Elect a CUSD Board of Trustees that will put the educational interests of students above the economic interest of employees

THANK YOU all City Mayors for your letter to CUSD regarding your Opposition to the $2 billion dollar bond.

With your vote, we can change the direction of CUSD. A District that has always placed the economic interests of employees above the educational interest of students.

Under Local Control, CUSD will have had flat per pupil funding for 14 years, at less than $8,500 per student. (Laguna Beach gets over $16,000 per student).

Yet District employees have given themselves over $120 million in compensation increases over the last four years.

CUSD employee compensation has been over 89% of CUSD’s total budget since 2007-08.

That $120 million in compensation increases could have gone to fix and maintain facilities, reduce class sizes, reduce overcrowding at school sites, restore cut programs and restore instructional time.

That $120 million is money should have been spent to ensure a quality education for all students, and guarantee the health and safety of our students,

It is time for a Change. VOTE this November for Candidates that will educate students, not look for new revenues streams to compensate employees.

Protect Students and Taxpayers.

Please PUBLICLY endorse SHROVE, REARDON, FERGUSON and VOLLEBREGT and help shine a spotlight on Trustee Lynn Hatton-Hodson for her potential conflict of interest and the potential recall of Trustee McNicholas for breaking her campaign promise to taxpayers.

AREA 1 - Wendy Shrove

• R.H. Dana Elementary School
• R.H. Dana Exceptional Needs Facility (ENF)
• Palisades Elementary School
• Las Palmas Elementary School
• Shorecliffs Middle School

AREA 2- Jim Reardon

• Harold Ambuehl Elementary School
• Chaparral Elementary School
• Ladera Ranch Elementary School
• Las Flores Elementary School
• Oso Grande Elementary School
• Wagon Wheel Elementary School
• Ladera Ranch Middle School
• Las Flores Middle School
• San Juan Hills High School

AREA 3 - Laura Fergusen

• Truman Benedict Elementary School
• Concordia Elementary School
• Marblehead Elementary School
• Clarence Lobo Elementary School
• Vista del Mar Elementary School
• Bernice Ayer Middle School
• Vista del Mar Middle School

AREA 5 - Jake Vollebregt

• Don Juan Avila Elementary School
• Canyon Vista Elementary School
• Laguna Niguel Elementary School
• Oak Grove Elementary School
• Wood Canyon Elementary School
• Aliso Viejo Middle School
• Don Juan Avila Middle School
• Aliso Niguel High School

In addition to the re-election of these four seats, two Trustees may be forced to Step down:

AREA 7 Lynn Hatton-Hodson for a potential Conflict of Interest and not disclosing her business interests on her form 700.

• Arroyo Vista K-8 School
• Bathgate Elementary School
• Castille Elementary School
• Philip Reilly Elementary School
• Tijeras Creek Elementary School
• Wagon Wheel Elementary School
• Newhart Middle School
• Tesoro High School

AREA 4 Martha McNicholas who is facing a potential recall for breaking her campaign promise to taxpayers.

We have an opportunity to elect 6 potential candidates that will put the educational interest of students above the economic interest of employees and will fight to see that CUSD gets increased funding from the State.

Let the people you represent know that you support a change at CUSD. Endorse all of these candidates if not as a City, as an individual who hold office in our local City Government.