Candidate for
Board Member; Alpine Union School District

Ann has been dedicated to enriching education for our kids, in our community, for two decades. Her experience includes: Six years as a trustee for the Alpine Union School district, greater than 12 years on school site council and PTA boards, as a founding member of the Alpine High School Citizens Committee and as the facilitator of a successful bond measure to build a new middle school in the community of Alpine. She has promoted student-learning through programs, curriculum and instruction in Literacy, the Visual Arts, Technology, Science and Service Learning.

Ann has been a proponent for the Arts and Service Learning long before these concepts became vogue. As a "whole child advocate", she has long recognized the value of hands-on, collaborative instruction that provides students with the experiences as well as knowledge, that allows them to thrive-academically, personally and socially.

• Ann was one of the principles in our district's Art Docent Program, and a docent for more than twelve years
• Ann volunteered regularly at our Community Day School 2002-2004
• As a director with the Back Country Land Trust she has participated in Science-related Service Learning projects with Alpine schools and San Diego City Schools, as well as projects related to student problem-solving in the mountain communities
• Ann teamed with district stakeholders to develop our "School Wellness Policy"
• Ann is a member of the district's "Partnerships in Character Education" committee, and has worked on this grant with our partners in the mountain communities as well

These experiences have provided Ann a broadened understanding of community, skills with which to support both students and families and frequent opportunities for advocacy.