Just past the first anniversary of its founding, the United Parents of Culver City union this morning announced two endorsements for November’s School Board election when three seats will be at stake:
- Culver City parent leader and NASA scientist Steve Levin and
- School Board President Kathy Paspalis.
The endorsements were voted on during UPCC’s leadership and representative meeting yesterday.
The parent union has taken the following positions on the other two announced candidates:
- Neutral toward Board member Karlo Silbiger’s re-election.
- Opposes Robert Zirgulis’s second run at a School Board seat.
UPCC issued the following statements about their choices:
[img]1411|right|Mr. Levin||no_popup[/img]Steve Levin – A brilliant man with great insight into education, he brings resources to the School District through his role as a rocket scientist working on NASA projects. The founding president of UPCC, he is an award-winning volunteer and school leader. He is a good listener who has built a career working effectively in teams, and he is skilled at building consensus. He has a vision for our schools that is exciting, embracing the new common core standards to create more project-based learning.
[img]1805|left|Ms. Paspalis||no_popup[/img]Kathy Paspalis –She has been an important leader for parents during her 3½ years on the School Board. She was a champion for parents on the District-wide parent funding of adjuncts and other positions issue. She has been a force to expand the immersion program into its logical next step in the secondary school. She has toured schools, listening to parents’ priorities for the school bond. She is no-nonsense, hard-working and unafraid.
Next Event
On Sunday evening, June 9, United Parents of Culver City will hold a fundraiser and talent show to celebrate its first anniversary and to raise money for its campaigns in support of Mr. Levin , Ms. Paspalis and a proposed school bond.
The “5 Months to Parent Victory Fundraiser and Talent Show” will feature acts from Culver City parents. Venue is the Elks Lodge, 11160 Washington Pl., from 7 o’clock to 9.. Admission, which can be purchased at www.unitedparentsculvercity.com, includes a one-year membership to UPCC.
Founded last May, United Parents of Culver City gives parents a voice in promoting an educational culture that places the interests of students before those of adults. UPCC is the only organization of parents with elected representatives at every school site in the District. It is open to all District parents and community members to join and make their voice count. During its endorsement process, all candidates answered an extensive questionnaire and were interviewed by UPCC’s Political Action Committee, which has one representative from every District school. The videos of that interview were made available to members of UPCC’s Representative Council, which also has representatives from each school site.
For information, contact UPCC PAC Chair Scott Kecken at pac@unitedparentsculvercity.com or UPCC President Ms. Wisnosky Stehlin at president@unitedparentsculvercity.com
