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Barry Rondinella
Barry Rondinella was a candidate for at-large representative on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education in California. The general election was held on November 3, 2015.[1] He lost the election.[2]
Rondinella participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. To read his responses, check out his 2015 campaign themes.
Elections
2015
Opposition
Two of the five at-large seats on the Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Board of Education were up for general election on November 3, 2015.[3][4] The seats held by incumbents Larry Vanden Bos and Linda Reid were on the ballot.[5]
Vanden Bos did not file to run for re-election, which left a seat open to a newcomer. In her bid to win another term, Reid faced three challengers: Dawn Lenzie, Barry Rondinella and Suzanne Seymour.[1] Reid won her bid for re-election, and Seymour won the open seat.[2]
Results
| Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, At-large, General Election, 2015 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
 Linda Reid Incumbent |
31.8% | 4,015 |
| Suzanne Seymour |
30.9% | 3,893 |
| Barry Rondinella | 23.3% | 2,934 |
| Dawn Lenzie | 14.1% | 1,775 |
| Total Votes | 12,617 | |
| Source: Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "NOVEMBER 03, 2015 - LOCAL AND MUNICIPAL CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS: Final Official Election Returns," accessed November 24, 2015 | ||
Funding
At the time of this election, the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk did not publish school board candidate campaign finance reports online. Ballotpedia staffers requested this information, but the only free method of viewing the files was at their office.
The Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk targeted the end of 2018 to make school board candidate campaign finance reports available online for free. From that point forward, Ballotpedia began including campaign finance data for Los Angeles County school board candidates.[6][7][8]
The first campaign finance reporting deadline was September 24, 2015, and the second one was October 22, 2015. If candidates raised or spent more than $1,000 from a single source, including their own funds, between August 5, 2015, and November 2, 2015, they had to file a campaign finance report within 24 hours.[9]
If you have any information regarding the campaign finance disclosures in this race, please contact the school board elections team at elections@ballotpedia.org.
Endorsements
Rondinella was endorsed by Craig Huey from Election Forum.[10]
Candidate themes
2015
Ballotpedia survey responses
Rondinella participated in Ballotpedia's 2015 survey of school board candidates. The following sections display his responses to the survey questions. When asked what his top priority would be if elected, the candidate made the following statement:
| “ | Provide greater transparency of District proceedings and decisions
Provided much more administrative accountability a higher level of fiscal stewardship Provide[11] |
” |
| —Barry Rondinella (2015)[12] | ||
Ranking the issues
Rondinella was asked to rank the following issues by importance in the school district, with 1 being the most important and 7 being the least important. This table displays this candidate's rankings from most to least important:
| Education policy |
|---|
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| Education on the ballot |
| Issue importance ranking | |
|---|---|
| Candidate's ranking | Issue |
| Improving college readiness | |
| Balancing or maintaining the district's budget | |
| Closing the achievement gap | |
| Expanding arts education | |
| Expanding school choice options | |
| Improving education for special needs students | |
| Expanding career-technical education | |
Positions on the issues
Rondinella was asked to answer 10 questions from Ballotpedia regarding significant issues in education and the school district. The questions are in the left column, and the candidate's responses are in the right column of the following table:
| Question | Response |
|---|---|
| "Ensure greater transparency of all facets associated with the Common Core effort to ensure District constituents fully understand what it is and what it isn't." | |
| Candidate did not respond to this question. | |
| "If the private schools clearly advance the goals of the district and provide a positive and effective learning environment for students" | |
| "It is difficult to answer blanket statements like these but in many cases, yes." | |
| "I believe opportunities offered by the school district are equal. If you are asking how to make outcomes equal, that is a very different question. I do think some children that lack parental involvement or a positive study environment at home would benefit from after school tutoring programs. These programs should be aimed at providing effective studying skills and the provision of a safe and distraction-reduced environment." | |
| "Practices such as positive behavior strategies should be used before expulsion is considered." | |
| "Not applicable in PVPUSD" | |
| "Yes" | |
| "Set up a mentorship program for the underperforming teacher with a more experienced teacher in the district." | |
| ""By providing greater transparency of District proceedings and decisions
By providing much more administrative accountability By providing a higher level of fiscal stewardship" |
Recent news
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See also
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, California
- Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District elections (2015)
- Incumbency no guarantee of success in Nov. 3 school board elections (November 6, 2015)
- What happened in Nov.'s top board elections? (November 4, 2015)
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Candidate List: Local And Municipal Consolidated Elections - 11/3/2015," accessed August 11, 2015
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "PALOS VERDES PEN UNIF SCH GOVERNING BOARD MEMBER," accessed November 4, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “2015 Scheduled Elections,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, “Running for Office,” accessed January 27, 2015
- ↑ Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District, "Board of Education," accessed January 28, 2015
- ↑ Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, "Campaign Finance Reports," accessed July 2, 2014
- ↑ Daniel Anderson, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," October 7, 2016
- ↑ Abbey Smith, “Email communication with Brenda Duran, Los Angeles County Public Information Officer," January 2, 2018
- ↑ Fair Political Practices Commission, "Filing Schedule for Candidates and Controlled Committees for Local Office Being Voted on November 3, 2015," accessed August 5, 2015
- ↑ Election Forum, "November 3, 2015 Election Recommendations for L.A. County," October 21, 2015
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Ballotpedia School Board Candidate Survey, 2015, "Barry Rondinella responses," September 30, 2015
| 2015 Palos Verdes Peninsula Unified School District Elections | |
| Los Angeles County, California | |
| Election date: | November 3, 2015 |
| Candidates: | At-large: • Incumbent, Linda Reid • Dawn Lenzie • Barry Rondinella • Suzanne Seymour |
| Important information: | What was at stake? • Key deadlines • Additional elections on the ballot |
