Candidate for
Board Member; Windsor Unified School District

MARTA: A PARENT

• Marta moved to Windsor after transferring her third grade son to Brooks School where he found success that he had not found in his previous district. He is now a math teacher in a community college.

• Marta has taught in pre-school, elementary, middle, and high schools settings as a classroom, special education, music, and dance teacher. She also worked in multiple capacities as a teacher aide (English as a Second Language, middle school math, elementary special education).
• She has teaching credentials in Multiple Subjects (elementary education), Music, with supplementary authorizations in Biology, English, General Science, Physical Education, and Dance, a Clear Specialist Credential in Special Education: Learning Handicapped, and a Clear Cross Cultural, Language and Academic Development Certificate (CLAD).
• Marta continues to teach private students in piano, flute, voice, and study skills. She also substitute teaches, which is a valuable tool for keeping on top of what's happening in our schools.

• Marta is excited about lending a fresh voice to the challenge of building a new school and renovating facilities. She lives in the Foothills Planned Unit Community which will be impacted by the traffic generated by the planned new elementary school to be built on a nearby street. Following are three specific areas of expertise she feels could be helpful when reviewing proposals and plans:
• She obtained useful skills while earning a Certificate in Energy Management and Design from Sonoma State University.
• Marta took college courses in Financial, Managerial, Tax, and Fund accounting, so she is familiar with reading spreadsheets.
• Marta gained valuable experience when doing energy audits for small businesses, including private schools.

• Marta has volunteered as a member of various committees including: School Site Council, Gifted and Talented Education, Technology in Education, and Staff Development.
• She has sponsored and co-sponsored a variety of clubs and activities including: Academic Decathlon, Environmental Club, California Scholarship Federation, Beach Clean Up and Habitat Restoration.
• Marta graduated in the first class of students to be certified as California Naturalist's. She has worked as a docent at Pepperwood Preserve and at Landpaths, where she continues to volunteer.
• Marta has also volunteered as a music educator in the Windsor public elementary schools and in the local library.

• As an exercise instructor in the SRJC Adult Education Program, Marta consistently encouraged my senior students to volunteer in the local schools because of the value of their wisdom that could only be gained through years of life experience.
• She urged them to get active in any way that they felt they could constructively contribute, whether it be tutoring in Math, Reading, or Writing, monitoring recess, offering after school programs in their areas of expertise, or assisting with clerical tasks. Now that she herself is now a senior citizen, Marta decided to follow her own recommendations.