San Bernardino City Unified School District elections (2013)
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Three seats on the school board for San Bernardino City Unified School District were up for district wide elections that were held on November 5, 2013. Candidates Danny Tillman, Barbara Flores and Judy Penman defeated four challenging candidates to win three at-large seats.
About the district
San Bernardino City Unified School District is located in San Bernardino County in San Bernardino, California. As of the 2010 Census, San Bernardino was home to 209,924 residents.[1]
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Demographics
San Bernardino underperformed in comparison to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2011, median household income and percentage of residents living below the poverty level. The United States Census Bureau found that 11.8% of San Bernardino residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 30.5% for California as a whole. The median household income in San Bernardino was $39,097 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The poverty rate in San Bernardino was 30.6% compared to 15.3% for the entire state.[1]
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Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.
Method of board member selection
San Bernardino City Unified School District School Board consists of seven members, all of whom are elected to four year terms. All board members represent the district at large. Board member terms are staggered so that at least three members, but no more than four are to be elected each odd numbered year on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of November. There are no primary elections. Three seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. The four remaining seats were up for election on November 3, 2015.[3]
Elections
2013
Candidates
- Kaisar Ahmed
- Retired educator
- Sonia Fernandez
- College student
- Barbara Flores
- Incumbent board member
- Abigail M. Medina
- Parent, businesswoman
- Joe Navarro
- Judy Penman
- Incumbent board member
- Danny Tillman
- Incumbent board member
Election results
On November 5, 2013, candidates Danny Tillman, Barbara Flores and Abigail M. Medina defeated four challenging candidates for three seats on the San Bernardino Unified School District Board of Education.
| San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Danny Tillman |
20.2% | 6,322 | |
| Nonpartisan | Barbara Flores |
19.7% | 6,156 | |
| Nonpartisan | Abigail M. Medina |
16.7% | 5,217 | |
| Nonpartisan | Judi Penman | 16.5% | 5,156 | |
| Nonpartisan | Kaisar Ahmed | 12.3% | 3,858 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sonia Fernandez | 10.2% | 3,197 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Navarro | 4.3% | 1,333 | |
| Total Votes | 31,239 | |||
| Source: San Bernardino County, "Governing Board Member; San Bernardino City Unified School District Voter Information" accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Candidates received a total of $28,408 and spent a total of $23,388 during the election, according to the San Bernardino County Registrar of Voters.
| Candidate | Contributions | Expenditures | Cash on hand |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaisar Ahmed | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Sonia Fernandez | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Barbara Flores | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Abigail M. Medina | $23,554.00 | $20,415.00 | $0.00 |
| Joe Navarro | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Judy Penman | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| Danny Tillman | $4,494.00 | $2,973.00 | $1,521.00 |
Endorsements
No candidates received official endorsements for this race.
Past elections
2011
On November 8, 2011, four seats on the San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Margaret B. Hill, Lynda K. Savage, Sharon "Bobbie" Perong and Michael J. Gallo defeated nine challengers.
| San Bernardino City Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Margaret B. Hill |
15.3% | 6,671 | |
| Nonpartisan | Lynda K. Savage |
12.6% | 5,482 | |
| Nonpartisan | Sharon "Bobbie" Perong |
10.9% | 4,751 | |
| Nonpartisan | Michael J. Gallo |
10.7% | 4,647 | |
| Nonpartisan | Teresa Parra | 9.7% | 4,218 | |
| Nonpartisan | Juan M. Lopez | 8.2% | 3,581 | |
| Nonpartisan | Damon L. Alexander | 7.5% | 3,243 | |
| Nonpartisan | Elsa Valdez | 7.1% | 3,079 | |
| Nonpartisan | Daniel William Deane | 7.1% | 3,068 | |
| Nonpartisan | Gil Navarro | 5.5% | 2,400 | |
| Nonpartisan | Anna M. Cox | 4.2% | 1,825 | |
| Nonpartisan | Henry William Nickel | 1.2% | 533 | |
| Nonpartisan | Willard A. Hughes | 0% | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 43,498 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; San Bernardino City Unified School District Voter Information" accessed October 21, 2013 | ||||
What was at stake?
Three at-large seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. Incumbent board president Barbara Flores sought re-election along with incumbents Judy Penman and Danny Tillman.
Issues
Personnel director resigns
On September 22, 2013 Abe Flory tenured his letter of resignation to San Bernadino City Unified School District Superintendent Dale Marsden. The personnel director oversees employee hiring and promotions. Flory was originally hired by the district in 2004, but did not serve in the personnel director position for four and a half years while he successfully brought a wrongful termination suit against the district. Flory was reinstated with $550,000 in back pay. In his resignation letter, Flory accused his replacement Patrick Maher by saying “I can no longer protect the three remaining female staff from harassment, discrimination, retaliation, creation and continuation of a ‘hostile work environment,’ sexual harassment and other acts exacerbated by the return of Mr. Patrick Maher and in part by the two other commissioners of the Personnel Commission.”[4]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the San Bernardino City Unified School District election in 2013:[5]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 15, 2013 | Candidate filing begins |
| August 9, 2013 | Candidate filing deadline |
| October 7, 2013 | Early voting begins |
| October 12, 2013 | Voter Information Guides delivered to voters’ mailboxes |
| October 21, 2013 | Voter registration deadline |
| October 29, 2013 | Deadline to apply to vote by mail |
| November 5, 2013 | Election Day - 2013 Consolidated General Election |
| November 6, 2013 | Canvassing of election begins |
| November 25, 2013 | Deadline to complete the official canvass and certify the results |
Additional elections on the ballot
The San Bernardino City Unified School district shared the November 5, 2013 ballot with elections for the Mayor of the city of San Bernardino and three City Council positions.[6]
See also
- California school board elections draw over 200 candidates
- School board elections review: Voters opt for experience over new blood in nation's largest school districts
- School board election wrap-up: Incumbents re-elected overwhelmingly in November 5 elections
- California
- San Bernardino City Unified School District, California
- List of school board elections in 2013
- San Bernardino County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States Census Bureau, "San Bernardino (city), California," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ California Secretary of State, "Report of Registration as of February 10, 2013 - Registration by County," accessed January 7, 2014
- ↑ San Bernardino City Unified, "BYLAWS OF THE BOARD" accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ Beau Yarborough, "San Bernardino Sun," "San Bernardino school district personnel director resigns," September 22, 2013
- ↑ [http://www.sbcountyelections.com/Elections/PastElections/20131105.aspx San Bernardino County Elections, "Key Dates and Deadlines," accessed October 21, 2013
- ↑ San Bernardino Elections.com, "SAN BERNARDINO - Registrar of Voters," accessed October 21, 2013
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