Penny Peck, Candidate for San Lorenzo School Board

General Information

Name : Ms. Penny Peck
Age : 58
Place of residence : San Lorenzo

Education

College

Attended college : Yes
College : Cal State Hayward
Degree : BA, History
Year of graduation : 1976

Grad school

University : San Jose State
Degree : MLS (Library Science)
Year of graduation : 1977

Employment Information

Job titles held : Senior Librarian Youth (retired)
Employers : San Leandro Public Library

Political Information

Party affiliation : Democrat
Running for a: Local office
Running for position: San Lorenzo School Board
Chamber/district:
Incumbent: No
Previous elective offices : none
Unsuccessful bids for elective offices : none

Party HQ

Address 1260 B St., #150
Hayward
CA

URLs

Website : https://www.facebook.com/#!/PennyPeckSanLorenzoSchoolBoard

Other facts

My education and qualifications: As a lifelong resident of San Lorenzo and former manager of the Washington Manor Branch Library, I have attended or visited many schools in the district. I attended Lorenzo Manor, Bohannon Junior High, and San Lorenzo High School. I earned a B.A. in History at Cal State Hayward, and a Master's of Library Science at San Jose State University where I still teach part-time. As the children's librarian for San Leandro Public Library, I often visited schools, many in the Manor area, and worked with parents and teachers to motivate children to read and help them with homework. I believe our schools need to: spend money at the classroom level, decrease class sizes, update our school buildings with green technology, transform the entire schoolyard into a learning environment, celebrate all our children, who many different cultures I offer a common-sense approach to problem solving and working with administrators, teachers, parents, and other board members.