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Joaquin J. Rivera
19,974 votes
27.4%
- Occupation: School Director/Professor
- Served two terms as School Board President
- Community College Chemistry Professor
- Delegate, California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
- California School Boards Association Policy Platform, Legislative and Nominating Committees
- Masters in Governance, California School Boards Association
- M.S. Chemistry, University of California, Berkeley; B.S., Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Summa Cum Laude
Priorities:
- Development and implementation of a strategic master plan to provide Berkeley students with a world-class education
- Help the District to develop and implement new strategies to end the two-tiered system of academic achievement which still exists in our District
- Increase parental access to and involvement in their children's education
John T. Selawsky
16,363 votes
22.5%
- Occupation: President, School Board
- BA Degree, Urban Education
Priorities:
- Fiscal stability
- Student achievement
- Student safety
Karen (Johnson) Hemphill
15,754 votes
21.6%
- Occupation: City Clerk/Administrator
- Washington Elementary School Site Council: 1998-2004
- Longfellow School Governance Committee: 2002-2004
- Berkeley Schools Excellence (BSEP) Planning and Oversight Committee: 1996-98
- BUSD District Advisory Committee: 2003-2004
- Former Berkeley City Council Aide
- Brown University graduate
Priorities:
- Facilitate our multi-racial/cultural Berkeley community in developing a District-wide student achievement plan to meet the needs of all students.
- Use my extensive budget and finance experience as Assistant to the Emeryville City Manager to develop a sustainable District budget and finance plan.
- Use my established relationships with our City, regional, State, and Federal representatives to bring in outside financial resources to our schools.
Kalima Rose
15,323 votes
21.1%
- Occupation: Social Policy Director
- Regent Scholar, B.A. Narratives and Culture, U.C. Berkeley, Deans Honors
- PolicyLink, Community Development Policy Director, 1999-2004
- Tides Foundation, Social Justice Grant Director, 1996-1999
- Ms. Foundation for Women, Grant Director, Editor, 1990-1995
- BUSD Superintendent's Advisory Committee for Small Schools, 2002
- Berkeley High School BSEP Committee, 1999-2001
Priorities:
- Address achievement gap and bring excellence to ALL students
- Structure an inclusive planning process that brings all communities to table to resolve achievement disparity
- Recruit new resources to the district to move forward to success: new money, new institutions, new experts, new partnerships
Merrilie Mitchell
5,134 votes
7.1%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
- Community activist
Priorities:
- Get the politics out of our schools
- Less politics more possibilities
- Provide an excellent education for ALL
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