Author: Carolyn Inmon

This November 6th, voters in the Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) are going to be electing two School Board members in a new manner.   Instead of voting for candidates who are running district-wide — in a so-called “at-large” election — IUSD is now divided into five smaller geographic voting areas.

Our Irvine community appears to be responding quietly but constructively to the grim reality of American life in 2018:  Incidents of gun violence — including mass-casualty shootings in our schools — are now an ever-present threat.  

Let’s give credit where it is due. The Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) is now on a constructive path to reforming its system for electing School Board members.

As many of my friends and neighbors know, right now I’m wearing a number of public service “hats”...

Here’s an idea: What if the Irvine Unified School District — beginning with its five–member...