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Gary D. Yee
7085 votes
54.1%
- Occupation: Parent, Teacher, Educator
- Chair, Education Dept, Holy Names College
- Frmr Dir. Oakland Education Cabinet
- Frmr Principal, Hillcrest School
- Frmr Director, Safe Passages
- Frmr Teacher, Cleveland School
- Frmr Captain, USAF
Priorities:
- to hire and keep qualified, caring and committed teachers for every classroom.
- to develop and maintain effective and supported site leadership.
- to provide the community with multiple public accountability measures
Susanne Lea
5988 votes
45.8%
- Occupation: Public School Parent/Attorney
- B.A., UC Berkeley, J.D.,UC Berkeley - Boalt Hall
- Chair, Education Task Force, Oakland Coalition of Congregations
- Lead Research Attorney for Appellate Court Justice
- Member, Cross City Campaign for Urban School Reform, Oakland Board
- Member, Accountability Committee, Oakland Education Cabinet
- Member, Skyline High School PTSA
Priorities:
- Attract and retain superior principals and teachers.
- Replace central office bureaucracy with a real "servicing our schools" and move decision-making and resources out to school sites.
- Ensure that all schools are safe, clean and welcoming.
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Events
League of Women Voters' Candidates' Forum
- Monday, Feb. 25 at 7 PM, Oakland City Hall, Hearing Room 1, 1 Frank Ogawa Plaza, Oakland 94612.
- Co-sponsored by Shepherd Canyon Homeowners, Inc.
The public is invited to attend this forum and submit questions for the candidates.
- The tape of this forum will be rebroadcast Monday, March 4 from 4 - 4:45 PM and Tuesday, March 5 from 5:30 - 6:15 PM on KTOP, Cable Channel 10 in Oakland.
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