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David Farrell
2669 votes
23.5%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Acting University Archivist
- UC Berkeley
- BA Bowdoin College
- MSLS Univ. North Carolina-Chapel Hill
Priorities:
- Strong curriculum addressing needs of all Albany children
- Fair and competitive compensation for employees
- Balanced budget including State-mandated reserves
Miriam A Walden
2570 votes
22.7%
- Occupation: Economics Educator
- Non-Profit Executive Director, Just Economics Inc.
- Treasurer, Cornell Elementary PTA
- BA, Economics, University of Michigan
Priorities:
- Financial Accountability / Budget based on Community Priorities
- Open Pro-Active Communication / Shared Decision Making
- Respect and Value Parents, Teachers and Staff
Michael Barnes
2156 votes
19.0%
- Occupation: University Science Writer
- Albany parent of 5th-grader
- former Washington state budget analyst
- former UC Berkeley economics instructor
- currently UC policy analyst and science writer
Priorities:
- I will work to restablish trust in the AUSD budget process.
- I will work to constructively deploy the diverse talents of Albany parents.
- I will tackle long-term problems facing AUSD in the coming decade.
James R. Lindsay
1952 votes
17.2%
- Occupation: Chief Technical Officer
- Appointed to School Board August 2001
- State-Certified Mediator
- Served on Park and Rec. Commission, Charter Review Commission, and the Ad-hoc Committee on Electoral Reform
- Three children, one graduated from UC Davis, two at AHS
- Have experience with all grade levels, K-12, as two kids have always attended Albany Schools
- Have never missed a Board meeting.
Priorities:
- Restore open communications, mutual trust, and respect between the Board, administrators, teachers, parents, students, and the wider Albany community.
- Find long term, creative, and viable solutions to our budget problems, so that we can fairly pay all our employees, with excellent programs.
- I believe we can have great schools in Albany. We have very good schools now, but we could be great.
Owen H. Jones
1839 votes
16.2%
- Occupation: Public School Teacher
- BA, UC Berkeley
- MA, United States International University, San Diego
- Former School Board member 1996-2000
- Honored as a Positive Role Model by a 4th grader
- Certificate Appreciation Awarded for being on the Leadership Team on the school work site
- Albany Lions Club Secretary/ Board of Director for Lions Wilderness Camp for the deaf, and hard of hearing children Camp
Priorities:
- BALANCING THE BUDGET AS MANDATED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AND TO SEEK ALTERNATIVE FUNDING FOR CUT PROGRAMS
- MEETING THE PROGRAMATIC NEEDS OF ALL STUDENTS
- BUILDING POSTIVE TRUST IN OUR SCHOOL COMMUNITY
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