Candidates
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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
  
  
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3 questions on Use of Funds, Appropriate Instruction, and District Goals.
 
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- 10/10/12,	6:15 - 7:30 p.m.
 
Crittenden School Auditorium 
1701 Rock Avenue 
Mountain View, CA 94043 
  
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