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Orange, Los Angeles County, CA | November 7, 2006 Election |
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We Need to Keep Our District Great!By Robert N. "Bob" HathawayCandidate for Board Member; Fullerton Joint Union High School District |
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This paper presents the highlights of the programs that have made The Fullerton Joint Union High School District great and that need to be continued through my leadership.I have worked very hard to represent all the residents of our District and to see that ALL our students are given the highest quality learning opportunities.
We have been able to meet the educational needs of our diverse student population by providing a strong, comprehensive curriculum through courses for all ability levels, a wide range of electives and a concentration on basic skills such as reading, writing and math.
Being a 13 year Board member of the North Orange County Regional Occupational Programs, I have worked hard to provide relevant career vocational educational programs. Our District has over 2000 students taking at least one ROP course during the day and hundreds more taking classes at night, of a full array of over 70 programs designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the workforce or further education such as:o Culinary Arts; Medical Careers, Auto Mechanics and Auto Body repair & detailing o Computer programming and repair; computer graphic design; o Forensics o Construction & Electronics Technology o Recreation Occupations & home economics, early childhood development o Power, energy and transportation o Public safety services and pharmaceutical o Or LVN program has a state licensing test rate passage of 94%, one of the best in the State By combining our ROP students with our academy programs we have over 25 to 30 % of our students enrolled in a career vocational education program.
We are engaged in a program to enhance our excellent Special Education services over the next few years by providing more emphasis on direct instruction in reading, writing, and math with additional psychologist services. A community based program will be added at Sonora High School in 2007 and an on-site facility for SED (Seriously Educationally Disabled) in 2008/09. We have just occupied a new 11, 000 square foot facility for Endeavor school special ed. students.
Last year our District had the highest change in API scores of all the schools in Orange County (33 points). The change has been an increase of 1,342 points over 5 years.
This effort by our students and staff has resulted in our schools receiving numerous prestigious state and national awards and recognition. To name a few:
We are not content to rest upon our many successes . We have a number of studies under way to make our programs even better, and we expect recommendation from various study groups, such as:
We have conducted a very successful building effort, that is ahead of schedule and under budget. We have built growth buildings on each comprehensive High School campus and take have improved facility infrastructure problems. Also, a new facility is underway for our Continuation and Alternative Education High Schools.
Our District has a rich history of safeguarding public funds so that financial resources are carefully spent in order to support our high-quality educational programs. Fiscal responsibility has always our District has enjoyed, and are constantly investigating ways to refine existing programs and introduce new programs to better prepare our students been a District priority and is really evident in the management of our Bond construction projects.
For example, District Bonds received the highest possible rating for a school district. In granting that rating Moody's Rating Service on New York's Wall Street stated, "The District manages its finances as well as any school district in America." What does that mean for the voters of the District? Well, first--the Bonds will be paid off 4 years earlier than originally planned, and secondly--the cost to taxpayers has been lowered from almost $20 to just over $15 per $100,000 of assessed valuation on your annual tax bill.
My record of service has been marked by PROGRESS, INNOVATION, CONSISTENCY, ACCOMPLISHMET AND STABILITY. I believe that my record of service has earned your vote for re-election in order to continue to keep our schools GREAT. |
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