Joseph Dailey

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Budget

Dailey wants to impose financial discipline in the district by reducing nepotism, reducing financial waste, and monitoring how administrators spend the district’s money [1].

Accessibility

Dailey wants to improve access to education specialists for special education students [1].

Curriculum

Dailey thinks curriculums should focus on reading, writing, science, technology, engineering, and math. He believes education should not include personal bias, political opinions, or indoctrination [1].

Parental Involvement

Dailey wants to parents to be able to opt out of surveys, be incorporated in the curriculum discussions, and direct their children’s education [1].

Endorsements

Arizona Free Enterprise Club, Kari Lake

Sources

1 AZCentral
2 Arizona Free Enterprise Club
3 Ballotpedia
4 Official Website

Ashley Hodge

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Curriculum

Hodge wants to provide students with a social-emotional learning and mental health support [2].

Teachers and Staff

Hodge wants increase staff retention and provide staff with mental health support [3].

Budget

Hodge wants to increase equity across schools for funding. She identifies this as the biggest issue students are facing [3].

Endorsements

Saving Our Schools Arizona; Arizona List

Sources

1 Official Website
2 PHX Soul
3 AZCentral

Amanda Wade

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Teachers

Wade hopes to use her experience as a teacher to attract and retain more teachers in the district [1] .

Curriculum

Wade wants to endures all schools have a competitive curriculum [1]. She also wants to focus on student’s social emotional needs.

Miscellaneous

Wade wants Higley to plan for the growing population through expanding facilities and staff to keep class size low [1].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found.

Sources

1 Gilbert Chamber of Commerce
2 Gilbert Sun News
3 LinkedIn

Anna Van Hoek

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Parental Involvement

Hoek supports parents having a strong involvement in their children’s education. She wants all “political opinions and beliefs” to be removed from curriculums [1]. Her focus is on the areas of Reading, Writing, Math, History, and Science [2].

Curriculum

Hoek supports strict academic standards that are tested for. She wants the results to have consequences to ensure schools remain competitive [1].

Budget

Hoek wants to be transparent about the district’s spending.

Accessibility

Hoek encourages parents to advocate for their children, especially when obtaining IEPs or a 504 [2].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found.

Sources

1 Official Website
2 SAPIR
3 Gilbert Sun News

Amy Soucinek

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Incumbent

Background

Key Issues

Curriculum

Soucinek believes that the board should not get into the development of the curriculum and that responsibility should be on the committee of experts created by the superintendent. She does want to point out that she will still ensure that the all stakeholders are able to see the curriculum prior to purchasing material [1].

Budget

She says that she will prioritize quality staff and quality instructional programs when preparing the district budget [1]. In order to better support public education in the state, Soucinek highlights the need for a greater investment in its students and schools through funding textbooks, supplies and building maintenance in addition to salaries and compensation for educators [2]. She says that preventative maintenance to lengthen the life of facilities and transportation vehicles are a priority for her [3].

Teachers

Soucinek believes that finding, hiring, and retaining qualified staff is one of the most pressing issues facing the district. She plans on addressing this issue by approaching alternative staffing ideas which says she is currently doing on the board [1]. Soucinek urges that the appreciation and respect of all educational professionals, administrators and school staff be given in compensation [2], as well as involving them in discussions about school and classroom needs [3].

Accessibility

In regards to meeting the needs of all children with a limited district budget, she says she wants to address this through looking at various intervention programs [1].

Miscellaneous

Soucinek does not believe in expanding school vouchers. She says that the vouchers started off as a way to get students with special needs access to highly specialized schools, but the expansion to include any student allows for funding to go to private schools, which is weakening the ability of public schools to meet the needs of all students. She says that Littleton lost out on about $400,000 in ESA scholarships this year. [3]

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found

Sources

1 On Your Ballot
2 West Valley View
3 AZ Central
4 Littleton, AZ

Markus Ceniceros

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Budget

Ceniceros wants to ensure that the district has a budget that invest in the district’s teachers and students [1].

Energy

Ceniceros says that he will work with the governing board on finding ways to bring green energy to the district such as electric buses rather than diesel and solar panels to campuses [1]. He also want to create a tradition in the district where students and educators plant trees [2].

Teachers

In order to protect rights of teachers, Littleton wants to adopt a meet and confer process, which would call for annual meetings between representatives of the Littleton Education Association and the governing board. He believes it will strengthen the relationship between the governing board and educators, and giving educators more say in the district. Ceniceros also hopes for this to be the solution towards increasing teacher retention [2].

Parent Involvement

He says he will find ways to communicate transparently to community parents, staff, and students to ensure that the  community can have a say and be up to date on the decisions that are affecting their children’s future [2].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found

Sources

1 Markus Ceniceros
2 West Valley View
3 AZ Central

Curtis Nielson

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Incumbent

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Parent Involvement

Nielson is an advocate for better parent and teacher cooperation and involvement in regards to student reading [1].

Energy

Nielson recognizes the need for clean energy given current global events. He notes the limited budget from legislation, however, he wishes an installation of solar panels at more schools and the transition to electric school buses [1].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found

Sources

1 West Valley View
2 Littleton Elementary School District

Dennis Dowling

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Incumbent

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

COVID-19

Dennis Dowling he plans to address learning loss after more than two years of pandemic-related disruptions by providing an aggressive academic remedial support program for struggling students to include mentors, personal tutors and expanded after school and summer programs [1].

