- Party: Republican
- Occupation: College Biology Teacher
- 27 years Bakersfield College Professor
- Two Masters Degrees-Biology / Education
- 1997-98 KHSD Parent Advisory Committee
- l998 BC Innovator of Year Award
- Four years high school science teacher
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- Need early identification and remediation of learning disabilities.
- Make board meetings more conducive to participation from the public.
- Retain experienced teachers and give them a contract.
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- Need early identification and remediation of learning disabilities.
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The state's goal is for all children to be reading on grade level by the end of third grade. What do we do about children with reading disabilities?
- Make board meetings more conducive to participation from the public.
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The board, as a direct liaison between the school and the community, needs to listen. The community should have greater input.
- Retain experienced teachers! Teachers need a contract!
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The highest quality teaching staff should be recruited and retained. It is a problem when 36% of the teachers in one school asked for transfers or left the district. Teachers deserve an employment contract!
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