Members of the Board of Education are residents and taxpayers in our community. The legal requirement for an individual seeking to become a Board member is that he or she be registered to vote within the boundaries of the Desert Sands Unified School District

The Board employs a Superintendent of Schools who is the Chief Executive Officer of the District. The Superintendent is also the Secretary to the Board of Education, and prepares the Board's agenda as well as maintains its records and files.

The Board meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 7:00 p.m. in the Boardroom of the District Education Center, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, California, unless otherwise posted. Special Board of Education meetings may also be scheduled to address issues as they arise.

The Board agenda and the minutes from the previous meeting are posted at  the District office 72 hours prior to the Board meeting, and at each school site the day before the meeting. Agendas are also provided to all local newspapers for publication. The Board agenda/Minutes and Highlights are also published to the Web. Click here for agenda/minutes or click here for Board Highlights. Click on the Calender link on the left to view meeting dates.

Desert Sands currently has their board policies, administrative regulations and exhibits as part of the GAMUT Online system through CSBA (California School Board Association). GAMUT Online works with Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher or Netscape 6.0 or higher. The public is encouraged to access the district's policies using this service with the account and password information listed below.

Public Account
User Name: dsands
Password: public1

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