Photo Gallery: Newport-Mesa Unified School District candidates forum

Area 4 trustee Karen Yelsey, who is seeking reelection in November, speaks during a Newport-Mesa Unified School District candidates forum on Tuesday at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Diane “Dee Dee” RuoRock, a candidate for trustee Area 7 in the Newport-Mesa Unified School District, addresses the audience at Tuesday’s forum presented by the Newport Beach Women’s Democratic Club at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.

Ashley Anderson, a candidate in trustee Area 7, speaks during a Newport-Mesa Unified School District candidates forum in Corona del Mar on Tuesday.

Area 5 candidate Michelle Barto makes her case during a forum Tuesday for Newport-Mesa Unified School District board candidates presented by the Newport Beach Women’s Democratic Club.

Area 2 trustee Charlene Metoyer, who is running for reelection, talks at Tuesday’s Newport-Mesa Unified School District candidates forum presented by the Newport Beach Women’s Democratic Club.

Michelle Murphy, a candidate in trustee Area 2, speaks during Tuesday’s Newport-Mesa Unified School District candidates forum at the Oasis Senior Center in Corona del Mar.