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Emily Bloomfield
18,668 votes
22.36%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- Past President and Vice President of SMMUSD Board of Education
- B.A., University of Chicago
- Masters in Economics, Oxford University
- Masters in Public Administration, Syracuse University
- Project and product manager - Los Angeles Times and Citysearch
- Researcher and administrator for technology access programs in underserved communities - Children's Partnership and Urban Tech
Priorities:
- Raising achievement for all children while narrowing the academic achievement gap that exists between economically disadvanted and other children
- Modernizing our schools so they are safe and have the technology and labs to prepare for a 21st century workforce: I advocate passage of Measure BB
- Ensuring that all children have the opportunity to attend a quality preschool
Oscar de la Torre
16,403 votes
19.64%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- MA Degree in Public Administration
- Founder/ Executive Director of Youth Center
- Former Counselor at Samohi
- Former Student of our School District
- Father of Oscar Emiliano Jr.
- Student Body President at Samohi - 1990
Priorities:
- Teach Future Generations to Protect Mother Earth
- Strengthen Our Schools of Greatest Need
- Support Music and Art Programming in Our School District
Kelly McMahon Pye
16,305 votes
19.53%
- Occupation: Administrator/Parent
- Past PTA President and Site Governance Chair, Will Rogers Learning Community
- Executive Board Member, John Adams Middle School PTSA
- Community for Excellent Public Schools (CEPS) Advisory Committee; Past Member, SMMUSD PTA Council
- SMMUSD Equity Fund Oversight Committee; SMMUSD Blue Ribbon Bond Feasibilty Committee
- Over 15 years managerial and executive experience in the newspaper business
- Attended Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, graduated from the College of the Holy Cross, Worcester, MA; BA, English
Priorities:
- Strengthen our ability to challenge every child, including the struggling student, the modest achiever and the child of advanced achievement
- Build stronger school communities; provide meaningful support to our teachers
- Create partnerships with our community to bring increased resources to our children through our schools
Barry A. Snell
14,821 votes
17.75%
- Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
- Bachelor's degree in accounting from Morehouse College, Atlanta Ga.
- Masters in taxation from Golden Gate University, Los Angeles
- Past Vice President for Health and Safety for the Santa Monica-Malibu PTA Council
- Current Co-chair of the Santa Monica High School African-American Parents, Student, Staff Support Group
- Board Member for The Institute for Black Parenting, largest foster care and adoption agency in LA County
Priorities:
- Increase funding and enrollment for early childhood education
- To build positive coalitions between parents, teachers, administrators and the business community
- To support all students academically while maintaining a rigorous curriculum
Shane McLoud
11,313 votes
13.55%
- Occupation: Public School Teacher (10 yrs.) Camino Nuevo Charter Academy
- California Teaching Credential, Multiple Subject, 1999
- Masters, Public Administration, CSU Long Beach, 1995
- Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, LMU, 1991
Priorities:
- Reduce Class Size in Grades 4-12 (presently K-3 classes have 20 students, grades 4-12 range between 28-36 students per class)
- Improve Teacher Training
- Improve the Instructional Programs and Increase Funding for Low Performing Students and Schools
Sidonie Smith
5,988 votes
7.17%
- Occupation: Administrative Educator
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Official Information
City of Santa Monica
- Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District
District Statistics
- GreatSchools.net
Candidate Forum
- Tuesday October 10, 2006, 8:30-9:30pm
- Santa Monica-Malibu School District Board Room, 1651 16th St, Santa Monica
- Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund
- Taped for broadcast and webcast by Santa Monica City TV
- The public is welcome
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