Candidates Statement

By Kent Perry

As a candidate, I have no hidden agenda or endorsements to influence my thoughts or decisions. I would be an individual elected by the people of this district to serve in the best interest of TVUSD students and their parents. I will ask the tough questions of our administrators and ask them to justify their decisions. My goals are to apply my business skills to elevate the districts need to facilitate financial discipline and stress accountability as a means of measuring the persons responsible for his/her spending performance. What I mean by this and what the audit has proven to me, the funds are collectively managed at to high a level and need to be broken out to provide better visibility in our spending and financial surpluses at lower levels (i.e. What is are financial position at month end by cost center? Are we spending to plan?). I also perceive a strong need to evaluate our current business practices to identify areas that add no value to the districts goals and pass those savings on to curriculums that need funding. I will challenge the district to provoke innovative ideas and to make our schools best-in-class. There is no excuse to let practical ideas fall on deaf ears! We must organize these ideas for public discussion and offer the community an opportunity to decide on the districts direction.