Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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Janet E. Smith
72,556 votes
27.1%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- School Board President
- Parent of four children, three in San Juan Unified schools (elementary, middle, and high school), and one a recent graduate attending college
- Masters Degree, Early Childhood Education and Administration
- Masters of Boardsmanship, California School Boards Association
- Early Childhood Educator
- Over twenty five years experience working with children and education
Priorities:
- Focus on excellence in public education to prepare students for the future.
- Maintain fiscally sound management of resources
- Provide physically and psychologically safe school environments
Joe Hayes
64,865 votes
24.3%
- Occupation: Incumbent - 4 years
- Vice-president San Juan School Board
- Principal San Juan School District - 28 years
- Teacher San Juan School District - 6 years
- Promontory Home Owner Association Treasurer- 7 years
- Businessman -- 20 years as owner/builder/manager of commercial and residential real estate properties
Priorities:
- Involve all stakeholders in the budgeting process
- Increase staff training that improves student achievement
- Improve accountability to the public through the use of standards assessment which are tied to the curriculum
James A. "Jim" Livingston, Ed.D.
53,882 votes
20.1%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- Professional career as university professor/administrator, secondary teacher, counselor, wrestling coach, and national and international consultant.
- Education includes four degrees from four universities with a doctoral degree from U.C. Berkeley. Major/minors: educ. admin., counseling, & science
- 14 years public school experience in IA and CA and 24 years experience in the CSU Syetem with 2 years in the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
- Resident of the district since 1968, married w/four children who attended 6 district schools and completed degrees in higher education.
- Experience as advisor to the Commission for Teacher Credentials and the Journal for Calif. Professors of Educ. Admin. (CAPEA) editorial board
- Past president of CAPEA & Suburban Sch. Dist. Assoc.; currently CSBA Higher Educ. Remediation Task Force & CSBA Delegate Assembly member
Priorities:
- I will continue to promote academic execellence, self esteem, the desire to learn, and positive attitudes toward getting along with others.
- I will advocate a safe and healthy learning/working environment free from drugs and violence for the students and employees.
- I will continue to seek adequate funding for high quality programs, equipment, and facilities while insisting on academic and fiscal accountability.
Larry Miles
47,426 votes
17.7%
- Occupation: Businessman/Attorney
- BA, UCLA; MA, Occidental College; J.D. UC Davis
- CORO Fellowship in Public Affairs
- Settlement Judge Pro Tem-Arbitrator
Priorities:
- Improving performance at low-performing schools.
- Recruiting and training the best teachers available.
- Insuring excellent school facilities.
Mel Castle
28,680 votes
10.7%
- Occupation: Business Owner
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