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Orange County, CA November 3, 1998 General

Governing Board Member; Capistrano Unified School District; Trustee Area 6

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Shelia Henness 47,883 votes 73.1%

  • Occupation: Governing Board Member, Capistrano Unified School District
  • School Board Vice President
  • Member, CUSD Special Education Committee
  • Member, Graduation Requirements Task Force
  • Executive Board, Orange County PTA
  • Past President, CUSD PTSA Council
  • Performing Arts Advisory Board Member
Priorities:
  • Secure adequate funding to build more schools
  • Support rigorous academic standards for K-12
  • Provide safe and positive learning environment
Steven Rice 17,260 votes 26.3%
  • Party: Republican
  • Occupation: Business Lawyer
  • JD, Harvard Law School, 1980
  • BA (Economics), Occidental College, 1977
  • 1996-98, Moulton Elementary School Site Council
  • 1991-present, Director, Crest de Ville Community Association
  • 1994-present, School Volunteer, Moulton Elementary School and Niguel Hills Middle School
  • 1991-present, Youth Sports Volunteer, AYSO Soccer, Girls Softball, and NJB Basketball
Priorities:
  • Improve academic performance. CUSD's test results place it only in 7th place among OC districts. We need a system of academic accountability.
  • Implement a strategy to resolve CUSD's current "facilities crisis" and address the other problems of the district's rapid growth.
  • Implement a technology plan to integrate technology into the curriculum. The plan now in effect was written in 1988 and has no current use or value.

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