Jerry Winant Candidate Statement

By Jerry Winant

I am the recipient of two Teacher of the Year awards as well as District Teacher of the Month honors. During the past 12 years, I have played a major role in building a fledgling alternative education program into a fully accredited, highly honored program that boasts the highest test scores among all of the high schools in my district.

I also know what is required to be an effective member of a `board'. I have served on homeowner association boards as both a member and an officer. At the present time, I am serving as President of the Vista Heights Estates Homeowners Association for the 3rd year in a row.

Orange County has some of the most diverse, unique, and effective alternative and regular education programs in the state of California. To maintain and add to this success, we need progressive thinkers and experienced leaders in the field of education who can make complex and difficult decisions. We need board members who have been working in the schools who understand the educational, physical and emotional needs of children. Would you want a person with no medical experience making a decision on what type of medical care is best for you and your children? Why, then, would you want a volunteer, with no practical experience in the field of education, to make decisions on what is educationally best for your children?

I believe I am the best prepared and most qualified candidate in District 3 for the Orange County Board of Education! Thank you for your time reading this and for your participation in the election on June 3rd.

EXPERIENCE IN FIELD OF EDUCATION

1997-Present Home Education Teacher, Gr. K-12

WASC Self-Study Site Coordinator

Digital High School Technology Coordinator

Online Education Coordinator

Administrator Designee

1993-1997 Resource Specialist Teacher

1993-1996 Mentor Teacher-Special Needs/AtRisk Students

1988 -1993 Principal

1986-1988 Assistant Principal, Elementary School

1986-1989 Assistant Principal, Middle School

1985-1986 Middle School Teacher/Mentor Teacher

ASB Moderator

1980-1981 Student Teacher + H.S. Social Studies and PE

1976-1981 Men's & Women's HS Varsity Volleyball Coach

CALIFORNIA CREDENTIALS

Multiple Subjects K-8 (life)

Social Studies, P.E. (life)

Administrative Services (clear)

Learning Handicapped & ResourceSpecialist

Community College Credential - P.E.

EDUCATION California State University at Fullerton

M.S. - Education Administration

Southern California College (Vanguard U.)
Teacher Education

California State University at Fullerton
B.S. - Geography

Rancho Santiago Community College
A.A. + Liberal Arts

Mater Dei High School
High School Diploma

ACHIEVEMENTS and AWARDS

1981 + Orange County Men's Volleyball Coach
of the Year

1985 + Mentor Teacher, Clinical
Supervision/Peer Coaching

1993 + Nominated, PTA `Principal of the
Year' in Riverside County

1993+1996 + Mentor Teacher+Special Needs/At-
Risk Programs

2001 + District `Teacher of the Month'

2001 & 2006 + Site `Teacher of the Year'

2001- Present + Digital High School
Technology Coordinator

2004- Present + WASC Self-Review Team, Self- Study Coordinator

Led site staff to a full 6 year
review in our initial school
accreditation
(six years is the highest number of
years a school can be accredited for)