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Stanislaus County, CA November 8, 2011 Election
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Support Research and Development, understand issues from multiple perspectives.

By Kimberly Clare "Kim" (Gerber) Spina

Candidate for District; Stanislaus County Board of Education; Area 3

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My focus is on reaching out of our comfort zone and supporting Research and Development with students at the forefront, with a desire to understand issues from multiple perspectives.
SCOE is uniquely positioned to bring together school districts and the community at large to focus on important issues that impact all of us. Over the last several years, SCOE has successfully led initiatives to raise school attendance rates (Every Day Counts) and to encourage children to make better choices about nutrition and exercise (Fit for the Future). Their current initiative, "Choose Civility" is one all of us can embrace as they work to raise awareness and change behavior on the importance of civility in our work and personal lives. I want to add my voice and influence to these campaigns and to future efforts that help to build our communities into places where families, and especially children, thrive.

I always act with students at the forefront, with a deep desire to understand issues from multiple perspectives. I believe in supporting teachers to get what they need to reach even the most challenging students. My direct contributions include initiating a Mandarin language and cultural after school program at Enslen Elementary School and dual language immersion (English/Spanish) which began last year at two elementary sites in Kindergarten, continuing in Kindergarten and First Grade this year.

Four years ago I created the Salida Performing Arts Foundation, which is dedicated to keeping performing arts in public education, specifically by providing instruments and music scholarships to students and a fourth grade violin immersion program in the Salida Union School District. Mentoring disadvantaged youth, sitting on the UC Merced Dean's Advisory Council on Arts and Humanities as well as the CSU Stanislaus' President's Advisory Council, and establishing the California State University Stanislaus' Dean of Education's Advisory Council adds significantly to my overall perspective.

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