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Patricia Potter
6,610 votes
23.84%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
Frank Chavez
6,164 votes
22.24%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent/Business Owner
- Self-employed Goldsmith, Chavez Jewelry Design
- AA Degree Business Management, SJCC
- 3 time President Story Road Business Association
- Co-Founder & President Agrupacion De Commerciantes Unidos
- 1st Vice-Commander East Valley Chapter San Jose GI Forum
- Board Member 680/EastValley SNI
Priorities:
- Clean & Safe classrooms for students and teachers
- open Governance and fiscal responsibility
- Increased Parental Involvement
Gustavo D. Gonzalez
5,352 votes
19.31%
- Occupation: Business Owner
- BS- Industrial Engineer - Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo
- Certification + Negotiation/Mediation + Perpperdine School of Law
- Real Estate Broker License + State of California
- Valley View Properties + Broker/Owner - Real Estate Company
- Kindergarten Parent + Adelante (Dual Spanish Language Academy)
- Just Faith Social Justice Teaching Program Graduate
Priorities:
- Parent Involvement
- Hiring and Retaining the Best and Brightest Teachers
- Accountability at all levels of our School District
Kim Mesa
4,936 votes
17.81%
- Occupation: Development Director
- Board President, ARUESD
- CSBA Master's in Governance Candidate
- Masters in Business Administration, SJSU
- BA-Behavioral Science with a Second in Sociology, SJSU
- NAC Member, 680/East Valley SNI
- Graduate of the Leadership Silicon Valley program
Priorities:
- Parents, teachers, principals and the local community must work together to support our children's academic success.
- Parent involvement is essential to a child's success and must be encouraged and supported.
- Board Trustees must work collaboratively to provide a quality education to district students.
Joe Espinoza Frausto
4,660 votes
16.81%
- Occupation: Incumbent/Teacher
- CA. Teaching Credential
- BA&AA Liberal Studies
- Employment-San Jose Conservation Corps and Charter School
- Cum Laud NHU
- Contributions Multicultural Education SJSU
- YOUTHBUILD USA Teacher Fellow
Priorities:
- Higher Student Achievement
- More Highly Qualitied Teacher
- More Instructional Materials in the Classroom
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Official Information
- Alum Rock Union School District
Nonpartisan Information
- Calif. School Boards Ass'n - Professional Governance Standards
- Describes the roles and responsibilities of a board trustee and the school board
- How to Choose a School Board Member
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- San Jose Mercury News
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