Teachers

Dr. Dowling hopes to work towards more recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers and support staff. Dowling wants to ensure that Litchfield Elementary School District creates a supportive work environment that values all employees and their contributions to the district, while providing competitive salaries for certified and classified personnel [2].

Curriculum

Dowling wants to ensure that the curriculum focuses on reading, writing, math, social studies and technology in the classroom. He says that student academic achievement must be the first priority for all school personnel in his school district and members of the community [2].

Endorsements

Sources

1 Litchfield Park Independent
2 Litchfield Park Independent
3 Ballotpedia

Ryan Owens

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Info coming soon.

Key Issues

Curriculum

Owens believes that the curriculum adopted by the board and every program implemented into Litchfield Elementary School District must be for the advancement of academic improvement or have a direct impact to promoting educational success. He also wants to put an emphasis on making up for the learning loss that occurred during the pandemic [1]. He plans on establishing a way to identify the amount of learning loss of each child so they can make a plan for each student, as he thinks students who need more assistance than others need to receive extra instruction, whereas other students should be allowed to advance and not slowed down [3].

Teachers

Ryan Owens believes that teachers must feel supported by their board. As a part of the board, he plans on focusing on making teachers’ jobs easier, not placing distracting programs or additional responsibilities that fail to provide tangible advancement in the classroom [1].

Budget

Owens says that as a part of the board, he wants to ensure that the board never take for granted their fiduciary responsibility to the taxpayers. He hopes to prevent LESD from being in its current situation of asking voters to pass an override after it failed due to voter mistrust [1].

Endorsements

No endorsements could be found

Sources

1 Ryan Owens
2 Facebook
3 Litchfield Park Independent

Steve Stenberg

Key Facts

Party N/A; nonpartisan election
Status Challenger

Background

Steve Stenberg earned a high school diploma from Bonita Vista High School and an associate degree from Southwestern Community College in 1982 [2]. He had been a firefighter, law enforcement officer, and military veteran for more than 40 years [1]. Stenberg served in U.S. Air Force from 1975 to 1992.Stenberg has served as a member of the Lincoln Club and has been affiliated with the International Association of Firefighters, the Chula Vista Police Officers Association, the Chula Vista Employees ACE Union, BIA of San Diego, and San Diego County Republicans [2].

Key Issues

Public Safety

Stenberg advocates for adequate police staffing in communities and quicker response times to crises [1].

Economy

 Stenberg supports a strong local economy and more revenue for city services as a small business owner [1].

Community

Stenberg hopes to improve and update city infrastructure [1].

Homelessness

Stenberg hopes to work with regional governments and nonprofits to increase safety in neighborhoods with homlessness [1].

Endorsements

Chula Vista Police Officers Association; David Bejarano: Police Chief,  Chula Vista Police Department, Ret; James Navarro: Captain, Riverside Sherriff Department, Ret; Jim Fuselier: Lieutenant, Shreveport Police Department, Ret; Rick Sigler: Sergeant, California Highway Patrol, Ret; Walt Warren: Special Agent in Charge; John Davidson: California Parole Officer, Ret; Sherry Davidson: California Parole Officer, Ret; Ted Lehmann: Special Agent, Treasury, Ret; Don Crutchfield: Fire Chief, Ret; Bill Egidi: Fire Chief, Ret; Jamie Wood: Fire Chief, Ret; Joe Fredricks: Asst Chief and IAFF F-33 former VP, Ret; Roberto Uribe: Asst Chief and IAFF F-33 former President, Ret; Don Bigler: Asst Chief, Ret; Bill White: Asst Chief and IAFF F-33 former President, Ret.; Howard Gillins: Battalion Chief, Ret; Bob Shepherd: Fire Captain, Ret; John Schmidt: Fire Captain, Ret; Buddy McLeroy: Relief Engineer/Former IAFF F-33 Secretary, Ret; Mike Haworth: Deputy Chief, Ret; Brian Bruxton: Fire Captain, Ret; Jim Jalbert: Sergeant, Ret; Richard Stephan: Captain, Ret; Bob Scott: Deputy Chief, Ret; Mitch Sanchez: Fire Chief, Ret; Greg  Cox: San Diego County Supervisor, Ret; Hon Cheryl Cox: Chula Vista Mayor, Ret; Hon Shirley Horton: Chula Vista Mayor Ret; Hon. Jerry Rindone: Chula Vista Councilmember Ret; Serhii Kolomiiets: Interpreter, Kiev, Ukraine; Dan Hom: Businessman; Bud Chase: Businessman; Sandy Hodge: Educator, SUHSD; Francia Castro: Realtor & Candidate Chula Vista City Council District 2 Primary 2022; Patti Groulx: San Diego County, Ret & Candidate Chula Vista City Council District 2 Primary 2022; John Borja: Candidate Chula Vista City Council District 2 Primary 2022; Jerry Kaher: Music Teacher, Ret; Ken Smithy: Heavy Equipment Operator, Ret; Joni Smithy: Office Manager, Ret. ; Bill Zuk: Relator, Ret; Carlos Orozco: Ford Motor Company, Marketing, Ret

Sources

1 Official Website

2 Ballotpedia

3 Facebook

4 YouTube