League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Barbara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; Hope School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 1:22pm, 99.9% of Precincts Reporting (318/15)

Candidates (Vote for 2) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Christopher "Chris Gallo" Gallo 3615 votes 40.28% Occupation: Financial Advisor Hope School PTA - I am the Financial Secretary and a member of the executive committee. Hope School Site Council - Determine and approve budget for schools. Also, approve the annual goals for schools. Hope District Budget Committee- work with Superintendent and current board members to solve district budget issues UC Santa Barbara graduate in 1992 I have worked 16 years at Merrill Lynch in Santa Barbara My wife is a local, credentialed teacher Priorities: I am fair, open-minded and have a good grasp of the current issues facing the district. I believe quality education should be the top priority of our district. The resources to achieve this must be given to our educators. My experience with allocation of assets, budgets and financial decisions will be a major plus on the school board. Chad Prentice 2772 votes 30.89% Occupation: Attorney Certified mediator Monte Vista PTA Executive Board Member Monte Vista Principal hiring comm. member Hope District leasing comm. member UCSB graduate Priorities: Superior education for all children in the district, including reduced class sizes for upper elementary Open communication with parents, teachers, adminstrators and community members Fiscal responsibility and advanced planning with the increased Basic Aid revenues M. Jason "Jason" Kelly 2542 votes 28.33% Occupation: Technology Company CEO Co-Founder & CEO Rincon Technology MBA-Strategy USC and BA -Economics UCSB Married to (former) Monte Vista Teacher Active community involvement (AYSO coach & PTA) Priorities: Transparency to Board decision - active engagment & communication with teachers, adminstrators,parents and community members Strategy - Pro-active planning to prioritize Basic Aid money to address challenges of shifting demographics Performance - Ensure continued test score improvement and qualitative improvement in areas of music, arts and other extracurriculars Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

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