League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Board Member; New Haven Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 25 10:26am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (39/39) (179 Total Write-In Votes 0.40%)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Michelle "Shorty" (Parnala) Matthews 10821 votes 23.88% Occupation: Parent/Youth Mentor K-12 NHUSD student, JLHS Class of 1987 3rd generation Union City resident B.A., Human Development, (candidate) CSUEB School Site Council parent, Emanuele Elementary (1999-Present) School Site Council parent, Barnard-White Middle School (2005-Present) Mentor NHUSD students onsite and in the community. Priorities: Closing the Achievement Gap, finding a way rather than a way out. Supporting the classroom by keeping budget cuts out of the classroom. Addressing and correcting the non-fiscal costs of closing Barnard-White Middle School. Kevin W. Harper 10721 votes 23.66% Occupation: Incumbent, Current Board President Parent of New Haven student California CPA, with over 30 years experience serving schools and local governments 16-year Union City resident Taught at Logan High School music program Active in city-wide youth violence prevention Makes annual $500 personal contribution to schools Priorities: Hire and acclimate new Superintendent Continue focus on getting 85% of students proficient by 2011 Improve student safety Jonas Dino 8605 votes 18.99% Occupation: Incumbent Public Affiars Officer at NASA Ames Research Center Former science teacher at James Logan High School Master of Arts in Instructional Technology. SJSU Teaching Credential in Life Science. SJSU Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. SJSU Honorable service in the United States Marine Corps Priorities: Selecting a new superintendent Making sure students feel safe and welcomed at school Developing a plan for the Barnard-White site that addresses the needs of the surrounding community Karen M. Yifru 7894 votes 17.42% Occupation: Parent/Business Analyst Sarabjit Kaur Cheema 7096 votes 15.66% Occupation: Engineer/ Teacher/ Parent Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Fremont, Newark, Union City has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 1 questions on Education. General Links Events The League of Women Voters will sponsor a candidate forum for the candidates for the New Haven Unified School District Board at 7:00 pm on Wed., Oct. 1 in the New Haven Administration Offices. This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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