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Gwen Farrell
2,170 votes
29.95%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Retired businesswoman / Married 45 years / Antelope Valley Resident 34 years
- 20 Years on the Westside Union School District Board of Trusttess
- 17 years Executive Board Member, Antelope Valley School Boards Association
- Elected to the California School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
- Board laision to the West Antelope Valley Ecucation Foundation (WAVE)
- Supporter of WAVE, PTA, 4-H, FFA, Boy/Girl Scouts and other youth organizations
Priorities:
- Reinstate all programs and staffing cuts that were made in the 2003-04 Budget
- To provide stable funding for nine new schools needed in the next 10 years
- To continue to provide a high quality education for the students of Westside
Deborah "Debbie" Rutkowski-Hines
2,077 votes
28.67%
- Occupation: Teacher
- M.A. Curriculum and Instruction
- Past President Pi Lambda Theta Educational Honors Society (Pasadena)
- Former Mentor Teacher
- Grade Level Standards Chair in Science, Language Arts & Math
- Current V.P. Muroc Education Association
- Current V.P. Rancho Vista Homeowners Assoc.
Priorities:
- Budget cuts need to be as far away from the child as possible!
- Credentialed instructors need to be reinstated in all teaching positions!
- Critical programs cut by the current board need to be reinstated!
John M. Ward
1,778 votes
24.54%
Derelle E. Kinsinger
1,220 votes
16.84%
- Occupation: Teacher
- BA University of California at Berkeley
- MS University of Laverne
- Teacher in Westside Union School District for 28 years
- Curriculumn Resource Teacher
Priorities:
- To reinstate highly successful programs which were needlessdly eliminated.
- To investigate alternatives to the proposed year round mulitple track school year.
- To develop an aggressive building programs that will meet the needs for nine new schools in the next three to five years.
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