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Calexico Unified School District--Imperial County, CA
901 Andrade Ave.
Calexico CA, 92231
901 Andrade Ave.
Calexico CA, 92231
Richard Romero
Vice Chairperson, CSEA
Appointee
Term Expires: December 2012
email:
rromero@ci.el-centro.ca.us
Vice Chairperson, CSEA
Appointee
Term Expires: December 2012
email:
rromero@ci.el-centro.ca.us
Nancy Castillo
Member, Board Appointee
Term Expires: December 2014
email: ncastillo1108@gmail.com
Member, Board Appointee
Term Expires: December 2014
email: ncastillo1108@gmail.com
Shannon Roberts
Chairperson, Appointee of
Commissioners
Term Expires: December 2013
email:sroberts@calexico.k12.ca.us
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Places Lived Calexico,
CA, San Diego, CA,
High School Calexico
High School — Class of
1999
Richard Romero was
born in 1981. Before
that, he lived in
Calexico, CA from 2007
to 2008. Before that, he
lived in San Diego, CA
from 2006 to 2010.
Richard Romero
attended Calexico High
School in Calexico, CA
and graduated class of
1999.
URLwww.mylife.
com/richierich99
Did Calexico Unified School District Need a Lawyer and a Lobbyist?
By Susan Luzzaro
San Diego Read
Feb. 20, 2012
The Calexico Unified School District continues to face hard times due to continuing
financial problems. Until recently, the district also faced the possibility of state-
imposed penalties in the millions after schools were forced to close in the aftermath
of the 2010 Imperial Valley earthquake.
Although the school district’s attorney (Yuri Calderon with the firm GCR, Ltd.) has
been working on obtaining a waiver from the state, the district also hired consultant
Angelica Tellechea. Calexico board minutes show Tellechea was given a $30,000
contract on January 12.
A February 11 article in the Imperial Valley Press refers to a letter written by Anne
Mallory, the superintendent of the Imperial County Office of Education, to Calexico
Unified superintendent Richard Fragale. In the letter, Mallory “questioned the ‘need
for the district to spend $30,000 for an individual to assist in the waiver-appeal
process when the district attorneys were doing that work.’” (Mallory was unavailable
for comment.)
In a response to Mallory, Fragale wrote that the attorneys were only able to do a
portion of the work and that Tellechea had already saved the district millions: $3.7
million in state penalty waivers were approved in January.
Joong Kim, a Calexico boardmember, said in a February 17 interview that he had
voted against hiring a consultant. “We have a major budget crisis. We don’t have
the ability to pay for a consultant. I believe the administration should have done this
job.”
In the Imperial Valley Press, Tellechea mentioned state senator Denise Ducheny for
helping the district obtain the waivers.
Tellechea appears on Ducheny’s Federal Election Commission form for receipts
and disbursements. Tellechea donated $699 to Ducheny’s 2010 campaign and was
reimbursed $974 for an event that included catering and beverages.
By Susan Luzzaro
San Diego Read
Feb. 20, 2012
The Calexico Unified School District continues to face hard times due to continuing
financial problems. Until recently, the district also faced the possibility of state-
imposed penalties in the millions after schools were forced to close in the aftermath
of the 2010 Imperial Valley earthquake.
Although the school district’s attorney (Yuri Calderon with the firm GCR, Ltd.) has
been working on obtaining a waiver from the state, the district also hired consultant
Angelica Tellechea. Calexico board minutes show Tellechea was given a $30,000
contract on January 12.
A February 11 article in the Imperial Valley Press refers to a letter written by Anne
Mallory, the superintendent of the Imperial County Office of Education, to Calexico
Unified superintendent Richard Fragale. In the letter, Mallory “questioned the ‘need
for the district to spend $30,000 for an individual to assist in the waiver-appeal
process when the district attorneys were doing that work.’” (Mallory was unavailable
for comment.)
In a response to Mallory, Fragale wrote that the attorneys were only able to do a
portion of the work and that Tellechea had already saved the district millions: $3.7
million in state penalty waivers were approved in January.
Joong Kim, a Calexico boardmember, said in a February 17 interview that he had
voted against hiring a consultant. “We have a major budget crisis. We don’t have
the ability to pay for a consultant. I believe the administration should have done this
job.”
In the Imperial Valley Press, Tellechea mentioned state senator Denise Ducheny for
helping the district obtain the waivers.
Tellechea appears on Ducheny’s Federal Election Commission form for receipts
and disbursements. Tellechea donated $699 to Ducheny’s 2010 campaign and was
reimbursed $974 for an event that included catering and beverages.
Richard Romero
Finance Manager at City of El
Centro
Calexico, California
Government Administration
2009-2010 Annual Operating
Budget - City of El Centro
Norma Villicana. Roland
Banks. Martin Pinon. Kristie
Reister. Richard Romero.
Finance Manager. CITY OF
EL CENTRO. Ben Solomon.
Mayor. Cheryl V. Walker ...
Calexico arts advocate
Carmen Durazo honored
Imperial Valley ...
.Jan 23, 2013 – CALEXICO -
Arts advocate and former City
Councilwoman Carmen ...
and there's so much history
in them,” former Mayor
Richard Romero said.
Finance Manager at City of El
Centro
Calexico, California
Government Administration
2009-2010 Annual Operating
Budget - City of El Centro
Norma Villicana. Roland
Banks. Martin Pinon. Kristie
Reister. Richard Romero.
