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Riverside County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
Board Member; Desert Sands Unified School District; Unexpired Short Term Voter Information

Unexpired Short Term.

Results as of December 2 11:01am, 100.00%% of Precincts Reporting (86/86)
Candidates (Vote for 1)
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Donald B. Griffith 18,819 votes 39.81%

  • Occupation: Appointed Incumbent
Sonja M.L. Martin Click here for more information about this candidate 18,630 votes 39.41%
  • Occupation: Educator
  • +35 years of relevant K-12 experience
  • + 25 years of leadership experience
  • Received Golden Bell Award from Ca. Sch. Brd. Assoc. for outstanding work in assessment and achievement
  • Authored 8 books for parents + 3 books for teachers
  • Traveled and consulted nationally & internationally assisting teachers in improvement of student achievement
Priorities:
  • Top priority: the fiscal crisis facing our schools. Will work to establish coalitions of patrons to impact state & federal legislation
  • Will work to change the No Child Left Behind legislation; find necessary funding or abandon the mandates
  • Work to reinstitute 20 to 1 class size for 3rd grade as funded by the state, at DSUSD; will link to #1
Dale M. (Fuller) Crippen Click here for more information about this candidate 9,819 votes 20.77%
  • Occupation: Retired Educator
  • AA Nursing 1970 LBCC
  • BA Communication CSULB 1972
  • MA Elementary Education CSUSB 1976
  • 35yrs Teaching in DSUSD, grades k-12
  • CCIS Teacher of the Year 1999 -2000
  • District Office Teacher of the Year 1998 - 1999
Priorities:
  • Maintain low class size in grades 1-3
  • lower class size in K, and 4-6
  • No reduction in teaching staff

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