League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Santa Clara County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Board Member; Mountain View-Whisman School District Voter Information 4 Year Term.

Results as of Dec 17 1:46pm, 100.0% of Precincts Reporting (29/29)

Candidates (Vote for 3) Click on highlighted name for additional information supplied by candidate. Contact non-highlighted candidates and encourage them to provide information for voters. Christopher Kent Chiang 11114 votes 26.59%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Teacher Currently teaching 6th Grade at the Sacred Heart Schools (previously taught high school for seven years in Cupertino and NYC public schools) 2010 Teacher of the Year (Monta Vista High School) Google Certified Teacher, Microsoft Innovative Educator, and Gifted and Talented Education Certified MA in Teaching from Stanford University MA in Educational Leadership from Columbia University BA in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine Priorities: Implementing community developed metrics that align with the real outcomes we value for our children. Developing career long leadership tracks for our district's talented teachers in order to recruit and retain the very best educators. Start a community discussion on redesigning education for the 21st century. Steven E. Nelson 10095 votes 24.15%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Teacher/Engineer 3rd occupation: CA Math-Science Credential Teacher (cross cultural & English Learner) 2nd occupation: Research & Development Engineer/U. of CA, Xerox PARC, etc. M.S. UC Santa Barbara 1st occupation: Science Teacher/U.S. Peace Corps - Africa 17 yr. Mountain View Whisman School District parent 25 yr. Mountain View resident, 17 yrs as a non-profit director 90% retired, more time for district oversight and community input Priorities: School District community input to our city government standard (Great) Absolute adherence to "Open & Public" District meetings (Brown Act) Quality and Ethics in Trustees, administrators, and teachers Bill Lambert 8289 votes 19.83%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Patent Attorney/Scientist Counsel, Kilpatrick, Townsend & Stockton LLP JD, University of New Hampshire School of Law AT&T/Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories PhD, Chemical Physics, Caltech BA, University of California, Berkeley Priorities: Actively address the achievement gap Advance math and science education in our schools Increase parent involvement Peter Darrah 7581 votes 18.13%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Computer Engineer Mountain View Educational Fund Board Member Former member MVWSD Budget Task Force Parent of two kids in the District Manager for Advanced Micro Devices Fluent Spanish speaker 10 year resident of Mountain View Priorities: Educate every child to their potential Hire, encourage, train, and retain top teachers Spend Measure G funds wisely to build outstanding facilities Jim Pollart 4726 votes 11.30%     Official Ballot Statement Occupation: Property Developer / Builder BS in engineering from Purdue University, MBA from Wharton School of Business Founder/leader of "Share Shoreline" parent group who successfully lobbied the city to share $13.6 million in property taxes with local schools Member of MVLA high school district Measure A Citizen's Oversight Committee since 2010 Married for 17 years, Mountain View resident for 15 years, two daughters who currently attend MV public schools 25 years of professional experience in engineering, property development and construction Priorities: I will work for a new, permanent tax sharing agreement with the city that provides a permanent source of additional funding for our schools. I will ensure the district spends the $198 million dollars in Measure G bond funds wisely and efficiently to modernize our classrooms and facilities. I will reinforce the culture of continuous improvement and accountability among all district employees Basic candidate data supplied by the applicable elections official. Order of candidates is random and changes daily.

Candidates Answer Questions The Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County has asked all candidates for this office to respond to 3 questions on Use of Funds, Appropriate Instruction, and District Goals. Events Candidate Forums 10/10/12, 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. Crittenden School Auditorium 1701 Rock Avenue Mountain View, CA 94043 This election is archived. Any links to sources outside of Smart Voter may no longer be active. No further links will be added to this page. Links to sources outside of Smart Voter are provided for information only and do not imply endorsement.

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