Candidate for
Board Member; West Contra Costa Unified School District

Growing up in New York, Madeline worked her way through school, moved to California and eventually earned a teaching credential from UC Berkeley.

She taught Adult Education for 20 years, won the Adult Education State Excellence in Teaching Award in 2003, and retired from teaching in 2010.

As a mother of five, Madeline spent 15 years as a parent volunteer in WCCUSD schools. She was actively involved in PTA/PTSA, serving as President, Co-President, and Site Council Chair. In addition she served on several Districtwide committees, including the Redistricting Committee, the Citizens' Bond Oversight Committee and the Facilities Subcommittee. In 2005, she was Co-Chair of Measure J, which raised $400 Million to continue upgrading the District's antiquated schools.

Madeline successfully ran for WCCUSD School Board in 2006 and was re-elected in 2010. As a teacher and parent leader, Madeline brought her unique perspective to the School Board. She values the safety and security of our students and staff above all else. She has a thorough understanding of the resources and limitations that face our district.

On the School Board, Madeline has been a hard worker and a consensus builder, with the ability to get things done:

- Led the fight to kee the district solvent during the most difficult budget period in recent history and despite losing state revenue.
- Preserved small class sizes, instructional time and adult education (things many other districts reduced or eliminated).
- Collaborated with cities to find additional funding to keep schools from closing and to develop daytime curfew programs to reduce truancy and drop-outs.

Madeline is an active member of the Contra Costa County School Boards Association and served as its chair in 2013. In addition, she strongly advocated for the Local Control Funding Formula which will bring more revenue to our students.

A strong advocate for rebuilding and refurbishing the District's badly deteriorated school facilities, Madeline co-chaired the Board's successful bond measures in 2010 and 2012 which will bring about the renovation or rebuilding of almost all district schools. She also supported the successful renewal of the District parcel tax to support counselors and librarians in 2012.