Simone Zulu
Incumbent
Palmdale School District, Governing Board Member, Trustee Area No. 5
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Overview
Simone Zulu Diol has represented Trustee Area 5 on the Palmdale School District Board since November 2018 and is the board clerk.1 She is a retired district preschool teacher and former president of the Palmdale Elementary Teachers Association.1 She was a Head Start teacher and site director.1 In 2019, she completed the California School Boards Association’s Masters in Governance program.2
Zulu Diol supports holistic, multicultural education that involves families.1 In 2022, as board president, she wrote that she focuses on early-childhood and multicultural education and supported adding student board members.3 She was named 2026 Board Member of the Year by the California Association of African-American Superintendents and Administrators.4
Campaign money
No summary of their campaign filings yet. They are posted by Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements
Not found in public sources as of Thursday, October 15, 2026.
Sources
- Board of Trustees – Board – Palmdale School District, Palmdale School District. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Masters in Governance graduates, California School News. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- schoolnewsrollcall.com, School News Roll Call. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.
- Palmdale School Board 2026: 7 Filers, 3 Seats – Antelope Valley Online, Antelope Valley Online. Viewed Thursday, October 15, 2026.