Fresno County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
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WHY AM I RUNNING?

By Richard Henderson

Candidate for Board Member; Fresno County Board of Education; Supervisorial District 5

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I BELIEVE THE EXPECTATIONS AND RESULTS OF THE STAR TEST SCORES IN FRESNO COUNTY ARE TOO LOW. CLOVIS AND SIERRA UNIFIED ARE DOING WELL, BUT MOST OF FRESNO COUNTY IS NOT. ONE REASON THE TEST SCORES ARE LOW IS BECAUSE MANY STUDENTS ARE NOT PROFICIENT IN ENGLIGH. I BELIEVE WE SHOULD MAKE ENGLISH INSTRUCTION A TOP PRIORITY.

I BELIEVE IN TERM LIMITS, AND IF I AM ELECTED I WILL ONLY SERVE EIGHT YEARS.

I DON'T BELIEVE WE NEED NEW TAXES. I WILL VOTE AGAINST ANY SCHEME TO DIVERT FUNDS FROM THE CLASSROOM OR TEACHERS SUCH AS THE ILL-CONCEIVED IDEA APPROVED BY THE COUNTY BOARD OF EDUCATION TO SUBSIDIZE A PRIVATE PROFIT-MAKING DOWNTOWN FRESNO BASEBALL STADIUM.

I DON'T BELIEVE THE FRESNO COUNTY OFFICE OF EDUCATION SHOULD HAVE A CONVICTED FELON SERVING AS AN ADVISOR AS IT DOES NOW AND IT SHOULD NOT HAVE HIRED A TEACHER WHO SURRENDERED HIS TEACHING CREDENTIAL AND LEFT A FRESNO SCHOOL AFTER A SEX SCANDAL. ON THE OTHER HAND, MY OPPONENT VOTED TO REMOVE DR. BUCHANAN AS THE SUPERINTENDENT OF CLOVIS UNIFIED. IN THE OPINION OF MANY THIS ALMOST DESTROYED THE LEADERSHIP OF THE DISTRICT AND CAUSED THE KENT BISHOP FIASCO.

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