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Marin County, CA June 2, 1998 Primary
Marie Simmons

Candidate for Governing Board Member If Gracie Grove Recalled; Sausalito School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Psychotherapist
  • Organized and and supervised the first residential treatment home for girls in California
  • Director of Social Work, U.C.S.F. Medical Center
  • Assistant Professor in the Department of Pediatrics, UCSF Medical Center
  • Currently teaching Senior Peer Counseling, Marin County Mental Health, Older Adult Services
Top Priorities if Elected
  • EVALUATE EXISTING CURRICULUM, POLICIES, AND PRACTICES.
  • CREATE A SAFE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT.
  • MAKE CHANGES AS APPROPRIATE TO MORE ADEQUATELY MEET STUDENTS NEEDS.
Key Endorsements
  • REV. GEORGE MC LAIRD, AND THE SAUSALITO PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
  • REV. FRED SMALL AND THE MARIN CITY CHURCH OF GOD
  • MR. MRS. CHARLES DONALD
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Position Papers
THE MARIN COUNTY GRAND JURY REPORT.
THE AUGUST, 1997 REPORT OF THE GRAND JURY'S INVESTIGATION OF THE SAUSALITO SCHOOL DISTRICT, STATED THE CHILDREN IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICT ARE IN URGENT NEED OF HELP.
REPORT OF THE MANAGEMENT AND FISCAL AUDIT OF THE SAUSALITO SCHOOL DISTRICT, BY THE FCMAT AUDIT TEAM, SEPTEMBER 1997.
THE AUDIT TEAM REPORTED 18 DEFICIENCIES OF THE SAUSALITO SCHOOL DISTRICT INCLUDING SERIOUS LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNING INADEQUACIES.
INVITE THE SPIRIT OF THE LATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING TO HEAL OUR TROUBLED SCHOOL DISTRICT.
ENGAGE THE SCHOOL DISTRICT IN THE PRACTICE OF PRINCIPLES DEMONSTRATED BY THE LATE DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING. COMMITTED TO THE PRACTICE OF MUTUAL RESPECT, SELF- AWARENESS, SELFCONTROL, AND PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY, WE CAN HEAL OURSELVES AND OUR CHILDREN, WHILE WORKING TOGETHER TO CREATE A SCHOOL DISTRICT THAT IS SAFE, DYNAMIC, EFFECTIVE, RESPONSIVE, FUN AND ESTEEMED BY STUDENTS, PARENTS, TEACHERS, AND THE COMMUNITIES OF SAUSALITO AND MARIN CITY.

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