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Anaheim Elementary Board provisionally appoints Alva Alvarez to fill Trustee Area 4 vacancy amid questions about process
Summary
After interviewing the lone remaining applicant, the Anaheim Elementary School District Board provisionally appointed Alva Alvarez to fill the Trustee Area 4 vacancy by a 3-0 vote with one abstention; public commenters raised concerns about the candidate’s familial relationship with Board President Juan Gabriel Alvarez and the perceived lack of outreach.
The Anaheim Elementary School District Board of Education provisionally appointed Alva Alvarez to fill the Trustee Area 4 vacancy on April 16, voting in favor by a 3-to-0 tally with one abstention. Superintendent Jesse Chavarria administered the oath of office immediately after the vote, and Alvarez took her seat; the appointment runs until December 2026.
The board met in a special session to interview the single remaining applicant after three initial applications were received, one applicant was found not to reside in Trustee Area 4 and another withdrew. "So tonight, you will be interviewing 1 applicant for the provisional appointment," Superintendent Chavarria said during a recap of the timeline and eligibility…
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