Overview

• The Santa Clara County Office of Education launched an extraordinary audit to examine trustees’ education and training reimbursements.
• The district board agreed to review past reimbursement approvals after former Superintendent German Cerda alleged he was fired for probing tens of thousands of dollars in trustee expenses.
• Sandra Garcia, who served as acting superintendent, was formally named interim superintendent to guide the district through the audit and governance challenges.
• Community members, including students, parents and educators, have demanded transparency and resignations over large severance payouts and a $20 million budget deficit.
• Trustee Corina Herrera-Loera, the sole vote against Cerda’s termination, has called for detailed reimbursement records and is awaiting the audit’s public findings.