Candidate for
Board Member; San Jacinto Unified School District

I have been a college professor for 34 years, the last 16 at MSJC. I have a BA and MA from UCLA in Political Science. I have lived in San Jacinto for 16 years. My older daughter graduated from SJHS in 2000. She presently serves in the US Army and is a veteran of the Iraq War. My other two daughters still attend our schools and are GATE and honor students.

We have made a lot of progress in the eight years that I have served as a Trustee. We have added a middle school, two elementary schools, and expanded the high school. Test scores continue to rise at all District schools. More students are going to college and winning scholarships. Trust and confidence in the District is being restored. The community now takes pride in its schools.

Besides continuing this progress, we need to ensure equity and access for all students at all schools, continue the pursuit of educational excellence by raising expectations and standards so that no child is left behind, encourage more business and parental involvement, and efficiently manage growth so that all students will receive a quality education.