Run for County Superintendent of Schools in San Bernardino County, CA

Election Date: Jun 2, 2026
Filing Deadline: Mar 6, 2026

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Election Details

  • Office level: county
  • Length of term: 4 years
  • Commitment level: Part Time
  • Affiliation: nonpartisan
  • Typical salary: N/A
  • Filing period: Feb 9, 2026 - Mar 6, 2026
  • Positions:
    San Bernardino County School Superintendent
    San Bernardino County School Superintendent

Job description

The San Bernardino County Superintendent of Schools and its nearly 1,900 employees work in unison with the 33 K-12 county school districts on behalf of the nearly 414,000 students in approximately 530 schools. The county superintendent provides leadership and advocacy, as well as oversees a wide array of services to support student achievement and accountability, fiscal oversight, personnel and credentialing, information technology and direct student instruction for preschool, alternative and special education students. Among the other responsibilities of the county superintendent, according to the California Education Code, include: visit and examine each school in his or her county at reasonable intervals to observe its operation and to learn of its problems; enforce the use of state textbooks and instructional materials and of high school textbooks and instructional materials regularly adopted by the proper authority; and submit two interim reports during the fiscal year to the county board of education.

Eligibility requirements

Must be at least 18 years of age, a citizen of the state, a resident of the school district, a registered voter, and not disqualified by the constitution or laws of the state from holding a civil office
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