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Rosi Pedersen
Rosi Pedersen was a candidate for District 4 representative on the Long Beach Unified Board of Education in California. The general election was held on April 12, 2016.[1] She lost the election.[2]
Biography
Before retiring in 2007, Pedersen served the Long Beach Unified School District for 30 years. She worked as a teacher, language development specialist, mentor coordinator, vice principal, and principal. After leaving the district, she worked at the Molina Foundation. She also worked at California State University at Long Beach as a student teacher supervisor and at the Los Angeles County Office of Education as a leadership coach for new principals. Her volunteer experiences includes serving as a member of the Pacific Gateway Workforce Innovation Board and CAMEO, the professional group of Assistance League of Long Beach. She also serves on the Advisory Board for McBride High School and the Measure K Citizens’ Oversight Committee. Pedersen earned her bachelor's degree in elementary teaching from California State University at Long Beach. She and her husband have two children who graduated from the district.[3]
Elections
2016
Two of the five seats on the Long Beach Unified School District Board of Education were up for by-district general election on April 12, 2016. In his bid for re-election in District 2, Incumbent Felton Williams defeated challenger Jessica Vargas-Alvarez. In District 4, incumbent Jon Meyer defeated challenger Rosi Pedersen.[1][2]
Results
| Long Beach Unified School District, District 4 General Election, 4-Year Term, 2016 |
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|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Jon Meyer Incumbent |
61.18% | 5,537 |
| Rosi Pedersen | 38.82% | 3,514 |
| Total Votes | 9,051 | |
| Source: City of Long Beach, "Cumulative Report - Official: Primary Nominating Election 4/12/2016," accessed April 28, 2016 | ||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk was targeting summer 2016 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free through their new system. From that point forward, Ballotpedia planned to begin including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.
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Endorsements
Pedersen received endorsements from the Pacific Gateway Workforce Board, Los Angeles County Supervisor Don Knabe, Signal Hill Mayor Larry Forrester, and Long Beach City College Trustee Ginny Baxter. She also received a number of endorsements from community members.[4] A full list of her supporters can be found here.
Campaign themes
2016
Candidate website
Pedersen highlighted the following issues on her campaign website:
| “ | I have a vision for the Long Beach Unified District. I believe we need to do a better job of opening the door for more opportunities for both students and parents.
I decided to run for school board after over 30 years of service as both a Long Beach teacher and administrator. I decided to run for school board because I wanted to continue to make a difference in one of the best school districts in the country. Also I have seen firsthand how school board members could either be an important part of ensuring that our district was on the cutting edge of innovation and reform or be part of the bureaucracy and inefficiency that a large district creates. Here is my Six Point Plan: 1. FIGHT FOR SMALLER CLASS SIZE by thoroughly examining our budget priorities. I would look to help our students by increasing support staff at schools especially counselors and college aides. 2. PROMOTE TRANSPARENCY BY CREATING EASIER ACCESS TO SCHOOL AND DISTRICT INFORMATION through the use of technology and greater outreach to parents. This would include improving our school board website and making school board meetings more convenient so working parents can attend or monitor them. 3. ENSURE THAT THE LATEST AND BEST TECHNOLOGIES ARE AVAILABLE TO OUR STUDENTS IN THE CLASSROOMS. With the digital age upon us, I want our schools to be up to date with technology as a tool for both teachers and students. 4. PROVIDE PARENTS WITH A CLEAR UNDERSTANDING OF COMMON CORE STANDARDS. The Common Core standards encourage students to be critical thinkers and problem solvers. We need to do a better job of explaining these standards to our parents and giving them the tools they need to help their children at home. 5. PROMOTE CAREERS AND INTERNSHIPS. Internships while students are in high school can help them decide on a career and can lead to part-time jobs while they are going to college. 6. FIGHT FOR ADULT EDUCATION. With funding available, we can now bring back adult education in the K-12 arena. Community colleges have realized that adult school is the agency to help those who had not been successful in high school, and to help parents and their children by providing parenting classes and other support. My unique background of classroom experience along with administrative insight helps me see that there are better opportunities to prepare our students for the 21st century. I hope I can count on your vote.[5] |
” |
| —Rosi Pedersen (2016)[6] | ||
Candidate statement
The following video shows Pedersen outlining her campaign statement with PADNET.tv.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Long Beach City Prim. Nom., Lbusd & Lbccd Election - 4/12/2016," accessed January 19, 2016
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 City of Long Beach, "Primary Nominating Election 4/12/2016 Unofficial Results," accessed April 13, 2016
- ↑ Rosi Pedersen Long Beach USD District 4 Seat, "Meet Rosi," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Rosi Pedersen Long Beach USD District 4 Seat, "Endorsements," accessed February 19, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Rosi Pedersen Long Beach USD District 4 Seat, "Vision," accessed February 19, 2016
| 2016 Long Beach Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | April 12, 2016 |
| Candidates: | District 2: • Incumbent, Felton Williams • Jessica Vargas-Alvarez District 4: • Incumbent, Jon Meyer • Rosi Pedersen |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Additional elections on the ballot • Key deadlines |
