Welcome! Thank you for taking the time to visit the Susan Epstein for Goleta School Board website. I am currently the President of the Goleta School Board, and look forward to serving on the Board for another four years.

During my first term, our district reduced class sizes, expanded music, P.E., after-school, and summer programs, enacted systems to ensure financial stability and growth, eliminated pesticides in 120 acres of playing fields, updated technology in the classrooms, and received overall higher test scores.

I graduated from Stanford University where I studied computer science and have a law degree from the University of Chicago Law School. I have been dedicated to public education throughout my career. Teaching government and journalism in a public high school provided me with a deeper understanding of the classroom needs of students and teachers. Having served as executive director and board chair of nonprofit organizations, I have experience making hard budgetary choices with limited resources while achieving positive long-term results. With two children in our district, my commitment to public schools has only grown stronger.

PRIORITIES: I will promote fiscal responsibility to ensure that all children in our schools receive a high-quality education and have an opportunity to excel. As your school board member, I will listen, encourage diverse and meaningful participation, ask questions, respect others, and conduct business with honesty, efficiency, and integrity.

Please feel free to visit my 2004 campaign website. In 2004, I was elected to the school board.

It’s been an honor to serve you and your children on the Goleta School Board. Please join me in working for excellence in our schools. Thank you!

Sincerely,