Candidate for
Board Member; East Side Union High School District

Derek Grasty

Married for 25 wonderful years

Wife-Annette Grasty, Principal Lakewood Elementary, A California Distinguished School

Two sons-one a senior in ESUHSD, one son a graduate of ESUHSD and a sophomore at U of Tennessee

Education/Awards/Affiliations

University of Michigan BM(Music)'82 w/Distinction, MM '84

California State U., East Bay (Hayward) Administration Credentials '89 and '94

Harvard Graduate School of Ed., summer program '94

California Leadership Academy '98

ACSA Superintendents Academy '10

Teacher and Principal for 26 years

NAACP member

President Hayward Chpt. Association of Cal. School Admin. '97-'98

Educator of Excellence Award '09, So. Alameda County Alliance of African-Am. Educators and recognized by State Senator Ellen Corbett, District 10

Experience in collective bargaining, collaboration around curriculum and data,and parent and community involvement

Member-District 8 Round Table

Student advocate and community activist in the East Side Union High School District