Introduction Letter to Friends and Neighbors

By Stan "Stan Crippen" (Crippen) Crippen, Stan Crippen

This is a letter that you can give to your friends and neighbors to support our candidacy.

In June of this year, I was appointed by the LEUSD Board of Trustees to fulfill the remaining time of a retiring board members term. I have decided to run for a full four year term on the ballot this November 2. In these difficult economic times, it is hard for me to justify spending money on a campaign when our schools so desperately need the funds. I would like ask you to help me run a `non-campaign' campaign! My goal is that this will be the only "hard copy" campaign literature you will receive from me. I will utilize electronic means of communicating information regarding my philosophy as well as encouraging residents to register and vote. I will run a frugal campaign and will donate the remaining campaign funds to the schools, so that our `non-campaign' campaign will benefit our students. I will encourage supporters to create their own signs if they like. I am grateful for organizations that choose to endorse me, but I will not seek endorsements from other organizations, or give endorsements to other candidates, as I feel that to seek or give endorsements always implies a favor needing to be returned.

There are well-qualified individuals running this November. The qualifications that I bring to being a trustee are as follows -

• My wife, Mary,and I have a vested interest in our district as we are the parents of 6 children who have attended the Lake Elsinore Unified School, and six of our grandchildren currently attend LEUSD schools.
• I taught History, Government, Psychology, coached, and held leadership positions at Elsinore High School for 33 years.
• I currently work as a consultant for Riverside County Office of Education conducting teacher training and collaboration.
• I am committed to improving our community by strengthening instruction in the classroom, supporting staff, in order to take students to the next level of success for them.

• I will make my decisions based on my educational experience and on principles of what I believe will best benefit our students in the classroom.
• I will be honest and open, seeking to be an example of the word `trustee' to students, parents, teachers, administrators, staff, and the community.
• I will seek to creatively bring more funds into our schools to benefit our students and staff.

Respectfully, Stan Crippen, Appointed Trustee, Lake Elsinore Unified School District