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Madeline Kronenberg
26731 votes
20.83%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- 30 years of teaching experience as an Adult Education Vocational Instructor
- Won State Excellence in Teaching Award, 2003
- Spearheaded a "college-going culture" by Co-Founding the Ivy League Connection
- Served as an active PTA/PTSA volunteer for over 15 years, including in various leadership positions
- Lives in El Cerrito with her husband, Hale, of 30 years
Priorities:
- Provide a quality education for all students in the district
- Continue to maintain a balanced budget to keep our district solvent and develop resources to protect our future
- Ensure our kids are prepared to enter the 21st century workforce
Charles T. Ramsey
25802 votes
20.10%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- West Contra Costa School Board Member since 1993
- Initiated the "Ivy League Connection" program allowing district students to experience campus life at some of the country's top universities
- Practicing attorney in Oakland
- Graduated from Berkeley High School; earned undergraduate degree from UCLA and law degree from Hastings School of Law
- Lives in El Cerrito with his wife, Donna, and daughters, Adrianne, 15 and Monica, 13
Priorities:
- Student Achievement
- Fiscal Responsibility
- School Safety
Elaine R. Merriweather
22647 votes
17.64%
- Occupation: Teacher/Parent
- Graduate of San Francisco State University 1983, twenty-five years of public school teaching experience, was PTA president at Adams Middle School
- Golden Gate Service Center "1999 State Who Award" and San Francisco State University College of Education Alumni "Golden Torch Award" 5/7/05
- School Site Council Chairwoman at Richmond High School 2002, currently on council at son's school in WCCUSD
- Recognized by West Contra Costa Unified School District Board of Education for parent volunteerism, honored with a Resolution, Dec.15, 1993
- Awarded the " Parents Make a Difference Award" by KTVU Channel 2
- Honored for Advocacy for Young Children by Mayor Gavin Newsom of San Francisco
Priorities:
- Advocate for adequate funding
- Create better ways to share information with parents and teachers,open lines of communication
- Work diligently to improve safety
Jason S. Freeman
21473 votes
16.73%
- Occupation: Science/Math Educator
- More than 13 years of experience supporting formal and informal learning opportunities for underserved youth
- Certified classroom teacher
- National education leader responsible for connecting science resources with afterschool programs
- Masters in Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government
- Lives in El Cerrito with wife Gretchen, also an educator, and daughter Sydney, born August 2009
Priorities:
- Building on proven examples of success from our own and other communities
- Taking advantage of external resources and funding opportunities to equip our schools, teachers, and students for success
- Embracing science and technology as tools to prepare our students for college and careers
Audrey Miles
20886 votes
16.27%
- Occupation: Teacher/School Boardmember
- Civic Pride Award honoring Audrey Miles on August 14, 2010 for enriching the lives of children.
- Coordinator of First 5, 2010 Summer Pre-K Program
- West Contra Costa County School Board Trustee since 2006
- WCCUSD Board President 2008-09
- 17 years of K-6 teaching experience
Priorities:
- Provide the highest quality education for all of our children.
- Encourage and strengthen positive choices in our students through programs that support and respect the diverse communities we live in.
- Provide for individual and collective accountability by board, staff, teachers, students.
Charles Cowens
10364 votes
8.07%
- Occupation: Software Technical Writer
- President, Bayside Council of PTAs (WCCUSD) 2004-06
- Vice President, 32d District PTA (Contra Costa County) 2007-09
- Chair, Community Budget Advisory Committee (WCCUSD) 2005-10
- West Contra Costa Education Fund, Distinguished Citizen Award Winner 2006
- Parent in WCCUSD Schools for 16 Years
- BA, UC Berkeley 1985
Priorities:
- Honor and support all paths for student success
- Find creative ways to attract and retain quality teaching
- Increase community and parent involvement in our schools and the district
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Official Information
- West Contra Costa Unified School District Website
Candidate Debates
- School Board Candidates Forum 10/14/10 Video
- School Board Candidates Forum 9/29/10 Video
Parents of WCCUSD
- Districtguide.org
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