He served as the chairperson for the 10-county area instructional media consortium which was responsible for arranging duplication rights for over a thousand videos. With Ann Lathrop, of California State University, Long Beach, he founded the California Instructional Video and Computer Software Clearing House in 1986 and worked with this clearinghouse until he retired this year. Mr. Bakker's grant writing has brought millions of dollars of resources to the districts in Stanislaus County. His energy is abundant, and he serves on many local and state committees. He is an attribute to education.
Many people aspire to administrative positions in county offices.
I have enjoyed the opportunity to meet, work, assist, and support the whole array of the education network. County offices touch many folks. We're on the cutting edge of reform and can work with the districts to make measurable differences. It's our responsibility to get information out to the districts. We can't dictate what districts do, but rather we work together for the students.