Gentille Barkhordarian
Gentille Barkhordarian ran for election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 4 in California. She lost in the primary on June 7, 2022.
Barkhordarian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Gentille Barkhordarian earned a bachelor's degree from UCLA in 1988 and a graduate degree from USC in 1991. Her career experience includes working as an engineer and disaster recovery consultant. Barkhordarian also has experience working as an electrical engineer for Xerox, a management consultant for Booz, Allen & Hamilton, and a consultant for IBM.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 4
Incumbent Nick Melvoin won election outright against Tracey Schroeder and Gentille Barkhordarian in the primary for Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education District 4 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nick Melvoin (Nonpartisan) | 59.8 | 82,696 |
 | Tracey Schroeder (Nonpartisan)  | 26.3 | 36,377 | |
| Gentille Barkhordarian (Nonpartisan) | 13.9 | 19,200 | ||
| Total votes: 138,273 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Gentille Barkhordarian completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Barkhordarian's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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- .Studies have shown that children made little to no progress during virtual learning, especially in disadvantaged and English Language Learner homes. The Spanish speaking community, which make up about 75% of our district, were hugely affected. Yet, our teacher unions lobbied and achieved one of the longest school closures in the world. This was unopposed by the incumbent in this position and the rest of the board for a very long time. Our board has largely let UTLA manage decisions for our district and this has led to families leaving. Declining enrollments hurt the students that stay. If elected, I will support Superintendent Carvalho in regaining control of public education with kids and families first in mind.
- School closures and mandates have caused a great deal of suffering and social isolation for our children, turning into an emotional health crisis. I will vote for hiring professional counselors on a part-time or on an as-needed basis, and make student-centered decisions to return a sense of normalcy to our schools. To address the learning loss, we need to use the resources that we have in efficient ways, and involve parents in determining what resources would be best. We must also support children with learning differences with robust resources, tutors, and teachers assistants. Parent input in all of this is critical and I am committed to involving parents to make sure that our limited resources are used in the best way possible.
- I will strive to make campuses safer for children by maintaining our campus officers, not downsizing. The incumbent in board district 4 voted to defund our campus police and that measure passed. On campus safety has declined as a result. Being a parent of school aged children helps me see the realities of our situation as they impact children and I will not fall into the trap of trending social media campaigns. I will use common sense and protect our most vulnerable.
As an immigrant and through my path of living in multiple countries, I was able to develop a better understanding of people with various cultures and backgrounds.
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See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on May 27, 2022
