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24
Years of experience as school board trustee
40
Years of leadership at local, county, state, and national levels
11
Years as a speech pathologist and special educator of
A Trustworthy Representative
An expert on education, Chris Ungar has nearly 40 years of related experience at the local, county, state, regional, and national levels. Ungar’s fields of expertise include leadership, strategic planning, budgeting, policy, legislation, special education, and diversity.
Welcome Message from Chris
Thank you for visiting my site! I want to thank you for taking the time to learn about me and consider how impactful you are in selecting your local school board leaders.
As a community, we value our children and demand that they receive the highest quality education in safe, modern public schools where they are taught a relevant, caring, and equitable program, led by highly qualified, nurturing teachers and staff. Children are our future; this is what they are owed; this is what I believe; this is what I will fight for.”
During my service on the Board of Education, San Luis Coastal has kept schools and class sizes small; added additional counseling services to address childrens’ social-emotional needs; focused on student achievement and closing the achievement gap; maintained a fiscally sound budget; created strong career/technical learning pathways; increased advanced placement and arts and music offerings; opened innovative, hands on learning labs; established a dual immersion language elementary school on the coast; opened wellness centers at San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay High Schools; seen math and English language standardized test scores increase; completely rebuilt San Luis Obispo and Morro Bay High Schools to serve students now and in the future; won a coveted national award for its work on equity; and at the state level been recognized for its innovative programs.
But there is more to be done. We need to focus our efforts on:
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Academic excellence: This includes our top priority of closing the achievement gap; which means the development of metrics to measure program success; and increasing programs to serve at-risk youth.
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Support staff and families: Continue efforts to recruit and retain highly qualified and diverse personnel; improve communications to our community; create and support opportunities for parent involvement, education, and engagement.
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Student wellness: Continue to recognize the value of social-emotional well-being, mental health, and inclusivity and provide ongoing support of campus Wellness Centers and other mental health programs; provide nutritious farm-to-table meals for all students; and decrease chronic absenteeism.
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Effectively manage our resources: Maintain strong district financial resources; assuring that the $350 million bond program has strict oversite so that all of the necessary work on our campuses can be completed; and work with our employee groups to achieve the best working conditions and pay in San Luis Obispo County.