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Roger C. Steel
 
18452 votes
27.80%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
 - Elementary School District Superintendent
 - Chico Unified School District School Principal
 - Masters of Education Administration and Administrative Service Credential
 - Thirty-five years of teaching and administrative experience
 - Member of California School Boards Superintendent Advisory Board
 - Selected Nevada County 2008-2009 Superintendent of the Year
  
Priorities:
- To support Butte County school districts and charter schools provide quality education to all students
 - To have the Butte County Office of Education be a model of education technology for Butte County and California.
 - To provide Butte County students and teachers with support programs for academic, early childhood, and vocational education.
  
 
Amy Christianson
 
17454 votes
26.30%
- Occupation: Education Management Consultant
 - Business Owner/Mother
 - Deputy Director Oroville Economic Corporation
 - Appointed by Governor Schwarzenegger to the CA After School Advisory Board
 - Skyway House Board of Directors
 - Ashford University, MA-Teaching and Learning with Technology
 - CSU Chico Liberal Studies, BA
  
Priorities:
- Support schools at the local level
 - Influence Policy and Legislation at a state level
 - Be part of the team in creating long term solutions for public education and providing technology & 21st Century workforce skills to every student
  
 
Ryne Ladd Johnson
 
15484 votes
23.33%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Business Management Consultant
 - More than 20 years of international, national and local business experience
 - Strong background in public finance and budgeting
 - Performed efficiency reviews with some of the country's largest public agencies
 - Strong ties with Chico State and other leading institutions in the North State
 - Small business owner in Butte County; I mentor entrepreneurs in starting and operating local businesses
 - BA (honors) from UCLA in Economics; Masters (honors) from University of Pennsylvania in Government Administration
  
Priorities:
- To improve the quality of public education in Butte County by improving fiscal accountability, administrative oversight and operating efficiency
 - To increase the use and effectiveness of technology deployed by the Butte County Office of Education (BCOE)
 - To create and expand beneficial relationships for the BCOE with strategic institutions in the North State and throughout California
  
Robert W. "Bob" Purvis
 
14701 votes
22.15%
      Official Ballot Statement
- Occupation: Incumbent
 - Retired Supt. CUSD
 - 16 years on the Butte County Board of Education
  
Priorities:
- Appropriate Education for all children in Butte County
 - Adopt annual budget that meets or exceeds state standards
 - Support and encourage increased use of technology in schools.
  
  
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Candidates Answer Questions 
The  League of Women Voters of Butte County has asked
all candidates for this office to respond to
4 questions on Education Funding, School Selection, Charter School Accountability, and Arts in the Schools.
 
News and Analysis 
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