New Chino Valley school board member to be chosen Thursday
By Neil Nisperos
Staff Writer
CHINO -- Chino Valley school board members Thursday will determine the replacement to fill a board vacancy after having interviewed 15 candidates for the position.
At Thursday's meeting, each board member will announce their top three picks to replace Bill Klein who resigned his seat recently.
Their No. 1 pick gets 3 points, second gets 2 and third gets 1. The candidate with the most points wins, a tie will result in further voting.
Board candidates:
- Wilbur Richardson, of Chino Hills, is a WWII veteran and president of the Chino Hills Kiwanis Club.
- Alfonso Matta, of Chino Hills, is a retired physical education and woodshop teacher.
- Steven Goodwin, of Chino, is the lead pastor for Mission Pointe Church in Chino and a theology professor.
- Brandon Blanchard, of Chino, is a real estate investor and business owner of Two Plus Two Investments, Inc., Chino, and district parent.
- David Black, of Chino Hills, was a former school board member 1999 to 2004 and manager at IBM Corp.
- Lisa Greathouse, of Chino Hills, is the West Coast representative for Travers Collins & Co., a public relations/advertising agency and a former journalist for the Associated Press.
- Lisa Keltner, of Chino, is a district parent and a registered nurse and doctor of optometry.
- Silverio Aguilar Jr, of Chino, is a UPS employee who ran for a school board seat last year and in 2006.
- Kimberly Rodriguez, of Chino Hills, is an unemployed teacher who taught sixth grade in the Chino Valley district.
- Eva McDaniel-Witten, of Chino Hills, worked as a substitute teacher at Chino Valley Unified and surrounding school districts.
- Gary Larson is a former councilman and mayor of Chino Hills and a former liason from the city to the school board.
- Claudia Vander Veen, of Chino, is a former administrative assistant to the associate dean of faculty affairs at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona.
- Roberto Casas, of Chino, is a retired administrator from the Lynwood Unified School District, who previously had served the Chino Valley Unified as the director of child welfare and attendance and the director of alternative education and programs.
- Peter Attwood, of Chino, is an IBM mainframe systems software programmer.
- Charles Dickie, Chino Hills, a retired educator teacher and former adminstrator of student services at Chino Valley Unified.
Chino Valley residents David Tennies and Gary Lawson, were among the original 17 applicants, but dropped out citing support for other candidates.
Board members asked each candidate the same questions during their 20-minute interview. They asked candidates to describe community involvement and why they wanted to be on the board.
Other questions:
- "How do you propose to bridge the district's projected $31 million budget gap in its current year three budget?"
- "What are the three most critical items for the school district in the next three years; prioritize them; and provide your rationale for prioritizing in that order."
- "What are the roles and responsibilities of individual board members, the board, and the superintendent?"
- "You are approached by a member of the community with a concern for their child regarding their child's school experience. What would you do?"
- "What is the style of leadership you exemplify? Describe a situation where you have utilized that style of leadership and describe the outcome."
The board seat was vacated by Klein after he cited medical difficulties stemming from an injury he sustained on a business trip to Mexico in April.
By law, the seat must be filled within 60 days of the board member's resignation, with either an appointment or a district election.
Board members decided to through the appoint process rather than spend $460,000 to hold a special election in April.
The new board member's term will end in December 2010.
neil.nisperos@inlandnewspapers.com
(909) 483-9356
Staff Writer
CHINO -- Chino Valley school board members Thursday will determine the replacement to fill a board vacancy after having interviewed 15 candidates for the position.
At Thursday's meeting, each board member will announce their top three picks to replace Bill Klein who resigned his seat recently.
Their No. 1 pick gets 3 points, second gets 2 and third gets 1. The candidate with the most points wins, a tie will result in further voting.
Board candidates:
- Wilbur Richardson, of Chino Hills, is a WWII veteran and president of the Chino Hills Kiwanis Club.
- Alfonso Matta, of Chino Hills, is a retired physical education and woodshop teacher.
- Steven Goodwin, of Chino, is the lead pastor for Mission Pointe Church in Chino and a theology professor.
- Brandon Blanchard, of Chino, is a real estate investor and business owner of Two Plus Two Investments, Inc., Chino, and district parent.
- David Black, of Chino Hills, was a former school board member 1999 to 2004 and manager at IBM Corp.
- Lisa Greathouse, of Chino Hills, is the West Coast representative for Travers Collins & Co., a public relations/advertising agency and a former journalist for the Associated Press.
- Lisa Keltner, of Chino, is a district parent and a registered nurse and doctor of optometry.
- Silverio Aguilar Jr, of Chino, is a UPS employee who ran for a school board seat last year and in 2006.
- Kimberly Rodriguez, of Chino Hills, is an unemployed teacher who taught sixth grade in the Chino Valley district.
- Eva McDaniel-Witten, of Chino Hills, worked as a substitute teacher at Chino Valley Unified and surrounding school districts.
- Gary Larson is a former councilman and mayor of Chino Hills and a former liason from the city to the school board.
- Claudia Vander Veen, of Chino, is a former administrative assistant to the associate dean of faculty affairs at Western University of Health Sciences in Pomona.
- Roberto Casas, of Chino, is a retired administrator from the Lynwood Unified School District, who previously had served the Chino Valley Unified as the director of child welfare and attendance and the director of alternative education and programs.
- Peter Attwood, of Chino, is an IBM mainframe systems software programmer.
- Charles Dickie, Chino Hills, a retired educator teacher and former adminstrator of student services at Chino Valley Unified.
Chino Valley residents David Tennies and Gary Lawson, were among the original 17 applicants, but dropped out citing support for other candidates.
Board members asked each candidate the same questions during their 20-minute interview. They asked candidates to describe community involvement and why they wanted to be on the board.
Other questions:
- "How do you propose to bridge the district's projected $31 million budget gap in its current year three budget?"
- "What are the three most critical items for the school district in the next three years; prioritize them; and provide your rationale for prioritizing in that order."
- "What are the roles and responsibilities of individual board members, the board, and the superintendent?"
- "You are approached by a member of the community with a concern for their child regarding their child's school experience. What would you do?"
- "What is the style of leadership you exemplify? Describe a situation where you have utilized that style of leadership and describe the outcome."
The board seat was vacated by Klein after he cited medical difficulties stemming from an injury he sustained on a business trip to Mexico in April.
By law, the seat must be filled within 60 days of the board member's resignation, with either an appointment or a district election.
Board members decided to through the appoint process rather than spend $460,000 to hold a special election in April.
The new board member's term will end in December 2010.
neil.nisperos@inlandnewspapers.com
(909) 483-9356
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