Carol Turley - Candidate for PVUSD Trustee Area 2
Focus on Learning
Why I am running and what i bring
I am running for PVUSD Trustee Area 2 to bring the board's focus back on learning. I am deeply committed to the students of the Pajaro Valley and supporting the learning environment so our young people can utilize their unique gifts. I am a problem solver who brings simplicity to complex issues, an active listener, and an experienced leader in times of crisis.
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The Platform
Serving The Community
- As a lifetime Pajaro Valley resident, I have developed a love for our community with a focus on our students. Through the Rotary Club of Watsonville, I mentored students in the Watsonville High School Interact Club in leadership skills. My work with the Rotary Youth Exchange Program has also provided me an opportunity to work directly with Watsonville High and exchange students.
- As Rotary Club President, we initiated two projects of which I am extremely proud: the construction of soccer fields at Freedom School and the installation of internet service at the Buena Vista Migrant Community.
- As your school board member, I will bring these skills and dedication to serving our students.
Good Governance is Key to Quality Education
- A good leader builds community and relationships, working with others to ensure students, parents, employees, and other stakeholder groups are well served. When it comes to serving our children, good governance is critical in the development of an educated population.
Ensure Quality Education by Supporting Teachers & Staff
- In order to provide a quality education for our students, we must care for those with whom we place our trust for their care. What happens at the board level affects what happens in the classroom. It is important that both the Superintendent and the Board are fully committed to supporting our teachers and staff.
Enable an Atmosphere that Cares for Emotional Well-being, Health & Nutrition, and Academic Success
- For students to realize academic success, their emotional well-being, knowledge and practice of good health practices must be addressed and supported. , their basic needs must be addressed.
- Nutrition - The district has made great strides in developing nutritious menus. Feeding our children and encouraging them to eat healthy foods is a must.
- Movement - Not all students excel at sports, but all students need movement. Let's meet our children where they are and ensure they have uplifting opportunities to move such as dance, outdoor play, martial arts, and yoga.
- Emotional Wellbeing - More of our young people are struggling. We must ensure that we have the needed resources. Teaching strategies such as mindfulness, breathing techniques, and self-care, and help reset students.
TESTIMONIALS
Elaine Legoretta - Retired Watsonville High School Principal
As an educator, promoting honesty and individual voice in students is a priority. When civic leaders lie and manipulate the process to silence people, trust is betrayed of young people especially. Acosta’s actions have been detrimental to our students and community.
Leslie De Rose, MS HEA - Former PVUSD Trustee
I am proud to support Carol Turley for PVUSD Trustee Area II. Her dedication to Pajaro Valley public schools and her proven track record as a decades-long community leader make her the ideal choice for Trustee. Carol has consistently demonstrated her commitment to the Pajaro Valley, and her vision for excellence in education is both inspiring and achievable.
In contrast, while the incumbent, Georgia, has experience as the current Trustee, there are serious concerns about her handling of open meeting laws, protecting the rights of her constituents’ freedom of speech, and backroom deals. These concerns highlight the importance of choosing a candidate who not only has the experience of a leader, but also the integrity and dedication to serve our community effectively.
Leslie De Rose, MS.HEA
Former PVUSD Trustee
Jennifer Schacher - Former PVUSD Trustee
It is time to bring great leadership back to the PVUSD school board. Carol Turley will guide us in a new direction with a fresh approach, bringing the focus back to students, families, and teaching. We need a leader who listens and puts students first, this is Carol.
Michelle Ramirez - WHS Class of 2018 - Interact Club President
Carol has, for many years, been a pillar to Watsonville High School through her unwavering activism and support to the Interact club through her role as a Rotary club member. Throughout my three years as an Interact member, I was witness to her active role in ensuring students could access opportunities that would broaden their horizons. From leadership training, summer camps, international exchange programs and volunteering events; Carol was always ready to help plan, organize and guide us while also volunteering her time to supervise these events. A special memory of mine was having the interact club awarded by the local food bank with whom we would annually participate in their Thanksgiving food collection. Her embodiment of service above self, characteristic of the Rotary and Interact clubs, was so clear that it truly reflected towards the students under her supervision. Her many years of service as a mentor, her direct observation, guidance and positive impact make her a strong candidate to represent our Pajaro Valley Unified School District Students.
Murry Schekman - Former PVUSD Interim Superintendent and Principal
It is a pleasure and an honor to write this letter of endorsement on behalf of Carol Turley, Board of Trustees Candidate for District 2 in the Pajaro Valley Unified School District.
I worked as a teacher, counselor, assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent and last year as the Interim Superintendent of the PVUSD.
I first met Carol when I served as the Principal of Watsonville High almost 20 years ago for she had her kids at WHS and she was an active and involved parent. I have worked with Carol in the Rotary Club of Watsonville where she has provided direct community support for the kids at WHS as one of the sponsors of the Interact Club, as service club for WHS students. She was also involved with the job shadowing where over 100 WHS students shadowed a professional in the community. Carol is a giving and conscientious parent and leader in our community. She is an ideal candidate for the PVUSD Board of Trustees because of her intelligence, commitment and honesty. She works hard and has a reputation for her integrity in all that she does, a very needed characteristic for this Board of Trustees.
Carol’s theme is Focus on Learning, something some board members do not adhere to. The distractions at the board level will not be an issue for Carol. She will be visible on campus to see and learn directly about the difficult issues the PVUSD faces. She will honor her role as a board member to help develop policy that positively impacts our children’s learning.
