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GeeGee Soto
12942 votes
52.73%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Eight years as Trustee for Lucia Mar, Four , as President
- Retired florist/Business owner
- Served for fourteen years as Commissioner of Parks & Recreation for the City of Arroyo Grande
- Recieved Ken Talley Award from the City of Arroyo Grande for service to Youth in the community
- Received Community Service Award from the State of Calif. Parks & Recreation for commitment to Youth
- Served three years on Santa Lucia Reginal Occupation Board, two as it's President
Priorities:
- Academic success of our students
- Boundary changes for 3 new school sites
- Securing additional sites for projected student enrollments
Mereline A. Coakley
6776 votes
27.61%
- Occupation: Business Owner/Manager
- Parent of 3 Lucia Mar students
- Knowledge of operations of school district
- 6 yrs on Parks & Recreation Board; involved in strategic planning, implemented budgets and allotments, involved in various personnel issues,
- Planned fundraising and assisted in special events for youth activities.
- Former LMUSD School Bus Driver
- Accounting and Business Law background
Priorities:
- The District needs to add new schools because of recent and anticipated growth
- Increase in the practice of class-size reduction
- Implementation of new High School exit exams
Moses Bates
4759 votes
19.39%
- Occupation: Farmer
- Education: 3yrs. of college, 13yrs. Rosicrucian Order, 14yrs. Arcane School. These latter two schools teach mysticism and occultism respectively.
- Experience: Real Estate Agent, Supervisor with Cal Trans for 6 years, U.S. Navy tour, and Master of Peninsula Chapter of the Rosicrucian Order.
- Farming experience: 20 years of farming of cattle, hogs, egg ranch, walnut and avocado orchards.
- Honors: 3rd Degree Master Mason, completed all 12 Rosicrucian Order Degrees, & all Degrees in the Arcane School, concluding with Weavers in the Light.
- Family history: One of 21 brothers and sisters of a religious family. My wife, who is a Special Education teacher, and I have three children.
- Family history continued: My Uncle on my mother's side of the York family was the famous Sergeant Alvin Cullum York of World War One.
Priorities:
- Higher starting teacher salaries to be phased in to accommodate budget concerns. A study: 25% of all new teachers leave within 5 years for higher pay.
- Early detection of learning disabilities and effective support services for their needs.
- Ensure that appropriate classroom and teacher instructional supplies are available at the start of the school year.
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