Official Ballot Statement

	Official Ballot Statement
                 Statement of MOHAMED POONJA, Candidate for
                           Governing Board Member
   Occupation: Trustee / Management Consultant
   Age: 48
   Education and Qualifications:
     * Institute Chartered Accountants, Ireland, Fellow
     * USIU, San Diego: M.S., Management/Organizational Development
     * Owner, Poonja & Company, Los Altos
     * Partner, Coopers & Lybrand - Certified Fraud Examiner
     * Justice Department-appointed bankruptcy trustee
     * Chairman's Advisory Board, Heritage Bank
     * School Board: 1973-78, Kenya
     * Los Altos Education Foundation Board - AYSO Board/Coach
     * Schola Cantorum Board
       
   As an eleven-year resident, and parent of two children in the Los
   Altos School District, I am committed to quality education. As a board
   member of a twelve-school K-12 system, I have experience administering
   academic curricula, recruiting teachers, allocating funds, and
   overseeing facilities.
   
   My professional background as a Big-Six accounting firm partner and
   trustee reorganizing entities, and tenure on the Los Altos Education
   Foundation, enable me to understand and analyze the District's
   finances.
   
   Class-size reductions, while beneficial, have costs: facility
   overcrowding and accelerated deterioration. School facilities,
   including fields, should be improved to reflect community standards,
   and the District's reputation for academic excellence. Our community
   demands--and deserves--improved facilities. I support a bond issue to
   rebuild our schools. I also support mutually beneficial school-city
   cooperation.
   
   My financial, managerial, and community experience; and understanding
   of education issues and family concerns, uniquely qualify me to serve
   on our School Board.
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