League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	San Francisco County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; San Francisco Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Jan 24 10:41am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (580/580) (3,110 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)

Candidates (Vote for 4) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Norman Yee 145,232 votes 16.65% Occupation: Incumbent Education Consultant former San Francisco K-12 and community college teacher former Executive Director of Wu Yee Children's Services for over 15 years served as President and Vice President of the San Francisco Board of Education Proud Public School Parent Graduate Degree in Education Priorities: Early Childhood Education Parent Involvement and Leadership Rewarding Quality Teachers Sandra Fewer 115,192 votes 13.21% Occupation: Education Policy Director 7 years as Education Policy Director at Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth Served on 10 School Site Councils and several SFUSD committees Served 12 terms as PTA President and 10 as Vice President Mother of 2 SFUSD graduates and 1 current student Bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice Master's degree in Public Administration Priorities: Raise the standard of expectations and close the achievement gap Engage parents in the education community Develop more successful principals and reduce inefficiencies Jill Wynns 77,849 votes 8.92% Occupation: School Board Member BA Humanities, New College at Hofstra University California School Boards Assoc Board of Directors Past President, Association of California Urban School Districts Women Who Could Be President, League of Women Voters Board of Directors, Council of the Great City Schools Calif State Board of Education, Title I Comm of Practitioners Priorities: Securing adequate funding for California's public schools Closing the achievement gap between ethnic and language groups Improving the public perception of San Francisco's public schools Rachel P. Norton 76,904 votes 8.82% Occupation: Parent/Editorial Director Public school parent since 2002; Member, CAC for Special Education; Former Co-Chair, Argonne Elementary PTO Priorities: Closing the Achievement Gap and implementing the district's Strategic Plan; Implementing a simpler and more transparent student assignment policy that works for families; Increasing trust and accountability between the school district and its primary partners - students, teachers, parents and community members. Barbara "Bobbi" Lopez 72,606 votes 8.32% Jaynry Mak 71,238 votes 8.17% Occupation: Parent/Youth Advocate/Attorney Chairwoman, Community Youth Center of San Francisco Former Member, SFUSD Hardship Appeals Board for Student Assignment Community Council, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center Former Staff to the late Congressman Tom Lantos and then-Supervisor Fiona Ma Member, State Bar of California Juris Doctor, USF School of Law & B.A. in Business Administration, University of San Francisco Priorities: Increasing Funding and Per Pupil Spending Retaining and Recruiting Quality Teachers & Classifed Staff at Every School Closing the Achievement Gap James M. Calloway 56,276 votes 6.45% Occupation: Teacher/Counselor/Principal Doctor of Education Master of Arts-Education Administration Bachelor of Arts-Major:Sociology Associate of Arts Standard Teaching Credential Education Administration Credential Priorities: A specified and individualized excellent educational progrm for all students Provide our students with a well-rounded education including both basic skills and enrichment programs Excellent educational leaders, teachers and classified staffs at all school sites with excellent pay for credential and classified staff members Emily Murase 52,506 votes 6.02% Occupation: Executive Director Former SF public school student and current parent to two public school students Board Member, Rosa Parks JBBP Parent Teacher Community Council Board Member, Lowell Alumni Association Chair (former), Parent Advisory Council Founding Member, Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute PhD in Communications Priorities: Address the enrollment crisis Close the achievement gap between high and low performing students Ensure teacher retention and recruitment Kimberly Wicoff 51,021 votes 5.85% Occupation: Nonprofit Project Director Deputy Director, Communities of Opportunity MBA, Stanford University Board Member, Angel Island Association Member, And Castro for All Priorities: Great schools in every neighborhood Closing the gap in student achievement Sensible, fair choice in school assignment Marigrace Cohen 39,279 votes 4.50% Occupation: Retired School Administrator Hunter College, B.S./ Masters Counseling Psych - Univ. of Illinois/ Masters Ed Admin - SFSU 44 years SFUSD/teacher/counselor/site administrator/ central office administrator Supervisor School to Career Dept./ Regional Occupational Program SFUSD Administrator of Year - Career and Technical Ed (2006) from Assoc. of Cal Admins Community Service Leadership (2006) - IRS Wallenberg High School Service Award (2008) Priorities: Improve Instructional Program/ Science& Math (K-12) - 21st Century Technology Support Neighborhood Schools/ Revise School Assignment Process Reinstate JROTC Harold Brown 28,760 votes 3.30% Omar Khalif 24,669 votes 2.83% Occupation: Mediation/Parent/Advocate BA Humanities AA Degree Mediation Certificate Priorities: Parent Neighborhood School Choice Parent Program Choice Curriculum Compassionate Teachers Alexander Young 23,462 votes 2.69% Glenn Davis 18,858 votes 2.16% Kelly Wallace 15,374 votes 1.76% Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. 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