Victoria T. Crescenzi
Victoria T. Crescenzi was a candidate for the District 4 seat on the Central Kitsap Board of Directors in Washington. She was defeated by incumbent Jeanie Schulze in the general election on November 5, 2013. Crescenzi sought appointment to the District 4 seat in May 2013 but lost on a 3-1 vote to Schulze.[1] She campaigned for greater board engagement with the community and improved reading scores.
Biography
Crescenzi earned a B.S. from Manhattan College and her M.D. from New York Medical College. At the time of her candidacy, Crescenzi was a pediatrician at Naval Hospital Bremerton and chair of the hospital's Graduate Medical Education Committee. Crescenzi served in the U.S. Navy from 1986 until retiring as a Commander in 2009. She and her husband, Peter Carlo, have two children who graduated from district schools.[2]
Elections
2013
Crescenzi ran for election to the District 4 seat against incumbent Jeanie Schulze on November 5, 2013.
Results
| Central Kitsap Board of Directors, Four-year term, District 4, 2013 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Jeanie Schulze Incumbent |
58.3% | 8,154 | |
| Nonpartisan | Victoria T. Crescenzi | 40.8% | 5,707 | |
| Nonpartisan | Write-in votes | 0.9% | 130 | |
| Total Votes | 13,991 | |||
| Source: Kitsap County Auditor, "Official Results for Election," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Crescenzi reported no contributions or expenditures to the Washington Public Disclosure Commission.[3]
Endorsements
Crescenzi did not receive any endorsements in this election.
Campaign themes
2013
Crescenzi's campaign website listed the following themes for 2013:[4]
Public service
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"I recognize that the school board acts as a public service to the community, and is bound by this to operate within the interests of the children, parents, taxpayers, and not its own." |
Politics on the board
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"I am well versed in child development and education, but not in politics, and have no alliances with any specific groups or prior attachments to anyone in the school district." |
Community involvement
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"I have valued active collaboration and participation with all colleagues from various disciplines throughout my career, including parents, teachers and administrators, in order to define the best possible outcomes for the children in my care. As a school board member, I will continue to foster healthy relationships between staff, the administration and the community at large." |
Public participation in meetings
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"I will open the avenues of reciprocal conversation between the board and the community. I too have felt stifled at school board meetings when I can’t even raise my hand to comment. Public comments have to be requested in advance about items, which may not at all be related to the business of the board for the night. I would like to hear discussion between board members to understand why decisions are made addressing the public’s questions as they arise." |
Reading scores
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"I agree with the number 1 goal of the school board to increase 3rd grade reading, but for the last 4 years our 3rd grade reading scores have decreased. A more practical but equally important point identified by the data, published by the school board in May, agrees with scientific research that class size is obviously not the Holy Grail anyone hoped it was, and despite successfully limiting class size, 3rd grade reading still declined over the past 4 years. This was not because all of a sudden the teachers somehow changed, or children forgot how to read the day of the test. We must look with open minds at what the data tells us, and compare ourselves to what actually changed in CKSD prior to 2009." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Victoria + Crescenzi + Central + Kitsap + Schools"
See also
- Washington school districts
- Central Kitsap School District, Washington
- Central Kitsap School District elections (2013)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Central Kitsap Reporter, "CK school board selects interim superintendent, new board member," May 9, 2013
- ↑ Committee to Elect Victoria Crescenzi, "About," accessed August 19, 2013
- ↑ Washington Public Disclosure Commission, "Local Candidates," accessed December 17, 2013
- ↑ Committee to Elect Victoria Crescenzi, "Future Goals," accessed August 19, 2013
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