League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Gustavo Gonzalez Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Alum Rock Union Elementary 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?

I do this today as a current trustee by visiting two schools every Friday from 9 - 1pm. I ask many questions of our school site leaders, teacher, parents and students. I personally see how we are doing in all of our schools. I report back to the community by taking time to go to many community meetings such as ARNC and sending updates to our community via emails. Also during my Presidency I made videos after every board meeting highlighting any action taken during our board meetings for example go to: http://www.arusd.org/20251081214311850/cwp/view.asp?A=3&Q=276069&C=55576 .

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

Yes. We do this by offering many different educational choices. We have:
1. Visual and Performing Arts Program (Linda Vista and Joseph Gorge schools)
2. Science and Technology (McEntee/Russo schools)
3. Dual Language Academy (Adelante) And many others. Everyone learns differently and our school district provide many choices.

3. Where do want the district to be 5 years from now? What steps should the district take to get there?

I would like the district to be one of the highest achieving districts in the country. First step has already taken place. As President of the Board we came up with a goal to have all our students be proficient or advanced with in two years, this sets the bar high for all in our district. Next step is to measure how we are doing against this very aggressive two year goal. Lastly, we need to provide high levels of support to our school site administrators, teachers, parents and students. We must eliminate all the excuses, roll up our sleeves and go to work.

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