Candidate for
Board Member; East Side Union High School District

Frank Biehl as an architect of reform provides leadership everyday to improve student academic achievement.

Eight Years of Frank's Board Leadership:

• Improved graduation rates and test scores at every high school
• School modernization construction completed or underway at all schools
• Championed district's Solar Energy Project, saving $43 million, returning $15.5 million to the General fund over the last three years
• Created an Audit Committee to assure funds are spent wisely

• Rigorous core academic classes including science, technology, engineering, math, are coupled with sports, music and fine art instruction to create well-rounded students
• Appropriate funding is provided from state, federal, and local sources.
• Education dollars are student focused, invested wisely and apportioned fairly
• Every student graduates prepared for college and career empowered to thrive in a global society

• Focus on instruction, establish goals and objectives to continuously improve academic achievement
• Hire a Superintendent with a track record of student success and hold him/her accountable with quarterly evaluations
• Build community support with a volunteer program and active alumni foundation using the money raised to hire a grant writing team

• Twice selected President of the Board,
• President, Santa Clara County School Boards Association, 2009/10
• Chair, Santa Clara County Education Coalition, 2009/10
• Chair, Audit Committee, East Side Union High School District, 2009/10
• President MetroED, Career Technical Education, 2010

• Amigos de Puente Award, Mt. Pleasant High School, May 2010
• Outstanding Service to Youth Award, San Jose Job Corps, December 2009
• Honored by Latino Parent Coalition, May 2008
• Justice Champions Ally Award, Californians for Justice, 2007

• General Manager/business owner
• CEO, Silicon Valley Economic Development Corporation
• Sheriff's Department Management Analyst
• Field Representative, California State Assembly
• BA, Political Science, San Jose State University