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Bill Carle
27,063 votes
23.2%
- Occupation: Board Member, City of Santa Rosa High School District
- B.A. 1977 Chico State; JD, Boalt Hall, UC Berkeley 1980; Parent of two High School students
- Santa Rosa Charter Review Member 2002, Past Member, Citizen Involvement Task Force, City of Santa Rosa
- Past President, Committee for Restoring Santa Rosa Creek
- Past Board Member, American Red Cross, Polly Klass Foundation & Community Child Care Council (4C's)
- Founding Member and First Chair, Sonoma County Ag Preservation and Open Space District Advisory Committee
- Past Member, Santa Rosa Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors & Executive Committee, Graduate Leadership Santa Rosa III
Priorities:
- READING, READING, READING- Our most important task is making sure all students read, as this is the foundation of all education.
- Teacher Recruitment and Retention-I sit on a new Committee working on this issue. It is critical we attract new teachers and keep this ones we have.
- Career Pathways, as we need vocational training and meaningful educational programs for students choosing work, trade schools and the like, post grad
Frank Pugh
25,477 votes
21.9%
- Occupation: Board Member, City of Santa Rosa High School District
- Teacher - Santa Rosa Junior College
- Member - Board of Directors, California School Boards Association
- Past Member - Board of Managers NBL/CIF
- Past Member - Executive Committee, Sonoma County Schools Trustee's Association
- Member - CSBA Higher Education Remediation Task Force
- Graduate - Leadership Santa Rosa
Priorities:
- Maintain district-wide accountability and stability.
- Ensure the recruitment and retention of competent teachers.
- Provide our classrooms with textbooks, instructional materials and supplies that conform to new standards for English and mathematics.
Wally Lowry
22,720 votes
19.5%
- Occupation: Teacher, C.P.A., Volunteer
- Educator of the Year - Chamber of Commerce
- Expertise in governmental fiscal operations
- Civic, Cultural, Non-Profit Community Volunteer
- Chair, Luther Burbank Center for the Arts
- Chair, Santa Rosa Redevelopment Agency
- Decorated U. S. Navy Captain
Priorities:
- Fiscally preserve existing positive educational/support programs
- Reading focus through training, materials, assistance, and evaluation
- Meaningful diplomas via alternative pathway choices
Patricia Collis
20,813 votes
17.9%
(This candidate has not responded to SmartVoter.)
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Brenda Manos
20,338 votes
17.5%
- Occupation: Retired Nurse, Parent, School and Community Volunteer
- President of elementary, middle, and high school parent boards
- President of elementary and high schol site councils
- Parent member for the school accreditation team of Elsie Allen High School
- Member of the Curriculum Committee at elementary, middle, and high school level
Priorities:
- More vocational and technical pathways
- Partnership of administrators, teachers, parents, students and the business community
- Higher standards implemented in a logical, responsible, and timely fashion
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