Candidate for
Board Member; Carmel Unified School District

My name is Richard Kreitman and I live in Carmel with my wife Barbara and our two sons, Nicholas in 9th grade at Carmel Middle School and Aaron in 4th grade at Carmel River School.

I am running for school board because I passionately believe in academic excellence in public education, and want our children, yours and mine, to get the best possible education.

As we come down to the last weeks before this very important election for Carmel's Schools on November 6th I'd like to share with you my qualifications for School Board, my participation, and what specifically I would like to see happen in our school district.

Goals As Board Member: My primary goal as your elected Board member would be to support academic excellence at all levels in the District. You can be absolutely sure that I will be the most passionate advocate for education standards, learning improvements, and academic excellence on the Board. Towards these ends, specific goals include:

- Raising the academic aspirations and goals of our students, in terms of what they hope to attain for themselves in higher education.
- Promoting an academic culture at all campuses, particularly the High School. A culture that values, respects, and celebrates learning and academic achievement.
- Supporting the District in attracting, motivating and retaining great teachers, of whom we are already fortunate to have so many.

We have the opportunity to create the best school district in California. We have very bright children, excellent teachers, good District leadership, and more financial resources than any comparable district in the State. What's been missing until recently was an honest assessment of where we stood and the determination to improve. That is no longer the case, partly due to my efforts, and our District goal now is academic excellence at all levels within a few years. It won't be easy, excellence never is, but with leadership and focus, we can do this. As your School Board Member, I promise you that leadership and focus.