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Santa Barbara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; Hope School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 2 1:22pm, 99.9% of Precincts Reporting (318/15)
Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Christopher "Chris Gallo" Gallo Click here for more information about this candidate 3615 votes 40.28%

  • Occupation: Financial Advisor
  • Hope School PTA - I am the Financial Secretary and a member of the executive committee.
  • Hope School Site Council - Determine and approve budget for schools. Also, approve the annual goals for schools.
  • Hope District Budget Committee- work with Superintendent and current board members to solve district budget issues
  • UC Santa Barbara graduate in 1992
  • I have worked 16 years at Merrill Lynch in Santa Barbara
  • My wife is a local, credentialed teacher
Priorities:
  • I am fair, open-minded and have a good grasp of the current issues facing the district.
  • I believe quality education should be the top priority of our district. The resources to achieve this must be given to our educators.
  • My experience with allocation of assets, budgets and financial decisions will be a major plus on the school board.
Chad Prentice Click here for more information about this candidate 2772 votes 30.89%
  • Occupation: Attorney
  • Certified mediator
  • Monte Vista PTA Executive Board Member
  • Monte Vista Principal hiring comm. member
  • Hope District leasing comm. member
  • UCSB graduate
Priorities:
  • Superior education for all children in the district, including reduced class sizes for upper elementary
  • Open communication with parents, teachers, adminstrators and community members
  • Fiscal responsibility and advanced planning with the increased Basic Aid revenues
M. Jason "Jason" Kelly Click here for more information about this candidate 2542 votes 28.33%
  • Occupation: Technology Company CEO
  • Co-Founder & CEO Rincon Technology
  • MBA-Strategy USC and BA -Economics UCSB
  • Married to (former) Monte Vista Teacher
  • Active community involvement (AYSO coach & PTA)
Priorities:
  • Transparency to Board decision - active engagment & communication with teachers, adminstrators,parents and community members
  • Strategy - Pro-active planning to prioritize Basic Aid money to address challenges of shifting demographics
  • Performance - Ensure continued test score improvement and qualitative improvement in areas of music, arts and other extracurriculars

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