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Dallas B. Lawrence
Dallas Lawrence is an at-large member of the Las Virgenes Unified School District school board in California.
Lawrence ran for re-election for an at-large seat of the Las Virgenes Unified School District school board in California. He won in the general election on November 5, 2013.
Biography
Dallas B. Lawrence is a teacher at the University of Southern California. He is married to his wife who is also a teacher and they have two daughters. He had previously served the United States Secretary of Education and the United States Navy Reserve as well as a four year civilian deployment of the Pentagon.[1]
2013
Dallas B. Lawrence ran against four other candidates for three seats in the general election on November 5, 2013.[2]
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Lesli Stein, Angela Cutbill and Mary Jo Ammon were elected to the Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education. However, Dallas B. Lawrence received the most votes from Westlake Village, a precinct that counts its votes separately, and finished 3rd in the election.
| Las Virgenes Unified School District Board of Education, General Election, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Lesli Stein |
25.4% | 2,549 | |
| Nonpartisan | Angela Cutbill |
22% | 2,212 | |
| Nonpartisan | Mary Jo Ammon |
19.5% | 1,958 | |
| Nonpartisan | Dallas B. Lawrence | 18.4% | 1,846 | |
| Nonpartisan | Ray Pearl | 14.7% | 1,481 | |
| Total Votes | 10,046 | |||
| Source: Los Angeles County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 5, 2013 - LOCAL & MUNI CONSOLIDATED ELECTION Final Official Election Returns" accessed December 12, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Lawrence did not report any contributions or expenditures to the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk.
Endorsements
Dallas B. Lawrence received official endorsements from the California State Assembleymen Jeff Gorell, Brooks Firestone, and Jim Cunneen. His full list of endorsements is available on his campaign website.[3]
Issues
Implementation of Common Core
$2.2 million was awarded to Las Virgenes Unified School District in order to prepare for the implementation of Common Core. The district may spend on teacher training, technology and instructional materials before the Common Core takes effect in 2014. Some parents in the district are concerned because the STAR system of pupil evaluation had been used to determine placement into honors and advanced programs in the district. Assistant Superintendent Mary Schillinger said "Given the short runway for gearing up to the Common Core State Standards, and the significant shifts in the focus of the new standards, transition needs to begin this year. This cannot fully occur if there continues to be accountability to the current standards and STAR. Doing away with STAR in math, English/language arts, and social studies gives the green light for implementation of the common core state standards and the associated shifts in instruction."[4]
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See also
Las Virgenes Unified School District, California
Las Virgenes Unified School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Dallas Lawrence.com, "About Dallas," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ La Vote.net, "LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS - 11/5/2013" accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Dallas B. Lawrence.com, "Supporters," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Stephanie Bertholdo The Acorn, "Common Core a game-changer for schools," September 12, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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