Newcomers could oust sitting school board members in Atascadero if the initial vote counts hold.
Preliminary results from the General Election show that of the five candidates running for Atascadero Unified School District’s three open seats, newcomer Joey Arnold holds the most votes at about 22 percent. Incumbent Corinne Kuhnle followed in second along with newcomer Veronica DeCoster in third. Arnold and Kuhnle are endorsed by the Republican Party of San Luis Obispo and DeCoster by the SLO Democratic Party.
Candidate Jodi M. Taylor fell next with incumbent Matthew Pennon rounding out the bottom.
Pennon was appointed to the board in 2022 after previous board member Mary Kay Mills resigned.
“So I [am] in fifth, unfortunately, which I think is kind of crazy,” Pennon told New Times. “But I think we’ve made a significant impact when it comes to education in Atascadero and even the county of San Luis Obispo. For two years, I’ve had the honor and pleasure of serving as a trustee, getting to know so many amazing teachers, families, and students, and that’s been a true pleasure.”
As an openly gay candidate, Pennon previously told New Times that his goal was to provide representation for all students and families. He now fears that potential new board members may let politics get in the way of student success.
He pointed to the Sept. 30 candidate forum where Arnold claimed that books in the school library were inappropriate.
“We really need to put those distractions aside and focus on what’s best for all of our students,” Pennon told New Times. “And I know that [DeCoster] is going to be able to do that alongside Tracy Ellis-Weit and Vy Pierce.”
Both Ellis-Weit and Pierce are current school board members.
Leading candidate DeCoster said she is disappointed with the preliminary results for Pennon and had hoped the two of them would celebrate their wins together.
“That’s a little tough to take right now,” she said. “I know that a lot of people don’t like him for what he is, rather than who he is, and that’s troublesome to me because he was an outstanding trustee, and he did great things for students, and the fact that the community or the voters chose to vote for different reasons than his qualifications bothers me.”
DeCoster said her ideal winners would be herself, Kuhnle, and Pennon because of their experience that qualifies them for the job. Kuhnle has served on the board since 2000, Pennon for the last two, and DeCoster has 16 years of experience volunteering for the district.
“I would just hope that Joey Arnold and I can add to the healthiness of the board and not detract from the good work that it’s done and hopefully keep the focus where it belongs, which is on our students and their educators,” she said. “And hopefully we won’t be distracted by issues that really a school board shouldn’t be tackling.”
Arnold didn’t reply to New Times’ request for comment before publication. Δ
This article appears in Nov 7-17, 2024.
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