Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Charter Oak Unified School District

Accomplishments:

• Adopted new district mission and vision statements.
• Improved test scores over past 4 years.
• Creation of new facility master plan with community input. * Launched Oak Knoll Virtual Academy.
• Protected professional development funding.
• Facility upgrades at COHS, Willow, Badillo, & Glen Oak. Improvements at remaining schools are scheduled. Supported Measure CO, a general obligation bond needed to accomplish our new facility master plan.The master plan will improve district facilities and technology. The signature project is a new aquatics center at COHS.
• Technology upgrades across the entire district including parent portal, fiber optics network and classroom technology (i.e. SMART boards).
• Golden Bell Award from the California School Boards Association for service to COHS English Language Learners.
• Created partnership with COPE (Charter Oak Partners in Education Foundation), non-profit organization.
• Cedargrove, Glen Oak and Willow Elementary Schools named Title I High Performing Schools.
• COHS class of 2013 had a 99% graduation rate.
• COHS named in the top 1500 high schools in the nation by both Washington Post and Newsweek.
• Established the Energy Education Program, saving thousands of dollars through energy cost avoidance.

Dedication

• Proven leadership
• Informed about local and state issues that impact our students

• Positive approach to making tough decisions
• Respectful and transparent communication between district stakeholders
• Positive working relationship with employee associations

• Provide an exemplary learning experience for every student
• Expansion of District technology to support student success
• Be the destination district in San Gabriel Valley