Three Seek Two Seats on La Habra School Board

Three candidates are vying for two open seats on the board of the La Habra City School District. A look at the district and the candidates:

THE DISTRICT

Area: La Habra, parts of Brea and Fullerton

Enrollment: 5,686

Facilities: Three schools for kindergarten through second-grade, three schools for third- through fifth-grade, and two middle schools.

Open seats: 2

THE CANDIDATES

Morrison M. Clements

Age: 64

Occupation: Corporate director of business development, marketing and engineering

Qualifications: Incumbent, elected in 1975; MBA from Pepperdine University; formerly a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force special weapons unit

Major issues: Finding, hiring and keeping the best teachers, providing adequate housing for district activities, encouraging the entire community to get involved in education

Susan M. Hango

Age: 52

Occupation: Secretary

Qualifications: Incumbent, elected in 1983; leader of La Habra Girl Scouts for the past 17 years; former member of La Habra Council

Parent- Teacher Assn., variousschool site councils; member of district advisory groups

Major issues: Supports district goals of encouraging students to work at their highest potential, providing teachers with new information and teaching strategies

Cindy Frisbie Hecklau

Age: 34

Occupation: Registered nurse

Qualifications: Member of Ladera Palma and Sierra Vista elementary school site councils; board member of La Habra Girls Softball Assn.; member of school district’s advisory and information group

Major issues: To be the parents’ representative on the board; and to address concerns about technology in the classroom, overcrowding, campus safety and enrichment programs

Source: Individual candidates; Researched by MIMI KO CRUZ / For The Times