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Why Vote for Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young? |
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Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young has earned the respect of education, civic, business and community leaders by providing the innovative leadership needed at the county level to help students successfully meet the challenges facing our public schools today. Superintendent Young is dedicated to increasing high school graduation rates, preparing all students for college and the workforce, and ensuring the financial stability of the Riverside County Office of Education and all 23 school districts and 469 pulic schools that serve more than 425,000 students in Riverside County.
One of the primary responsibilities of the Riverside County Superintendent of Schools is to provide financial oversight of the school districts in the county—more than $3 billion annually. Superintendent Young’s 33 years of combined public and private sector experience, including 14 years as CEO of a private corporation and nine years as Chief Financial Officer in public education, have given him the leadership experience and financial background needed to successfully meet our county's educational needs and financial demands during this economic crisis.
Superintendent Young also fills an important role at the state level serving on the state-wide committee that develops policies and regulations for the distribution of over 30 billions dollars in California school facility construction funding, helping to build safe, state-of-the-art schools for the 21st Century.
Superintendent Young's commitment includes ensuring every student in Riverside County has an equal opportunity to experience academic success. You can help our students realize these important goals by casting your vote for Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young on Tuesday, June 8th, 2010.
“Kenn is a highly qualified individual who brings a broad educational leadership background to this post along with a strong desire to serve the students and teachers of Riverside County.” - Robert Dutton, California Senator |
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Superintendent Young endorsed by California School Employees Association (CSEA) |
Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young has been endorsed by the California School Employees Association (CSEA) Chapter 693 representing 877 employees of the Riverside County Office of Education for the June 2010 election. The announcement came December 18 from CSEA President Kasey McCall.
"Since Mr. Young has been Riverside County Superintendent of Schools the relationship between classified staff and the employer has improved considerably,” McCall said. “The fact that the members of CSEA 693 have endorsed Mr. Young is evidence to his commitment in building relationships."
The endorsement adds to Young’s strong support among labor groups, including the California Coalition of Law Enforcement Association (CCLEA), Riverside Sheriff's Association (RSA), Riverside County Chiefs of Police, Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO of San Bernardino and Riverside, Committee on Political Education (COPE), and the San Bernardino/Riverside Counties Building and Construction Trades Council. |
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Superintendent Young's 2009 Riverside County State of Education Address |
Creating a Climate of Education across Riverside County
Highlights of an address by Riverside County Superintendent of Schools Kenneth Young, February 6, 2009
The theme for this year’s State of Education address is “Creating a Culture of Education across Riverside County”. I want to acknowledge Ron Ellis, President of Cal Baptist University, for suggesting this idea. In some areas of our state and in pockets across the nation, students, schools, families and communities have developed and sustained high educational expectations for both youth and adults. The positive outcomes from those expectations create traditions that become an important part of their regional culture and identity. We want nothing less for our students and county.
With everything that public education has been going through over the past several years as a result of the economy, No Child Left Behind, and the never-ending California school funding crisis, we cannot waiver in putting forth our very best effort to demonstrate what we are made of, and that we, too, can create this culture.
With approximately 420,000 students, Riverside County is the 4th largest region of public education in the largest state in the nation. Our student population exceeds the total student enrollment in 17 states in our country. Our 23 local school districts are spread across seventy-two hundred square miles of diverse topography, communities and demographics. The Riverside County Office of Education fulfills an important intermediate agency role, serving both the California Department of Education and each local school district.
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