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LWV League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
San Diego County, CA November 2, 2004 Election
Smart Voter Jayne Chaffin

Candidate for
Board Member; Del Mar Union Elementary School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: Healthcare Consultant & Community Volunteer
  • Parent of Ashley Falls school 3rd grader who will go to school # 7 next year
  • 20 years+ business experience in senior level management
  • Degree: Master of Public Health, Health Services Administration
  • Involved in school: PTA, Site Council, Education Foundation & Classroom Volunteer
  • Cub Scout Den Leader
  • Scripps Cancer Center Spin-Off Committee Volunteer
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • What is the Board's specific plan for achieving academic success for the 20% of our students who currently do not pass the STAR exam?
  • When schools # 7, 8 and possibly 9 open, what changes are expected when & who will be affected?
  • School funding is unpredictable in the foreseeable future & could bring sudden changes - are we prepared?
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Key Endorsements
  • Parents in the school district - I've walked door-to-door to almost all
  • American Federation of Teachers, Local 1931-San Diego Labor Council
  • National Women's Political Caucus
Position Papers
More School Board Members Should Be Parents With Children In Our Schools
I was surprised to learn that only one of our current five school board members has children attending our schools. Our board members will be more vested in our schools when they are also parents of children attending our schools. I am a parent of a child in our schools. My son is a 3rd grader attending Ashley Falls School and he will be attending the new school # 7 next year.
A Plan for Struggling and Accelerated Students
As parents, we all want to know that our children are getting an excellent education yet - 20% of the students in our school district are below the state and federal requirement level of "proficient" based on their most recent STAR tests.
We Need to Revise Our Strategic Plan to Address Our Triple-Threat
The current strategic planning process is flawed because it has left our school district without specific plans to deal with our "triple-threat" - our most pressing three issues that have long gone unaddressed by the current board.
 
Campaign Contact Information
Website: http://www.smartvoter.org/vote/chaffin
E-mail: jchaffin@san.rr.com

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