Official Ballot Statement

	Official Ballot Statement
                 Statement of JOHN H. BARTON, Candidate for
                           Governing Board Member
   Occupation: Architect and Educator Age: 37
   Education and Qualifications:
     * Bachelor of Arts and Master of Architecture, UC Berkeley.
     * Owner of a Palo Alto based architecture firm.
     * Visiting Scholar at Stanford University.
     * Assistant Professor, University of California at Berkeley
       Extension.
     * Adjunct Professor, San Jose State University and Canada College.
       
   Community Service
     * Chair of the PAUSD Measure B Planning Review Committee. Worked
       with the communities at each of our 15 schools.
     * Member of the Hoover School Master Plan Committee.
     * Volunteer for the Juana Briones New Family Night.
     * Board member of the Children's Center of the Stanford Community
       1993-1996 (president 1994-95, vice-president 1995-96).
     * Member of the Palo Alto Chamber of Commerce Government Action
       Council.
     * Graduate of Leadership Midpeninsula class of 1997.
     * Facilitator of the south El Camino Real CPAC design charrette.
     * Designer and teacher of a public school curriculum on architecture
       for 4th through 8th grade students.
     * Participant in Project Playhouse for the Emergency Housing
       Consortium.
     * Member of the League of Women Voters
       
   As a parent of young children, an architect, teacher, and Palo Alto
   business owner I bring daily experience in the issues which directly
   affect our district. These skills, combined with experience as a child
   care center board president and years of committee work at PAUSD,
   demonstrate my commitment to families, children and education. I will
   be an immediately effective Board Member who can:
     * Lead the completion of the bond program Use 13 years experience
       with $30 million of public school design to complete the
       renovation and modernization of our campuses.
     * Advocate for teachers - Use eight years of teaching experience to
       push for the variety of tools and training teachers need to work
       at the highest possible level.
     * Create innovative and balanced budget approaches - Use seven years
       of business ownership and the proven experience as the president
       of a large non-profit.
     * Facilitate and communicate - Use my facilitation skills and
       experience on a variety of boards and committees to maintain
       effective community input and communication.
     * Support the arts - Enhance the District's support of art, drama
       and music education.
       
   My experience and skills range from an understanding and appreciation
   of the needs of children preparing to enter school to daily contact
   with recent high school grads. I am uniquely qualified to serve our
   community as a school board member. I ask for your support on November
   4.
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