League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
Los Angeles County, CA May 21, 2013 Election
	Antonio Sanchez Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Los Angeles Unified School District; District 6

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Los Angeles and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. Describe your specific goals if you should become a School Board Member.

I have lived, attended schools and worked in the Valley my entire life. As Board Member, my priorities are: 1)Leadership training/teacher development: ensure resources for educators to work and grow together to strengthen instruction. 2)Parent involvement: ensure parents are equal partners and empowered with quality school options. 3)Increase classroom resources: ensure voter-approved Prop 30 dollars go directly to support schools.

2. Do you believe that teachers should be paid based on their performance? If so, how would you weight student test scores in determining a teacher's effectiveness?

Teachers are the builders of tomorrow, and as a whole, are underpaid given their significant contributions to society. We must elevate the profession by increasing compensation levels for all teachers, while simultaneously rewarding those who are most effective in educating students + determined through multiple measures that must include student performance data and classroom observations as core weights.

3. What kind of decisions can the Superintendent make on his own and what matters should require approval by the School Board?

As the district's educational leader and chief executive, the Superintendent should be empowered to make decisions regarding instructional practice; program design and implementation; personnel; operations; and preparation of the annual budget and policy recommendations, among others. As the governing body, the Board is primarily responsible for hiring the Superintendent, setting district policy, and approving the budget.

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