DAVID M. MALKIN FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER 

On Friday, October 3, 2025, the Rowland Unified community came out to honor the achievements of retired Board Member David M. Malkin with the renaming ceremony of the David M. Malkin Family Resource Center. Presentations were made by the following: State Senator Bob Archuleta, Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis, RUSD Board President Agnes P. Gonzalez, RUSD Superintendent Alejandro Flores, Rowland Council PTA, Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council, Mt. San Antonio College, Kiwanis Club, and Friends of the Family Resource Center. Festivities included performances by the Nogales High School Noble Regiment, Rowland High School Raider Regiment, and Nogales and Rowland String students. Please see photos below and the article that appeared in the San Gabriel Valley Tribune.

ARTICLE FROM SAN GABRIEL VALLEY TRIBUNE

By Reporter Anissa Rivera (Published October 1, 2025)

Rowland Unified to rename resource center in honor of retired president

David M. Malkin served Rowland Unified School District from 2015 to 2024.

David M. Malkin, center, at his last board meeting with members, from left, Cary C. Chen; Agnes P. Gonzalez; Kevin T. Hayakawa, and Erik Venegas, at the Rowland Unified School District board room in 2024. The Family Resource Center at Rowland Unified School District will be renamed in Malkin’s honor in a ceremony on Oct. 3. (Photo courtesy of Rowland Unified School District)

By Anissa Rivera | [email protected]

PUBLISHED: October 1, 2025 at 3:58 PM PDT

Almost a year after he ended his tenure at Rowland Unified School District, David M. Malkin will return to witness a permanent and tangible sign of his service there.

District officials, local dignitaries and community members will gather at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 3, to rename the district’s Family Resource Center in his honor.

Malkin was elected president of the 20-school district Board of Education in 2015. His expertise as a licensed clinical social worker informed his championing health and wellness student initiatives as well as his support for universal free breakfast and lunch for all students. Malkin increased the number of counselors and social workers across the district, which serves approximately 11,500 students and more than 5,000 adult students. He retired in November 2024.

David M. Malkin is recognized by Sen. Bob Archuleta, D-Pico Rivera, on his last day in office as president of the Rowland Unified School District Board of Education on Nov. 14, 2024, Rowland Unified will rename its Family Resource Center in Malkin’s honor on Oct. 3. (Photo courtesy of Rowland Unified School District)

“It has been an honor to serve the Rowland Unified School district students and families and this greater community,” Malkin said. “RUSD educates and works with a dynamic and diverse student population. The Family Resource Center is a necessary and critical component to help the underserved students break barriers and achieve their goals. The Family Resource Center provides necessary services that may otherwise be inaccessible. I am humbled to have my name associated with the FRC.”

Alejandro Flores, superintendent of the Rowland Unified School District, said Malkin and his family continue to serve students and their families even in his retirement.

“There are few community members who have made such an impact on the lives of the students and families of Rowland Unified than retired board member David M. Malkin,” Flores said. “His heart, compassion, and sincere dedication to every child is why the renaming of our Family Resource Center in his honor was the perfect way to celebrate his legacy.”

Community groups set to recognize Malkin at the renaming ceremony include the Rowland Heights Community Coordinating Council, Rowland Heights Kiwanis Club, Rowland Council PTA and the Friends of the Family Resource Center.

Representatives from the offices of Sen. Bob Archuleta, D-Pico Rivera and Supervisor Hilda Solis are also scheduled to attend. Band and orchestra students from Nogales and Rowland high schools will perform.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, Malkin was instrumental with making sure free COVID testing was offered daily at the district office for families and staff, providing student support hotlines and the largest deployment of technology devices in the district’s history for remote learning instruction. Malkin also led the push for the expansion of Career Technical Education (CTE) opportunities for students.

The David M. Malkin Family Resource Center offers a variety of no-cost and low-cost programs and services to children, youth and families, serving those experiencing homelessness or hardship.

The district serves the communities of Rowland Heights, Walnut, La Puente, City of Industry, and West Covina. It also has more than 5,000 adult students at Rowland Adult & Community Education.