League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Santa Clara County, CA November 2, 2010 Election
	Keith-Khoa Nguyen Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Franklin-McKinley School District

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?

The board calls for an annual audit report from an outside third party that is issued every year for official review and acceptance. Additionally, the board holds several budget sessions through out the year which is open to the public and frequently visit school sites to speak to parents about the budget and solicit community input.

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

Yes

3. Where do want the district to be 5 years from now? What steps should the district take to get there?

The district will:

Increase parent and community involvement
Stronger Fiscal Condition
Improve test scores

The board will be holding a board retreat soon to discuss increasing parent and community involvement at schools. At the retreat
the board will form a vision,implement goals, standards and expectations for increasing parent involvement through out all 16
school sites. These expectations will be monitored in an annual report which will be reviewed by the board.

The board will work in a collaborative fashion with both bargaining groups to come to collective bargaining agreements with certificated and classified staff in a timely and fiscally responsible manner.

The district is working with internal staff and external partners to coordinate data and standards driven instructions through out the district. This strategy has produced 7/16 schools that has reached the states 800 "High Achieving" school standard. We hope to continue this success.

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