For Immediate Release

Contact: Katie Brunner Phone: (925) 226-8395

SCHOOL BOARD CANDIDATES FORUM OCTOBER 6, 2014 Executive Officers

Katie Brunner President

Mary Diligent Executive Vice President

Kristen Dean Vice President Student and Community Concerns

Robin Dias Vice President Communications

Madelyn Conrad Vice President Membership

Maritess Simmons Vice President Advocacy and Outreach

Elizabeth Lester Secretary

Deb McElroy Treasurer

Amy Paden Historian

Pleasanton: The Pleasanton PTA Council and the League of Women Voters of Livermore-Amador Valley are co-sponsoring a School Board Candidates Forum, Monday, October 6, beginning at 7:00pm, in the Pleasanton Unified School District Board room located at 4665 Bernal Avenue, Pleasanton. All 4 candidates—Jeff Bowser, Joan Laursen, Mark Miller and Paige Wright—have been invited to participate. There are 2 open trustee seats for the Pleasanton school board in the November election. “One of the PTA's most important objectives is to educate our members and the public on issues that affect children,” says Pleasanton PTA Council President Katie Brunner, “to that end, the Pleasanton PTA Council is hosting this forum to allow community members to learn more about each PUSD School Board candidate's knowledge of issues affecting our students' education. As a nonpartisan and nonsectarian organization, we do not support or oppose any of the candidates but rather encourage the public to learn about the candidates and the issues, and to cast an informed vote.” The forum is open to the public and will be recorded. The schedule of telecasts and/or webcasts will be announced at the event. The moderator, provided by the League of Women Voters, will give each candidate an opportunity to briefly address the audience, and then they each will be asked a series of questions. Members of the audience will then have an opportunity to ask additional questions. For more information, please contact the Pleasanton PTA Council at www.pleasantonpta.org.

PO Box 1065 Pleasanton, CA 94566-0106 The Pleasanton PTA Council is a 501(c)(3) organization. EIN: 65-1172256

The Pleasanton PTA Council began in 2003 as an umbrella group for all PTAs in Pleasanton. The mission of the PTA is to represent their members and to empower and support them with skills in advocacy, leadership, and communication to positively impact the lives of all children and families.