Candidate for
Board Member; Saddleback Valley Unified School District

VISION I wish to attain a leadership role in sustaining the quality of education in SVUSD, as well as enhancing by:

• Extending family involvement
• Empowering teacher and student to expect results and get results
• Providing all students with motivating and meaningful programs, including arts, music, technical, and extracurricular choices
• Enhancing library offerings and capabilities
• Seeking academic excellence
• Reducing student-teacher ratio
• Assuring safe, sanitary, healthy and nurturing school environment
• Bringing a new approach that emphasizes Citizenship and Community

• Attract and keep quality teachers, using incentives that won't damage the budget
• Motive students, beyond tests and rote learning to innovation and critical thinking
• Use effective monetary management and budget discipline
• Match student enrollment and budget
• Assure pupil attendance through incentives and penalties
• Expand the use of community volunteers, as well as student service in the community
• Have Board members with enthusiasm, empathy and experience