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Michael Scott
6612 votes
19.59%
Tom Martin
5439 votes
16.12%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Marriage and Family Therapist
- Married with two children
- 33 year resident of Ridgecrest
Priorities:
- "Putting kids First" means my top priority is the physical and emotional well being of children, followed closely by maximizing educational outcomes.
- I provide a common sense approach of not allowing the return educationally unsound curriculums such as Mathland and CPM Math
- I will always listen to both sides of an issue
Pamela Lochhead
5258 votes
15.58%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
- Master of Science, Administration
- Small Business Specialist, 15 years
- Sierra Sands School Board, 4 years
- Delegate, California School Board Association
- Married, 28 years with one child in SSUSD
Priorities:
- Keep learning and achievement for all students as the primary focus
- Ensure fiscal responsibility
- Foster a cooperative "win-win" environment for the district, teachers, parents, and students
Kurt D. Rockwell
4682 votes
13.87%
- Occupation: Project Manager
- Full time substitute Teacher, 2001
- Successful 17 year business career
- B.S. Mechanical Engineering, UC Davis, 1985
- MBA, The Anderson School at UCLA, 1998
- All three children in Sierra Sands Schools
- Born and raised in Ridgecrest, CA
Priorities:
- Hold student education and welfare above all else
- Build atmosphere of respect and trust between students, parents, board, teachers, administrators, and the community
- Intelligent fiscal management of the district through the continuing budget crisis
Kim A. Frankenberger
4469 votes
13.24%
Howard G. Laire
2615 votes
7.75%
Walter Maurer
2344 votes
6.95%
- Occupation: R&D Engineer for U.S. Navy
- Ridgecrest resident & China Lake employee since 1986
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State Univ., 1986
- B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, North Dakota State Univ., 1983
- Music Minor (Piano), North Dakota State Univ., 1983
- Christian & happily married father of three children
- pro-life and political activist
Priorities:
- Vigorously promote policies supporting educational choice, parental rights, musical education, and an improved learning environment
- Apply public education's foundational Christian principles to modern-day SSUSD policymaking, especially policies related to students' moral well-being
- Hold incumbents accountable for their actions and inactions
Alan Gallagher
2274 votes
6.74%
- Occupation: Electronic Technician
- Prior United States Airforce
- Several employee honors at NAWC
Priorities:
- Educate with the understanding that each child is different
- Ensure that the children are our number one priority
- Maximize the limited State budget to benefit our children and schools
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