Why I'm Running

By Bob Rust

I can help Camarillo's schools recover the public's trust.

School Board members are like umpires: if they do their job well, everybody's happy, and teachers, principals, parents, and teachers all get along and work well together. Nobody much notices the Board. If the umpire makes bad calls, the game is interrupted and everybody notices him. This present board has made itself very visible, and angered parents, staff, and teachers, and even turned some of them against each other. There has been unrest and instability, and that's not good for the kids! I think a fresh start is needed, and kids have to be put first, and the Board needs to work to regain the trust of the Pleasant Valley, and to provide a stable, nurturing environment. I can read, write, think, and listen, I will be forthright and honest, and my door will always be open. We can all work together to put the cachet back into the phrase "Pleasant Valley Schools."

I'm retired, and I love being retired, but I so feel strongly about our schools and my ability to make a difference that I have decided to make a run for this Board. It really is "all about the kids."

Please vote for me in November.