Candidate for
Board Member; San Diego Unified School District; Trustee Area A

FRANCES O'NEILL ZIMMERMAN
School Board Member, San Diego Unified School District

LEADER. PARENT. TEACHER.

I have been your School Board representative since 1996 when I won the General Election with 69% of the vote.

• Served as an officer of the Board for two years

• Acted as Board liaison to Clark Foundation grant for middle school reform

• Participated on state and national councils of urban school districts

• Monitored California charter school expansion as a member of the California School Boards Association Charter Schools Task Force

• Taught English as a second language to adults

• Worked as a substitute teacher in many San Diego high schools

• San Diego has been my home for 30 years

• Volunteered in school PTAs, site councils and district school committees

• Served as board member of the Sierra Club and San Diego Repertory Theatre

A Harvard graduate in history, I attended public school in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. In addition, I studied journalism at American University in Washington, DC, learned Spanish at UCSD and obtained a California teaching credential from Point Loma Nazarene University here in San Diego.

REFORM RECORD

• Support program for math specialist teachers at upper elementary grades

• Establish clear district standards in every subject at every grade level describing what children should know

• Extend small classes beyond grades K - 3

• Expand programs for high achievers and assure equal opportunity access by universal testing

• Establish after-school academic tutorials for struggling students with credentialed teachers

• Restore water sports and soccer; expanded athletic program to include 9th grade girls' volleyball and boys' football

• Require local parent participation in principal selection at every school

• Support professional growth for teachers with peer coaches at every school

• Establish training institute for school principals to become instructional leaders