During superintendent remarks, the board recognized Trustee Jake Odello as the 2026 Carmel Valley Good Egg Award recipient; Alan Crockett and Kate Navilla presented the award and announced a public ceremony set for March 29 at Hidden Valley. "So if anybody would like to come up and congratulate him, now would be the time," the presenter said.
The board also reviewed the Monterey County School Boards Association Excellence in Education nominee list and ranked its top three choices for submission: Kishawa Children's Center (first), Stage Kids (second) and Wahine Project (third). Trustees completed appointments to outside committees (Community Human Services, Mission Trails ROP and the county school boards association executive council) and approved routine resolutions designating authorized agents and an administrative contract-signature limit for the coming year.
All organizational actions and routine resolutions were approved by roll-call votes; no controversial or contested nominations were recorded.