Board honors Linda Reed after 10 years on Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified board

The Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified Board of Education honored outgoing member Linda Reed at its Dec. 3 meeting with remarks from colleagues, former board members, students and community volunteers.

Board members and community speakers credited Reed with a decade of service on policy development, advocacy for student mental‑health services and efforts to secure funding streams that shore up staff pensions. Former colleagues and district staff recounted that Reed helped institute regular labor‑partner participation on agendas, led long discussions on math pathways to preserve advanced routes to calculus, supported creation and coordination of the district’s school‑resource officer program across jurisdictions, and helped establish an OPB trust fund for pension stability. “You have been a staunch advocate for our students,” one speaker said in describing Reed’s service.

Students and coaches who worked with Reed on the district’s cross‑country program described her as “the heartbeat” of the team who attended meets, organized events and mentored athletes. Several alumni and current students offered personal tributes about Reed’s influence on their athletic and academic paths.

Reed, speaking near the end of the tribute, reflected on her 10 years of service, thanked staff and community members and urged continued civic engagement. She said the work required listening, hard policy work and relationships across many school and community roles.

The board recessed briefly after the recognition to resume the evening’s agenda.

The recognition was ceremonial; no board action was required or taken on the matter.