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San Mateo County, CA November 3, 2009 Election
Smart Voter Chris Thomsen

Candidate for
Board Member; Sequoia Union High School District

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Biographical Highlights
  • Occupation: University Institute Director
  • Co-founder of Stanford's Institute for Research in the Social Sciences
  • Institutional planning in the Stanford president's office
  • President's commission on technology, teaching and learning
  • Visiting professorship for pedagogical innovation in NL
  • Elected office experience (community service district)
  • Family of three generations of CA public school teachers and administrators
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Top Priorities if Elected
  • provide excellent educational opportunities for all of our high school students
  • support talented teaching staff across the district
  • assure prudent and effective use of the budget
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Key Endorsements
  • Ted Mitchell, president, California State Board of Education
  • Deborah Fitz, president, Menlo Park City School District Board
  • The Almanac, the Daily Post, the Daily News and the San Mateo Daily Journal
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Position Papers
A College Readiness Challenge for Our Schools
Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently challenged Californians by asking whether we will lead the race to the top, or the retreat. A significant element of that challenge will be how well we prepare our high school students for college.
 
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E-mail: elect.cthomsen@gmail.com

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