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Margot Robb Tobias
23,541 votes
29.5%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Member, Board of Directors, California School Boards Association
- M.S. Education Administration
- B.A. UC Berkeley
- Past President, Murwood Elementary School PTA
- Past Member, Las Lomas High School Site Council
- Past President, Contra Costa School Boards Association
Priorities:
- Communication: We have to keep seeking out ways to hear our community concerns and to keep them informed.
- Budget: We face an uncertain economy and are expect a declining enrollment. We must be fiscally conservative and plan programs we can sustain.
- Negotiations : Last year's were very frustrating. With trust and good communication the union and the district can focus on improving instruction.
Vanessa Crews
23,024 votes
28.9%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
- AWARDS: Orinda Co-Citizen of the Year, Association of California School Administrators Friend of Education Award
- AWARDS: Sue Stauffer Friend of Education Award, Las Trampas Creek PTA Council VSP Award
- PERSONAL: married, Jesse Crews, 29 years; Lamorinda resident since 1985
- CHILDREN: Miramonte & OUSD graduates -- Brian, Washington & Lee '01; Sarah, Yale '03; Mikey, UC Berkeley `06; Andy, Miramonte '05
- EDUCATION: Mary Baldwin, Southern CT State U., BA
- KEY POSITIONS: President (two terms), Miramonte Parents' Club, President, Del Rey Elementary Parents' Club, Chairman, AUHSD Parcel Tax Committee, 2000
Priorities:
- The District's immediate need is to provide facilities that are adequate, safe & designed to meet the needs both of students and community members.
- Equally important is maintaining classroom excellence.
- We must maintain the fiscal integrity of the District.
J. Richard Whitmore
21,140 votes
26.5%
- Occupation: State Education Advisor
- Chief Policy Advisor to State Superintendent
- President of Lafayette Arts & Science Foundation
- Happy Valley School Site Council & Volunteer
- Stanford University, AB, Economics, with distinction
- Harvard University, MBA
- Presidential Scholar, National Merit Scholar, Phi Beta Kappa
Priorities:
- Budget and fiscal planning
- Student testing and its effect on school programs
- Implementation of new bond funding
Dennis P. Wanken
12,014 votes
15.1%
- Occupation: Educational Director
- Member, Moraga Governing Board 1997-present
- B.B.A - 1978
- M.Ed - 1996
- Member, Town of Moraga Cable TV Advisory Committee
- Member, Moraga Edcuational Foundation
Priorities:
- Enhance trust and confidence in the AUHSD
- Enhance fiscal managment of the AUHSD
- Improve quality of life in the classroom
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