League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
	Matthew Dean Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Campbell Union High School District

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. How would you determine that the schools are using federal, state and local funds wisely and fairly and how would you report your findings to the community?

Engage a community team comprised of parents, teachers, adminstrators and student and business leaders to:
1. Review and adjust district goals and priorities
2. Review all spending against those goals and priorities
3. Identify areas in need of changes and improvement
4. Communicate those proposed changes to the community.
5. Implement the identified changes. Take the above steps on a yearly basis as change and improvement is an ongoing process.

2. Are the schools offering instruction appropriate to the diverse educational abilities of all the students?

Yes. However, there remains many opportunities for improvement. Also, what about the diverse educational needs of the students? Are these being met or is the curriculum focused only on academics? Not everyone goes to college. While our school system needs to prepare students to attend and succeed in college; it also needs to prepare students to succeed in a vocational career.

3. Where do you want the District to be five years from now? What steps should the District take to get there?

In five years I want the district to do a far better job of preparing our students for both college and vocational careers. We should have partnerships, internships and work experience programs in place for our students so that they can get a feel for a variety of career options. Each student should emerge from their High School years not only with great memories and experiences, but having passed the High School Exit exam and be able and ready to either attend college or pursue a vocation.

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