Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Downey Unified School District; Trustee Area 5

Betty N. Ferraro Governing Trustee, Downey Unified School District, Area 5

• School Board Member for 11 years
• Resident of Downey for 30 years
• Degree-Bach. of Science in Dental Hygiene from Baylor Univ.
• 3 Children who are "products" of Downey Unified Schools
• School volunteer--PTA & School Site Council:Rio Hondo Elem. (past-President),Griffith's Middle School; PTSA & Academic Booster Council: Warren High School; District Report Card Revision Committee
• Perform "Skits" in schools to promote City of Downey's Summer Reading program
• Perform "Kids On the Block" educational puppet programs with Assistance League troupe in Downey Schools--Examples: "Secret Password"--Keeping Safe from Bad Strangers, Keeping Kids out of Gangs," Learning Disabilities,"Celebrating Differences"
• Participate in school Career Days: Dental professions and "Inventions/Patents"
• Participate as a reader in elementary school "read-ins"
• Charter member & past President of Gangs Out of Downey