Ventura Unified Board of Education

5 meetings on our record, 3 of them from the past year and 2 with unconfirmed dates · 14,672 students · 5 members on our roster

Latest · Sep 8, 2026: Board meeting, 5 h 12 min
Newest meeting we have: Sep 8, 2026 · District's board page ↗ (it may list later ones)

Also on the board: Jerry Dannenberg, Board Trustee · Sabrena Rodriguez, Board Trustee

Recent meetings

What the board took up lately

Board meeting · 5 h 12 minTuesday, September 8, 2026AI in schoolsSchool closuresSpeakers: James Forsythe, Sabrena Rodriguez, Shannon Trani Fredericks, Calvin Peterson

Board meeting · 7 h 19 minTuesday, June 23, 2026Chronic absenteeismSchool closuresBudget cuts and layoffsEnrollmentReading and test scoresSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: James Forsythe, Sabrena Rodriguez, Shannon Trani Fredericks, Jerry Dannenberg and 1 more

Board meeting · 6 h 17 minTuesday, June 9, 2026School closuresReading and test scoresSafety, weapons and policeSpeakers: James Forsythe, Sabrena Rodriguez, Shannon Trani Fredericks, Calvin Peterson

The board

Who talks on this board

We compare who talks only where members sat for 8 or more meetings on our record; this board has 3 from the past year on our record.

Runs the meetingJames ForsytheBoard President · Trustee Area 1 · shown, not ranked3meetings where we identified their voicenamed at 3 meetings

Members · listed by nameJerry DannenbergBoard Trustee · Trustee Area 41meeting where we identified their voicenamed at 1 meeting Shannon Trani FredericksBoard Vice-President · Trustee Area 33meetings where we identified their voicenamed at 3 meetings Calvin PetersonBoard Trustee · Trustee Area 53meetings where we identified their voicenamed at 3 meetings Sabrena RodriguezBoard Trustee · Trustee Area 23meetings where we identified their voicenamed at 3 meetings

Meetings on our record

All 5 meetings on our record

Federal district ID 0640980 · student count from the federal 2023-24 count · meeting videos posted by the district