Dr.
Christopher "Kit" Oase has been a board member since December
2010. A California native, Kit is a retired educator having served 35
years in public education including the communities of Elk Grove, Escalon,
Stanislaus County and San Leandro. He holds a bachelor's and master's
degree from Sacramento State University, and an Interdisciplinary doctorate
in political science with minor areas of concentration in economics and
sociology from Idaho State University. A
resident of Ripon for over 37 years, Kit and his wife, Susan, have two adult
children who both were active in student activities and graduated from Ripon
High School. In
the field of education, Kit has had experience as an elementary and high
school teacher, high school and county school’s administrator. He
served for 6 years as a member and chair of the California Commission on
Educational Innovation and Planning, was recently appointed as the California
School Board Association’s representative to the accrediting commission of
the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Ripon HS, Harvest HS and Ripon Christian High
School are accredited by this Commission. In December, 2022 Kit was elected to serve on the Board of Director's of the California School Boards association- a 501 C 4 non-profit corporation. In
retirement, Kit enjoys his family, travel, golf, photography and leisure time.
He remains active as a leader in his church, the Ripon Arts League, and has
donated more than 25 gallons of blood as a Red Cross blood donor. As
a member of the Ripon Unified School District Board of Education, Kit
recognizes that the role of the board is to make policy, support the
educational goals of the district and ensure that a quality educational
program is offered for the benefit of our students, staff and
community. To this end he hopes to continue to serve as contributing
member on the Board and looks forward to the opportunity to serve. His
goal is to help the school district maintain and improve upon the excellence
it has achieved so that students receive a quality education. In so
doing, he encourages staff, parents, and the community to invest their time,
talents, and resources in this effort. Together we can all make a difference. |
