Candidate for
Member, Board of Trustees; San Mateo County Board of Education; Trustee Area #4

Fred Leonard is a third generation Californian, born in Oakland and raised in Berkeley. He attended public schools, and is a graduate of San Francisco State University, BA, with a masters degree from Sacramento State University and a Doctorate from Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He is a Korean War Veteran. Fred is married (43 years) and has two sons, both graduates of San Mateo schools.

Fred has served on various committees related to his teaching and administrative duties including pilot programs in mathematics, art/history and the development of an innovative program in Ann Arbor, Michigan called Small House, a school within a school, with class sizes averaging 16 students per teacher.

While serving as Associate Superintendent in San Francisco, he served as a negotiator for the Court Ordered Consent Decree for the integration of all public school students.

Fred and his family have lived in San Mateo for 27 years. His wife, Jean, has been very active in a variety of non-profit organizations. He has two grandchildren who are in San Mateo public schools. Fred is semi-retired but continues to consult with school districts in the areas of strategic planning, sexual harassment, job discrimination and establishing educational outcomes.

While serving on the County Board of Education representing Area Four, he has participated in the strategic planning process each year and most recently worked to maintain at-risk youth programs within the county.

Work Experience/Background

Current:

• Facilitator for Strategic Planning, Association of California School Administrators
• Bertain and Associates, Consulting; Consultants for Sexual Harassment, Employment Discrimination
• Trustee San Mateo County School Board, President 1995-1996
• Member of the Strategic Planning Team, County Office of Education

• Professional Services Executive, Association of California School Administrators
• Administrator, Parent-Student-Community Development and Legislative Liaison, San Francisco Unified School District
• Associate Superintendent, Instructional Support Services, San Francisco Unified School District
• Employee Relations Officer, Employee Labor Relations, San Francisco Unified School District
• Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, Employee Relations and Negotiations, San Francisco Unified School District
• Assistant Superintendent, Personnel Services, Cupertino Union Elementary School District, Cupertino, California
• Principal, Forsythe Junior High School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
• Vice Principal, Cubberly High School, Palo Alto, California
• Dean of Students, Sacramento High School, Sacramento,California
• Teacher, Stockton Unified School District, Stockton, California; Regular grades 4-12; Special Education 10-12; Adult Education
• Cardiograph Technician - Kaiser Hospital San Francisco

• Ed.D. Nova University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• M.S. California State University, Sacramento
• B.A. California State University, San Francisco