Notice of Vacancy (Trustee Area 3) Information
NOTICE OF PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT TO THE ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT GOVERNING BOARD PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTION 5092
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT a vacancy occurred on the Board of Trustees of the Anaheim Union High School District for Trustee Area 3 effective on September 29, 2025, as a result of the resignation of Katherine H. Smith. On November 13, 2025, the Board of Trustees provisionally appointed Dr. Jose Paolo Magcalas to fill this vacancy. The provisional appointment confers all powers and duties of a governing board member and shall become an effective appointment after 30 days through the next regularly scheduled election for governing board members on November 3, 2026, unless a petition calling for a special election, and containing a sufficient number of signatures of voters in Trustee Area 3, is filed in the office of the Orange County Superintendent of Schools, 200 Kalmus Drive, Costa Mesa, California, not later than December 13, 2025.
Michael B. Matsuda, Superintendent
Anaheim Union High School District
AUHSD BOT Vacancy Presentation
2025 AUHSD Board Vacancy Press Release
October 2, 2025
Contact: John Bautista, AUHSD Communications Phone: (714) 999-5662
Email: bautista_j@auhsd.us
AUHSD Board Solicits Applications for Vacant Seat
ANAHEIM, CA -- The Anaheim Union High School District will make a provisional appointment to fill a vacancy stemming from the resignation of Mrs. Katherine H. Smith, and is soliciting applications from the public to fill her unexpired term. The appointee will serve through the November 2026 general election.
Following the vacancy, the options before the Board were to call for a special election or make the provisional appointment. After discussion, board members decided to make the appointment.
The Board invites those interested in either seeking the appointment or making a nomination for the appointment to contact Ms. Christina Bevins in the Superintendent’s Office by 4:00 p.m. on October 17, 2025. Ms. Bevins can be reached at (714) 999-5698. Anyone who expresses interest in the appointment after the 4:00 p.m. deadline will not be considered.
Applicants must be registered voters and reside within Trustee Area 3 of the Anaheim Union High School District. The Trustee Area map may be found on the District’s website (www.auhsd.us) by selecting TRUSTEE AREA MAP under the BOARD tab. Candidates may not be employed by the Anaheim Union High School District while serving on the board.
On October 20, 2025, information packets will be sent to those who have expressed an interest in filling the vacancy. Completed candidate information packets, including all supporting documentation, must be returned to Ms. Bevins at the District Campus no later than 4:00 p.m. on October 30, 2025. A special Board meeting to interview candidates for the provisional appointment is planned for 5:00 p.m. on November 6, 2025. A public hearing will precede an appointment at the regular meeting scheduled for 6:00 p.m. on November 13, 2025.
The Board is governed by a November 22, 2025, deadline for making the provisional appointment.
The five-member Board of Trustees sets the policies that guide the Anaheim Union High School District and establishes its operating budget. The Board generally meets once every month on a Thursday. Closed session begins mid-afternoon and the open, public meeting begins at 6:00 p.m. in the Board Room of the District Campus.
NOTICE OF VACANCY ON THE ANAHEIM UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT
GOVERNING BOARD AND INTENT TO FILL VACANCY WITH PROVISIONAL APPOINTMENT PURSUANT TO EDUCATION CODE SECTIONS 5092-5093
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT on October 2, 2025, the Board of Trustees of the Anaheim Union High School District, pursuant to Education Code sections 5090-5093, unanimously voted to fill the vacancy for Trustee Area 3 on the Board of Trustees through the provisional appointment process. The provisional appointee will serve through the general election in November 2026. The Board invites those interested in either seeking the appointment or making a nomination for the appointment to contact Ms. Christina Bevins by 4:00 p.m. on October 17, 2025. Anyone who expresses interest in the appointment after the 4:00 p.m. deadline shall not be considered. Ms. Bevins can be reached at (714) 999-5698. Candidates must be registered voters and live within Trustee Area 3 of the Anaheim Union High School District. The Trustee Area map may be found on the District’s website (www.auhsd.us) by selecting TRUSTEE AREA MAP under the BOARD tab. Candidates may not be employed by the Anaheim Union High School District while serving on the Board. The provisional appointment must be made by November 22, 2025.
Michael B. Matsuda, Superintendent
Anaheim Union High School District
