League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 7, 2006 Election
	Veronica Grijalva Lewis Answers Questions Candidate for Trustee; San Jose Unified School District; Trustee Area 4

The questions were prepared by the Leagues of Women Voters of Santa Clara County and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. How would you determine that the schools are using federal, state and local funds wisely and fairly and how would you report your findings to the community?

Continuing to collaborate with the Budget Advisory Committee reviewing the financial reports on the budget and actively participating in the process. I would maintain the methods we currently use, such as reports at the board meetings, posting on our website, and community meeting where updates on the budget are presented. I would improve this area by adding updates to my local community groups.

2. Are the schools offering instruction appropriate to the diverse educational abilities of all the students?

Yes we are offering many types of instruction that provide service the many diversities and needs of our students. We can always improve this area and we are constantly finding ways to improve the delivery of the necesssary instructional programs for our diverse population.We provide teacher training and professional development on a continual basis and schedule several inservice days for them to collaborate with each other to improve the delivery of education.

3. Where do you want the District to be five years from now? What steps should the District take to get there?

Five years from now I would like to see all of our schools be equal in the types of facilities they have , the courses they offer and have a budget to work with to deliver the quality education our students deserve. I would like to see our comunication and customer service delivery be efficient and provide the needed information and resources to our parents, students, teachers, staff, and community. The steps we need to take are, evaluate what we are doing now, make the necessary changes and find the way to deliver. This is a continuous process that is always in need of adjustment and even though we have improved in many areas over the years, we still can improve.

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