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Evelyn Anderson (California)
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Evelyn Anderson represents an at-large seat on the Santa Rosa High School District school board in California. Anderson won the seat in the at-large general election on November 8, 2016.
Anderson participated in Ballotpedia's 2016 school board candidate survey. Click here to read her responses.
Elections
2016
Four of the seven seats on the Santa Rosa High School District Board of Education were up for at-large general election on November 8, 2016. In their bids for re-election, incumbents Laura Gonzalez and Jenni Klose ran against challengers Evelyn Anderson, Caroline Bañuelos, Laurie Fong, and Edward Sheffield.[1] Klose won re-election, and Fong, Sheffield, and Anderson won the other seats on the ballot.[2]
Results
| Santa Rosa High School District, At-large General Election, 4-year terms, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Laurie Fong |
23.40% | 49,998 |
| Jenni Klose Incumbent |
19.94% | 42,612 |
| Edward Sheffield |
15.64% | 33,412 |
| Evelyn Anderson |
15.45% | 33,020 |
| Laura Gonzalez Incumbent | 14.06% | 30,050 |
| Caroline Bañuelos | 11.50% | 24,561 |
| Total Votes | 213,653 | |
| Source: Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, "Final Results for Consolidated Election - November 8, 2016," accessed December 2, 2016 | ||
Funding
Anderson reported $3,860.00 in contributions and $1,958.07 in expenditures to the Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, which left her campaign with $1,901.93 on hand as of October 22, 2016.[3]
Campaign themes
2016
Ballotpedia survey responses
Evelyn Anderson 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 September 13, 2016:
| “ | I hope to bring a parent's proactive perspective, experience as an advocate for excellence in education, and a passion for improved communication with those most aware of what's happening with our students - the teachers, students and parents.[4][5] | ” |
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 |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Improving post-secondary readiness | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Improving relations with teachers | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| “ | These are all critical issues of importance. It's almost impossible to rank them. I believe we must address every single one of these issues.[5] | ” |
| —Evelyn Anderson (September 13, 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 have been a positive source of learning in our district. They meet areas of learning that are not addressed in our other district schools: the arts, accelerated learning, and language immersion. |
| 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 defer to school board decisions in most cases. |
| Are standardized tests an accurate metric of student achievement? |
| No. Standardized tests are one piece of the whole picture of a child's success in school. |
| What is your stance on the Common Core State Standards Initiative? |
| I firmly believe critical analysis, collaboration and creative thinking are the foundations for an excellent educational experience. Teachers must receive adequate and on-going training in order for the CCSI to be truly effective. |
| 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. I have heard many a teacher say they wish to receive or provide peer mentoring and peer-to-peer training. These have been shown to be powerful tools for improved practices in our schools and would be welcomed by our teachers. Our schools need to look for proven, research-based professional development options. |
| Should teachers receive merit pay? |
| Yes. I have witnessed powerful examples of teaching that go unrecognized. We need to value what is effective in our classrooms. Teachers are underpaid for the hard work they do. Merit compensation would be one way to exhibit our appreciation. |
| Should the state give money to private schools through a voucher system or scholarship program? |
| No. |
| How should expulsion be used in the district? |
| Only in extreme situations. |
| What's the most important factor for success in the classroom: student-teacher ratio, the curriculum, teachers, parent involvement or school administration? |
| Teachers Well-trained, effective teachers make all the difference in the classroom. |
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Abbey Smith, "Phone communication with Sonoma County Registrar of Voters," August 25, 2016
- ↑ County of Sonoma, "Current Election Results," accessed November 9, 2016
- ↑ Sonoma County Registrar of Voters, "Welcome to the CampaignDocs Web Public Access," accessed November 4, 2016
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2016, "Evelyn Anderson's responses," September 13, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
| 2016 Santa Rosa High School District Elections | |
| Sonoma County, California | |
| Election date: | November 8, 2016 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Laura Gonzalez • Incumbent, Jenni Klose • Evelyn Anderson • Caroline Bañuelos • Laurie Fong • Edward Sheffield |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
