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Craig Mann
5,373 votes
23.37%
- Occupation: Governing Board Member, East Side Union High School District
- Member and Past President, Board of Trustees, East Side Union HSD
- 20+ years of diverse corporate, public and non-profit service experience
- BSBA, San Jose State University; MBA, University of Phoenix
- Member, Board of Directors, Mexican American Community Service Agency, 1999 - 2002
- Member & Chair, San Jose Human Rights Commission, 1995-1998
- Father of a successful East Side graduate and of a current East Side student
Priorities:
- Continue reforms to enable East Side to deliver on its promise of academic, personal & social success for each and every student
- Shrink the bureaucracy & redirect dollars to the classroom
- Advance each student to the next level of academic proficiency annually
Lan Nguyen
3,958 votes
17.21%
- Occupation: Management Analyst, Santa Clara County Social Service Agency
- Completing MA Degree in Couseling Psychology, BA Degree in Business Administration and Psycholgy, AA Degree in Business Administration
- Board member, Santa Clara County Mental Health Department
- 10 Years of direct working experiences with students, parents, and teachers including the positions of Child and Family Counselor and Administrator
- Volunteer teacher in the area of catechism and language since 1987
Priorities:
- Ensure fiscal accountability
- Increase the graduation rate, reduce truancy and drop out rate
- Enhance teaching curriculum in Math, Science, Reading, and Writing
Khanh D. Tran
3,922 votes
17.06%
- Occupation: Professor/Educator/IT Security Consultant
- BS/MA Degree in Management, Candidate for Ed.D
- IT/Engineering Professor, National University (2000-Current) and University of Phoenix (2000-Current)
- Former Manager/Administrator, East Side UHSD with more than eight years experience in school district administration (1991-1999)
- Former Manager/Coordinator II, San Joaquin County Office of Education with more than two years experience in county level administration (1999-2000)
- Former Member of ACSA and CSEA; was CSEA Site Representative in 1991-1992
- High-Tech Information Systems Security Consultant
Priorities:
- Improve Education, After-School Programs, and Funding
- Safety in Schools, Transportation, and Improve Child Nutrition
- Recruiting Qualified Teachers
Juanita Ramirez
3,209 votes
13.96%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.)
Cecil W Lawson
2,631 votes
11.44%
- Occupation: Teacher/Parent/Businessman
- Chief Information Officer, San Jose Police Department
- Adjunct professor of Business and Computer Science
- 20 Years of Business experience including the positions of Chief Executive Officer, Board Chairman, Research Fellow, Director
- Member Curriculum advisory committee Evergreen Valley College
- Awards: 1999 Recipient of Directors Award for service to America's children K-12 grade : White House office of Science and Technology
- Father of three children; all attending schools on the East Side
Priorities:
- Begin reforms that will create safe campuses for students, teachers and parents
- Create a new level of academic expectation for the district
- Solve overcrowding with new schools and heavily invest in rebuilding older campuses
Xavier Campos
2,143 votes
9.32%
(This candidate has not responded to Smart Voter.)
Theresa A. "Terri" Horiye
1,686 votes
7.33%
- Occupation: Parent/Educator/Engineer
- 15+ years of volunteer work experience in East Side Union High School District, Berryessa Union School District, Special Olympics and San Andreas
- Santa Clara University Graduate
- Bachelor of Science Degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science / added course work through Berkeley Extension Program
- Co- Founder of First Special Education Parent Club for East Side Union High School District- Raised of $4,000 for our develpmentally disabled students
- Created first Special Education Newletters for Our Students and teachers @ESU High School/ Designed first Parent Resource Guide Book for Disabled Fam.
- Received Woman of The Year Award 2004 for East Side Union High School District Special Olympics Program
Priorities:
- Strengthen the communication and team partnership between district, school site, community, students and parents
- Improve educational success at ALL levels( classroom size/upgrade, safety, transportation, and most importantly COLLEGE ADVANCEMENT FOR ALL!!!
- Improve certificated and classified staff retention and recruiting methodologies
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