Candidates
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Jeanne Hamilton
6,471 votes
24.68%
- Occupation: College Administrator
- BA Sociology, MSSW Social Work, PhD Education
- 19 years as Community College Vice President
- Incumbent, Board President, 2004
- Co-chair, Measure Y Campaign
- 24 year resident of Claremont
Priorities:
- Commitment to maintaining the momentum of academic improvement for all kids
- Advocate for kids nutrition and fitness issues
- Commitment to finding the resources to complete facilities improvements
Steven M. Llanusa
5,459 votes
20.82%
- Occupation: Parent/School Teacher
- Claremont High School PFA Vice President
- Red Cross Community Service Award
- California PTA Service Award
- N.A.S.A. Student Teacher Excellent Project
- Claremont District Asset Advisory Board
- Claremont Educational Foundation - Patron
Priorities:
- Increasing Student Achievement
- Expand District Collaborations with Colleges, City, and Parent Groups
- Improve Student Safety
Mary A. Caenepeel
5,442 votes
20.75%
- Occupation: Educational Consultant
- B.A. University of Windsor, Windsor, ON, Canada
- Founding member and first president Pomona Valley Meals on Wheels 1972-75
- Sumner PFA volunteer 1988-93, President 1992-93
- PFA Central Council President 1993-94
- Categorical Programs Coordinator, Sumner Elementary 1994-2005
- CUSD Budget Advisory Committee 2004
Priorities:
- Regard each child as an individual
- Preserve unique culture of our individual schools
- Proactively engage the community in a collaborative approach to addressing Claremont sschool issues
Kevin James Arnold
3,465 votes
13.21%
- Occupation: College Educator
- Parent
- Retired Military - 22 year Army officer
- CHS Site Council member
- Chair, Claremont Police Commission
- Past Commander - American Legion Post 78
Priorities:
- Kids - achieving potential must be the first consderation
- Community - partnership requires dialogue and involvement
- Future - Board focus must be 5 to 10 years to the future
Kris M. Meyer
3,116 votes
11.88%
- Occupation: Construction Manager
- Bachelors Degree in Architecture
- Business Entrepreneur, Co-Incorporator, & Co-Owner
- President - Ledesma & Meyer Construction Company Inc.
- President - Ledesma & Meyer Development Inc
- Charter Board Member - Associated California Construction Managers
- Member - Coalition For Adequate School Housing
Priorities:
- Create alternative income streams into the District to enable the District to become partially fiscally independent from Sacramento
- Complete all Measure "Y" Bond Modernization & New Construction Projects
- Bring back Vocational Education & Fine Arts programs cut from past budgets
Niles Hirschi
2,268 votes
8.65%
- Occupation: Student
- Student in CUSD for 8 years
Priorities:
- Instill the importance of hard work in all of Claremont's students through a more vigorous curriculum
- Be more proactive and communicate with all stake holders in the CUSD as often as possible
- Offer alternatives to a strict college track with more vocational and learn-by-doing programs
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Official Information
- Claremont Unified School District
Resource Material
- GreatSchools.Net
- SGVT City Profile
Events
- Candidate Forum - Thursday September 15 at 7:00 p.m.
- Claremont Public Library Community Room; hosted by Active Claremont; Info: (909)621-5412
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