Turlock Unified School District elections (2013)
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Three seats on the school board for Turlock Unified School District were up for district wide elections that were held on November 5, 2013. The Trustee Area 4 race was taken off the ballot after only incumbent Bob Weaver filed seeking re-election. Deborah Martin defeated Tami Harrill-Muniz for the Trustee Area 2 seat, while Joe Lewis defeated Jennifer Carter for the Trustee Area 6 seat.
About the district
Turlock Unified School District is located in Stanislaus County in Turlock, California. It is located in the 16th largest county in California. According to the 2010 United States Census, Turlock is home to 68,549 residents.[1]
Demographics
Turlock underperformed in comparison to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2011, median household income and percentage of the population living below the poverty level. The United States Census Bureau found that 22.9% of Turlock 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 Turlock was $50,862 compared to $61,400 for the state of California. The poverty rate in Turlock was 15.2% 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
Turlock Unified School District School Board consists of seven members, all of whom are elected to four year terms. All board members represent the geographic areas of the district. 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.[4]
Elections
2013
Candidates
Trustee Area 2
- Tami Harrill-Muniz
- Incumbent board member
- Deborah Martin
- Retired utility engineer
Trustee Area 4
- Bob Weaver
- Incumbent board member
Trustee Area 6
- Joe Lewis
- Community volunteer
- Jennifer Carter
- Human resources director
Election results
On November 5, 2013, Deborah Martin, Jennifer Carter and Bob Weaver were elected to the TUSD Board of Education.
| Turlock Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 2 General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Deborah Martin |
62.6% | 694 | |
| Nonpartisan | Tami Harrill-Muniz | 37.4% | 414 | |
| Total Votes | 1,108 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections, "Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Bob Weaver was unopposed for the Trustee Area 4 position on the TUSD Board of Education.
| Turlock Unified School District Board of Education, Trustee Area 6 General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Jennifer Carter |
66.4% | 511 | |
| Nonpartisan | Joe Lewis | 33.6% | 258 | |
| Total Votes | 769 | |||
| Source: Stanislaus County Elections, "Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Endorsements
Turlock Teacher's Association officially endorsed Deborah Martin. Jennifer Carter received official endorsements from Turlock Teachers Assocation (TTA), Latino Community Roundtable (LCR),Stanislaus County Republican Party, Amy Bublak, and Turlock City Councilmember Ben Culala.[5]
Funding
No contributions or expenditures were reported during the election, according to the Stanislaus County Clerk Recorders Office.
Past elections
2011
On November 8, 2011, four seats on the Turlock Unified School District Board of Education were up for election. Candidates Frank M. Lima, Eileen Hamilton, Grady L. Welch and Harinder Grewal defeated two challengers.
| Turlock Unified School District Board of Education, At-large General Election, 2011, 2011 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan | Frank M. Lima |
22.5% | 3,822 | |
| Nonpartisan | Eileen Hamilton |
22.2% | 3,770 | |
| Nonpartisan | Grady L. Welch |
17.2% | 2,917 | |
| Nonpartisan | Harinder Grewal |
15.6% | 2,646 | |
| Nonpartisan | Andrew Johnson | 14.2% | 2,409 | |
| Nonpartisan | Miguel A. Galvez | 8.3% | 1,412 | |
| Total Votes | 16,976 | |||
| Source: Smart Voter.org, "Governing Board Member; Turlock Unified School District Voter Information" accessed October 24, 2013 | ||||
What was at stake?
Three at-large seats were up for election on November 5, 2013. Incumbent Tami Harrill-Muniz ran an opposed race in Trustee Area 2 while incumbent Bob Weaver ran an unopposed campaign in Trustee Area 4.
Issues
Common Core implementation
Turlock Unified School District Board of Trustees received the first monthly updates on the progress each month from district office staff on October 19, 2013. In October 2013, Director of Professional Development Kea Willett announced the district would begin to use a three pronged approach to implementation through training, including volunteer workshops from local and regional education organizations. Trainings were held for school site teacher-leaders and subject specific training in areas such as language arts and math. There was also Common Core Standards training for all teachers in the district. The district wide training began on November 2, 2013 and was completed on November 23, 2013.[6]
Key deadlines
The following dates were key deadlines for the Modesto City Schools election in 2013:[7]
| Deadline | Event |
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| July 15, 2013 | First day to file a petition of candidacy |
| August 9, 2013 | Close of filing period for petition of candidacy |
| October 21, 2013 | Last day to register to vote in school election |
| October 29, 2013 | Final day to apply to vote by mail |
| November 5, 2013 | Election Day |
Additional elections on the ballot
The ballot for the November 5, 2013 election in Stanislaus County also featured elections for local and municipal positions, such as elections for Irrigation Districts.[8]
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
- Turlock Unified School District, California
- List of school board elections in 2013
- Stanislaus County, California ballot measures
- Local ballot measures, California
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 United States Census Bureau, "Turlock (city), California," accessed October 2, 2013
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedCensus1 - ↑ Calironia Secretary of State, “Voter Registration Totals by County,” accessed September 10, 2013
- ↑ Gamut:Turlock Unified School District, "BYLAWS OF THE BOARD" accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ JenniferCarter4TUSD, "Endorsements," accessed October 24, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ Jonathan McCorkell Turlock City News, "TUSD Moves Forward with Common Core," October 19, 2013
- ↑ Stanvote.com, "Consolidated District Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ [http://stanvote.com/pdf/candidate-list.pdf Stanvote.com, "Consolidated District Election Tuesday, November 5, 2013," accessed October 24, 2013
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