Category: School Board
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Testifying before the State Board of Education
I was invited to testify before the California State Board of Education on July 10, 2014, to share our Bear Valley Unified School District‘s experience creating its first Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP) as mandated by the recent Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) legislation. While I had been to Sacramento before to lobby our…
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Investing in Education – Proposition 30 Interview
I really do believe education is one of our best investments. Here’s a recent TV Interview I did on California’s Proposition 30 passage (fast forward to 19:53 in):
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Re-elect Putz to BVUSD Board of Trustees
The following information summarizes what I have worked toward with my fellow Board Members over the last 4 years, how it has helped positioned our School District for forward progress in difficult times, and what I plan to do should I be re-elected on November 6th. If you support my leadership, I’d appreciate your vote.…
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Measure M gets 51% of the Vote, But Not Enough To Win
While a 51% majority of Big Bear Valley voters supported Measure M, unfortunately the 67% needed to pass the Measure did not materialize. I am grateful to the many people who worked hard for the votes we did get. For those of you who voted in support of our students, for those of you who value investing…
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Advocating For Our Students, For Our Schools
“No generation of educators in the history of the world has been asked to do what Americans now demand of their public schools.” This quote from Jamie Vollmer is dead-on. Motivated in part by Jamie’s presentation at the recent California School Board Association’s Annual Education Conference, I wrote and recorded the following Public Service Announcement…
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Randy’s Education Links
Some of my favorite links collected during my recent travels on the BVUSD School Board: Jamie Vollmer – I had the opportunity to hear him speak live to thousands of California School Board members in San Diego and found his message to be the most motivating to date. His list of The Ever Increasing Burden…
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A Sincere Thank You
A sincere thank you to the many supporters who helped elect me to the Bear Valley Unified School Board. I want you to know that I’m excited about the challenges and opportunities ahead and will make good use of the responsibility the public has entrusted to me. As I have witnessed first-hand, our Valley’s schools…
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Election Results
Assuming you have already voted, here’s a link to San Bernardino County Election Results: www.sbcounty.gov/rovelectionresults/. To see the School Board race, click on Schools, and then Bear Valley Unified. They will start posting results around 8:30pm PST. First they post absentee ballots, then precincts ballots as they come in throughout the night. Election results aren’t…
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3 things that make Randy a unique School Board candidate
Several people have asked what makes me unique as a School Board candidate. Here’s a few of them: 1. I currently have children in our School District. My daughter and son started in Big Bear Elementary and now are at Big Bear High. As a parent, I have a current perspective and first-hand knowledge of…
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Endorsements: A Broad Base of Support
It’s always better when someone else says it, and I would encourage others to talk to some of these people to see why they think I would be a good choice for School Board. I am fortunate to have a broad base of community support including: Bob Angilella Craig & Jeannie Antes Ashley Arden Senator…
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Why I Run… for School Board
I get this question a lot: Why do you want to be on the School Board? Easy – I have had an extraordinary experience in our School District with my children and I want to help make sure that same kind of inspiring experience continues to grow for other children and their families. As a…
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Is more School Accountability better?
Last night I was watching the news and saw some excerpts from Barrak Obama’s nomination speech. He said he wanted more people to go to college. I think that is great. He said he wants to hire more teachers. That’s good. And give teachers more pay. That’s fine, too, assuming he has a plan to…
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Elect Putz Toolkit
I am passionate about our schools and will bring a fresh, balanced direction to our District. I want to help our Valley’s children excel and look forward to serving our Community. But I can only do this if I get elected to the School Board, and I need your help for that to happen. Below…
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Schools, Technology & Me
Many different organizations over many years have paid me to help them figure out solutions to their technology problems. I’ve written about and presented technology so that others may better understand it. I’ve taught technology at the elementary and college levels so that others may learn it. I get technology. And I have a special…
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Randy’s Background
If you are curious, a short bio on me: I was raised in Santa Barbara, California, gained my secondary education at Cate School in Carpinteria, and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in Journalism in 1985. After college I caught the entrepreneur bug and started a small chain of printing businesses in…
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Candidate’s Statement
The following Candidate’s Statement will appear in the Voter’s Guide that comes out in October: Candidate for the Office of: Board Member, Bear Valley Unified School District Name: Randall Putz Age: 45 Occupation: Business Owner/Parent “As a parent of two Big Bear High School students, I have witnessed first-hand the impact dedicated educators can have…
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Run, Randy, Run (for School Board)
It’s official – after swearing to defend the constitution against all enemies and paying $403 for a candidate’s statement, I’ve filed to run for a seat on the Bear Valley Unified School District Board of Education in the upcoming November ’08 election. With the encouragement and support of many friends and family, I’m looking forward…