Castro Valley Unified School Board Candidate Statements

Education

We reached out to the three candidates for Castro Valley Unified School District (CVUSD) Board of Education, asking them to provide us with a candidate statement. Our specific request of them was:

In your commentary, please identify one or more issues that are currently affecting CVUSD, and tell us how you will respond if elected. Please keep your submittal to no more than 700 words, and of course please refrain from personal attacks against other candidates or the current board. We will include a link to your campaign web site if you provide us with one.

The statements from the three Castro Valley Unified School Board candidates, in alphabetical order are linked here:

Election Day is on Tuesday, November 4, and you can vote for up to two candidates for CVUSD Board of Education.

In the upcoming weeks, Castro Valley Matters will also be sharing statements from candidates for CVSan board, State Assembly, State Senate, and US Congress.

Castro Valley Matters does not endorse or oppose any candidate for public office.

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