Candidates
(Vote for 4)
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Lonna Martinez
4,438 votes
15.3%
- Occupation: Teacher
- 18 years as a leader in education (in Hollister), including classroom teacher, Mentor Teacher, Resource Teacher, Reading Resource, Vice Principal.
- 17 years as a Gilroy community member.
- Active with youth in the community through Big Sisters of America (named Big Sister of the Year for Santa Clara Co. in 1986).
- Support my community in other ways, such as volunteering for the Garlic Festival and working for Rotary Club charity fundraisers.
- B.A., Spanish, U.C. Davis, 1979; Teaching Credential, U.C. Davis, 1980; M.A., Administration and Supervision, San Jose State University, 1992.
Priorities:
- Promote teamwork between the Board, the District, and the community to build relationships that support education.
- Maintain the focus on quality instructional programs that are based on student needs.
- Attract and maintain the most qualified staff, in order to ensure the success of the above two goals.
David Carpenter
3,927 votes
13.5%
- Occupation: Restaurant General Manager
Jim Rogers
3,456 votes
11.9%
- Occupation: Retired Educator
- University of Vermont, BA 1961
- U. S. Air Force Officer 1961-64
- San Jose State, MA 1971-72
- Gilroy Unified School District 1966-97
- Teacher Counselor Junior High Vice Principal
- Coordinator Maintenance/Transportation
Priorities:
- Retaining Experienced Teachers and Administrators
- Planning for New Schools and Facilities--Refurbishing older schools
- Encouraging a Cooperative Spirit Between our Schools, the City and Community
Richard Rodriguez
3,208 votes
11.1%
- Occupation: Assistant Principal
Michael B. "Mike" Smurthwaite
3,180 votes
11.0%
- Party: Republican
- Occupation: Education Administrator
- Doctorate: Educational Administration with empahsis in leadership and curricular design
- Active in Gilroy District Planning Committees; Brownell School Refurbish Committee; Chamber Choir Fundraisers.
- Certified School Facility Planner for two urban school districts
- Licensed Marriage/Family Counselor in part-time private practice 20 years
- Multilingual/Migrant Education Director for Ravenswood City Schools; Program Administrator for Santa Clara County Office of Education.
- Recognized for family support service to Military Order of the Purple Heart
Priorities:
- Goal: Increase overall rigor of school curriculum to better prepare diverse studentbody for post-high school opportunities.
- Goal: Far more closely align daily classroom curriculum to state and district standards, texts, to required norm-referenced (SAT9 , SAT) tests.
- Goal: Establish community partnerships in planning new schools, infuse job-orientation into a curriculum designed for success in free economy.
Leonardo "Len" West
3,033 votes
10.4%
- Occupation: Project Manager
- Member of the Gilroy Neighborhood Accountability Board, of the Restorative Justice Project.
- Former Executive Director of the Gilroy Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Bureau.
- Degree in Business Administration, certificates in Accounting and Human Resources.
- U. S. Army veteran.
- Fluent in Spanish
Priorities:
- The overall safety of everyone that utilizes the facilities. Safety is conducive to a solid learning environment.
- The determination of class configuration and facilities development.
- Development of a process in which labor negotiations may be conducted in a "win-win" environment. I'm in favor of implementing 3 years pay agreement.
Margaret-Ann A. "M.A." Bowe
2,722 votes
9.4%
- Occupation: Incumbent, Self employeed Payroll Bookkeeper
- 18 year resident of Gilroy
- Mother of two: Antoinette (15) GHS, John (13) Brownell Academy
- Education: BA: Geography, UC Davis; AA: Child Development, Gavilan College
- Member, Gilroy Chamber of Commerce: participant in Business and Education Committee (Chair 94-96)
- Sustaining member of the original Strategic Planning Team (Group of 28)
- District committee participation: Facilities Planning Committee, Standard and Assessment Review Committee, Budget Advisory Committee
Priorities:
- Dedication to Mission Statement of Gilroy Unified School District
- Determination to provide quality education for all students
- Discipline to focus all resources and energy to achieve goals
Curt Tipton
1,943 votes
6.7%
- Occupation: Engineering Manager
- Site Governance Committee Member - South Valley J.H.S.
- Charter School Founding Board Member
- School Accountability Committee Member
- Master of Science, Applied Statistics and Operational Research
- College Instructor – Electronics and Computer Technology
- Merit Badge Counselor –Boy Scouts of America
Priorities:
- Finding creative ways to offer further compensation to our dedicated teachers and attract other outstanding teachers.
- Promote improved communications between the school board and our community.
- Explore means to provide more diversified programs to prepare our students for a broad spectrum of employment opportunities.
Judi L. Silverstein
1,841 votes
6.3%
- Occupation: Attorney at Law
Michael C. Fautt
1,282 votes
4.4%
- Occupation: Substitute Teacher
- Masters of Arts - SJSU - Sociology
- B.A.- S.J.S.U. - Sociology of the Family
Priorities:
- Appropriation of funding for new schools.
- To bring common sense back to decision making.
- To keep it simple.
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