League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Robert "Bob" Nunez Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Milpitas Unified 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?

The Local Control Funding Formula model (LCFF), and the Local Control Accountability Plan (LCAP) allows for the community at large to be involved at all levels of planning and review of how dollars are spent. It is my proposal that all dollars, including federal, be included in this process. This would allow school site councils, other parent groups, the business community, and public agencies to engage in the design, review, and cost of instruction of their children and future workforce. Each school site council should monitor, monthly, what dollars are spent and why, and report back quarterly to the Board of Trustees. There should be quarterly and annual reports made at public Board Meetings to see if these expenditures are following the LCAP. As this is a new funding model, there should be a year-end meeting with all stakeholders to debrief the year's plan.

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

Eight of the ten schools in Milpitas Unified School District have an API score over 800, reflecting that Milpitas Unified is an exceptional school district. There are sub-groups scoring below 800. It is my position that with the new funding formula, LCFF, that dollars earmarked for ELD students and Foster Youth, be used specifically to help those students obtain an enriched program that would allow them to graduate career/college-ready.

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

Five years from now, I would want Milpitas Unified School District to be in the forefront in the use of technology for the delivery of instruction in the classroom. Continued use of Bond dollars for infrastructure and improvements, so we have 21st century classrooms. A master plan needs to be developed that matches student growth and current school site modernization, and new school construction. With the projected growth of 100 students per year for the next 10 years, boundary changes, class size, school size, and new school locations will become one of the top two priorities for Milpitas Unified School District. This Middle-College concept currently being discussed for the Russell Middle School would assist in the overcrowding at Milpitas High School. It would also provide students and parents the opportunity to finish the first two years of college in a setting close to home and at a reduced cost.

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