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Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
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The Role and Responsiblity of the Board of Education

By Tom Bundros

Candidate for Board Member; Gilroy Unified School District

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In my view, the Board of Education has the responsibility to ensure high standards and expectations for all. We need to teach the mastery of skills: English language, math, science, history, and music. The best head start any child can have is rigorous instruction in reading and math.
The role of a member of the Board of Education is to set a direction for the district, establish policies, ensure accountability, and provide leadership on behalf of public education.

The member does this by involving all stakeholders in developing a vision focused on learning and achievement, by adopting policies aligned and supportive of the vision, evaluating the superintendent, monitoring the curriculum for effectiveness, monitoring the performance of the students, adopting a responsible budget, ensure that a safe environment exists for students and employees, provide direction to the collective bargaining process, and serving as an appeals body

In my view, the Board of Education has the responsibility to ensure:

  • A quality curriculum.
  • Teachers provisioned with the tools and resources they need to be successful.
  • Effective professional development for staff.
  • Safe classrooms free of distractions.
  • Accountability from the Board, superintendent, all district staff, students, and parents. Everyone has a role to fulfill.
  • High standards and expectations for all. We need to teach the mastery of skills: English language, math, science, history, and music. The best head start any child can have is rigorous instruction in reading and math.

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