Candidate for
Board Member; Fullerton Joint Union High School District

Three words are very important in our district: Accountability, Integrity, and Safety.

We believe in:
-- Academic accountability for our students. We have high expectations of them. The recent results of the State Accountability system show our district scores rising more than any other district in Orange County.

-- Professional accountability for our teaching staff as the direct avenue toward student learning and achievement. Every day, in every classroom, they must deliver the curriculum with subject matter knowledge and teaching skill. This is monitored and evaluated.

-- Accountability from our support staff, from the custodians to the superintendent, who provide the environment in which learning takes place.

We believe in fiscal accountability. Our budget is transparent and at times requested as a model for other districts' use. We are grateful that our community passed a bond a few years ago. The construction projects have consistently been on time and under budget. When our superintendent went to New York to sell the bonds, we got the highest rating from Moody's with a comment "... the district manages its finances well as any district in America."

We believe in accountability for ourselves as we fulfill the wishes of the community for the education of its children.

Our schools provide a safe learning environment. Our high expectation of student behavior, as codified in the board adopted Moral and Civic Values, is essential as they prepare to be good citizens in our wonderful country.

Students have a choice of which school of our six high schools they wish to attend. This has made everyone better.

My tenure as a board member has demonstrated that I am committed to a quality educational program for EVERY student; accountability to the public for the schools it has placed in our trust, and integrity in the way we fulfill this important promise.

With the experience and training I've had, I'd hope to continue this most important job and maintain the excellence in the Fullerton Joint Union High School District.