Dr. Ruble is very interested in providing the youth with health services and other services which are needed but are unavailable to them. He has spent his career working with children and is continuing to do so in his retirement. His current term expires in 2001. Rick believes that students must be able to read at grade level by the end of third grade to ensure their future success in school. He is a strong supporter of research based reading programs and early intervention programs beginning in Kindergarten.
Education is a family concern.
Rick is a special education teacher in a neighboring school district. His wife Andrea is also a teacher, as is his oldest daughter Diana. Of his other children, one is a first grader at Shadow Hills Elementary and the other is a future Shadow Hills student.