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The questions were prepared by the the League of Women Voters of Cupertino/Sunnyvale and asked of all candidates for this office.
Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).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?
Similar to managing any operations, the way to create and maintain an efficient organization is to use data driven processes to identify wastes and prioritize spending by impacts and benefits. On the macro level, our district spending should be inline with nearby districts. On the micro level, district budget should be managed through full understanding of each spending item with thorough justifications and benchmarking with similar items in the past in our district or other districts. With years of experience and knowledge in budgeting, I am trained to identify potential issues and will alert district administrators and the stakeholders in community.2. Are the schools offering instruction appropriate to the diverse educational abilities of all the students?
From my experience, I realize that a successful career rarely depends on academic skills alone. Many educational development programs (i.e. goal setting, career planning, decision making, time management, stress management, self-motivation, etc) have far greater impact to a person's future success. Teaching students these skills at young ages enables them to handle uncertainties and obstacles effectively and positively in the life journeys ahead of them. I would like to introduce these programs to the children in CUSD. Serving as a school board member, I would hope to speed up the process and impact more children. Many of these programs are supported by volunteers so please join me to help make a difference.3. Where do you want the District to be five years from now? What steps should the District take to get there?
CUSD is known for its excellent academic performance as demonstrated by the high API scores. However, other school districts are catching up with API scores improved year after year and our district's API scores are leveling off (It just does not have much room for improvement here.) When the other districts' academic performance gets close to CUSD and with our housing costs higher than others, many families will weigh the costs and benefits and choose other districts instead. How can we continue to stand out and maintain the position as the district of choice for parents? We must act now to introduce the programs that I mentioned above to prepare our students to be future leaders. I vision that our district is not only known for its academic performance but also a place where we prepare our students to be self-driven, resourceful, and passionate individuals.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League. Candidates' responses are not edited or corrected by the League.Read the answers from all candidates (who have responded).
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