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Luisa Medina
23524 votes
41.9%
- Occupation: Non-Profit Executive
- Vice Chair, Children and Families Commission (Prop 10), which funds school readiness programs and early academic enrichment activities.
- Foster Care Standards and Oversight Committee, working with staff to reform the foster care system.
- Chair, Housing and Community Development Commission of Fresno, which provides advice re funding neighborhood revitalization projects.
- Development Director for non-profit legal services agency. Former Chief Operations Officer, Private Industry Council, a job training/placement agency.
- Executive Director of Centro La Familia for 15 years, a non-profit agency working to improve the lives of Fresno children and families.
- Formerly on Board of Directors, Fresno County Economic Opportunities Commission (10 yrs) and Fresno Private Industry Council (9 yrs).
Priorities:
- Increase student academic achievement. We must adopt "best practices" from other successful school districts to turn around low performing schools.
- Ensure fiscal accountability by conducting a comprehensive, independent fiscal and program review.
- Expand after school academic enrichment programs to ensure students learn fundamental skills and complete their homework.
Bill Riddlesprigger
20695 votes
36.9%
Bret Rush
11773 votes
21.0%
- Occupation: Administrative Director
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News and Analysis
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Questions from The Fresno Bee
- 11/1/02 What do you hope will be the legacy left by your tenure on the board?
- 10/28/02 -Are you satisfied with the performance of the current superintendent and administration?
- 10/21/02 Are you satisfied with the district's ability to remove administrators and teachers who do not perform well?
- 10/16/02 Do you have any proposals to better utilize schools as "neighborhood centers"?
- 10/7/02 Do you have any plans or ideas to entice experienced teachers to stay at - or consider transferring to - low-performing schools?
- 10/3/02 What types of partnerships would you advocate to better connect the schools and the community?
- 9/30/02 What would you do to help improve the performance of students in a district such as Fresno Unified that has so many disadvantaged students?
- 9/30/02 What specific plans or programs would you recommend to help parents become more involved in Fresno Unified schools?
Nonpartisan Information
- Forward Fresno Foundation
Events
- Candidate Forum - Oct. 16, 7 p.m., at Hoover High School
sponsored by The Greater Fresno Chamber of Commerce and the Kenneth L. Maddy Institute, in partnership with The Broad Foundation.
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