W e e k l y RIALTO RECORD
Vol 24, NO. 16
November 20, 2025
Rialto Unified Board Unanimously Selects Dr. Alejandro Alvarez, Marine Veteran Educator, as Superintendent
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Incoming Rialto Unified School District Superintendent Dr. Alejandro Alvarez is welcomed by Interim Superintendent Dr. Judy D. White during a recent Board of Education meeting in Rialto.
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he Rialto Unified School District (RUSD) Board of Education has unanimously approved Dr. Alejandro Alvarez as the District’s next Superintendent, marking a new chapter of leadership for the city’s largest employer and its nearly 24,000 students. In a 5-0 vote at the November 12, 2025, Board of Education meeting, trustees approved Dr. Alvarez’s contract following a months-long, community-informed search
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process. He will officially begin his tenure on December 1, 2025, succeeding Interim Superintendent Dr. Judy D. White, whose service concludes November 30. Dr. White, a former Moreno Valley Unified and Riverside County Superintendent of Schools, has led RUSD since March as the Board conducted its superintendent search.
lies expect, and our community proudly supports,” said Board of Education President Dr. Stephanie E. Lewis. “He is an experienced classroom teacher, administrator, and superintendent whose dedication to student achievement and equitable access will continue to move the Rialto Unified School District forward.”
“Dr. Alejandro Alvarez is an academically forward-thinking leader with the financial acumen to bring innovation, accountability, and a renewed commitment to the academic excellence our students deserve, our fami-
Dr. Alvarez, who attended the November 12 meeting, brings three decades of public education experience and a clear belief in the power of schools to uplift communities. Superintendent, cont. on next pg.
‘Ernie Would Be Ecstatic’: Garcia Center Gala Marks 10 Years, Honors Dotti with Art Gallery Naming
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PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL From left, Tim Garcia, Garcia Center Executive Director Michael Segura, honoree Dotti Garcia, Patrick Garcia and a Garcia family member share a moment as Dotti accepts a frog-topped glassblown sculpture during the Garcia Center for the Arts’ 10-year gala.
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n a rainy Nov. 14 evening, the Garcia Center for the Arts turned its auditorium into a celebration of legacy and possibility, as its 2nd annual gala marked 10 years of arts advocacy in San Bernardino and raised funds to sustain programming into 2026.
PHOTO MANNY SANDOVAL Emcee Miriam Nieto of San Bernardino Generation Now and Garcia Center Executive Director Michael Segura thank attendees and underscore the need for continued arts funding in San Bernardino.
Emceed by Miriam Nieto of San Bernardino Generation Now and hosted by the center’s Executive Director Michael Segura, the 10-year celebration focused squarely on the center’s future — keeping its programs accessible, its historic building maintained and its creative spaces alive for the next generation of artists and youth.
Segura told guests that while the center has made strides, significant needs remain behind the scenes. “We have a lot of infrastructure improvements being made and still many that need to be made,” Segura said. “We also need Garcia Center Gala, cont. on next pg.