Vickie Fairchild
2022 - Present
2026
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Vickie Fairchild is a member of the Santa Clara Unified School District school board in California, representing Trustee Area 3. She assumed office on December 9, 2022. Her current term ends on December 11, 2026.
Fairchild ran for re-election to the Santa Clara Unified School District school board to represent Trustee Area 3 in California. She won in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Fairchild completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. Click here to read the survey answers.
Biography
Fairchild's professional experience includes working as a teacher, counselor, and school psychologist. She has worked at all levels of education: preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and post-secondary. Fairchild's three stepchildren graduated from Wilcox High School, and her two daughters attended Ponderosa Elementary School as of the 2018 election.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Santa Clara Unified School District, California, elections (2022)
General election
General election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3
Incumbent Vickie Fairchild defeated Nestor Toribio in the general election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Vickie Fairchild (Nonpartisan)  | 74.7 | 4,393 |
 | Nestor Toribio (Nonpartisan) | 25.3 | 1,487 | |
| Total votes: 5,880 | |||
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Endorsements
To view Fairchild's endorsements in the 2022 election, please click here.
2018
General election
General election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 (2 seats)
Vickie Fairchild and incumbent Jodi Muirhead defeated Ashish Mangla in the general election for Santa Clara Unified School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Vickie Fairchild (Nonpartisan) | 43.1 | 21,886 |
| ✔ |  | Jodi Muirhead (Nonpartisan) | 41.4 | 21,015 |
 | Ashish Mangla (Nonpartisan) | 15.6 | 7,914 | |
| Total votes: 50,815 | |||
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Campaign themes
2022
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Vickie Fairchild completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2022. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Fairchild's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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I know our education system inside and out. During my nearly 20 years in public education, I have worked as a teacher, counselor, and school psychologist at all levels of education – preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school, and post-secondary. I am also a parent. My three stepchildren graduated from Wilcox High School, and my two daughters both attend Cabrillo Middle School. These experiences give me a unique perspective as a Board Trustee in making decisions that affect staff, students, and families in the school district.
- EVERY CHILD MATTERS: We need to ensure that we try to meet the needs of ALL children and help them achieve their individual potential.
- FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY: Let’s put money where it matters most – the classroom.
- LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY: We must hold our leadership to the highest levels of accountability. We do this by asking for and listening to feedback from parents and staff and responding to concerns in a timely manner.
Most of my career was spent advocating for students with disabilities and learning differences. I know that we can meet the needs of all students (including gifted students) if we are creative in our approach.I am passionate about providing a variety of educational options so that all students can thrive.
Note: Ballotpedia reserves the right to edit Candidate Connection survey responses. Any edits made by Ballotpedia will be clearly marked with [brackets] for the public. If the candidate disagrees with an edit, he or she may request the full removal of the survey response from Ballotpedia.org. Ballotpedia does not edit or correct typographical errors unless the candidate's campaign requests it.
2018
The candidate submitted the following information to Ballotpedia:
| “ | After many years of advocating on behalf of students and teachers in the Santa Clara Unified School District, I am running to be a Trustee for Area 2 on the School Board.
I know our education system inside and out. During my nearly 20 years in public education, I have worked as a teacher, counselor and school psychologist. I have worked at all levels of education: preschool, elementary school, middle school, high school and post-secondary. I am also a parent. My three stepchildren graduated from Wilcox High School, and my two daughters currently attend Ponderosa Elementary School. These experiences give me a unique perspective as a Board Trustee in making decisions that affect staff, students, and families in the school district. To be a great district. we must always prioritize and remember three things: 1. EVERY CHILD MATTERS We need to ensure that we try to meet the needs of ALL children and help them achieve their individual potential. 2. FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY Let’s put money where it matters most – the classroom. 3. LEADERSHIP ACCOUNTABILITY We must hold our leadership to the highest levels of accountability. We do this by asking for and listening to feedback from parents and staff and responding to concerns in a timely manner.[2] |
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| —Vickie Fairchild[1] | ||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
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Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ballotpedia's Elections Team, “Email communication with Vickie Fairchild," November 4, 2018
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
