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Richard A. Vladovic

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Richard A. Vladovic was a member of the Los Angeles Unified School District in California, representing District 7. Vladovic assumed office in 2007. Vladovic left office on December 11, 2020.

Vladovic ran for re-election to the Los Angeles Unified School District to represent District 7 in California. Vladovic won in the general election on May 19, 2015.

Biography

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Vladovic has a family of educators. His wife works as a special education assistant, and their two children work as educators. As a retired educator himself, Vladovic has worked as a social studies teacher, a principal, a school administrator and as the superintendent of the West Covina Unified School District.[1][2]

Elections

2015

See also: Los Angeles Unified School District elections (2015)

Four of the seven seats on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education were up for primary election on March 3, 2015. Only one candidate, unopposed District 1 incumbent George J. McKenna III, received more than 50 percent of the votes cast in the primary. Because of this, he won his seat outright, and the top two vote-getters in Districts 3, 5 and 7 advanced to the general election on May 19, 2015.

Incumbents Tamar Galatzan, Bennett Kayser and Richard A. Vladovic from Districts 3, 5 and 7, respectively, received enough votes to advance to the general election. They each faced at least two challengers in the primary. In District 3, Galatzan faced five challengers, Elizabeth Badger Bartels, Filiberto Gonzalez, Ankur Patel, Carl J. Petersen and Scott Mark Schmerelson. She and Schmerelson faced each other again in the general election. Kayser and challenger Ref Rodriguez defeated challenger Andrew Thomas to continue on to the District 5 general election. In the District 7 primary, Vladovic ran against challengers Euna Anderson and Lydia Gutierrez. Gutierrez received enough votes to advance to the general election with Vladovic.

In the general election, both Galatzan and Kayser were unseated by their challengers. Schmerelson won the District 3 seat, and Rodriguez was elected to the District 5 seat. In District 7, Vladovic defeated Gutierrez to secure another term on the board.

Results

General election
Los Angeles Unified School District,
District 7 General Election, 5-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRichard A. Vladovic Incumbent 56.3% 10,276
     Nonpartisan Lydia Gutierrez 43.7% 7,982
Total Votes 18,258
Source: Los Angeles City Clerk, "Certified Final Bulletin," accessed May 28, 2015
Primary election
Los Angeles Unified School District,
District 7 Primary Election, 5-year term, 2015
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRichard A. Vladovic Incumbent 42.6% 5,577
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngLydia Gutierrez 37.6% 4,920
     Nonpartisan Euna Anderson 19.8% 2,589
Total Votes 13,086
Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Primary Nominating Election: Official Election Results," accessed March 23, 2015

Funding

Vladovic reported $180,262.65 in contributions and $207,350.09 in expenditures to the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, which left his campaign with $1,869.80 in debt as of May 13, 2015.[3]

Endorsements

Vladovic received endorsements from the following organizations and public officials:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Vladovic also received endorsements from retired public officials and community members. A full list of his supporters can be found here.[8]

2011

Los Angeles Unified School District, District 7 Primary Election,
4-year term, 2011
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Nonpartisan Green check mark transparent.pngRICHARD A. VLADOVIC 63.1% 10,822
     Nonpartisan ROYE LOVE 22.6% 3,868
     Nonpartisan JESÚS M. ESCANDÓN 14.3% 2,458
Total Votes 17,148
Source: Los Angeles City Clerk's Office, "Primary Nominating & Consolidated Election, Official Election Results," accessed January 14, 2015

Campaign themes

2015

Vladovic highlighted the following issues on his campaign website:

“ A hallmark of Dr. Vladovic’s career is his willingness to implement innovative, effective programs and strategies that enhance both the quality and quantity of learning within the schools he represents. As a member of the Board of Education he advocates for smaller schools to ensure students receive a more personalized education. He also fights to take schools off of year-round calendars and renovate our existing schools. He is a strong advocate for student safety and works diligently to reduce dropout rates, raise student attendance, and increase student achievement. 



Some of Dr. Vladovic’s other issues include fighting for environmentally safe and responsible schools, maintaining good labor relations to ensure negotiations remain child focused, championing for the arts, and building and sustaining mentorship and dropout prevention programs. He provides a strong and knowledgeable oversight to LAUSD purchasing and contracting staff, has a mastery of budget issues in aiding the district in redirecting resources directly to schools, and is an asset in labor negotiations. Throughout his career, Dr. Vladovic has been primarily concerned with student progress. To this end, he works to establish effective partnerships with elected officials, businesses, and community-based organizations to improve educational programs at school sites.



