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Kevin W. Harper
9,700 votes
24.9%
- Occupation: Education Financial Consultant
- Certified Public Accountant with 25 years experience providing audit and consulting services to schools and other local governments.
- Parent of a New Haven school student
- Served as elected City Auditor of the City of Alameda
- 12 year Union City resident
- Product of California public schools
- From a family committed to education-sister is School Board President and brother is college teacher
Priorities:
- The schools should prepare our young people for college, for career, for life.
- We need to replace the continuation high school that was inappropriately closed
- Before we ask the taxpayers for a parcel tax, we must prove our fiscal responsiblity by spending our $120 million bond proceeds wisely.
Jenn Stringer
9,242 votes
23.8%
- Occupation: Educational Technologist/Parent
- Associate Director for Educational Technology Services at Stanford School of Medicine
- Co-Chaired the bond campaign that will raise 120 million dollars to improve our schools
- Currently Co-Chair of the district's School Community Program Council (SCPC)
- Barnard-White Middle Band Boosters Secretary
- Volunteer as a Surrogate Parent for Special Education students in our district
- Mentored local elementary school students
Priorities:
- Have board undertake a strategic planning process so we can make decisions based on our long-term goals, not just short-term econonomic difficulties
- Continue to develop programs that address the needs of our diverse student population
- Improve communications and build relationships between parents, district staff, community members and students
Jonas Dino
6,789 votes
17.4%
- Occupation: Incumbent
- James Logan Class of 1985
- B.A. Psychology, San Jose State University
- Former Science Teacher at Logan. 5 years
- M.A. Instructional Technology
- 27 Year Resident of Union City
- Public Ames Officer at NASA Ames Research Center
Priorities:
- Stabilize the finances of the district to maintain and improve the quality of education for our students.
- Make sure students have a safe and stimulating environment to maximize their educational potential.
- Continue to mprove community input into major district decisions.
Obray Van Buren
6,661 votes
17.1%
Atul Mitra
6,435 votes
16.5%
- Occupation: Businessman, Support Specialist
- B.S. & M.S. in Civil Engineering.
- Working in Information Technology Industry for last 20 years.
- Parent of 2 New Haven School Students.
- Come from a family where both my father and mother have been long time educators.
- Vice-Chairman, Measure A Bond Oversight Committee.
- Member, James Logan School Site Council.
Priorities:
- As Parents/School Board Members, we can work to maintain small class sizes.
- As Parents/School Board Members, we can keep a balanced school district budget.
- As Parents/School Board Members, we can support our Music, Sports, Arts, and Advanced Placement Programs.
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