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Kevin Sparks is currently the Vice President of Pierce College, located in Woodland Hills, California. He is well known for going into classrooms and making announcements, so that students are bluntly aware of news and events on campus. Pierce College has had a history of uniforming students of current events and news. This is due to their lack of publicity. However, Kevin found an effective way around it.

Vice President Duties According to the ASO constitution (Associated Student Organization), "The ASO Vice President chairs ASO Senate meetings and is responsible for compiling and posting meeting agendas. The Vice President must keep accurate records of Senator service, including meeting attendance, service hours, and department chair meetings".

However, Kevin has done more then that. He spends time with Senators, as if he is one of them. He claims he is simultaneously, involved with their projects as well as his own, in order to improve the school. An example of his willingness, to work with students, is when he committed himself to attending the aids walk, and was willing to give ASO hours for anyone willing to go. Past Vice Presidents just gave service hours, but never participated in the event themselves.

Campaign Promises Kevin Sparks said he will bring more community to Pierce College. He would do this by increasing events on campus and advertising them better. He also mentioned how he planned on making the college more self-sufficient financially, by introducing ideas such as car washes and charging students a fee for attending events on campus. The campus so far, has suffered a 4 million dollar loss, and has cut classes.

Achievements

History Kevin first attended Pierce in the fall of 2009. He joined student government, and became a Senator while taking classes in between. He was well known for throwing dances, that had decent turnouts. Later larger turnouts occurred because he tweaked a few things. He went on to run for President of the school, in the Spring of 2010. President Shani Simms, endorsed Kevin. Her endorsement won and lost him many votes.

Later, Kevin ran for President, in the spring of 2011, and lost against Gabriel Mellibosky. He felt "down" he lost that race, because he believed that the Club Council and Vice President elected were perfect for the position, and looked forward to working with them.

In April of 2012, Kevin ran for Vice President and was elected with the following voting score:

Fernando Aquino - 251 Kevin Sparks - 301 Patty Sanchez - 20

Kevin's aspirations Kevin currently is a Political Science major and has an minor is Economics. He wants to be a United States Senator. Kevin has said repeatedly, he does not want to practice law. He says he would enjoy the work, but would prefer to be in politics. His political party is a question, Kevin seems to dodge successfully.

Kevin's to be achieved list Kevin has made it public that in addition to his campaign promises, he also wants to work on other side projects that need to be dealt with. http://www.thedailyriff.com/articles/the-professional-lives-of-teachers-in-singapore-404.php
 * Hiring better teachers for the school/making sure they are paid well. This is equivalent to the Singapore system.


 * If a teacher already works at Pierce, he would like to find ways to improve their teaching. If in due time, class averages do not increase, and students feel they had a hard time learning the material, then Kevin proposes, that teachers be dealt with in a different manner.


 * Many have been advocating for higher tax increases on the rich so that more that more classes can be added. Kevin believes that higher taxes on anyone is a last resort. The funds that are entering the school are being misspent in some areas. Kevin would first like to clean up the misspending before even considering higher taxes. When asked where the misspending is located, Kevin claimed it was in many places, but a good spot to analyze is teachers pensions.