Dr. Vladovic cares deeply about children and strongly believes that all of the adults in an educational community bear the responsibility of ensuring that our students are really learning: that they are growing, thinking, and stretching the boundaries of their abilities every single day, as we help them along the path to meeting their full potential. With your support as the newly appointed Vice President of the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education, he will continue to advocate for children and ensure that every child receives a high quality public education.[11]

”
—Richard A. Vladovic's campaign website (2015)[12]

About the district

See also: Los Angeles Unified School District, California
Los Angeles Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County, Calif.

Los Angeles Unified School District is located in Los Angeles County in southern California. The county seat of Los Angeles County is Los Angeles.[13] Los Angeles County was home to 10,017,068 residents in 2013, according to the United States Census Bureau.[14] During the 2011-2012 school year, the Los Angeles Unified School District was the largest school district by enrollment in California and served 659,639 students.[15]

Demographics

Higher education achievement

Los Angeles County underperformed in comparison to the rest of California in terms of higher education achievement in 2012. The United States Census Bureau found that 29.5 percent of Los Angeles County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree, compared to 30.5 percent for California as a whole.[14]

Median household income

The median household income for Los Angeles County was $56,241, compared to $61,400 for the entire state.[14]

Poverty rate

The percentage of people living below the poverty level in Los Angeles County was 17.1 percent, while it was 15.3 percent for the state of California.[14]


Racial Demographics, 2013[14]
Race Los Angeles County (%) California (%)
White 71.5 73.5
Black or African American 9.2 6.6
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.5 1.7
Asian 14.6 14.1
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 0.4 0.5
Two or more races 2.9 3.7
Hispanic or Latino 48.3 38.4

Presidential Voting Pattern,
Los Angeles County[16]
Year Democratic Vote Republican Vote
2012 2,216,903 885,333
2008 2,295,853 956,425
2004 1,907,736 1,076,225
2000 1,710,505 871,930

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.

Recent news

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See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named boardbio
  2. ↑ Smart Voter, "Richard A. Vladovic: Candidate for Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 7," accessed February 4, 2015
  3. ↑ Los Angeles City Ethics Commission, "2015 City and LAUSD Elections," accessed May 18, 2015
  4. ↑ Los Angeles County Democratic Party, "Endorsements," accessed February 4, 2015
  5. ↑ California Charter Schools Association Advocates, "CCSA Advocates Endorses Four Candidates in LAUSD Elections," January 9, 2015
  6. ↑ Los Angeles County Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, "Endorsements," accessed February 4, 2015
  7. ↑ Re-elect Dr. Richard Vladovic for School Board, "The Los Angeles Area Chamber of Commerce Endorses Dr. Richard Vladovic for LAUSD Board of Education," February 2, 2015
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Smart Voter, "Additional Endorsements for Richard A. Vladovic," accessed February 4, 2015
  9. ↑ LA School Report, "A quick look at who’s endorsing whom for LAUSD board," February 9, 2015
  10. ↑ Los Angeles Daily News, "Endorsements: Tamar Galatzan, Ref Rodriguez, Richard Vladovic for L.A. school board," February 12, 2015
  11. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
  12. ↑ Re-elect Dr. Richard Vladovic for School Board, "Issues," accessed February 4, 2015
  13. ↑ Geology.com, "California County Map with County Seat Cities," accessed July 1, 2014
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 United States Census Bureau, "Los Angeles County, California," accessed July 1, 2014
  15. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "ELSI Table Generator," accessed April 22, 2014
  16. ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Past Election Results," accessed July 1, 2014
2015 Los Angeles Unified School District Elections
Los Angeles County, California
Election date:Primary election - March 3, 2015
General election - May 19, 2015
Candidates:District 1: • Incumbent, George J. McKenna III
District 3: • Incumbent, Tamar Galatzan • Elizabeth Badger Bartels • Filiberto Gonzalez • Ankur Patel • Carl J. Petersen • Scott Mark Schmerelson
District 5: • Incumbent, Bennett Kayser • Ref Rodriguez • Andrew Thomas
District 7: • Incumbent, Richard A. Vladovic • Euna Anderson • Lydia Gutierrez
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