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San Mateo County, CA November 2, 1999 Election
Governing Board Member; Redwood City School District

4 Year Term.

Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Alicia C. Aguirre

  • Occupation: Professor, Caņada College
  • M.A., Eastern Michigan University
  • Coordinator, English Institute
  • Fulbright Exchange Professor
Priorities:
  • Review and continue to improve programs for English Language Learners.
  • Improve student achievement
  • Provide more after school programs and mentoring for students and parents.
Alfredo Chorro
  • Occupation: Principal Electrical & Computer Engineer
  • BS in Electrical Engineering, University of El Salvador, 1979
  • MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering, University of Iowa, 1982
  • Key contributor in successful start-up, Copper Mountain Networks (now public)
  • Member of the Board of Directors, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center
  • Soccer Coach, AYSO and afterschool program
  • Volunteer at Adelante School, weekly for the past 5 years
Priorities:
  • Organize board training session for the school board and all school site councils. Together we can set realistic goals.
  • Make the Latino community active in the decision-making process -- my experience at Adelante School shows this is both necessary and possible.
  • Make the numbers clear and easily available -- including school bond accounting records, construction plans, and detailed test score analyses.
Laura Biche (Write-In)
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter)
  • Phone: 650-367-7562 (eve); Addr: 2974 McGarvey Ave., Redwood City, CA 94061; Email: laura@biche.com
Chris Bohl
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • First Vice President - Investments
  • Salomon Smith Barney
  • B.A. U.C. Berkeley with Phi Beta Kappa
Priorities:
  • Improved English Acquisition for non-English speaking students
  • Raise test scores district wide to national average
  • Continue to expand and sponsor community, business, government and school partnerships
Doug Finlay
  • Occupation: Executive
  • Incumbent, first elected 1995
  • CFO for various high-tech companies
  • MS in Engineering (Stanford)
  • 3 children in district schools
Priorities:
  • further improve test scores
  • prepare students better for high school
  • increase community involvement

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