LWV League of Women Voters of California
Sonoma County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Smart Voter Sherman Lee Campbell

Candidate for
Governing Board Member; City of Santa Rosa High School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Parent-Businessman
  • Real estate broker, counselor
  • Parent of 4 kids, 1 at UCSD, 2 at JC, 1 at SRHS (One severely learning disabled, one rebellious)
  • Present Piner-Olivet Charter School president executive committee, former Piner-Olivet Union School Trustee
  • Piner Olivet & Schaefer school site councils member 10 years total
  • Piner Olivet raised SAT test reading scores 15 points over the last 6 years
  • BS & MS in Civil Engineering, MS in Clinical Psychology
Top Priorities if Elected
  • Adopt positive focus rather than negative. Demonstrate improved achievement every year, not retain & fail more students.
  • Address continuing failure to implement proven teaching techniques for reading (phonics) & special education.
  • Increase responsibility, i.e. responsiveness to student needs and parent input rather than ignore & invalidate them.
Position Papers
Candidate Statement
Many district students needs aren't being met. I have the interest, experience, & courage to sove the problems.
Improvement Plans
Addressing administrative burnout, remediating learning disabilities, endless procrastination, optimum school size.
District Challenges
Need for experienced leadership to address all students' needs, boundaries, transfers, student choices, and district size.
 
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