* HELPING PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM:...

* HELPING PARENTS UNDERSTAND THE SYSTEM:

“The educational bureaucracy is mind-boggling. Rather than have

parents give up or get mad, I try to help them understand the system

and resolve their problem so they stay in our schools.”

* PROPOSED REA HEALTH CENTER

“I don’t think the district and [Children’s Hospital of Orange

County] should collaborate to find a place for a health clinic. We

have more than adequate services with school nurses, Healthy Start

and a good referral service.”

* ON BEING A TEAM PLAYER:

“I worked with County Treasurer John Moorlach to make sure Measure

A had long-lasting integrity to outlast any future school board that

might want to change the rules.”

* ON MONEY:

“As a single mother, I know how to determine the essentials. We

are most likely going to have to do some serious budgeting when the

election is over and we see the reality of the state’s budget

problems.”