League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Diego County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; Vista Unified School District Voter Information Full Term.

Results as of Jan 24 10:40am

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Steve Lilly 23832 votes 21.28% Occupation: Incumbent; Retired Educator Bachelor's, Masters & Doctoral Degrees in Education VUSD Board Member since 2004 Founding Dean of College of Education at Cal State San Marcos from 1990 to 2004 Over eighteen years of experience working on education reform issues throughout San Diego County, including VUSD Former Commissioner, California Commission on Teacher Credentialing State Delegate, California School Boards Association Priorities: STUDENT LEARNING - The top priority must be increased student learning. District policy and budget must support teaching and learning above all. LEARNING ASSESSMENT - Our assessment systems provide teachers and principals timely data on student performance. SCHOOL BOARD OPERATION - Decorum has improved; the School Board is making professional decisions in a civil manner. Elizabeth Jaka 22934 votes 20.48% Occupation: Community Volunteer Class/School/District Volunteer Former Professional Childcare Provider Former Childcare Consultant & Trainer Advocate for Parents and Children Priorities: Provide quality educational programs that will give our children the tools they need to succeed in the 21st century. Develop career training and collge prep programs that will start students on the career path of their choice. Require independent analysis of current programs to ensure that they are cost effective, and the best we can provide for our students. Angela D. Chunka 22931 votes 20.47% Occupation: Parent/Instructional Assistant Del Norte Council PTA President Unit PTA President Six Years School Site Council 11 years-Breeze Hill/Lincoln/Madison - Chairperson 8 years District Parent Advisory Committee 8 years/Chairperson 1 year Boundary Committee Budget Committee Priorities: Preparing Students for the Challenges of the 21st Century by ensuring that every student in every school has access to the latest technology Bridging the Gap in Student Achievement by focusing on State Standard curriculum Increasing Accessibility and Communication between the District, parents, teachers, and school site administration Stephen "Doc" Guffanti 17598 votes 15.71% Occupation: Physician/Teacher/Author University of Iowa School of Medicine Vista Unifed School District Trustee 86-90 Vista Unifed School District Trustee 2000-2004 Interim Physicians Innovation Award 2000 Priorities: All children reading and writing English at grade level or above Raising the education standards for our children Creating a safer community associated with quality education Patty Anderson 14147 votes 12.63% Occupation: University Science Lecturer Eileen Fernandez 10554 votes 9.42% Occupation: Estate Manager/Entrepreneur Diploma in Microcomputer Technology Associates Degree in Fine Arts/Graduated with Honors Certificate in Business and Computer Administration College Dean's list with 4.0 Employment positions have included Production Supervisor, Group Leader, Apartment Manager, Estate Manager Summer Exchange Student to Germany in High School Priorities: I desire to see every child in my district learn to read, write and speak English at grade level. The economy and responsible budgeting/spending are a focus of mine. Keeping children safe is important, but it's not necessarily a huge problem in the district. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Official Information Vista Unified School District District Home Page District Schools - including maps Board Information Local News and Analysis KPBS San Diego Public Broadcasting Local and National Coverage NBC San Diego Local and National Politics Politically Speaking - local coverage North County Times Six vie for seats on divided school board - September 27, 2008 Union is biggest spender so far in VUSD race - October 9, 2008 San Diego Union-Tribune Six candidates agree that English learning is priority - September 27, 2008 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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