DISTRICT HOPEFULS SHARE VISIONS FOR BURBANK'S SCHOOLS.Byline: Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Lou Aurelio Daily News Staff Writer When voters go to the polls on Feb. 23, they will be filling a majority of the seats on the Burbank school board at a time when the district is embarking on plans to improve student scores and build a new high school. The candidates who are competing for three of the five Burbank school board seats in the primary election include two incumbents and three challengers. Board members Mike McDonald Mike McDonald (born June 22, 1958 in North Hollywood, California) is a former professional American football player who played long snapper for nine seasons in the NFL. and Elena Hubbell will face Glen Forsch, Norman Furman and Richard Raad. Voters will also elect two City Council members on Feb. 23. Improving student achievement has been an important focus in the campaign, which has also brought a variety of issues from anti-crime measures to partnerships with community businesses to district building plans into discussion. McDonald said the district's master plan for student achievement is a good one. ``We put in a strategic master plan to lead the district into the next century,'' McDonald said. ``We have a plan in Burbank that holds people accountable.'' McDonald, a real estate agent, said he campaigned hard during his board term for a $112.5 million school-bond measure that voters passed two years ago to build new schools and improve existing facilities. McDonald said his service on the board has given him the experience to help lead the district as it implements its master plans. ``I'm just committed to our schools and to Burbank,'' McDonald said. ``I want to raise my kids here. It's a great town, and I love it.'' Hubbell, a Realtor Realtor In the United States a designation used to describe a member of the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Notes: The term "realtor" is a registered trademark and encompasses agents, brokers and associates who are members of a real-estate firm associated with and a product of Burbank schools herself, talked of the board's accomplishments during her tenure, including enforcement of a zero-tolerance policy Noun 1. zero-tolerance policy - any policy that allows no exception; "a zero-tolerance policy toward pedophile priests" policy - a line of argument rationalizing the course of action of a government; "they debated the policy or impolicy of the proposed legislation" for violence, drugs and weapons at the district's 17 schools. ``I think that we've accomplished a lot, but there's still a lot more that needs to be done - implementing the strategic master plan, building a new Burbank High School Burbank High School may refer to:
Hubbell said she looks forward to carrying out those plans. ``My heart is in it. I want to be a part of it and carry it through to completion,'' Hubbell said. ``I have experience, and continuity is really important right now.'' Because the majority of the board is up for election, ``it's vital that we continue with the goals we've set out,'' she said. ``They actually are the community's goals, not our goals, but we don't want the momentum slowed down.'' Furman, a marketing director for American Independent Bank in Burbank, advocates class-size reduction and teaching phonics-based reading at all grade levels. ``We need to improve the literacy of children and focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, and we need to make sure the students are prepared when they leave to become future leaders Future Leaders is a UK schools-led charitable organisation that aims to widen the pool of talented leaders especially for urban challenging secondary schools. It was founded in March 2006 by Nat Wei, a former founder of Teach First. ,'' Furman said. He suggests tapping the business community for help. ``Businesses need to partner with the schools, because there's never enough money for what you need to do,'' Furman said. ``It would be nice to have business help by expanding preschool and after-school programs. There's so many things business could do to help.'' Raad is a flooring contractor and the father of four children. Two of them attend Burbank schools. ``I would enhance communication between the district and parents,'' Raad said. ``I would also work to create partnerships between parents, teachers and students . . . and assist in furthering communications with parents, teachers, and students.'' Teacher accountability, he said, needs to be part of that plan. ``I think teachers should be tested to see if they're competent,'' Raad said. He said his background in construction would be a plus when the district uses school bond money to build and improve schools. Forsch, who directs three corporations, says he supports equal education for all students. ``Not everyone's going to college, so let's help the people who aren't,'' he said. ``You have to know what students want to do. That's what's going to get them interested.'' Forsch also supports teaching children to read as early as possible. ``This district has a master plan that they have to read by third grade. I want it to be earlier - from kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be to first grade - I want them to be reading.'' BURBANK SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES GLEN R. FORSCH Age - 50. Personal - Married. Children - Two. Professional - Director of three corporations: Roscoe Hardware in Sun Valley, Accountability and Equitable equitable adj. 1) just, based on fairness and not legal technicalities. 2) refers to positive remedies (orders to do something, not money damages) employed by the courts to solve disputes or give relief. (See: equity) EQUITABLE. Education in Pacoima, and Maiden MAIDEN. The name of an instrument formerly used in Scotland for beheading criminals. Mining out of state. Education - University of California, San Diego UCSD is consistently ranked among the top ten public universities for undergraduate education in the United States by U.S. News & World Report.[3] It is a Public Ivy. [1] For graduate studies, most of UCSD's Ph.D. ; bachelor's degree in English literature English literature, literature written in English since c.1450 by the inhabitants of the British Isles; it was during the 15th cent. that the English language acquired much of its modern form. . Political experience - Ran unsuccessfully for Burbank school board two years ago. NORMAN A. FURMAN Age - 59. Personal - Married. Children - Two. Professional - Marketing director for American Independent Bank in Burbank. Education - Studied business at the University of California, Los Angeles UCLA comprises the College of Letters and Science (the primary undergraduate college), seven professional schools, and five professional Health Science schools. Since 2001, UCLA has enrolled over 33,000 total students, and that number is steadily rising. . Political experience - Ran unsuccessfully for Burbank City Council two years ago. ELENA HUBBELL Age - Declined to state. Personal - Single. Children - Two, also four grandchildren GRANDCHILDREN, domestic relations. The children of one's children. Sometimes these may claim bequests given in a will to children, though in general they can make no such claim. 6 Co. 16. . Professional - Realtor with Coldwell Banker in Burbank. Education - Studied education at Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
Political experience - Two-term Burbank Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. board member. MIKE McDONALD Age - 40. Personal - Married. Children - Three. Professional - Real estate agent. Education - University of Southern California The U.S. News & World Report ranked USC 27th among all universities in the United States in its 2008 ranking of "America's Best Colleges", also designating it as one of the "most selective universities" for admitting 8,634 of the almost 34,000 who applied for freshman admission ; bachelor's degree in education. Political Experience - Finishing first term on Burbank Unified School Board. RICHARD A. RAAD Age - 45. Personal - Married. Children - Four. Professional - Flooring contractor; owner of Beauty-Kiss Carpet. Education - Two years of college business classes. Political Experience - Past president of the Burbank Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Burbank School Bond Committee. CAPTION(S): 5 photos, box Box; Burbank school board candidates (see text) Photo: (1) Glen Forsch (2) Norman Furman (3) Elena Hubbell (4) Mike McDonald (5) Richard Raad |
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