Candidate for
Governing Board Member; Lowell Joint School District

To my fellow Lowell Joint School District families,

My name is Martha Leonard & I am a candidate for Governing Board Member of the Lowell Joint School District. I have been a part of the LJSD family for 17 years. My husband & I have 2 children in sixth grade & a college student who matriculated through the Lowell Joint schools. When my family and I moved here 17 years ago we fell in love with our home school. I immediately got involved with the PTA and became a volunteer in the classroom; I continue to work in my childrens' classrooms to this day.

In addition to holding the position of Controller for a local manufacturing company, I spent the past 2 years as PTA President at Macy Elementary & I am currently serving as PTA Vice President at Macy and Recording Secretary on the La Habra Council PTA. My involvement on the La Habra Council PTA has allowed me to connect and collaborate with the other 5 schools in our district. My working knowledge of business and finance coupled with my PTA experience and the connections I have made through my many roles will be an invaluable resources if I am elected.

I have an enormous amount of respect for the staff, students, and individual families that make up this community. I am committed to being a voice for our children. I regularly attend board meetings and have done so for several years. In that time I have familiarized myself with many aspects of the board's business. On many occasions I have gone before the governing board members to give suggestions, voice my concerns, give thanks, and plead for better conditions for our children. I thought it was time to play a larger role in the decision making process while continuing to be an advocate for the children of Lowell Joint. My goal as board member is to ensure that the children are the very first consideration when the board is making decisions.

Please show your support for our children by voting for me, Martha Leonard, on Nov 6!

I look forward to your questions, comments and suggestions. Please feel free to email me at martha.leonard59@gmail.com.

Endorsements:

Lowell Joint Education Association- (The Lowell Joint Teachers)

Mr. Darin Barber (LJSD Board President)

Mr. James Najera (LJSD Board Vice President)