League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Alameda County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Ron Mooney Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Alameda Unified School District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Alameda and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. (Most pressing problem) What is the single most pressing problem facing the Alameda Unified School District in the next 24 months and how would you work with your elected colleagues to solve it?

Clearly the questionable State funding of our schools is the most pressing problem facing our schools. Depending on whether Propositions 30 and 38 pass or fail, and the implementation of the results, we must be make critical choices to keep improving student success, the implementation of the Master Plan and paying our staff as fairly as possible. Working together the Board must continue its path of focusing on student achievement and keeping policies and priorities aligned to support our programs for students.

2. (Community input) What process would you recommend the School Board use for the community to provide advice for the district's consideration in decisionmaking and how would you make it evident that the district considers the advice?

We continue to increase the publication of community updates, Board packets and agendas to the community. We held dozens of workshops to gather input from the community on the many topics, starting with the Master Plan, working through Measure A, discussions regarding the calendar, physical education requirements, academic rigor, class alignment, key areas of review and measurements (10 Steps to Success), and many more. Including adding `auto-dialer' messages, email alerts, and advanced publication of draft agendas. The Superintendent and Assistant Superintendent routinely report on the comments we have received and the reasoning of recommendations.

3. (School District Ð City Cooperation) How might the School District work more effectively with the City?

We have increased our City/School Board sub committee meetings and continue to discuss at a policy level items we can work together for all of Alameda's benefit. As I have said often, we have the 'same owners' and we need to work together to find any cost savings and providing services to our community the best way possible. Working together we should be able to provide better levels of service to our citizens.

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