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Bill McDougle
 
23997 votes
28.27%
- Occupation: Retired Vice Principal
 - Thirty-three years experience in Elementary Education
 - Thirty-one years in the classroom as a teacher and two years as a Vice Principal in the Bakersfield City School District
 - Bachelor's Degree in Social Science (UC - Fresno) and Master's Degree in Educational Management (University of LaVerne)
 - Lifetime resident of Bakersfield with two children who attended Bakersfield City Schools
 - Knows, understands and will work to solve the educational concerns of the parents, teachers, students, and members of our community
 - I will be a "full time" trustee.  I will work every day to make the district better and find workable solutions to its problems
  
Priorities:
- Establish an attitude of teamwork and shared responsibility between parents, teachers, administrators, and the Board of Education.
 - Ensure that Bond dollars are spent efficiently to build new schools, to modernize present schools and to provide for children's safety at all schools.
 - Decrease class size, expand educational opportunities for students, and develop programs to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers.
  
 
Lillian Tafoya
22676 votes
26.71%
 
Rick Van Horne
20017 votes
23.58%
Donald C. Hoffman
8889 votes
10.47%
Donald Vereen
8883 votes
10.46%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
  
  
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Official Information 
 
- Bakersfield City School District 
  
District Statistics
 
- GreatSchools.net 
  
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