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Board Member — Solana Beach School District
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Current Board Members: Dr. Debra Schade, Gaylin Albaugh, Vicki King, and Dana KingFormer SBSD Board Members: Holly Lewry and Rich Leib (current UC Regent)Rick Shea - Current San Diego County Board of Education and President Elect of the State Representiation
Appointed Governing Board Member, Solana Beach School District
10,859 votes (33.9%)WinningCheck
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My Top 3 Priorities
Protect the health and safety of students, families, teachers, staff, and citizens at large as we reopen our schools to on-campus instruction (Onsite Scholars) in the Covid-19 pandemic.
Support District staff and teachers in the continued development and successful role out of remote learning (Online Scholars), which is crucial in the current pandemic and can be a powerful adjunct learning platform in post-pandemic education.
Advocate for the District's careful financial planning in the midst of current extraordinary pandemic expenses, thus protecting our long term fiscal health and delivery of outstanding K-6 public education.
Experience
Education
UC Santa Barbara — B.A., Economics; Political Science (1977)
Governing Board Member, Solana Beach School District
9,756 votes (30.4%)WinningCheck
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My Top 3 Priorities
I will continue to support the Online and Onsite Scholars programs to the best of my ability by listening to all stakeholder perspectives.
I will continue to uphold my school board responsibilities: set direction, provide support, ensure financial accountability, and provide community leadership as an advocate for children, the school district and public education.
I will continue to put a high focus on social-emotional supports, leadership and character building, and academic support to close Achievement Gaps.
Experience
Experience
Profession:Solana Beach School Board President
School Board Trustee, Solana Beach School District — Elected position (2012–current)
Program Manager and Field Staff, Access Destination Services (2015–2020)
Educational Research Associate, Connor Associates (2018–2019)
Substitute Teacher and Special Ed Aide, North County Coastal Substitute Consortium (2015–2017)
Business Owner/Photographer, Treasured Moments Photography (1995–2002)
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My Top 3 Priorities
Making sure that the transition back to school uses science and solid research to keep everyone safe
Making strong decisions about available technologies grade by grade from my work with "Children and Screens" a nonprofit where I am on the scientific advisory board. Use my expertise as shown in my 7 books on the topic to help these decisions
Helping with understanding "science" in making decisions including using peer-reviewed research to continually adapt to changing times
Professor Emeritus of Psychology, California State University, Dominguez Hills (1975–current)
Member, Scientific Advisory Board of nonprofit "Children and Screens", Children and Screens — Appointed position (2017–current)
Member of the Board of Directors and National Scientific Advisory Boar, The Psychology of Technology Institute — Appointed position (2016–current)
Education
UCSD — Ph.D. in Psychology (UCSD), studied cognition and decision making (1975)
UCLA — B.A. Mathematics, was part of an advanced program that covered all aspects of applied and theoretical mathematics (1971)
Questions & Answers
Questions from League of Women Voters of San Diego and League of Women Voters of North County San Diego (1)
What action (personal or professional) that you have taken most exemplifies how you will execute the duties of this office in the coming term, if you are elected?
Answer from Larry D. Rosen:
I am a scientist, first and foremost. In that profession I have studied that psychological impact of technology and written 7 books including "Rewired: Undestanding the iGeneration and the Way They Learn" and "The Distracted Mind; Ancient Brains in a High-Tech World. Both of these are specialties of mine and are presented as scientific books for the general public.
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