League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Alameda County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Miguel Dwin Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Emery Unified School District

The questions were prepared by the LWV Berkeley/Albany/Emeryville and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. The new Local Control Funding Formula moved many decisions about allocating funding from the state to the local school boards; how well has the District followed the spirit of the Formula in identifying what our children need? Would you change anything in the process of developing the Local Control (LCAP) budget for next year?

The district did a good job at engaging the community (i.e. parents,teachers,students,and the greater community of emeryville)listening to what would be the best programs for student learning.The Board of Trustees implemented a student policy to ensure students have a voice in the decision making process of LCAP. The only thing I'd change would be to start the collaboration process of input earlier in the school year, at the beginning of January.

2. How well has the District done in introducing the Common Core standards and methods in classes K-12? What improvements would you recommend or do you anticipate for the coming year?

In FY 13-14 the teachers of Emeryville School District attended training courses in Math with the Alameda County Office of Education, and the Silicon Valley Math Initiative. The district adopted Eureka Math curriculum for grades k-8, and is currently working with English for grades k-12. Improvements for the coming year, both the district and teachers have agreed to add five extra days to the school year calendar for common core professional development.

3. Is early childhood education being well implemented in the District? What would you recommend in this area?

Yes, 0-5 yrs.old children are being served in the district. The district's twelve year partnership with the YMCA Head Start Program, and the Emery Childhood Development Center which serves subsidize and full cost children has been well implemented over the years. The two programs serve as EUSD feeders for students enrolling into kindergarten. In my opinion, no further recommendations are necessary at this time.

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