Candidates
(Vote for 2)
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Kelly Kent
2,282 votes
40.27%
- Occupation: Neuroscience Professor/Parent
- Founder & Sr. Consultant AdaptED Consultants (2013 - Present)
- Presenter & Curriculum Development at STAR GATE Neuroscience (2013)
- Adjunct Faculty Moorpark College and Antioch University (2012 - 2015)
- Ph.D. Neuroscience University of Southern California (2011 - 2013)
- Post-doctoral research: Behavioral Neuroendocrinology
- Current Parent of Culver City public school student
Priorities:
- Infrastructure -- Supporting a learning environment in each school
- Differentiated Learning - Reaching students who need the most intervention - high and low
- Instruction - Focusing on the best possible Teacher-to-student ratios
Anne Allaire Burke
1,833 votes
32.35%
- Occupation: Parent/Educational Counselor
- MA Counseling, LMU School of Education
- MKM (Knowledge Management), CSUN
- BA English, UMASS-Amherst
- 4th VP, Culver City Council PTA
- Board of Directors, Culver City Little League
- Yard/Noon Duty Supervisor, CCUSD
- anne.allaire@icloud.com
Priorities:
- Lead fiscally responsible analysis and allocation of the $100+million bond that just passed in our school district.
- Set the direction for curriculum and instruction that ensures academic rigor for all students.
- Ensure that ALL students are set up for success by creating career path academies and college readiness programs.
Scott McVarish
1,552 votes
27.39%
- Occupation: Parent/Teacher Advocate
- Juris Doctorate (J.D.) UCLA School of Law
- Masters from UCLA School of Public Policy
- Managing Attorney at Strong Advocates
- Co-founder United Parents Culver City
- Parent of 5th grade wonderful daughter
- scott@forgreatschools.org
Priorities:
- Create Industrial Arts/Trades Academy w pre-apprenticeship programs for high school students who might not attend college
- Continue my engagement with and leadership on the $106 million health & safety bond
- Create partnerships with high-tech companies to create mentorships & internships for our students
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Official Information
- Culver City Unified School District
Arts for L.A.'s Fall 2015 Arts & Culture Candidate Survey
- CCUSD Responses
LWV Candidate Forum
- Thursday, October 1, 2015
time: 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
place: Culver City Mike Balkman Council Chambers, 9770 Culver Bl.
conducted by: League of Women Voters Culver City Unit
video: Culver City TV
- This year's forum will be a 'roundtable' conversation led by former CCUSD Board Member Julie Lugo Cerra. Candidates will discuss current issues of greatest concern to them and to voters. If you would like to suggest any issues for consideration, please email them to talbwhite@gmail.com before Monday, September 28.
Video
- 'Lightly edited version' of the LWV Candidate Forum
- See the entire LWV Candidate Forum rebroadcast each Friday, Saturday, and Sunday through November 1 at 7:00 p.m. on the Culver City Channel (Time Warner Channel 35 and Verizon Channel 37).
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