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Runoff Election 5/15/2007
Candidates
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Richard A. Vladovic
10,515 votes
47.7%
- Occupation: Retired School Superintendent LAUSD and West Covina Schools
- Retired School Superintendent West Covina Unified School District
- Retired Teacher
- Retired School Principal
- Graduate Professor
- Charter Member of UTLA
- Educational Scholar
Priorities:
- Reduce Class Size
- Cut Bureaucracy
- Improve Student Achievement
Neal B. Kleiner
6,692 votes
30.3%
- Occupation: Educator
- THIRTY-EIGHT YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN LAUSD AS A TEACHER AND ADMINSTRATOR
- A LONG FAMILY TRADITION OF ATTENDING LAUSD SCHOOLS
- AS PRINCIPAL, BEING A CHANGE AGENT, COLLABORATING WITH PARENTS AND STAFF TO CHANGE THE CULTURE AND TEST SCORES
- OVER THIRTY-SIX YEARS LIVING IN THIS COMMUNITY AND ACTIVE IN LOCAL SCHOOLS, POLITICAL CLUBS, AND CHURCH
Priorities:
- THE TAKE OVER BY THE LA MAYOR MUST BE STOPPED
- DISTRICT NEEDS MEANING FUL CHANGE
- SCHOOLS MUST NOT BE OVERCROWDED; CLASS SIZE MUST BE REDUCED
Jesús M. Escandón
4,843 votes
22.0%
- Occupation: Public Schools Advocate
- B.A. Political Science - University of California at Los Angeles, (UCLA)
- Teacher of 9 Years - Eastman & Miles Ave. Elementary School
- Chapter Chair, House of Reps., Founding Member of Teacher Corps., Crisis Coordinator, Information Assistant - United Teachers of Los Angeles, (UTLA)
- Organizer, 5 Years - Present, California Teachers Association, (CTA)
- Organized South Los Angeles County to successfully defeat Propositions 74, 75, and 76, Alliance for a Better California, (ABC)
- Member, Community Call to Action and Accountability, (CCAA), (Preventing violence in South Los Angeles)
Priorities:
- Cut Waste and Bureaucracy
- Power to School Site Councils
- Social Justice for Under Performing Schools
Roye Love
(Write-in)
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Official Information
- Los Angeles Unified School District
- Understanding School Board Meetings
- Map of LAUSD District 7
Candidate Videos
- Escandón: video; transcript
- Kleiner: video; transcript
- Love: video; transcript
- Vladovic: video; transcript
District Statistics
- GreatSchools.Net
Campaign Finance Data
- L.A. City Ethics Commission
Candidate Forum
- Saturday February 24th, 2:00-3:30pm
location: John M. Olguin Auditorium, 3720 Stephen M. White Dr, San Pedro (parking fees waived for attendees)
producers: San Pedro Peninsula Chamber of Commerce; Neighborhood Councils for Central, Coastal and Northwest San Pedro
co-sponsors: Cabrillo Marine Aquarium; L.A. City Dept of Rec & Parks
more info: (310) 832-7272
News and Analysis
KCRW's "Which Way L.A." with Warren Olney
- The Politics of Education
- 2/21/07 (click on 'listen' or 'podcast')
Discussion of Measure L with L.A. City Councilmember Jose Huizar and LAUSD Boardmember David Tokofsky; followed by an overview of the LAUSD Board candidates with Howard Blume of the L.A. Times.
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