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Jill Wynns
101,032 votes
13.15%
- Occupation: School Board Member
- Education and Community Relations Consultant
- Council of Urban Boards of Education, National Steering Committee Member
- califonia School Boards Association, Delegate Assembly Member, past Director
- Association of California Urban School Districts, Past President
- California State Committee of Practitioners for Title I
- Council of the Great City Schools, active participant
Priorities:
- Secure adequate funding for public schools in San Francisco
- Making every school in San Francisco a viable choice for San Francisco families
- Monitoring implementation of the spending of city dollars through Prop H
Norman Yee
97,008 votes
12.63%
Eric Mar
95,002 votes
12.37%
- Occupation: Teacher/Parent/School Board Member
- Eric Mar has taught Asian American Studies and Ethnic Studies at San Francisco State University since 1992.
- He is an attorney and the past director, Northern California Coalition for Immigrant Rights and past Assistant Dean, New College Law School
- Eric's wife Sandra Chin Mar is a teacher who has taught in the district since 1987. Their daughter Jade is 4 and 1/2 years old.
- As a parent, teacher and longtime community activist, I am committed to improving educational opportunity and achievement for all students.
- Over the past four years on the School Board I have served as an independent, responsive and effective advocate for students, parents and teachers.
Priorities:
- Fostered parent, student and teacher empowerment and involvement in District decision-making.
- Promoted equal educational opportunity for disadvantaged students.
- Built strong financial oversight and accountability and eliminated corrupt contracting practices
Mark Sanchez
93,175 votes
12.13%
- Occupation: Public School Teacher
- 8th Grade Science Teacher
- Taught 4th and 5th grade in San Francisco in the 1990's
- Co-Founder Teachers 4 Change and Teachers 4 Social Justice
- Four Years Experience on SF Board of Education
- BA English Literature, UC Santa Cruz
- Clear Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, UC Santa Cruz
Priorities:
- Increase resources to the classroom
- Increase community involvement in school district decision-making
- Increase "sunshine" for good government reform
Heather Hiles
87,024 votes
11.33%
- Occupation: Appointed Incumbent/Businesswoman
- BA UC Berkeley
- MBA Yale University
- First CEO of San Francisco Works
- Founder and Chair of SF EARN
- Founder, The Hiles Group, LLC
- Deputy Political Director, Clinton-Gore Campaign
Priorities:
- Find new sources of revenue for SF schools
- Turn around low performing schools
- Create more rewards for high performing teachers and staff
David Weiner
75,963 votes
9.89%
Jane Kim
64,968 votes
8.46%
- Occupation: Youth Education Director
Priorities:
- Set Higher Standards
- Create a Culture of Accountability
- Bring San Francisco Values to Our Schools
Larry Kane
52,927 votes
6.89%
James M. Calloway
37,035 votes
4.82%
Jim Ferrigno
26,524 votes
3.45%
- Occupation: Teacher
- BA in English
- MA in English
- KPFA Local Advisory Board
- President Freedom in Media - Nonprofit
- SFLR Board
- Activist
Priorities:
- More Funding
- More Academic Freedom - No Gag Order
- No High Stakes Testing
Starchild
23,340 votes
3.04%
Joel H. Springer, III
12,853 votes
1.67%
- Occupation: Legal Assistant
- Native San Franciscan
- Immigration Law Paralegal
- MA, Political Science, SF State University
- Credentialed Teacher
- Taught in SFUSD for seven years
- Phi Beta Delta, educational honor society
Priorities:
- It takes a neighborhood to educate a child: neighborhood schools are the cornerstone of a system including a variety of school choices
- Work collaboratively to focus the school board on the prize: quality education for all children
- We must adopt a management style that will make our schools work
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