LWV LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS
Los Angeles County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
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Andrew Ed Gililland

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Monrovia Unified School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Engineer/US Forest Service
  • National Air Tanker Base Design Engineer, Coordinates design and construction of fire fighting aircraft bases nationwide
  • BSCE New Mexico State Univ (1969)
  • Honored as Forest Service's National Engineering Manager of the Year 1998
  • Serving Monrovia High on Curriculum Program and Staff Development Committee; Planning Team; United Parents for Students; and Booster Clubs
  • Past President of Big M Boosters at Monrovia High School
  • Involved parent and step-parent with students at home since 1974
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Improvement of student achievement on SAT 9 tests through improved knowledge rather than by teaching to the test.
  • Board must work with State to improve validity of student assessment including SAT9, to improve funding, and to insure safe schools..
  • Lockers? Maybe, but definitly student's health must be protected by relieving them of carrying 30-40 pound backpacks.
Position Papers
Ed Gililland is the right candidate for Monrovia
Integrity, experience, and knowledge make Ed Gililland the right candidate for MUSD Governing Board
Should Our Schools Have Lockers
The medical community, as well as the parents are saying schools need to get the weight off our students backs. We must do that.
Priorities for School Board Action
With all the issues, programs, and opportunities the School Board has to choose from, there are three major issues I will make my priority.
 
Key Endorsements
  • City Councilman Joe Garcia
  • Past Board Member Gerald Marugg
  • Jan Marugg
Campaign Contact Information
E-mail: EDGILILLAND@prodigy.net
Phone: 626-359-2197
Fax: NA
Address:
323 N Primrose Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016


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