Three trustee areas are up Nov. 3 as two races draw challengers
Trustees in Victor Elementary School District trustee area 2 will be decided in the Nov. 3, 2026 general election, with incumbents in all three races running for a fourth term and a challenger for each.
Incumbents in the Nov. 3 election include Board President Allen G. Williams in Trustee Area 2,
According to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters, the official date of the election is Nov. 3. Candidate filing periods opened July 13 and closed Aug. 7. Mail ballots are expected to start being mailed out on Oct. 5, with Oct. 19 as the voter registration deadline.
It should be noted that county election officials consider their published information regarding candidates to be unofficial. The actual ballot list should be verified before Election Day.
Trustee Area 2
Allen G. Williams — Appointed incumbent, Board President
Williams is currently the representative for Trustee Area 2 and the Board President of the Victor Elementary School District Board of Trustees.
According to election records from San Bernardino County, Williams received a four-year appointment in lieu of election in 2018 and then received another four-year appointment in 2022, which means that by the time of the 2026 election he will have nearly eight years of board service.
Previously, Williams ran for Victor Elementary School District board. In 2012, he was included in the list of candidates provided by county elections for a Victor Elementary School District board seat. At that time, Williams worked as a business manager.
As a board president, Williams serves on a five-member governing board making policies and decisions regarding budgets, hiring superintendent, negotiating employee agreements, facilities and other issues.
Public contact information: According to San Bernardino County, Williams can be reached by district phone number, 760-245-1691, while his individual email is unknown.
Rachel Davis — challenger
Rachel Davis is a challenger for Allen G. Williams in the Trustee Area 2. Her occupation is listed as a business owner.
Davis did not serve on the Victor Elementary School District Board.
Contact information: Public contact information for this candidate could not be found.
History of Victor Elementary
According to the district’s website, Victor Elementary School District’s history dates back to 1896, when the Victorville school system started with a one-room school house.
However, according to the financial records from the district, the present-day Victor Elementary School District was created as a separate district in 1947. These two dates represent different historical moments: 1896 is when the local elementary education started, and 1947 is when the present district organization was established.
The growth of the Victorville area turned the district into one of the biggest elementary districts in the High Desert.
VESD currently operates 18 schools, which include two dependent charter schools, and serves transitional kindergarten to sixth grade students.
The district also changed the way trustees are elected, moving to trustee area elections starting from the 2018 election cycle. Five areas now elect district trustees.
Statistics of Victor Elementary
The 2026-27 Local Control and Accountability Plan from Victor Elementary School District is used as the source of the latest district statistics.
The district serves over 11,660 students in 18 schools.
VESD reports that it has approximately 554 certificated staff members and 685 classified staff members, for a total of 1,239 staff.
The size of individual schools ranges from 500 to more than 1,000 students.
The district office is located at 12219 Second Ave. in Victorville.
According to the 2026-27 financial plan, Victor Elementary School District’s revenue projection is approximately $243.9 million, including $179.1 million from the state Local Control Funding Formula.
The district serves parts of Victorville and surrounding San Bernardino County communities. According to an earlier district financial audit, the district territory is approximately 43 square miles.
The district also runs a school choice program allowing families to choose schools rather than attending schools based on residence alone.
VESD schools include Brentwood, Challenger, Del Rey, Discovery, Endeavour, Galileo, Green Tree East, Irwin Academy, Liberty, Lomitas, Mojave Vista, Mountain View Montessori, Park View, Puesta del Sol, Ralph Baker 21st Century, Sixth Street Prep, Village and West Palms.
District Leadership
Superintendent Lori Clark serves as the district’s chief administrator.
The district also includes Assistant Superintendents of Administrative Services Collin Rowe, of Educational Services Fortune Barles, of Personnel Services Maureen Mills and of Pupil Services Tanya Benitez, Ed.D.
Literacy remains one of the main priorities of VESD. Teachers get trained for 87 hours to receive the district Reading Certificate.
Attendance, family engagement, emotional support, expanded learning, school safety, and early intervention are other district priorities.
Accomplishments during the 2022-26 board term
The following accomplishments took place during the 2022-26 board term, but involve overall district efforts by administrators, teachers, classified staff, students and families.
Golden Bell Award
Victor Elementary received the 2023 California School Boards Association Golden Bell Award for the Child Welfare and Attendance Liaison program.
The program features a team of district liaisons working with schools and families to ensure student attendance, reengagement and help accessing community resources.
$14.25 million Community Schools grant
In 2025, Victor Elementary School District announced a $14.25 million state grant for expanding Family Resource Center services under the Community Schools initiative.
The grant allows Family Resource Center to serve ten campuses and reach families at all campuses in the district.
Services provided by Family Resource Center include family support, parenting resources, mental health services, and community resource referrals.
Family Resource Center recognition
The district’s Family Resource Center was honored in 2025 by the San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools for family and community engagement.
Expanded literacy and student support
VESD continues implementing districtwide literacy training program and Multi-Tiered System of Supports model.
All schools use teams of professionals dedicated to academics, attendance, behavior, and social-emotional needs of students.
The district also expands family-resource services and introduces an independent-study option at Brentwood and Lomitas schools.
Transportation safety was improved for the 2025-26 school year when the district installed cameras on the district school buses.
School awards and recognitions
During the current board term, several schools of the district received awards and recognitions.
Sixth Street Prep is known for receiving some of the district’s top recognitions. This school received National Blue Ribbon School award and was named the California Distinguished School in 2023 and 2025. It was also selected for the National ESEA Distinguished Schools Award and California Honor Roll recognition.
Mountain View Montessori received California Pivotal Practice Award in 2022 and California Honor Roll recognition in 2024 and 2025.
Galileo Academy received California Honor Roll recognition in 2025.
Endeavour School of Exploration received California Honor Roll recognition in 2025.
Discovery School of the Arts received California Honor Roll recognition in 2024 and 2025.
Lomitas: A Community of Learners received Capturing Kids’ Hearts National Showcase School recognition in 2024 and 2025 and was recognized as California PBIS school earlier.
Brentwood Elementary received California PBIS Gold recognition for 2024-25.
Puesta del Sol received California PBIS Platinum recognition for 2024-25 after getting Gold recognition last year.
Other campuses of the district have received California Distinguished School, PBIS and other recognitions in earlier years.
The district provides education for transitional kindergarten through sixth grade, which means there is no graduation rate for VESD high schools to report.
Students who graduated from VESD leave for other districts where they attend high school. Graduation statistics from these districts should not be used as VESD results.
What voters are deciding
The November 2026 election takes place amid continuing efforts in the district to improve literacy, math performance, attendance, behavior and mental health support, employee recruitment, transportation, facilities, school safety and financial planning.
In Trustee Area 2, voters will be able to choose between incumbents with decades of board service and challengers trying to gain representation on the board.
Williams is running with approximately eight years of board service.
Election Day: Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2026
Mail ballots begin: Oct. 5
Voter registration deadline: Oct. 19
Polls close: 8 p.m. Nov. 3
San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters: 909-387-8300
