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Sacramento County, CA November 7, 2000 Election
Governing Board Member; San Juan Unified School District Voter Information

Results as of Nov 28 2:50pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (313/313)
Candidates (Vote for 3)
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Janet E. Smith 72,556 votes 27.1%

  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • School Board President
  • Parent of four children, three in San Juan Unified schools (elementary, middle, and high school), and one a recent graduate attending college
  • Masters Degree, Early Childhood Education and Administration
  • Masters of Boardsmanship, California School Boards Association
  • Early Childhood Educator
  • Over twenty five years experience working with children and education
Priorities:
  • Focus on excellence in public education to prepare students for the future.
  • Maintain fiscally sound management of resources
  • Provide physically and psychologically safe school environments
Joe Hayes 64,865 votes 24.3%
  • Occupation: Incumbent - 4 years
  • Vice-president San Juan School Board
  • Principal San Juan School District - 28 years
  • Teacher San Juan School District - 6 years
  • Promontory Home Owner Association Treasurer- 7 years
  • Businessman -- 20 years as owner/builder/manager of commercial and residential real estate properties
Priorities:
  • Involve all stakeholders in the budgeting process
  • Increase staff training that improves student achievement
  • Improve accountability to the public through the use of standards assessment which are tied to the curriculum
James A. "Jim" Livingston, Ed.D. 53,882 votes 20.1%
  • Occupation: Incumbent
  • Professional career as university professor/administrator, secondary teacher, counselor, wrestling coach, and national and international consultant.
  • Education includes four degrees from four universities with a doctoral degree from U.C. Berkeley. Major/minors: educ. admin., counseling, & science
  • 14 years public school experience in IA and CA and 24 years experience in the CSU Syetem with 2 years in the Brazilian Ministry of Education.
  • Resident of the district since 1968, married w/four children who attended 6 district schools and completed degrees in higher education.
  • Experience as advisor to the Commission for Teacher Credentials and the Journal for Calif. Professors of Educ. Admin. (CAPEA) editorial board
  • Past president of CAPEA & Suburban Sch. Dist. Assoc.; currently CSBA Higher Educ. Remediation Task Force & CSBA Delegate Assembly member
Priorities:
  • I will continue to promote academic execellence, self esteem, the desire to learn, and positive attitudes toward getting along with others.
  • I will advocate a safe and healthy learning/working environment free from drugs and violence for the students and employees.
  • I will continue to seek adequate funding for high quality programs, equipment, and facilities while insisting on academic and fiscal accountability.
Larry Miles 47,426 votes 17.7%
  • Occupation: Businessman/Attorney
  • BA, UCLA; MA, Occidental College; J.D. UC Davis
  • CORO Fellowship in Public Affairs
  • Settlement Judge Pro Tem-Arbitrator
Priorities:
  • Improving performance at low-performing schools.
  • Recruiting and training the best teachers available.
  • Insuring excellent school facilities.
Mel Castle 28,680 votes 10.7%
  • Occupation: Business Owner

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