Candidates
(Vote for 3)
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George E. Galvan
7266 votes
22.06%
- Occupation: Retired Peace Officer
- Retired US Marine Corps, Retired Deputy Sheriff, SLO Sheriffs Dept.
- SLO County Grand Jury two years, one year as foreman.
- Member CMC Citizens Advisory Council, California Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Commission, SLO County Juvenile Justice Commission.
- AS Degree from Cuesta and BA in Administration of Justice from CSU Sacramento.
- Married with two adult children who are graduates of AHS, Cuesta College, and Cal Poly.
- Has lived in south Atascadero since 1977.
Priorities:
- My number one priority will always be the education of our students.
- I will work to bring back an atmosphere of cooperation with the board, administration, faculty, and staff.
- I will listen with an open mind to all sides of an issue before making a decision.
Tammy L. (Holmgren) Patchin
5777 votes
17.54%
- Occupation: Health/Nutrition Specialist
- I have lived in Atascadero for 25 years.
- I have one child attending schools within this district.
- Having grown up in this community, I feel a strong sense of responsibility to the schools where I recieved my education.
- I work in the early education field and I am familiar with both age and developmentally appropriate practices for our children.
- This experience and knowledge I have gained will enable me to make decisions for our schools that will be a benefit to the students.
Priorities:
- One of my first priorities is to ensure the outlying areas are not lost nor become disconnected from our district.
- Secondly I feel that it will be imperative to search and hire the best qualified Superintendent who possesses solid leadership skills.
- Nurture and foster a cohesive relationship between the school Administration and the Unions.
Corinne C. Kuhnle
5350 votes
16.25%
- Occupation: Special Education Aide
- served as a member on the Strategic Plan
- A.U.S.D. Budget Committe
- Co-President for the Carrisa Plains P.T.F
Priorities:
- I will encourage all efforts delicated by the Strategic Plan
- I support curriculum guidelines our district is presently promoting .
- Support a process ,such as Conflict Resolution
Gordon W. West
4974 votes
15.10%
- Occupation: Drywall Contractor/Custodian/Maintenance
- Children in the Atascadero schools and served on the Junior High School Site Council
- Past President of Atascadero Classifed School Employees Association
- Active in Atascadero School District Strategic Planning
- Active in the Atascadero Education Foundation
- Active in Tri-Counties Education Coalition
- Trained in Interest-based Negotiations
Priorities:
- I want to create an atmosphere of honest, open communication with administration, teachers, classified and parents for the benefit of students.
- With the last administration, legal costs soared. I will fight to reduce legal expenses.
- My priorities are building upgrades, expanding vocational programs and protecting the outlying area schools.
Ray M. Buban
3973 votes
12.06%
(This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter.)
- Occupation: Tax Consultant
Dennis Schmidt
3507 votes
10.65%
- Occupation: Land Use Planner
- Site Council member for my family's School.
- School District Area Committee Member.
- Citizen Advisory Member to the San Luis Obispo Council of Governments for the City of Atascadero.
- Member of American Planning Association.
- Member of the Association of Environmental Planners.
- Parent of 3 children within the School District and active volunteer.
Priorities:
- I support the implementation of the goals and programs within our School District's newly adopted Strategic Plan.
- Because of it's popularity, I would like to the expand the "Success for All" reading program at the Santa Rosa Academic Academy to a second campus.
- I'm interested in creating a Math/Sciences Academy School, and more trade classes at the High School for students not moving on to college.
Bill Ausman
2019 votes
6.13%
(This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter.)
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