At the February 25, 2025 Regular Board Meeting, two action items regarding staffing reductions were tabled to a Special Board Meeting on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. More details about that meeting are below. You can also view my board report. I hope this information about the California public school budget cycle will help provide understanding about the difficult decisions we must make.

2025 Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Owned Business Night Market was an amazing success! 1000 guests were in attendance to support the community, connect, and enjoy free entertainment. Thank you to everyone who came out. Details about our partnership and an event summary are available at ccnightmarket.my.canva.site

With one of the expressions contest winners at Culver City's Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration

Former City of Cerritos Mayor Mark Pulido held his last in-person fundraiser on February 21st in Artesia. Election day is March 4. Please visit markpulido.com to support his run for Cerritos City Council.

Tri-City SELPA Resource Fair hosted by Santa Monica High School with Tri-City SELPA Assistant Superintendent Deanna Sinfield, Tri-City SELPA CCUSD Representative Lindsay Crain, and Board Member Guerrero.

CCMS ASB hosted the successful 4th Annual Black Owned Business Expo on February 28th to close out Black History Month. Current student board members Rafu Egashira and Kyra Doss as well as former student board member Emma Burrows supported the event.

8th Grade Parent Night/CCHS Open House was well attended on Wednesday, February 26th. Great to welcome so many families to campus to preview offerings for the next school year.

I joined a number of current and former federal, state, and local leaders at LA City Councilmember Ysabel Jurado's swearing-in ceremony on February 1st.

Bagel Bytes, CCUSD First Robotics Team 702, has begun competition season! We got a preview of the robot and insight into their process at their community event last weekend.

About Stephanie Loredo: Culver City Unified School District trustee, Stephanie Loredo, is Westside LA's first Filipina elected to citywide office. She serves as LA regional vice-chair, Filipino American Democratic Caucus of the CA State Democratic Party and as a board of director for Pilipino American LA Democrats (PALAD). An advocate for education, sustainability, diversity, equity and inclusion, Stephanie’s vision is to build a culture of care that empowers students, faculty, staff, and families to thrive in public schools.