Board Member; La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District Election Information November 5, 2002 Election

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League of Women Voters of California

San Mateo County, CA

November 5, 2002 Election

Board Member; La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District Voter Information

4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 6 2:34am, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (7/7 0/5 Absentee)

Candidates (Vote for 2)
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Mark G. Graff 548 votes 42.6%

Official Ballot Statement

Occupation: Computer Security Engineer

Father of four--one in pre-school, one in first grade at the local elementary school

Lecturer and consultant on national cybersecurity

B.S. in Computer Science

T-ball coach, occasional classroom volunteer

Active in school cleanup and improvement projects

For more information please see http://www.markgraff.com/

Priorities:

Openness, candor, humility, and the need for parental involvement must guide our actions
We must find and address--quickly--the key reasons enrollment is declining so fast
We must find a way to improve teacher compensation and increase retention

Maile Springer 498 votes 38.8%

Official Ballot Statement

Occupation: No designation requested

Mother

B.S. Bacteriology

B.S. Animal Science

Priorities:

Increased student and teacher retention
Full transparency in all budget issues
Increased acedemic excellence

Douglas C. Woods 239 votes 18.6%

Official Ballot Statement

Occupation: FEMA Fire Program Specialist

Juvenile Group Supervisor for the Probation Dept.

Volunteer County Firefighter for 13 years

School Board for 4 years

Paramedic for 24 years

Project Manager for 2 Internet Companies

Teaching Credential

Priorities:

Student enrollment
Continued improvement in test scores
Teacher - Staff affordable housing

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Events

School District Candidates Forum: Monday, October 14, 7:00 pm, La Honda, sponsored by La Honda Education Foundation

News and Analysis

San Mateo County Times

County schools staying on target--But state may sanction Pescadero Elementary for not meeting goals

Dwindling student body major topic in Coastside school district race

Half Moon Bay Review

Budget, declining enrollment big South Coast school issues

A heated Pescadero-La Honda school board race

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La Honda-Pescadero Unified School District

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