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Ken Berrick
11633 votes
46.37%
- Occupation: Children's Nonprofit Director
- Founder/CEO Seneca Center For Children And Families 1985-present
- President Elect California Alliance of Child and Family Services
- Member California Child Welfare Council
- Member Education Committee CA..Alliance of Children"s Services
- Sponsor Senate Bill 2234 Intensive Treatment Foster Care
- Two children ages 6 and 9 in Oakland public schools
Priorities:
- Support Teachers by ensuring the availability of adequete resources in the classsroom. Endorsed by Alameda County Teachers' Association (CTA/NEA).
- Reduce truancy rate and the resulting juvinile crime rates by using proven intervention techniques that keep youth in school.
- Increase high school graduation rates by creating specific intervention and support plans beginning as early as the fifth grade..
John C Bernard
7956 votes
31.71%
- Occupation: School Superintendent
- Retiring administrator with 38 years in CA education
- District Superintendent in three CA counties and school administrator in 5 CA counties
- Doctorate in Multicultural Education
- College/University Instructor for over 14 years
- Superintendent of Year Award (1998)
- Native of Oakland, CA and product of Oakland schools, as are my three grown children
Priorities:
- improve academic support and achievement for all students in Alameda County Schools
- improve the financial assistance and support to school districts and school boards
- regain the community trust and support by implementing recommendations from the Alameda County Civil Grand Jury
Celsa L. Snead
5269 votes
21.00%
- Occupation: Executive Director, Attorney, University Instructor
- Executive Director of The Mentoring Center (an Oakland non-profit agency for at-risk youth)
- Juvenile Law Attorney for foster care and juvenile justice youth - Juris Doctorate, UCLA School of Law
- Master's Degree in Public Policy - UC Berkeley (Focus on juvenile justice and youth policy)
- Educator in Juvenile Justice - San Francisco State University Criminal Justice Department
- Bachelor's Degree in Sociology - UC Berkeley
Priorities:
- Improve academic achievement by focusing more resources in the classroom - Endorsed by Oakland Education Association President.
- Create a stronger and more productive transition for youth back into the local school districts and communities.
- Develop policies and partnerships that create better outcomes and more opportunities for students most in need.
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Events
Candidate Forums
- Date: Saturday, April 5, 2008
Time: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Place: Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1
Sponsor: League of Women Voters of Oakland
- The public is invited to attend and submit written questions.
- This forum will be taped for broadcast on KTOP, Cable Channel 10 and shown several times before the June 3, 2008 Primary Election.
- See http://www.oaklandnet.com/government/streaming-video/2008.html for dates of rebroadcasts.
Broadcast of Taped Forum
- Date: Saturday, May 31
Time: Approx. 2 - 3 PM
Station:KTOP, Cable Channel 10
- Date: Tuesday, May 20
Time: Approx. 4:30-5:15 PM
Station: KTOP, Cable Channel 10
- Date: Wednesday, April 23
Time: 4:30-5:15 PM
Station: KTOP, Cable Channel 10
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