Sequoia Union High School District Candidate Forum
Presented by The Palo Alto League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County and The Media Center
(Scroll down to seventeen video clips.)
Vote for up to 3 candidates.
Noria Zasslow
Bob Ferrando
Virginia Chang Kiraly
Chris Thomsen
Nohema Fernandez
Beth "Ms Inja" Injasoulian
Jacqueline Wallace Greene
Alan Sarver
Taped on October 15, 2009
Videographer: Ana Paula
Introduction by League of Women Voters & Opening Statement from Each Candidate
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What experience have you had in working with a culturally diverse community?
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How can we support our students so that we have fewer in high school who feel alienated & defeated & consequently drop out?
Do you have suggestions as to how the school district can collaborate with its feeder schools to strengthen the skills of students entering high school, especially with regard to the schools where students underperform?
How will you bring, out-of-the-box thinking to this Board? Do you feel the current priorities & efforts are the right ones?
Are you satisfied with the Sequoia Districts overall response to the charter petition from Everest Public High School?
The converse of the charter school argument is that charter schools draw resources and the best students out of an already struggling school district. How do you address that statement?
What are your #1 priorities in managing the budget in times of diminishing resources?
Does the Sequoia Union High School District need a parcel tax? If so, how large should it be, and how soon should it be put on the ballot?
With revenues not keeping pace with increased costs to the district, experienced by the expansion of charter schools & diminished revenues, what areas of the budget must be re-examined and reduced?
The prior board oversaw a $17M ($34M) theatre. What would you have done differently, had you sat on the board when these decisions were made?
How can the district eliminate the poorest performing teachers & recruit the best educators?
What leadership can you provide to help the district reduce the achievement gap?
What is your position on the preservation of Adult Ed in our district?
How are you preparing for this commitment in your already busy lives?
Does the Sequoia Union High School District need a parcel tax? If so, how large should it be, and how soon should it be put on the ballot?
Closing statements by each candidate & Outro. by League of Women Voters of South San Mateo County