Candidates
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Arthalia Ray
3009 votes
30.7%
- Occupation: Payroll division, Oakland Unified School District
- Administrator for the Social Security Administration
- Supervisor, Data Lift Corporation
- Dean's List Laney College
- Board Member, Oakland ACORN
Priorities:
- Clean, Repaired, and Safe Schools with parent and community involvement
- Proven reading programs throught the Oakland Unified School District
- More Teacher Support and Training; Better Teacher Recruitment and Retention; Higher Teacher Salaries
Gregory E. Hodge
2951 votes
30.1%
- Occupation: Parent/Youth Developer
Gilda Gonzales
2859 votes
29.1%
- Occupation: Public Servant/Teacher
- BA, Industrial Psychology, St. Mary's University, Moraga
- MA, Public Administration, Cal State Hayward
- Chief of Staff to Mayor Jerry Brown and City Manager Robert Bobb
Priorities:
- Require all elementary schools to create and implement a program to ensure that all students will be reading by the fourth grade.
- Put more of every dollar into the classrooms.
- Increase teacher pay and training, and raise classroom performance standards accordingly.
David Lee Anderson, Sr.
522 votes
5.3%
- Occupation: Parent,Grandparent,Sheet Metal Worker
- Born on November 29, 1949 in Oakland Ca.
- Graduate of McClymonds High School 1967
- Attended Laney College Apprentice Program/Graduate 1972
- Oakland School Board Director 1987-1992
- Commissioner of Life Enrichment Program for City of Oakland 1997-98
- Vice President of the Budget and Finance committee Oakland Unified School District
Priorities:
- Increase parent involvement in the Oakland Public Schools/Develop and Maintain Facilities
- Cut District Administration/Increase accountability and communication throughout the District
- Improve teachers salaries/merit pay for additional achievement in the classrooms
Bob Laurent
451 votes
4.6%
- Occupation: Parent, Software Engineer
- Born on April 23, 1959 in Torrance, CA
- Attended California Public Schools
- Attended U.C. Irvine 1976-1980
- Attended U.C. Berkeley 1980-1983
Priorities:
- Standing for Our Children, Not City Hall
- We must improve teacher retention!
- We must improve our facilities.
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