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Bill Carle
36,235 votes
26.7%
- Occupation: Board Member, City of Santa Rosa High School District
- B.A. 1977 Chico State; JD, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley 1980; Parent of two High School students
- Of Counsel to my Law Firm, Carle, Mackie, Power & Ross
- Current Member, Railroad Square Association Board of Directors
- Past President, Committee for Restoring Santa Rosa Creek
- Past Board Member, American Red Cross, Polly Klass Foundation & Community Child Care Council (4C's)
- Founding Member and First Chair, Sonoma County Ag Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- READING, READING, READING- Our most important task is making sure all students read, as this is the foundation of all education.
- Adopting and operating a balanced budget. Fiscal stability is critical for all programs.
- Career Pathways, as we need vocational training and meaningful educational programs for students choosing work, trade schools and the like, post grad
Frank Pugh
33,760 votes
24.9%
- Occupation: Board Member, City of Santa Rosa High School District
- Instructor and Counselor - Santa Rosa Junior College
- President, California School Boards Association
- Elected Representative to the California Ed Coalition
- Elected Representative to the Cities, Counties and Schools Partnership
- Member - Santa Rosa High School Agriculture Advisory
- Graduate - Leadership Santa Rosa
Priorities:
- Maintain a balanced budget for our school district.
- Ensure we hire outstanding teachers and staff.
- Provide our classrooms with textbooks, instructional materials and supplies that conform to new standards for English and mathematics.
Ronald J "Ron" Kristof
27,802 votes
20.5%
- Occupation: Retired Teacher
- Twenty-eight years teaching experience
- Bachelor of Arts - Political Science/English
- Master of Arts - Political Science
- California Teaching Credential
- A broad cross section of leadership roles within education
- Knowledgeable about education policy
Priorities:
- To develop community-based strategies to deal with the looming budget shortfall for the next few years.
- To attract and retain quality teachers and administrators for SRCS.
- To work for the structural changes necessary for adequate and steady educational funding.
Wally M. Lowry
23,443 votes
17.3%
- Occupation: Board Member, Santa Rosa City School District/Teacher/C.P.A.
- MBA, University of California, Berkeley
- BA, Stanford University
- 34 years of classroom teaching
- 51 years practicing C.P.A.
- 21 years Santa Rosa City Housing Authority and Redevelopment Agency
- Retired (decorated) Navy Captain
Priorities:
- Fiscally preserve/expand existing positive educational/support programs
- Reduce student truancy and increase student graduation rates
- Maintain/increase the quality of our school graduates
Gilbert R. Hawkins
14,188 votes
10.5%
- Occupation: Self-Employed Financial Advisor
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