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San Francisco County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; San Francisco Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Jan 24 10:41am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (580/580)
(3,110 Total Write-In Votes 0.36%)
Candidates (Vote for 4)
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Norman Yee Click here for more information about this candidate 145,232 votes 16.65%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Education Consultant
  • former San Francisco K-12 and community college teacher
  • former Executive Director of Wu Yee Children's Services for over 15 years
  • served as President and Vice President of the San Francisco Board of Education
  • Proud Public School Parent
  • Graduate Degree in Education
Priorities:
  • Early Childhood Education
  • Parent Involvement and Leadership
  • Rewarding Quality Teachers
Sandra Fewer Click here for more information about this candidate 115,192 votes 13.21%
  • Occupation: Education Policy Director
  • 7 years as Education Policy Director at Coleman Advocates for Children and Youth
  • Served on 10 School Site Councils and several SFUSD committees
  • Served 12 terms as PTA President and 10 as Vice President
  • Mother of 2 SFUSD graduates and 1 current student
  • Bachelor's degree in Administration of Justice
  • Master's degree in Public Administration
Priorities:
  • Raise the standard of expectations and close the achievement gap
  • Engage parents in the education community
  • Develop more successful principals and reduce inefficiencies
Jill Wynns Click here for more information about this candidate 77,849 votes 8.92%
  • Occupation: School Board Member
  • BA Humanities, New College at Hofstra University
  • California School Boards Assoc Board of Directors
  • Past President, Association of California Urban School Districts
  • Women Who Could Be President, League of Women Voters
  • Board of Directors, Council of the Great City Schools
  • Calif State Board of Education, Title I Comm of Practitioners
Priorities:
  • Securing adequate funding for California's public schools
  • Closing the achievement gap between ethnic and language groups
  • Improving the public perception of San Francisco's public schools
Rachel P. Norton Click here for more information about this candidate 76,904 votes 8.82%
  • Occupation: Parent/Editorial Director
  • Public school parent since 2002;
  • Member, CAC for Special Education;
  • Former Co-Chair, Argonne Elementary PTO
Priorities:
  • Closing the Achievement Gap and implementing the district's Strategic Plan;
  • Implementing a simpler and more transparent student assignment policy that works for families;
  • Increasing trust and accountability between the school district and its primary partners - students, teachers, parents and community members.
Barbara "Bobbi" Lopez 72,606 votes 8.32%
Jaynry Mak Click here for more information about this candidate 71,238 votes 8.17%
  • Occupation: Parent/Youth Advocate/Attorney
  • Chairwoman, Community Youth Center of San Francisco
  • Former Member, SFUSD Hardship Appeals Board for Student Assignment
  • Community Council, Sunset Neighborhood Beacon Center
  • Former Staff to the late Congressman Tom Lantos and then-Supervisor Fiona Ma
  • Member, State Bar of California
  • Juris Doctor, USF School of Law & B.A. in Business Administration, University of San Francisco
Priorities:
  • Increasing Funding and Per Pupil Spending
  • Retaining and Recruiting Quality Teachers & Classifed Staff at Every School
  • Closing the Achievement Gap
James M. Calloway Click here for more information about this candidate 56,276 votes 6.45%
  • Occupation: Teacher/Counselor/Principal
  • Doctor of Education
  • Master of Arts-Education Administration
  • Bachelor of Arts-Major:Sociology
  • Associate of Arts
  • Standard Teaching Credential
  • Education Administration Credential
Priorities:
  • A specified and individualized excellent educational progrm for all students
  • Provide our students with a well-rounded education including both basic skills and enrichment programs
  • Excellent educational leaders, teachers and classified staffs at all school sites with excellent pay for credential and classified staff members
Emily Murase Click here for more information about this candidate 52,506 votes 6.02%
  • Occupation: Executive Director
  • Former SF public school student and current parent to two public school students
  • Board Member, Rosa Parks JBBP Parent Teacher Community Council
  • Board Member, Lowell Alumni Association
  • Chair (former), Parent Advisory Council
  • Founding Member, Asian Pacific American Women's Leadership Institute
  • PhD in Communications
Priorities:
  • Address the enrollment crisis
  • Close the achievement gap between high and low performing students
  • Ensure teacher retention and recruitment
Kimberly Wicoff Click here for more information about this candidate 51,021 votes 5.85%
  • Occupation: Nonprofit Project Director
  • Deputy Director, Communities of Opportunity
  • MBA, Stanford University
  • Board Member, Angel Island Association
  • Member, And Castro for All
Priorities:
  • Great schools in every neighborhood
  • Closing the gap in student achievement
  • Sensible, fair choice in school assignment
Marigrace Cohen Click here for more information about this candidate 39,279 votes 4.50%
  • Occupation: Retired School Administrator
  • Hunter College, B.S./ Masters Counseling Psych - Univ. of Illinois/ Masters Ed Admin - SFSU
  • 44 years SFUSD/teacher/counselor/site administrator/ central office administrator
  • Supervisor School to Career Dept./ Regional Occupational Program SFUSD
  • Administrator of Year - Career and Technical Ed (2006) from Assoc. of Cal Admins
  • Community Service Leadership (2006) - IRS
  • Wallenberg High School Service Award (2008)
Priorities:
  • Improve Instructional Program/ Science& Math (K-12) - 21st Century Technology
  • Support Neighborhood Schools/ Revise School Assignment Process
  • Reinstate JROTC
Harold Brown 28,760 votes 3.30%
Omar Khalif Click here for more information about this candidate 24,669 votes 2.83%
  • Occupation: Mediation/Parent/Advocate
  • BA Humanities
  • AA Degree
  • Mediation Certificate
Priorities:
  • Parent Neighborhood School Choice
  • Parent Program Choice
  • Curriculum Compassionate Teachers
Alexander Young 23,462 votes 2.69%
Glenn Davis 18,858 votes 2.16%
Kelly Wallace 15,374 votes 1.76%

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