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Matthew Paul Moran
4941 votes
32.69%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Business Owner
Priorities:
- Continue the tradition of educational excellence
- Work in collaboration with all stakeholders
- Keep funding cuts as far away from students as possible
Sarah Genn Butler
3685 votes
24.38%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Education Advocate/ and Property Management
- Elected Member Contra Costa County Central Committee
- Bachelors of Science, UC Davis, Environmental Planning
- Legislative Representative, Las Trampas Creek Council Legislative Team, current & Co-Chair '08-'10
- School Site Council Member: Glorietta, 5 yrs, Orinda Intermediate School, 3 yrs.
- Education Foundation of Orinda, Board Member, 5 years, EFO Friend of Education Award, 2010
- AUHSD Measure A Citizens Oversight Committee Member, & AUHSD Sue Stauffer Friends of Education 2012 Award recipient
Priorities:
- Improving Collaboration, Transparency and Communication between All Stakeholders: Parents, Teachers, Staff, Administration and the Community
- Supporting Excellent Teaching - the teacher is the most important element in a child's education
- Maximizing the use of Existing Resources and Fiscal Responsibility, and a budget development process that includes input from all stakeholders
Bekki Van Voorhis-Gilbert
3344 votes
22.13%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Educator/Mother
- PhD, UC Berkeley
- BA & Juris Doctor, University of San Francisco
- Former Tenured Assoc. Professor, CSU Hayward, Dept. of Sociology and Social Services
- Research Associate, Family Welfare Research Group, UC Berkeley
- Attorney, Gordon and Rees, San Francisco
Priorities:
- Advancement of 21st Century Student Skills
- Fiscal Responsibility and Academic Excellence during Difficult Economic Times
- Responsiveness to Community, Parent and Teacher Opinion
Jason Lurie
3100 votes
20.51%
Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Attorney/School Volunteer
- UC Davis (BA)
- University of San Francisco (JD)
- Legislative Representative, Glorietta Parents Club
- Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Coachart
Priorities:
- Maintain and strengthen our well rounded curriculum; this will require sound and pragmatic budget practices;
- Support our first rate educators; provide them with professional development opportunities and aid in transition to common core standards;
- Promote inclusiveness and collaboration with the community; encourage proactive thinking by stakeholders; educate the community about our challenges
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Live Candidates Forum
- Monday, October 15, 7:00 - 9:00 pm,
Orinda Library Auditorium, 26 Orinda Way
Taped Candidates Forum
- Candidates Roundtable, taped September, online
- Candidates Roundtable, taped September, cable TV,
Channel 26: 9 p.m. on Oct. 4, 11, 18, 25, Nov. 1 and 6:30 p.m. on Oct. 7, 14, 21, 28 and Nov. 4.
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