Finance Manager. CITY OF
EL CENTRO. Ben Solomon.
Mayor. Cheryl V. Walker ...
Calexico arts advocate
Carmen Durazo honored
Imperial Valley ...
.Jan 23, 2013 – CALEXICO -
Arts advocate and former City
Councilwoman Carmen ...
and there's so much history
in them,” former Mayor
Richard Romero said.
Richard E. Romero
Bar Admissions
California
Federal Court, Southern
District of California
Honors/Affiliations
San Diego Defense
Lawyers Association
Education
Imperial Valley College,
AA, 2001
University of San Diego,
summa cum laude, BA,
2003
University of Southern
California School of Law,
JD, 2006
Associate
Public Entity
Mr. Romero is a member
of the civil litigation
department and
practices in a variety of
legal areas, including
employment, education,
public entity, general
business law, and
general civil litigation.
His previous legal
experience includes
work at the City Attorney’
s Office for both the City
of San Diego and Chula
Vista, where he worked
on a broad range of
cases including land
use, personal injury
defense, and public
entity procedures and
immunity. Prior to
beginning law school, he
volunteered at the
Imperial County District
Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Romero is a member
of the civil litigation
department and
practices in a variety of
legal areas, including
employment, education,
public entity, general
business law, and
general civil litigation.
His previous legal
experience includes
work at the City Attorney’
s Office for both the City
of San Diego and Chula
Vista, where he worked
on a broad range of
cases including land
use, personal injury
defense, and public
entity procedures and
immunity. Prior to
beginning law school, he
volunteered at the
Imperial County District
Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Romero is a member
of the San Diego
Defense Lawyers
Association.
Bar Admissions
California
Federal Court, Southern
District of California
Honors/Affiliations
San Diego Defense
Lawyers Association
Education
Imperial Valley College,
AA, 2001
University of San Diego,
summa cum laude, BA,
2003
University of Southern
California School of Law,
JD, 2006
Associate
Public Entity
Mr. Romero is a member
of the civil litigation
department and
practices in a variety of
legal areas, including
employment, education,
public entity, general
business law, and
general civil litigation.
His previous legal
experience includes
work at the City Attorney’
s Office for both the City
of San Diego and Chula
Vista, where he worked
on a broad range of
cases including land
use, personal injury
defense, and public
entity procedures and
immunity. Prior to
beginning law school, he
volunteered at the
Imperial County District
Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Romero is a member
of the civil litigation
department and
practices in a variety of
legal areas, including
employment, education,
public entity, general
business law, and
general civil litigation.
His previous legal
experience includes
work at the City Attorney’
s Office for both the City
of San Diego and Chula
Vista, where he worked
on a broad range of
cases including land
use, personal injury
defense, and public
entity procedures and
immunity. Prior to
beginning law school, he
volunteered at the
Imperial County District
Attorney’s Office.
Mr. Romero is a member
of the San Diego
Defense Lawyers
Association.
About the Personnel Commission
The Calexico Unified School
District classified employees have
operated under the Merit System
since 1988. The Merit System is a
system of rules and procedures
similar to civil service. Its
fundamental purpose is to ensure
employees are selected,
promoted, and retained without
favoritism or prejudice on the
basis of merit and fitness.
The Personnel Commission
consists of three Commissioners,
all Calexico residents, to oversee
the administration of the Merit
System:
1. Nancy Castillo is appointed
by the Board of Education;
2. Richard Romero is
nominated by the Employee
Association;
3. Shannon Roberts is
appointed by the other two
Commissioners;
The Calexico Unified School
District classified employees have
operated under the Merit System
since 1988. The Merit System is a
system of rules and procedures
similar to civil service. Its
fundamental purpose is to ensure
employees are selected,
promoted, and retained without
favoritism or prejudice on the
basis of merit and fitness.
The Personnel Commission
consists of three Commissioners,
all Calexico residents, to oversee
the administration of the Merit
System:
1. Nancy Castillo is appointed
by the Board of Education;
2. Richard Romero is
nominated by the Employee
Association;
3. Shannon Roberts is
appointed by the other two
Commissioners;
The Calexico Unified School District has a five-member Board of Trustees.
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Each Trustee is elected at large and serves a four-year term of office. Current
Trustees are:
Norma A. Aguilar, President
Leticia Z. Vizcarra, Clerk/Vice-President
Ruth V. Duarte, Member
Joong S. Kim, Member
Ciro C. Calderon, Member
The Board of Education is the policymaking body for the school district. It is charged
with providing a quality educational program for students in grades kindergarten
through 12, including pre-school and adult education, in accordance with the
California Constitution, the laws of the state, adopted Board policies, and the desires
of the community.
In addition to elected Trustees, five student representatives to the Board of Education
are selected from each of the two high schools and three junior high schools. They
serve on an advisory capacity only.
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Each Trustee is elected at large and serves a four-year term of office. Current
Trustees are:
Norma A. Aguilar, President
Leticia Z. Vizcarra, Clerk/Vice-President
Ruth V. Duarte, Member
Joong S. Kim, Member
Ciro C. Calderon, Member
The Board of Education is the policymaking body for the school district. It is charged
with providing a quality educational program for students in grades kindergarten
through 12, including pre-school and adult education, in accordance with the
California Constitution, the laws of the state, adopted Board policies, and the desires
of the community.
In addition to elected Trustees, five student representatives to the Board of Education
are selected from each of the two high schools and three junior high schools. They
serve on an advisory capacity only.