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Joan Laursen
9705 votes
28.91%
- Occupation: Pleasanton Unified School District, Governing Board Member
- BS degree in Business Administration/Finance
- Worked 12 years in Banking Industry as Cash Manager, Financial Analyst, and as Industry Regulator
- Decades of Service to Schools
- 20 year Pleasanton resident
- Board Member, Pleasanton Partnerships in Education Foundation (PPIE)
- Lives in Birdland with husband of 31 years, son in graduate school, daughter a high school senior
Priorities:
- Maintain Fiscal Health-Balanced Budget with Sufficient Reserves, Fiscal Oversight and Accountability, Broad Community Involvement in Planning Process
- Ensure Excellent Education for all Students - Balance Rigorous Academics, Critical Thinking & Problem-solving, and Quality Arts & Music Experiences
- Advocate for Early Intervention, Smaller Class Sizes, At-Risk Support, and Continued Improvement in Student Achievement
Mark R. Miller
8485 votes
25.27%
- Occupation: IT Manager
- Parent of 3
- Long time community/school volunteer
- Dublin School Technical Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Restore trust in our School District and its Board
- Stop the relentless attrition of administrators and teachers
- Delay the calendar change to find a win-win compromise
Paige Wright
7740 votes
23.05%
- Occupation: Substitute Teacher/Mother
Jeff Bowser
7605 votes
22.65%
- Occupation: School Boardmember/Educator
- School Board - Pleasanton Unified School District
- Trustee - Tri Valley Regional Occupational Program
- Education Technology Consultant
- Executive Director - Alameda County Office of Education
- Principal Inmate Education - Santa Rita Jail
- High School Teacher
Priorities:
- Continue to Restore Programs for Students from Budget Crisis
- Maintain and Build Connections with Parents, the Community and Local Businesses
- Implement our Facility Master Plan to Improving Technology for Students and Staff
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Events
Candidate Forums
- Pleasanton Unified School District candidates forum sponsored by the Pleasanton PTA and LWV Livermore-Amador Valley
October 6, 2014 at 7 pm
Pleasanton Unified School District Offices
4665 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton
News and Analysis
The Independent
- School Incumbents have challengers in Pleasanton
- September 25, 2014
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