Palm Springs Unified board
16 meetings on our record, 2 of them from the past year and 14 with unconfirmed dates · 20,416 students · 5 members on our roster
- Latest · Sep 22, 2026
- Palm Springs Unified board approves future district calendars, hears fall STAR dataPlay 42:19
- Newest meeting we have
- Sep 22, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)
On the board: Karen Cornett, Board President · Sergio Espericueta, Board Member · John Gerardi, Board Member · Madonna Gerrell, Board Member · Charlie E. Ervin Jr., Vice President / Clerk
What the board took up lately
Who talks on this board
We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 2 from the past year on our record.
What board members said
Do you know what individual high schools are doing for the FAFSA and college admission and how they're getting parents involved in that?Karen CornettBoard President · Palm Springs Unified boardWatch the full meeting from 55:26
I have a question. We have— seem to have a lot of long-term English language learners. Is there anything specifically targeted at them to help them get reclassified?Karen CornettBoard President · Palm Springs Unified boardWatch the full meeting from 1:16:34
Where the board's meeting time went
The two readers didn’t agree on 17% of the time; it counts toward no topic, so every share above is a floor.
Not shown: facilities, closures and enrollment, curriculum and instruction, student services and special education, labor and personnel, governance and policy, routine business, other subjects, whose checks haven’t passed
Of the 16 meetings on our record, we counted public speakers at 7; 4 had at least one. The busiest, on Jun 9, 2026, heard from 10.
The roll call at 2 of the 16 meetings on our record: the ones where we could read it
| Member | Sep 22 | Jun 9 |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Cornett | Not shown | Present |
| Charlie E. Ervin Jr. | Present | Present |
| Sergio Espericueta | Present | Present |
| John Gerardi | Not shown | Present |
| Madonna Gerrell | Present | Present |
PresentNot shownNot recorded
Federal district ID 0629550 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district