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Dean Reece
13,231 votes
21.7%
13231 votes
(21.65%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
- Occupation: Retired School Superintendent
- 37 years experience in this district
- Teacher, coach, administrator at both high schools
- 10 years experience as Superintendent
- Doctoral degree in administration/curriculum
- Member, First Christian Church, Santa Maria
- Member, Santa Maria Chamber of Commerce
Priorities:
- Improve negotiation relationships between the district and unions
- Develop long range plan to house students and staff in overcrowded schools
- Focus curricular efforts on meeting state mandated standards and accountability to statewide standardized testing
Roger Ikola
10,626 votes
17.4%
10626 votes
(17.39%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
Fred L. Miller
9,394 votes
15.4%
9394 votes
(15.37%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Board Chair 1997-1998 and 2001-2002 and Board member since 1994
- 39 years of membership in local and state organizations devoted to students
- High school math teacher and administrator
Priorities:
- Work with city and county to solve growth needs
- Strengthen administrative accountability
- Strengthen active, on-site communication with staff
Patricia Ann "Pat" Culley
8,493 votes
13.9%
8493 votes
(13.90%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
- Occupation: Nurse/Business Owner
- B.S. Nursing Humboldt State 1972
- Registered Nurse
- Registered Public Health Nurse
- President, Ever-Ready Electric
- Best of Business Award, "Strictly Business" First Place '93
Priorities:
- Improve test scores/education of lower socio-economic students
- Reduce school and class size
- Increase opportunity for EVERY child to succeed
Beverly McHugh
8,346 votes
13.7%
8346 votes
(13.66%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
- Occupation: Business Owner
- President, Teamwork Business Services, Inc.
- Founder/President of the 501(c)3: Rebuilding Educational Systems Through Our Raised Efforts
- Board Member, Allen Hancock College Advisory Committee
- Board Member, City of Santa Maria Grant Blocks Advisory Committee
- Mother of two, Grandmother of three
Priorities:
- Lower classroom sizes
- Solicit Teacher input in major school decisions
- Incrreased funding for Classrooms
Daniel A. Cadena, Jr.
7,291 votes
12.0%
7291 votes
(11.93%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
Robert L. Bullock
3,588 votes
5.9%
3588 votes
(5.87%) in Santa Barbara County
0 votes
(0.0%) in San Luis Obispo County
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