League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Barbara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; Santa Barbara High School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 1:22pm, 99.9% of Precincts Reporting (318/137)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Annette Cordero 39035 votes 24.88% Occupation: School Board Member M.A. Education, emphasis in Reading English Skills Instructor, Santa Barbara City College Eighth-generation Santa Barbaran Priorities: Improve the performance of all students to reduce the achievement gap between high-achieving students and lower-achieving students Develop a budget process that promotes financial stability, transparency and accuracy. Strengthen parental involvement in school decision-making and student learning. Susan Christol Deacon 36238 votes 23.10% Occupation: Parent/Teacher Community College Journalism Professor for over 20 years Bachelor's Degree in Humanities from Sarah Lawrence College Master's Degree in Communication from UCSB President of SCCAC, the non-profit that raised more than $2 million for the Elings Aquatic Center at Dos Pueblos High School Member, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital Capital Campaign Steering Committee Married to Jim Deacon for 26 years; parents of Dekker and Kyle Deacon, Goleta Valley Junior High and Dos Pueblos High School graduates Priorities: Closing the achievement gap between economically disadvantaged students, English language learners and their more affluent peers Hiring and retaining smart, motivated and innovative teachers and staff & increasing parental involvement Maintaining financial stability in tough economic times and restoring funding for music and electives; District leadership in gang prevention H. Edward Heron 26135 votes 16.66% Occupation: Retired Business Executive A Santa Barbara resident for most of my life Educated at Peabody, LaCumbre Junior High and Santa Barbara High Schools Business/Economics Degree-Claremont McKenna College 42 Year Santa Barbara Real Estate Executive Served as Board Member and on audit committees of City Commerce Bank and Mid State Bank and Trust 11 Year Leader of Computers For Families providing all 4th graders in need a computer at home/President Partners In Education 2007-2008 Priorities: Create confidence and trust between the School Board, Administration, Teachers, Schools, Families and Community Quality education for ALL-Supporting teachers. Closing the achievement gaps. Supporting "Need Improvement" schools. Insuring safe school environments Provide environment for high levels of professional conduct including sound fiscal management and quality technology infrastructure Charlotte Ware 25934 votes 16.53% Occupation: Community Volunteer Math Degree Software Engineer creating new concepts for the automotive industry Systems Engineering Manager for Fortune 500 company pursuing new business capture Classroom and Campus Volunteer + 15 yrs. PTA President and parent leader Married with two children: one a graduate of San Marcos High School and one attending Dos Pueblos High School Priorities: To ensure that each student receives aq uality education in a safe and respectful environment To maitain a responsible budget To support programs that raise the academic performance of all students Kate Smith 17500 votes 11.16% Occupation: Teacher Jacqueline Inda 11489 votes 7.32% Occupation: Family Advocate Education: Business Administration Education: Drug & Alcohol Counseling Community Organizer Small Business Owner American Red Cross Instructor Trainer Parent and Foster Care Parent Priorities: End Youth Violence, Children are failing in OUR schools. We must reconnect our youth back into schools. Giving Our Children Success in Life. Close the Achievement Gap, we must evaluate all existing programs and get rid of programs that no longer work to help our Children be academically suc Restore Trust in the School Board, Bond money bust be spent only for purposes approved by voters. Budgets must be clear and understandable to those we Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

PLEASE NOTE: This board serves both the high school and elementary school districts. Santa Barbara School Districts Nonpartisan Information Candidate Forum sponsored by League of Women Voters and SB Youth Council - airing on Channel 21 in English and Spanish, Schedule - Official Information Santa Barbara County Elections Office On Monday, October 20, 2008 the County Registrar of Voters Office notified Kate Smith that she is ineligible to run for the office of Governing Board Member for the Santa Barbara School Districts as she is not registered within the district. Votes for Kate Smith will not be counted. All other candidates for this School District contest are qualified. Instructions for absentee voters If you have not voted your ballot: We are advising you that any votes cast for Kate Smith will not be counted. If you voted for Kate Smith for Governing Board Member of the Santa Barbara School Districts and returned your ballot: [The Elections Office offered voters the opportunity to recast their vote for the Santa Barbara School Districts contest. This needed to be done no later than 5:00 p.m. on October 28, 2008.] Please contact the Elections Office at 1-800 SBC-VOTE if you have questions regarding this notice. This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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