Candidate for
Governing Board Member; El Monte City School District

Dear Friends:

It is with great pleasure and pride that I am seeking reelection to the El Monte City School Board. As a parent of five sons, and a professional educator with over thirty years of educational experience, I am in a unique position to understand what is needed to be an effective school board member. I serve this community with compassion, energy, and a well-rounded perspective. My school involvement began as a room mother at Durfee School and has grown to school board member and high school English teacher.

Personal

• Married 40 years; raised 5 sons, all successful graduates of El Monte schools
• 37-year El Monte resident
• Life-long learner, individual thinker, collaborative worker

• Entering Doctoral program Ed Leadership 2010
• Masters Degree: Education/Teaching, Azusa Pacific University
• Administrative Credential: California Polytechnic University
• High School English teacher

• EMCSD Board Pres.: 2004-05; Vice President: 2002-04; Clerk: 2001-02
• Masters in Governance 2003 Graduate
• Region 23B Delegate for CSBA Assembly; LACSTA Representative
• Active Member of Wellness & Achievement Advisory Council
• Active Member of Coordinated School Health Leadership Team
• Active participant of Head Start Shared Governance Committee
• 25 years PTA service

• Advocate for and adopt fiscally-responsible policies to ensure that our schools are attractive, safe, state-of-the-art facilities where faculty, parents and students feel valued and inspired to pursue their professional, personal, and academic goals
• Seek out and promote partnerships with city organizations and businesses
• Advocate for and adopt policies to ensure success for all student subgroups
• Continue to advocate for and adopt programs and policies that ensure improved health and wellness for our children and their families
• Attract and retain high quality staff at all levels
• Ensure pleasant, safe working conditions for all staff
• Attain California Achieving Schools status for all schools
• Increase visibility and communication within school community
• Support parent awareness and education programs
• Advance quality, cost-effective Professional Learning Communities