- Occupation: Parent, Teacher, Educator
- Chair, Education Dept, Holy Names College
- Frmr Dir. Oakland Education Cabinet
- Frmr Principal, Hillcrest School
- Frmr Director, Safe Passages
- Frmr Teacher, Cleveland School
- Frmr Captain, USAF
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Top Priorities if Elected |
- to hire and keep qualified, caring and committed teachers for every classroom.
- to develop and maintain effective and supported site leadership.
- to provide the community with multiple public accountability measures
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- Assembly member Wilma Chan, 16th District and Congresswoman Barbara Lee
- Oakland Education Association and the United Administrators of Oakland
- City Council members Nancy Nadel, Henry Chang, jr., and Ignacio De La Fuent
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- Recruiting and Keeping Teachers
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Oakland needs to develop ways to hire and keep teachers who care about teaching, especially in the lowest performing schools
- Effective and Supported Site Leadership
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Principals and teacher leaders are critical to the success of any school, and they need the support of a responsive central office.
- Publilc Accountability
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Residents and parents need to know how well their school district is functioning, and this requires accessible and accurate data.
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