OCEAN VIEW SCHOOL DISTRICT ENDORSEMENT

The Ocean View School District has many challenges to meet in the

immediate future -- incorporating class-size reductions in kindergarten

through third grades, dealing with the ever-changing district population

and building the gymnasium-auditoriums at the four middle schools.

And we believe there are no two people better able to meet these

obstacles than incumbent Peg Edey and longtime resident Andrea Graboff.

Edey, who has been on the board since 1996 and is the only incumbent

running because Linda Kovach opted not to seek reelection, has impressed

us with her knowledge of school issues. She wants to continue her focus

on ensuring Ocean View students receive the best possible education.

She has the experience to get the job done, including serving as

president of the elementary and middle school parent-teacher-student

associations and PTAs, and acting as a legislative representative for the

PTA. She has also served on such district organizations as the budget

advisory and instructional committees.

But she said it’s her life experience that makes her stand out from

other candidates. As a teacher, she understands what it takes to educate

students. She is 100% committed to the students and said she plans to

work hard to bring out the good things about the Ocean View School

District.

Edey favors building gymnasiums at Marine View, Mesa View, Spring View

and Vista View middle schools, but admits the district needs to work with

the community to come to a compromise on their funding and usage.

Graboff, who unsuccessfully ran for the Huntington Beach Union High

School District two years ago, has a child at Marina High School and

another, a student with a learning disability, attends a private school

in Tustin.

But Edey’s dedication to the Ocean View School District is strong. As

a longtime district resident, Graboff said she is not a single-issue

candidate and recognizes there needs to be balance in the district for it

to be successful in educating students.

Besides PTA boards and committees, Graboff has also served on school

site councils at the elementary, middle and high school levels, the

Huntington Beach Union High School District Open Enrollment Task Force

and the Textbook Adoption Committee. She also spent time as a classroom

volunteer.

She said she wants to work with the community to build the much-needed

gymnasiums at each of the middle schools.

The other candidates seeking a seat on the district’s school board --

Barbara Boskovich, Pam Ogdon and Jim Peters -- all possess similar

qualities that would make them good board members, but we believe Edey

and Graboff are the best candidates.