- Occupation: Educator
- Antioch Library Commissioner
- State University of New York (Albany) School of Education - B.A. English Cum Laude Graduate
- Special Programs Director - Pittsburg Adult Education Center
- 2004 Contra Costa County Humanitarian of the Year
- 2004 Counselor of the Year (California State Columbian Squires)
- 1986 Beyond War Award for services rendered for the U.S. Peace Corps in Sultandag, Turkey
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Implement 2004 County Recovery Plan, build a minimum 3% reserve, restore music, P.E., computer, 7th period, safety and maintenance staff
- Objectively evaluate whether Superintendent is up to task of running a School District for a city of 105,000 people
- Create a School Board Advisory Council to solicit ideas from the best of Antioch's concerned citizenry and improve communication/public relations
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- Roger Henry, former School Board Member, 2003 Citizen of the Year
- Patty Chan, Antioch Head Librarian, civic leader, 2002 Citizen of the Year
- Mary Rocha, former Antioch Mayor, civic leader
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- ACCOUNTABILITY
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Stop deficit spending.
Exercise oversight mechanisms to avoid a repeat of the 3.3 million dollars accounting blunder.
Implement the 2004 County Recovery Plan and not ignore as was done to the 1998 County Recovery Plan.
Hire competent Business Managers.Trim administrative waste before music, P.E., campus safety and maintenance.
Admit mistakes (Don't make excuses)
Ask tough questions, but more importantly, exercise systematic tough follow-up.
- PARTNERING
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Re-instate abandoned joint City Council - School Board meetings to discuss issues of common concern.
Create School Board Advisory Council and task force(s).
Establish better communications with parents and community through town hall meetings, e-newsletters or e-message boards.
Establish collaborations with community organizations, corporate sponsors especially music, sports, youth and educational stores.
- BEST PRACTICES
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Seek school success models and dialogue with neighboring School Boards to learn from their successes and failures.
Maintain emphasis on core curriculum while adjusting to the demands of an ever-changing technological society.
Emphasize character education to stop the loss of students to private schools.
Solicit the city's professionals to join the School Board's advisory council and task force(s).
Establish consistent district-wide goals and standards of communication and self-critique.
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League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
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