League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Board Member; Palo Alto Unified School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 17 1:46pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (45/45)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Melissa Baten Caswell 18589 votes 27.56%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Incumbent Dartmouth AB, MBA Degrees PAUSD Parent, 14 years as executive in finance, marketing, and strategy; worked on Wall Street and in local high tech firms. President, Palo Alto PTA Council, 2005-7; Executive VP, Palo Alto PTA Council; President, Duveneck PTA; Leader, Award-winning Katrina Relief program Founding Board Member, Youth Community Service Board Member and Campaign Cabinet, Palo Alto Art Center Foundation Parent Advisory Board, Downtown Children's Center Preschool Priorities: Educational Excellence for All Students: Build Engagement in Learning Strong Fiscal and Strategic Oversight: Ensure Effective Fiscal Management Facilities Planning: Prepare Carefully for Enrollment Growth Camille Townsend 17721 votes 26.27%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Incumbent President: Palo Alto Unified School District Board of Education Attorney: Experience in employment, family, contracts, and privacy law. Licensed in CA, IL, IN. Former Teacher: Purdue University, Krannert School of Management, Business Law Faculty for five years. J.D. - Loyola University of Chicago, M.S. - American University, B.A. - University of Wisconsin Madison Board committees served: Project Safety Net, Cubberley, Property, City/School, PTA, Schools for Sound Finance, Santa Clara Cnty. School Bds. Assn. Priorities: Provide excellent teachers and teaching in personal and innovative classrooms. Provide leadership and experience in budgeting, bond management, and state government relations. Sustain and improve academic excellence and success for all students of all abilities. Heidi Emberling 16173 votes 23.98%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Educator/Parent Master's Degree, Education, SFSU Master's Degree, Journalism, UC Berkeley Son is in sixth grade at Terman Middle School, and daughter is in fourth grade at Juana Briones Elementary School Occupation: Educator, Child Development Specialist, Parents Place Teacher-Trainer, Parents Place PTA co-President, PiE Education Foundation Board, Project Safety Net Collaborative Priorities: Identify best educational practices to ensure educational excellence and student connectedness on campus. Create a clear vision and plan for enrollment growth, inlcuding a strong collaborative partnership with the city and larger community. Establish more effective and efficient school board meetings that embrace an open and transparent process. Ken Dauber 14973 votes 22.20%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Software Engineer Employers: Google, Netflix, Stanford Father of five children B.A, M.A. from Yale Ph.D in Sociology Former college teacher Consultant to US Department of Education Priorities: Supporting achievement for all students, while improving student social, emotional, and physical health and reducing unnecessary academic stress. Better management of our district, including adoption of best practices across our schools and increased transparency and accountability on the Board. Effective planning for the future, including preserving neighborhood schools and closer partnership with the City to make the best use of Cubberley. Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The League of Women Voters of Palo Alto has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 4 questions on Communication, Student Achievement, Budget, and Pre-school Program. Events Candidate Forums 10/03/2012, 8 - 9:30 p.m. PAUSD Board Room 25 Churchill Avenue Palo Alto, CA 94301 Candidate & Event Videos Candidate Forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters - Produced by the Peninsula Media Center Candiate Forum sponsored by Community Advisory Committee for Special Education - Produced by the Peninsula Media Center This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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