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Calipatria Unified board hires Ray Vandiver as CHS head varsity football coach
Summary
At a special April 21 meeting the Calipatria Unified School District Board of Trustees voted 6–0 (one absence) to hire Ray Vandiver as Calipatria High School’s head varsity football coach after a closed-session personnel matter.
At a special meeting on April 21, 2026, the Calipatria Unified School District Board of Trustees voted to hire Ray Vandiver as the new head varsity football coach at Calipatria High School.
A motion to hire Ray Vandiver was made by Trustee Frank Perez and seconded by Trustee Diego Navarro; the minutes record the motion passed by a roll call of six ayes, with Trustee Holly Widmann absent. The board reconvened from closed session at 6:50 p.m. before taking the vote.
The action appears as a formal appointment in the minutes; no additional details about the terms of employment, salary, or start date are provided in the record. The agenda lists the personnel item under Government Code 54957 (public-employee matters), and the minutes do not record further discussion or public comment on the hire.
The district’s minutes identify the trustees present at the meeting as Patty Dockstader; Michael Fong (board president); Diego Navarro; Raul Navarro; Frank Perez (clerk); and Brittany Saiza. Trustee Holly Widmann is listed as absent.
