Alesia Nesie Fuller
Alesia Nesie Fuller was a candidate for the Trustee Area 1 seat on the Val Verde Unified School District school board in California. Fuller was defeated in the by-district general election on November 8, 2016.
Fuller participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 school board candidate survey. Click here to read her responses.
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Val Verde Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on November 8, 2016. In her bid for re-election to Trustee Area 1, incumbent Marla Kirkland defeated challenger Alesia Nesie Fuller. The race for the open Trustee Area 2 seat featured candidates Nina Ramos Hiers and Matthew Serafín, and Serafín won the election.[1][2]
Results
| Val Verde Unified School District, Trustee Area 1 General Election, 4-year term, 2016 |
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| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Marla Kirkland Incumbent |
69.67% | 2,292 |
| Alesia Nesie Fuller | 30.33% | 998 |
| Total Votes | 3,290 | |
| Source: Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Consolidated Presidential Election Official Results," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Fuller filed an exemption form detailing she would not spend or receive more than $2,000 for this campaign. Because of this, she did not have to file additional campaign finance reports.[3][4]
Campaign themes
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Alesia Nesie Fuller MPA participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 survey of school board candidates. In response to the question "What do you hope to achieve if elected to the school board?" the candidate stated on October 28, 2016:
| “ | Candidate did not answer the question.[5][6] | ” |
Ranking the issues
The candidate was asked to rank the following issues based on how they should be prioritized by the school board, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. Each ranking could only be used once.
| Education policy |
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
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| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| “ | NA[6] | ” |
| —Alesia Nesie Fuller MPA (October 28, 2016) | ||
Positions on the issues
The candidate was asked to answer nine questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are highlighted in blue and followed by the candidate's responses. Some questions provided multiple choices, which are noted after those questions. The candidate was also provided space to elaborate on their answers to the multiple choice questions.
| Should new charter schools be approved in your district? (Not all school boards are empowered to approve charter schools. In those cases, the candidate was directed to answer the question as if the school board were able to do so.) |
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| Yes. Charter schools are becoming the new norm and some are more effective than the public school entity |
| Which statement best describes the ideal relationship between the state government and the school board? The state should always defer to school board decisions, defer to school board decisions in most cases, be involved in the district routinely or only intervene in severe cases of misconduct or mismanagement. |
| The state should be involved in the district routinely. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. No, some students does very poorly on standardized tests. I recently proctored an exam and the students marked any answer when time was nearing |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| undecided currently |
| How should the district handle underperforming teachers? Terminate their contract before any damage is done to students, offer additional training options, put them on a probationary period while they seek to improve or set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district? |
| Offer additional training options. Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district. Encourage professional development |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| Yes. Absolutely |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| No. NA |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Fair, consistent, and not bias |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Teachers Teachers, classroom management, parental involvement, curriculum and student-teacher ratio |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "Contest/Candidate Proof List," accessed August 19, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County, "CONSOLIDATED PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Riverside County Registrar of Voters, "County of Riverside Public Portal for Campaign Finance Disclosure," accessed October 4, 2016
- ↑ California Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 8, 2016," accessed September 30, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Alesia Nesie Fuller MPA's responses," October 28, 2016
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Val Verde Unified School District Elections | |
| Riverside County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | Trustee Area 1: • Incumbent, Marla Kirkland • Alesia Nesie Fuller Trustee Area 2: • Nina Ramos Hiers • Matthew Serafín |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
