Tim Whitfield for McSwain School Board

Get out and vote, and do not forget to vote for me.  :)  Thanks for all of your support. 

Tim Whitfield
 
Whitfield, 25, decided to run for the board after a life-changing experience.
 
“I had some scary events that happened in my life; I just got over a battle with cancer,” he said. “It made me realize that I need to get involved in the community. I just realized that I need to serve and I need to give back to the community that gave me so much in life.”
 

Well, as November 4 quickly approaches, it is becoming more and more apparent that I am not going to get to all the things that I had in mind when I launched the campaign two months ago.

As promised, I will give you all an update of my progress.  To give you an idea of what I've done so far:

1)  I spent a lot of time on this site and the social networking sites creating a superior presence on the web.

2) I met with Stan Molart to talk about the district and issues it faces.

http://www.myvalleynews.com/story/41321/

Friday, October 9th, 2009.
Issue 41, Volume 9.

The Governor has called for a special session on education reform to enact changes needed to make California eligible and competitive for billions of dollars in federal funding.

Someone sent me a digital copy of their ballot and my absentee ballot was received yesterday. I would love to vote in person on Tuesday, November 3, but because my precinct has less than 250 people, they poll us all via absentee ballot.  But I am so excited to see my name on there.  They have me listed as third. 

Since I don't have permission from the other candidates to post this scan of the ballot, we marked out there names.

The League of Women Voters and the Merced County Chamber of Commerce Education Committee cosponsored the McSwain School Board Candidates Night on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.

Tim Whitfield and four others were asked questions about their views, the issues and more by the 50 member audience.  Candidates were also given the opportunity to present an opening statement and a closing statement.

Tim Whitfield was featured in Merced County Times. 
Whitfield to run for McSwain School Board
by: Staff
Tim Whitfield, a 25-yearold son of a school bus driver and a teacher, is seeking election to the Board of Education of McSwain Union Elementary School District.
“I believe in core family values and a quality education for all children," Whitfield says. "I want to make sure the tradition of greatness at McSwain School continues far into the future."

BURLINGAME – As the state’s schools prepare for the beginning of a new school year, the California Teachers Association today is hitting the airwaves and newspapers to remind everyone that a quality public education isn’t just the best investment we can make in our children – it’s the best investment we can make in everyone’s future.

The statewide radio and print campaign marks the ninth annual back-to-school campaign to remind all Californians that public education is essential to building stronger local communities and a better California for all of us.

Read more here...

It's a case of education reform making odd bedfellows, as California's Republican governor on Thursday ordered a special session of the Legislature to push the agenda of Democratic President Barack Obama and challenge practices dear to Democrat-leaning teacher unions.

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From the Merced Sun-Star.  Full article here. 

The Ballico-Cressey Elementary, McSwain Union, and Snelling-Merced Falls school districts each had a higher percentage of students scoring proficient or above than both the county and state averages on each of the tests given in those districts.

In McSwain, the percentage of students scoring proficient or above on the science exam was 75.4 percent, compared to 49.6 statewide.