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Sandra Lee Fewer
128500 votes
16.94%
- Occupation: Member,Board of Education
  
 
Jill Wynns
106531 votes
14.04%
- Occupation: School Board Member
  
 
Rachel P. Norton
 
102033 votes
13.45%
- Occupation: School Board Member
 - Elected to SF Board of Education in 2008;
 - Public school parent since 2002;
 - Argonne ES School Site Council Co-Chair 2006-7;
 - Member, SF CAC for Special Education, 2006-9
  
Priorities:
- Raising achievement and increasing academic opportunities for all students in SFUSD;
 - Making responsible and accountable budget decisions aligned with district priorities;
 - Improving the quality of food served to students and ensuring that all students can access appealing and nutritious meals at school.
  
 
Matt Haney
 
100552 votes
13.25%
- Occupation: Education Policy Director
 - Executive Director, UC Student Association, advocating directly for 200,000 UC students statewide
 - BA UC Berkeley, MA Stanford School of Education, JD Stanford Law School, LLM National University Ireland
 - Co-Founder and Chair, Citizen Hope, bringing thousands of dollars/hundreds of volunteers to San Francisco schools
 - Member, Public Education Enrichment Fund Community Advisory Committee, advising the district on allocating critical funds for sports, music, and arts
 - Appointee, Attorney General Kamala Harris' Education and Truancy Work Group, and former Legislative Aide
 - Tutor, mentor, and San Francisco School Volunteer at elementary, middle and high school levels
  
Priorities:
- College and career readiness for all and proven approaches to closing the racial opportunity/achievement gap, including after-school and summer school
 - A relevant and engaging curriculum, including innovative partnerships to bring experiential real-world learning to our schools
 - Securing the resources and support our educators needs to be successful, including enrichment funds for arts, libraries, sports and music
  
Kim Garcia-Meza
 
59930 votes
7.9%
- Occupation: Early Childhood Educator
 - Preschool Director & Small Business Owner
 - Bilingual Public School Teacher for 10+
 - Public & Independent School Parent
 - SFUSD Bilingual Community Council, Chair
 - Stanford University, Alumni
 - University of San Francisco, Masters in Teaching
  
Priorities:
- Budget Accountability and Transparency
 - Early Literacy
 - Family Engagement & Advocacy
  
Shamann Walton
 
58194 votes
7.67%
- Occupation: Nonprofit Executive Director
 - Masters Degree in Public Administration
  
Priorities:
- Increasing district revenue by leveraging federal and private resources;
 - Decreasing the academic "achievement gap" for Latino, Pacific Islander, African American, Children with Special Needs and English Learner students;
 - Creating an "After High School Going Culture" for all SFUSD students (by providing career and higher education opportunities);
  
Sam Rodriguez
 
50554 votes
6.66%
- Occupation: Education Workforce Advisor
 - Parent
 - District PTA Legislative Chair
  
Priorities:
- Invest in Science, Math, Technology and Arts Education for PreK-5th grade to attract, retain and train the best teachers in these fields
 - Pursue bold and innovative ways to stabilize the SFUSD workforce and find pragmatic solutions to stop the lay-offs
 - Build a "Pre-Trade Skills Hub" at the middle school level, to promote economic opportunity, and further advance closing the academic and skills gap
  
Gladys Soto
 
49839 votes
6.57%
- Occupation: Mother
 - Masters Degree in Counseling, Marriage and Family Therapy
 - Former Associate Executive Director for the Mission Council on Alcohol Abuse
 - Elected Delegate for the California Democratic Party Assembly District 13
 - Member, San Francisco Unified School District Bilingual Advisory Committee
 - Member, Parent Voices San Francisco
  
Priorities:
- Bring Latino and ESL speaker representation to the Board of Education
 - Make San Francisco's public schools equitable for all students
 - Dedicate more resources to K-3 reading programs to increase every student's opportunity for success at the middle and high school levels
  
Beverly Ho-A-Yun Popek
 
36059 votes
4.75%
- Occupation: Educator
 - Master of Arts, Anthropology
 - Adjunct Instructor - Skyline College - Anthropology
 - Contract Compliance Officer - City and County of SF
 - Active Public School Parent
  
Priorities:
- Academic Achievement for All of Our Students
 - Strategic Community Collaborations
 - Funding
  
Victoria Lo
 
35779 votes
4.72%
- Occupation: Pediatric Healthcare Professional
  
Priorities:
- Math and Science Education
 - School-based Health Centers
 - Achievement Gap
  
Paul Robertson
29562 votes
3.9%
- Occupation: Small Business Owner
  
  
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