League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2008 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Board Member; Luther Burbank School District; 4 Year Term

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.     See below for questions on State and Federal Funds, Instruction, Future Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 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? Answer from John Mumy: The business manager must be in attendance at all regular board meetings and provide a thorough report of all financial activities as well as having a system of checks and balances to ensure that no one person is solely responsible for finances. Any inproprieties shall be referred to the Santa Clara County Office of Education and if necessary the District Attorney's office. 2. Are the schools offering instruction appropriate to the diverse educational abilities of all the students? Answer from John Mumy: Although it seems as though speech therapy services appear to be more eqitable the group that seems that the "gifted and talented" students could be better serviced. 3. Where do you want the District to be five years from now? What steps should the District take to get there? Answer from John Mumy: Financial solvency as well as a trustworthy administration and schoolboard. This will require close scrutiny of every aspect of the district from the Governing Board and administration to the staff as well as working with the Santa Clara County Office of Education Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.