Re-elect • Fountain Valley School Board • 2026
Re-elect Dennis Cole
31 years in public education. Four years keeping Fountain Valley’s schools ranked first in Orange County. Let’s keep steady, experienced leadership in our schools.
Meet Dennis
A record in our schools that started long before any campaign.
- 31 years in public education — teacher, principal, county director, and now Chief of Staff for the Orange County Department of Education.
- President of the Fountain Valley School District Governing Board, serving on the board since 2022.
- Boards of the Fountain Valley Schools Foundation, Junior Achievement of Orange County, Coastline College Foundation, and the OC Sheriff’s Advisory Council.
- He and his wife Christine have adopted five children and fostered eleven more, all raised here in Fountain Valley.
That’s the same commitment Dennis brings to the school board: show up, listen, and do the steady work that keeps our schools strong.
Read Dennis’s full story →Dennis’s priorities
Priorities for our schools
Safe schools & healthy kids
New perimeter fencing and a culture where every student feels safe, known, and cared for.
Learn more →High academic standards
FVSD students rank first in Orange County in reading, math, and science. Let’s keep it that way.
Learn more →STEM, the arts & music
Expanding hands-on STEM, art, and music so every child finds where they shine.
Learn more →Fiscal responsibility
A positive financial certification every year, with stable, sustainable budgets.
Learn more →Priorities drawn from Dennis’s 2026 candidate statement.
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Dennis was first elected to the board in 2022 with broad community support — local officials, educators, business owners, and hundreds of residents. Endorsements for the re-election campaign are being gathered now and will be listed here as they are confirmed.
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