Sacramento-area school trustee reprimanded for behavior related to school visit
San Juan Unified School District Trustee Nick Bloise was formally reprimanded by the board in relation to his behavior during a school site visit.
The district received multiple complaints regarding Bloise’s behavior in late spring of this year and an external law firm was engaged to investigate the allegations of unprofessional conduct, according to district spokesperson Raj Rai.
At a meeting Tuesday, Board President Ben Avey announced that the concluded investigation substantiated allegations that Bloise “did not meet the board’s standard for professional conduct and governance.”
The board unanimously voted to formally reprimand Bloise, ordering him to complete targeted professional development including one harassment prevention and respectful workplace training and a board governance, conduct and ethical leadership training, each to be completed through in-person sessions within 90 days. He was also ordered to comply with all school site visit recommendations.
There is a short section on school visits in San Juan Unified’s Board of Education Governance Handbook. There are also board bylaws in place on governance standards and a code of ethics.
Avey said that Bloise’s conduct will continue to be monitored and that further action will be taken should he commit any other violations.
“The board takes its responsibility to model respectful, ethical, and lawful behavior seriously,” Avey said in his statement.
The board had been investigating Bloise’s conduct in closed session at two previous board meetings. There have also been closed session talks at recent meetings regarding an additional, ongoing investigation into a trustee. Both matters were first discussed at an Aug. 12 meeting.
Bloise did not make a public statement on the matter at the board meeting and has not returned The Sacramento Bee’s request for comment via phone and email.
In an interview, Avey said he could not disclose additional details about the investigation into Bloise’s conduct but made a general statement on the district’s standards of leadership.
“Outside of this specific report, we hold the San Juan Unified team to the highest ethical standards and the board is no exception,” he said. “We owe it to our community to do the right thing in support of our students.”
Residency issue still stands
Documents obtained by The Bee show that Bloise claims a homeowner’s exemption on a home outside of his trustee area.
In November 2024, Bloise won the Area 4 seat over candidates Catrayel Wood and Martin Ross, bringing in 48% of votes. This area covers the southern portion of Citrus Heights and part of Carmichael. His campaign was largely self funded.
On his 410 Form establishing his campaign committee filed in June 2024, Bloise wrote that he lived in an apartment at 4490 Mary Lynn Lane in Carmichael, but records from the Sacramento County Assessor’s Office show that Bloise has claimed a homeowner’s tax exemption on his property at 4709 Foster Way in both 2024 and 2025.
The Foster Way home is in Area 2, represented by Pam Costa who was successfully reelected last year. Costa has served on the board since 2012, winning her seat in a landslide (58%) against challengers Jennifer Morgan (33%) and Mohammad Sharif (7%).
A homeowner’s exemption, which provides a $7,000 reduction in the taxable value of the home, requires that the claimant primarily live in the property they own.
The district has not said whether or not it is investigating the matter.
“I can share that if a concern were raised about a trustee’s residence, we would investigate and take appropriate action based on the findings of the investigation,” she said. “I wouldn’t be able to discuss a specific complaint or concern until an investigation was concluded.”
Who is Nick Bloise?
Bloise, a lifelong resident of Carmichael, served in the U.S. Army for 23 years after high school, retiring as a Major. He has worked for the state of California for nearly 30 years as an auditor with the Board of Equalization and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration.
According to his campaign website, Bloise attended San Juan Unified schools and graduated from Sacramento State with a bachelor’s degree in business administration and a master’s degree in business administration and finance.
Prior to his campaign for school board in 2024, Bloise unsuccessfully ran for California State Assembly, District 8 in 2016 as a Republican, losing to the Democratic incumbent Ken Cooley. Prior to redistricting in 2022, the seat represented Carmichael, Rancho Cordova and eastern portions of Sacramento County.
Bloise is the chief financial officer of the Sacramento Taxpayers Association, a nonprofit with the stated purpose of advocating for responsible government. He also owns a company that sells online genealogical books, according to his LinkedIn.
The San Juan Unified board member has served in a number of volunteer positions, including the Sacramento County Planning Advisory Board and Sacramento County Civil Service Commission, as well as several Carmichael-based boards.
