Los Altos School District

( Vote for 3; 4 year terms)

Amy Margolis

• Occupation: City Finance Director
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Victor M. Reid, III

• Occupation: Investment Manager
• Los Altos resident for over 17 years
• Married, 3 children ages 5,11,17
• Education BA in Business Administration and Economics
• LAEF Board Member & Treasurer since 1994
• Almond PTA member 12 years, Past President Site Council
• Involved in coaching soccer, basketball and softball
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• Develop strategic plan encompassing school facilities, student population, teachers, staff, parental involvement.
• Insure our present outstanding educational program stays on the cutting edge.
• Create cooperative effort with the City in joint projects for our children.

Gerri L. Carlton

• Occupation: Incumbant - School Nurse
• Education: BS and MS in Nursing
• Active PTA parent in the LASD for 13 years
• Second term as a LASD Trustee
• LASD Board assignments: Negotiations, Curriculum, Long-Range Planning, Healthy Ventures
• LASD Board President: 1993, 1997
• Employed as a School Nurse for children with disabilities
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• Complete the long-range facilities plan and fund the improvements proposed
• Continue solid, creative, challenging curriculum for all students including gifted, academically challanged
• Increase integration of curriculum computer software and the arts into our curriculum

Mohamed Poonja

• Occupation: Trustee / Management Consultant
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Jay Thomas

• Occupation: Incumbent, Engineer
• Married, 3 children ages 20, 17,13
• 20 year resident of Los Altos
• Education BSEE, MSEE
• Past President of Los Altos Educational Foundation (LAEF)
• Statement submitted to the Registrar of Voters

Priorities:

• Educational excellence through the combined resources of teachers, staff and parents
• Facilities upgraded to address the educational needs of the 21st century
• Community use of the facilities for youth sports and activities.