Businessman Jim Glantz’s name will appear on the Nov. 8 ballot for Capistrano Unified School District Trustee Area 4, after he received many requests from parents to run for the seat. “I’ve been wanting to help kids and my community for a long time,” Glantz told The Epoch Times. Jim Glantz, Capistrano Unified School District…
Capistrano School Board Candidate Campaigns to Bring Parents-First Perspective
October 1, 2022
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Lockdowns, Mask Mandates Prompt Mother to Run for Capistrano Unified
September 30, 2022
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Kira Davis is running for Capistrano Unified school board in the Nov. 8 election, she says, to be a voice for parents in the district’s schools. In the last two years, Davis said her children have experienced the district’s school closures during the pandemic, including her son’s high school graduation ceremony being canceled in 2020….
Lawyer, Former Teacher Runs for Capistrano Unified School Board
September 28, 2022
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Jessica Hubbard, who has worked as a teacher for 20 years, is running for a seat on the Capistrano Unified school board in the Nov. 8 election. “I am the parent of a CUSD student, and like all other parents, I want to ensure that my children are receiving the best opportunities and experiences possible,”…
Former Capistrano Unified Board President Gary Pritchard Seeks District 4 Seat
September 28, 2022
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Gary Pritchard, a parent, Cerritos Community College dean, and former Capistrano Unified school board president is seeking to represent Trustee Area 4—covering Laguna Niguel and Dana Point in the Nov. 8 elections. Pritchard, who previously served on the board for Area 5 from 2010 to 2019, said if elected, he would focus on fiscal responsibility, cut…
Jeanette Contreras Runs for Capistrano Unified Area 7
September 27, 2022
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Mother, librarian, and self-described public servant, Jeanette Contreras is running for a seat on the Capistrano Unified School Board on Nov. 8. “I care deeply about our children, our schools, our teachers, and our community,” Contreras, who did not respond to The Epoch Times for an interview, says on her campaign website. Contreras is running against incumbent Judy Bullockus, for Trustee…
Veteran School Board Trustee Runs for Capistrano Unified
September 26, 2022
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Michael Parham, who served over 12 years on the Irvine Unified school board, is now running for a recently vacated seat in the Capistrano Unified School District in the upcoming Nov. 8 election. “I’m running because I care about quality public schools,” Parham told The Epoch Times. “I know how to run a successful school…
Capistrano Unified Adopts Curriculum to Comply With California’s ‘Inclusive’ Education Law
May 24, 2022
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The Capistrano Unified School District—the largest in Orange County, California, serving 14 cities and unincorporated areas—is adopting a history and social studies curriculum for kindergarten and elementary school students that includes “inclusive” material in order to comply with state education laws. The state’s Fair, Accurate, Inclusive, and Respectful (FAIR) Education Act, passed in 2012, requires…
Orange County’s Largest School District Projects Declining Enrollment, Funding
May 21, 2022
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The Capistrano Unified School District is calling on the state to increase its base rate of funding for its schools as it faces declining enrollment and a projected funding shortfall. The Capistrano Unified Board of Education projected enrollment would drop by 812 students from the current school year, putting the district at 41,942 for the…
Capistrano Unified to Hold Election for Vacant Seat After Trustee Resigns
March 21, 2022
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—Following the resignation of Trustee Pamela Braunstein earlier this month, the Capistrano Unified School District voted to hold a special election in November to fill the Area 2 trustee vacant seat rather than through appointment. “It is my recommendation for this board to call an election,” Kirsten Vital Brulte, Capistrano Unified School…
‘Cultural Proficiency Is Not Critical Race Theory’: California School District Advances Controversial Curriculum
November 4, 2021
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SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.—The Capistrano Unified School District (CUSD) Board of Trustees held its second quarterly report Nov. 3 for its Cultural Proficiency Plan, a curriculum approved last December amid controversy. Parents of the district’s students attended the meeting to express their support or concerns for the curriculum’s implementation after the topic drew parents’ concern…
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