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Los Angeles County, CA November 8, 2011 Election
Smart Voter Nancy D. Goldberg

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Culver City Unified School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Retired English Teacher
  • Two Masters' Degrees from UC
  • Consultant with the College Board
  • Teacher of the Year (5 times)
  • Employed 41 years by CCUSD
  • Chairman of the English Dept. (2)
  • Resident of Culver City since 1962
Top Priorities if Elected
  • We must always protect of students, first and foremost
  • We must be responsive to parental concerns
  • We must challenge excessive state and federal testing
Key Endorsements
  • Barbara Hoenig former school board member
  • Patricia Siever present school board member
  • Paul Jacobs former city mayor
Position Papers
High student-interest programs must be retained
Modern students need to find an attraction in school. If Culver City continues to support and expand such programs as language immersion, the high school advanced placement program and athletics, our educational progress will continue.
Officials must respond to parental concerns
Parents form a bond with educators during a child's education. Both are essential to a successful adult. Ignoring parental observations and issues runs the risk of a school district being overwhelmed when a problem intensifies.
Educators must challenge excessive state and federal testing
Testing has become an end in itself. At some point the idea of periodic checks to verify comprehension was foregone, and teachers and students were subjected to unconscionable hours of testing. Deceleration of testing must be implemented to accommodate sufficient time for critical thinking strategies to be developed.
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.GoldbergForCulverCitySchools.org
E-mail: godberg7@aol.com

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