League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Robert "Bob" Nunez Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; East Side Union High School District

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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?

Currently, there is an annual audit that reports out the income and expenses for federal, state, and local funds. This audit is shared at a public Board meeting. I would go beyond this by also creating a Board Budget committee. This committee would meet a least quarterly and would review the income and expenses for all programs by school site. Parent representatives as well as teacher and classified associations would also participate on this committee. An annual report would be provided to the community in print and electronically.

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

I do not believe that all schools are offering instruction appropriate to the diverse education abilities of all students. This is partially due to East Side being a PI (Program Improvement) District. As a PI District, East Side has elected to provide the same English and Math support classes across the district. This does not allow for individual high schools to tailor the Program Improvement Model for their individual student populations. I would propose a more tailored offering of instuction based on student population with input from the school community at large.

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

I want the District to be fiscally sound and out of Program Improvement in 5 years. Towards this end, the district needs to provide more flexibility so that principals and teachers at individual high schools have input and decision making into instructional programs; provide more academic magnet programs i.e., college bound; develop partnerships with educational entities(San Jose State University, National Hispanic University, Santa Clara University, Silicon Valley Educational Foundation, Californians for Justice, East Side Education Alliance)to assist in closing the achievement gap; align educational systems within the 7 partner districts and East Side Union High School District; develop a transparent budget process that includes community and educational partners input in budget development and expenditure decision making.

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