Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Tustin Unified School District

Biographical Information

Name: Francine Pace Scinto

Age: 49

Occupation: Vice President, Orange County Associates, Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Investment & Management

Education:

M.B.A. Columbia University Graduate School of Business B.A. Manhattanville College, Purchase, N.Y.

Years Lived in Tustin Unified School District: 17

Family: Married to Daniel J. Scinto, three children

Schools Children Attend:

Madeleine, 14, Foothill High School;
Daniel, 13, Hewes Middle School
Stephan, 11, Hewes Middle School

Political Office: Elected to first term on Tustin Unified School District (TUSD) Board, 1996

Positions while serving on TUSD Board:

Twice Elected Vice President/Clerk, 1999-2000 and 1998-1999

Awarded Master of Boardmanship, 1997

TUSD Representative, California Association of Suburban School Districts, 98- 99 and 99-2000. Served on CALSSD working committee that drafted recommendations incorporated into the state's accountability legislation.

TUSD Board Representative, Assemblyman Marilyn Brewer's School Finance and Construction Committee.

Alternate TUSD Member, Coastline Regional Occupational Board, 1999 and 2000.

Participant, California School Board Association Conferences, National School Board Association Conferences, Conference on Opportunities for Learning for Hispanic Students, Year Round Education Association Conference.

TUSD Board Rep on District Finance Committee, English Language Advisory Committee, Middle School Planning Committee, and Banking on Books Committee.
Alternating Board Rep to Coordinating Council, Public Schools Foundation, Community Advisory Committee on Special Education.

Civic Activities: Assistance League; Trinity Guild; AYSO Board Member

Prior to Board Election: Vice President, Arroyo Elementary PTA; Cultural Enrichment Chair, Arroyo Elementary PTA; Team Leader, TUSD Strategic Planning Committee; Facilities Chair, TUSD GATE Task Force; Member, TUSD Citizen's Advisory Committee on Growth and Enrollment; President, Foothill Community Association; Chair, North Tustin Tomorrow.