League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 4, 2014 Election
	Matthew T. Dean Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Campbell Union High 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?

Transparency in regards to how we manage and use the public's money is critical. With the advent of the LCFF (Local Control Funding Formula) and by working collaboratively with Teachers, Administrators, Students and our community we can align our budgets with our community needs. We are utilizing our LCAP (Local Control Accountability Plan) as the blue print and reporting vehicle for engaging with and reporting to our community and all its stakeholders.

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

We have done a good job in this area, but we need to continuously refine and improve what we are doing. Our teacher's work very hard at engaging our students and individualizing instruction where and when necessary. This may be heresy, but not everyone is college bound, nor should they be. Our goal is to provide multiple pathways for our students success. Our mantra should be "work harder and smarter." Career Technical Education in conjunction with a robust A-G education puts our students in the position of being able to choose their future.

3. Where do you want the District to be five years from now? What steps should the District take to get there?

Key Goals:
- Creation of a District Dashboard so everyone can see exactly how our district and each individual school is performing.
- Enabled Career and Academic pathways through A-G courses, Career Technical Education, STEM (Science Technology, Engineer and Math), IB (International Baccalaureate) and other programs
- Reduced or eliminated achievement gap so that ALL of our students are experiencing success
- Addition of Computer Science Courses as part of A-G
- Greater use of technology to facilitate individualized pacing and learning where appropriate

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