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Rob Fong
39,789 votes
24.6%
- Occupation: School Board Member
Roy Grimes
26,308 votes
16.3%
- Occupation: Teacher/Deputy Sheriff
Dawn McCoy
25,514 votes
15.8%
- Occupation: Student Aid Advisor
- Advised Sacramento students and parents about funding for college and education beyond high school
- Community advocate for after-school and parent support programs
- Former Washington, DC legislative aide to former California Congressmen
- Master's Degree in Public Policy, Georgetown University
- Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Howard University
- Daughter of a schoolteacher
Priorities:
- Help close the achievement gap between low achieving students and high achieving students.
- Smaller class sizes to meet the needs of our children and provide modern computers and new textbooks.
- Support for teachers to have adequate classroom supplies and training opportunities.
James A. Cramer
21,986 votes
13.6%
- Occupation: Retired Educator/Counselor
- Doctorate in Education, Masters in School Administration
- 36 years as a Teacher, Counselor, and School Administrator - Kindergarten through College
- 9 years on Folsom Cordova School Board - two as President
- Licensed Marriage and Family Councelor
- Representative to the County and State School Board Associations
- Resident of Sacramento for 36 years
Priorities:
- Promote teacher, parent, and student responsibility while creating a healthy learning and working environment free from drugs and violence
- Increase opportunities for students while promoting creative thinking, teamwork, and vocational and technology training
- Seek adequate funding for high quality programs, equipment, and facilities while promoting academic and fiscal accountability
Marc Carrel
19,170 votes
11.8%
- Occupation: Education Policy Consultant
- EDUCATION: Has advised state and local officials on education issues for nearly a decade.
- OVERCROWDING: Serves on the district's Facilities Strategic Planning Committee developing solutions to district overcrowding.
- TRUANCY: Worked with representatives from the state's 10 largest police departments on the problem of student truancy.
- DIVERSITY & TOLERANCE: A Sacramento Human Rights/Fair Housing Commissioner, he is also a co-founder and Board Member of the Capital Unity Council.
- WORKFORCE TRAINING: Served on the State Job Training Coordinating Council (the state's top workforce advisory board).
- PUBLIC SAFETY: Spent 3 years as a member of the Sacramento Police Department's community advisory committee.
Priorities:
- REDUCING OVERCROWDED CLASSROOMS AND SCHOOLS: Marc played a key role in developing the district's 5 year plan to ease overcrowding in our schools.
- ATTRACTING AND RETAINING QUALIFIED TEACHERS: Marc will seek to attract and retain highly qualified teachers & ensure they have the tools they need.
- DEVELOPING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OUR COMMUNITY: Marc will develop strategic partnerships with business, labor and the non-profit sector.
Lori Posas Santos
10,292 votes
6.4%
- Occupation: Dependent Care Provider
Gregory J. "Greg" Tate
9,140 votes
5.6%
- Occupation: Student
- Presidential Academic Achievement Award
- Graduate Sacramento City Unified School District
- California Department of Justice
Priorities:
- Pay Raises for Teachers
- Improved Curriculum for All Students
- Improved Security at All School Locations
Kari Nichol Love
6,394 votes
4.0%
- Occupation: Customer Service Representative
Ward V. Micko
3,188 votes
2.0%
- Occupation: Freelance Writer
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News and Analysis
- The Sacramento Bee
- Nine seek seats with rejuvenated Sac City
- Friday, October 18, 2002
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