Business owner Dolores Lucero is running for a four-year term. She says she wants to serve on the SCOE Board in order to equally and fairly uphold parents' and children's rights under the Constitution.
The signs do not endorse any particular candidate, instead promoting an ideology that some Shasta County Board of Education candidates have used in their campaigns.
Nonprofit consultant and incumbent SCOE Board member Amy Cavalleri is running for a four-year term. She wants to strengthen the public school system for students, who she believes are the life force of Shasta County’s future economy.
United Way launches an initiative to help bridge political divides. The first event will occur on October 29.
French is a cultural exchange director who says she wants to counter the views of some other candidates who are running for SCOE’s Board despite their vocal opposition to SCOE’s vision.
Board President Jackie LaBarbera issued a statement claiming that the Board cannot act unless appropriate reporting of racist incidents occurs. As antiracist advocates pointed out, the District’s current processes already appear to fall short of stated District policy, and may not comply with California law.
Appointed incumbent Cindy Vogt is running for a two-year term on the Shasta County Board of Education. She hopes to continue supporting SCOE’s programs that work to help vulnerable students navigate obstacles to learning caused by early childhood trauma.
Ewing will replace Wyatt Paxton, a temporary appointment who has served in the role for only a month. Shasta County’s long-term Director of Resource Management, Paul Hellman, recently left to take a similar job in another county.
Michael Orlicky is a teacher who's running for a four-year term on the Shasta County Board of Education in Area 1. He says he’s focused on improving students’ literacy scores and reducing student substance use, particularly vaping.
Former superintendent and long-time educator Don Aust is running for a four-year term on the Shasta County Board of Education. After many years of engaging with SCOE’s programming and guidance in Shasta County’s rural school districts, Aust sees participating on the Board as his opportunity to give back.