I look forward to walking through my new neighborhood to talk with our voters about Carol Turley and what she will bring to our community and kids’ learning on the PVUSD Board of Trustees for District 2.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
Murry Schekman
Kathleen King, Current Member & Past President (2017-18) Rotary Club of Watsonville
It has been my pleasure to know Carol Turley through our membership and service with the Rotary Club of Watsonville for more than 15 years. From the moment I joined Watsonville Rotary, it was clear that Carol was devoted to improving the lives of children and youth in our community. She was always the first to volunteer her time to lead Club efforts to support local youth through a variety of hands-on programs that focused on developing students’ potential for growing up healthy and ready to attend college and/or other secondary educational pursuits.
When I learned that Carol was running for a seat on the PVUSD school board, I could not think of a better candidate for this office. Her leadership in support of local youth over many years has been a source of pride and inspiration to all who serve with her in the Rotary Club of Watsonville.
I heartily endorse her candidacy for election to the PVUSD Board of Directors.
Samantha Aruiza - Watsonville High School Graduate - Current Peace Corps volunteer Philippines
Carol Turley has been a robust supporter of the local youth in Watsonville, and has gone above and beyond for marginalized students in the PVUSD. Carol has selflessly advocated for my own and countless other students at Watsonville High. She has fought for unique and life changing opportunities to be brought to students both inside the classroom and out in the world through international exchange programs, supporting the drama programs, and fostering love for our local community through volunteering. She is a great supporter and preserver of local culture, arts and the spirit of service and volunteering oneself.
POR QUÉ ESTOY CORRIENDO Y QUÉ TRAIGO
un poco sobre mi
Me postulo para el Área Fiduciaria 2 de PVUSD para que la junta vuelva a centrarse en el aprendizaje. Estoy profundamente comprometido con los estudiantes de Pajaro Valley y apoyo el ambiente de aprendizaje donde nuestros jóvenes puedan utilizar sus dones únicos. Soy un solucionador de problemas que aporta simplicidad a cuestiones complejas, un oyente activo y un líder experimentado en tiempos de crisis.
Soy nativo de Watsonville y asistí a las escuelas de PVUSD: Freedom, Aptos Jr y Watsonville High.
Mi padre y mi madrastra, Owen y Marcia Hand, fueron maestros en el distrito durante toda su carrera.
Mis dos hijas se graduaron de PVUSD y se han beneficiado de la excelente educación que recibieron aquí. Se graduaron de UC Irvine y UC Santa Barbara. Una está en su último semestre como estudiante de enseñanza y pronto será profesora de estudios sociales en una escuela secundaria.
Como gerente general de una asociación de propietarios, administro un presupuesto de $2 millones de dólares y superviso a 15 empleados. Un aspecto de mi trabajo es la preparación para desastres y la respuesta a emergencias y soy conocida por mi calma durante crisis.
Por placer, me encanta la aventura y los viajes. He disfrutado tiempo en Colombia, México, Canadá y Europa. El senderismo y el mochilero son mis pasiones, pero vivo para nadar y remar.
Soy muy consciente de que los buenos líderes/fideicomisarios pueden marcar una gran diferencia en las vidas de los estudiantes y la salud de nuestra comunidad. Prometo servir a nuestra comunidad con diligencia y sabiduría. Si desea una junta escolar en el Valle del Pájaro libre de caos centrado en respetar y cuidar a nuestros estudiantes y personal y un ambiente que se adapte a los estudiantes donde estén, por favor apóyenme.
Sirviendo a la comunidad
Como residente de toda la vida de Pajaro Valley, he desarrollado un amor por nuestra comunidad con un enfoque en nuestros estudiantes. A través del Club Rotario de Watsonville, fui consejera a los estudiantes del Club Interact de la escuela secundaria de Watsonville en desarrollar sus habilidades de liderazgo. Mi trabajo con el Programa de Intercambio de Jóvenes de Rotary también me ha brindado la oportunidad de trabajar directamente con Watsonville High y estudiantes de intercambio.
Como Presidente del Club Rotario, iniciamos dos proyectos de los cuales me siento sumamente orgulloso: la construcción de canchas de fútbol en Freedom School y la instalación de servicio de internet en la Comunidad Migrante de Buena Vista.
Como miembro de su junta escolar, aportaré estas habilidades y dedicación al servicio de nuestros estudiantes.
La buena gobernanza es clave para una educación de calidad
Para poder brindar una educación de calidad a nuestros estudiantes, debemos preocuparnos por aquellos en quienes depositamos nuestra confianza para su cuidado. Lo que sucede a nivel de la junta directiva afecta lo que sucede en la sala de estudios. Es importante que tanto el Superintendente como la Junta estén totalmente comprometidos a apoyar a nuestros maestros y personal.
Salud y nutrición y éxito académico
Para que los estudiantes alcancen el éxito académico, se debe abordar y apoyar su bienestar emocional, su conocimiento y la práctica de buenas prácticas de salud, se deben atender sus necesidades básicas.
Nutrición: el distrito ha logrado grandes avances en el desarrollo de menús nutritivos. Alimentar a nuestros hijos y animarles a comer alimentos saludables es imprescindible.
Movimiento: no a todos los estudiantes les gustan los deportes, pero todos los estudiantes necesitan movimiento. Apoyemos a nuestros niños en las cosas que les interesa para asegurarnos de que tengan oportunidades estimulantes para moverse, como danza, juegos al aire libre, artes marciales y yoga.
Bienestar emocional: más de nuestros jóvenes están pasando apuros. Debemos asegurarnos de que tenemos los recursos necesarios. Enseñar estrategias como consciencia, técnicas de respiración, y ayudar a re-enfocar a los estudiantes.
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