Candidates
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Ben Allen
23,810 votes
24.48%
- Occupation: School Board President
- Santa Monica Chamber of Commerce Education Committee
- Los Angeles County Office of Education Committee on School Board Organization
- Los Angeles County School Trustees Assocation Board of Directors
- Adjunct Faculty, UCLA Law School, 2011 - present
- Attorney, Richardson and Patel LLP, 2011 - present
- Regent, University of California, 2006 - 2008
- benjaminallen@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Finding ways to improve outcomes and opportunities for students from every background.
- Preserving the core programs that make our district great: from the arts and athletics to strong academic programs.
- Financial stewardship and accountability.
Maria Leon-Vazquez
18,996 votes
19.53%
Jose Escarce
16,872 votes
17.35%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- Professor of Medicine UCLA
- Physician
- BA, Princeton University
- MA, Harvard University
- MD and PhD, University of Pennsylvania
- info@escarceforschoolboard2012.com
Priorities:
- Improving instruction and maintaining academic and arts programs while balancing the budget in difficult economic times
- Promoting teachers' professional development to ensure all our students develop their creativity and critical-thinking skills
- Strengthening our honors and Advanced Placement programs as well as our intervention programs at all levels
Craig Foster
15,802 votes
16.25%
- Occupation: Teacher (Certified)
- Current PTA President and Site Governance Council member, Webster Elementary School
- Member, SMMUSD Financial Oversight Committee
- M.A.A. in Elementary Education
- B.A. with honors
- Member of Superintendent's Advisory Committee on District Wide Funding
- SMMUSD resident of 12 years, with children in the district.
- reformslate@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Unity. Focus. Achievement.
- Each and every student's educational success.
- Reducing class sizes.
Karen Farrer
12,595 votes
12.95%
- Occupation: Community Volunteer
- District parent and volunteer since 1991 (21 years)
- Executive Vice President Malibu High School PTSA
- Past PTA President Webster Elementary School and Malibu High School
- SMM PTA Council Executive Board member since 2003
- Member of Superintendent's Advisory Committee on District Wide Funding
- reformslate@gmail.com
Priorities:
- Close the achievement gap between groups
- Work with the Teachers' Union to review current practices and rigorously implement current best practices and proven educational innovations
- Reducing class sizes.
Seth Jacobson
9,173 votes
9.43%
Priorities:
- Reduce class size
- Hire more teachers by reducing administration waste
- Provide leadership at the board level to set a bold new educational vision for our district
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Official Information
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
District Statistics
- EdData.org
- GreatSchools.org
News and Analysis
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