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EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP
 
- Third generation teacher with Doctorate of Education (Ed.D.)
 - Exemplary School Principal, Curricular leader, District Trustee
 - Leadership and teaching experience in Pre-K, Elementary, Secondary and College level
 - Change agent  and visionary who has rigorously improved student achievement
 - Served as teacher, administrator, trainer or consultant in 6 Alameda County districts
 - Comprehensive knowledge of county educational system and how to improve it.
   
BUSINESS MANAGEMENT
- Chief Business Official (CBO) Certification through SB352 + fiscally conservative
 - Skillfully managed budgets at elementary, middle, high school and district levels
 - Highly successful fundraiser for large ticket items that direct help students
 - Experienced in contract management, labor negotiations and health benefits needs
 - Administrative leadership in Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) & LCAP
 - Knowledge of California's K-12 School Financial System
   
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
- Detailed knowledge of Common Core State Standards implementation
 - Science & Engineering experience to promote STEM development
 - Regional Occupational Program (ROP) advocate and promoter
 - Strong advocate of 21st Century skills and global learning initiatives
 - Data-driven supporter of research-based & research-test ask-risk student interventions
 - Knowledge of Special Education and SELPA efficiencies
   
STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT
- Exemplifies collaborative management style while holding staff accountable
 - Provider of premier staff development for certificated, classified & management staff
 - Models fiscal responsibility, forthrightness, trust and honesty
 - Highly visible; strong public relations and communications skills
 - Actively promotes mission and vision with stakeholders, community & businesses
 - Brings enthusiasm, integrity, organizational skills and creativity
   
What is Helen going to do for us?
VISIONARY LEADERSHIP
 
- Make Alameda County Office of Education (ACOE) the premier COE in Bay Area
 - Correct 16 years of missed opportunities at ACOE for finest professional development in the Bay Area from nationally recognized experts
 - Develop Economies-of-Scale for the benefit of all Alameda County public schools
 - Reduce healthcare costs and increase options for all public school employees in county
 - Work with all districts to develop needs assessment to implement Common Core
 - Provide nationally-recognized Common Core training and implementation support
   
WHY VOTE FOR DR. FOSTER?
 
- She brings the experience, knowledge, & passion to improve ACOE services
 - She is a strategic, collaborative leader who knows how to bring about change
 - She is committed to making decisions that benefit our students, staff and parents
 - She has a proven record of improving student achievement & 21st Century learning
 - Her qualifications, background & accomplishments are unmatched as an educational leader
 - Her diplomacy and consensus-building approach will serve all of Alameda County
  
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