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LWV League of Women Voters of California
Contra Costa County, CA November 5, 2002 Election
Smart Voter Karl Kaste

Candidate for
Board Member; Mount Diablo Unified School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Director - Information Technology / Information Systems
  • Taxpayer advocate: member of the Alliance of Contra Costa Taxpayers; co-founder of Concord Association of Taxpayers (CATs)
  • Long-term parent volunteer: Law Works, Band Boosters, NetDay Coordinator, Odyssey of the Mind coach
  • Degree: Master of Science - Information Systems
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • End the huge disparity between under-performing schools and high-achievement schools in the district, by focusing district resources there.
  • Build a new high school in Bay Point, and avoid another MDUSD lawsuit by parents and agencies, like the Americans with Disabilities fiasco.
  • Greater accountability to parents, students and taxpayers by the school board and school administration; respect parents' ideas and priorities.
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Key Endorsements
  • Walnut Creek Taxpayers Association
  • Concord Association of Taxpayers
  • Friends of Karl Kaste
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Position Papers
Concord Transcript - Candidate Questionnaire 2002
The full answers to a Q&A requested by Theresa Harrington of the Concord Transcript
Contra Costa Newspapers - Candidate Questionnaire
From 2000 MDUSD election: the full answers to a Q&A requested by Lisa Schafer of the Contra Costa Times newspaper
 
Campaign Contact Information
E-mail: kk_kaste@yahoo.com

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