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Mark W. Distaso
1,503 votes
17.23%
- Occupation: Police Captain
- 10 year Community College educator
- Graduate of the FBI National Academy
- Chair Person: Acton Auga Dulce Unified School District Master Plan Committee
- Vice Chair: Acton Auga Dulce Unified School District Budget Advisory Committee
- Graduate of USC Delinquency Control Institute
- Police Facilities Project Coordinator - City of Glendale
Priorities:
- Bring fiscal responsibility back to the Acton Auga Dulce Unified School District
- Create a Strategic Plan to to develop a standards based academic curriculum to achieve a California Distinguished School in the District
- Create a Strategic Plan to upgrade and modernize District campuses, to include construction of a permanent high school
Leona Ruth Sexton
1,295 votes
14.85%
- Occupation: Businessowner
Ron Bird
1,115 votes
12.78%
- Occupation: Retired Software Engineer
- Was a UCLA Administrator for 14 years
- Owner of Campus Solutions, Inc for 10 years
- Higher Education Computer Consultant
- Member of the AADUSD Surplus Property Committee
- Member of the AADUSD Facilities Committee
- Parent of two current AADUSD students
Priorities:
- Improve the educational environment of the district
- Return the district to sound fiscal practices
- Focus attention on improving Vasquez High School
Deborah S. Jauregui-Rocha
1,098 votes
12.59%
- Occupation: Parent/Educator
Michael Richard Hughes
890 votes
10.20%
- Occupation: Healthcare Manager
Larry H. Layton
819 votes
9.39%
- Occupation: Law School Professor
- Bachelor(BSL)& Juris Doctor (JD) degrees
- Lawyer and Teacher (law school)
- Who's Who In America Law-Edition Eleven
- Screen Actors Guild (member)
- State Bar Law School Council (elected)
- Who's Who In American Education 7th Ed.
Priorities:
- Stop the wasting and selling of school district's assets
- Reevaluation of school district budget and to include sports
- stop forced transportation of Acton students to Agua Dulce
Maximino S. "Max" Duran
598 votes
6.86%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
- School Facilities Consultant
- Former LAUSD Administrator - 30 years
- Chairman, AADUSD Facilities Committee
- Member, AADUSD Surplus Property Committe
- Board Laison, Facilities Committee
- Teaching Credential - Vocational
Priorities:
- Restore discipline as a necessry precondition to creating a safe learning environment.
- Focus on elevating academic excellence.
- Eliminate DEFICIT SPENDING and return our District to solvency.
Geraldine Rose "Geri" Davis
536 votes
6.15%
- Occupation: Educator
- Candidate for Masters 2006
- Credential Special Education
- Credential Multiple Subject
- Bachelors Recreation Education
Priorities:
- To promote a trusting and collaborative relationship with fellow board members and superintendent.
- To adopt a budget that provides needed resources.
- To serve with effective communication between the board and the community.
Fred E. Heslep
480 votes
5.50%
Charles Brink
388 votes
4.45%
- Occupation: Newspaper Publisher
- I am a long-term community resident and a graduate of Acton Elementary School in 1953.
- I was one of the original proponents for unification to keep our high school kids in our community. I
Priorities:
- Return the district to a "Distinguished School" status.
- Operate in public with closed sessions only when required by California law instead of using it for the superintendent to cover her tracks.
- Oppose any new tax until the district places education first, stops wasting money, and has wide community support
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