It is an honor and a privilege to serve our community as a Governing Board Member of Santa Clara Unified School District. Please feel free to contact me at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Congratulations to our Odyssey of the Mind teams from Santa Clara High School, Buchser Middle School, and Don Callejon Upper Elementary school for their top scores at the March 3, 2012 Silicon Valley Odyssey regional Tournament. These teams will now compete at the state level on March 31, 2012 in Brentwood, CA. Congratulations to all of the SCUSD 6th-12th grade students who participated in the Synopsis Santa Clara County Science Fair. I've judged at the SC County Science Fair for ten years, and it was a pleasure to see so many of our students there with their projects. Almost 1000 students from all over the county participated.
Parcel Tax. Like all school districts throughout California, we are strongly affected by the state's budget problems. We have taken many steps to keep our district solvent and deep cuts have been made over the past 8 years. The district has increased class sizes, laid off teachers, administrators, and classified staff, and instituted 5 furlough days this year to meet our budget crisis. Our board voted to place a parcel tax (Measure A) on a special mail-in ballot (due May 8th, 2012.) The parcel tax is $84/year for five years. It would raise $2.3 million/year which will go into a special fund. There will be an oversight committee to make sure the money is only spent on what the voters approve in Measure A.
I have been lobbying for increased K-12 funding in Sacramento through the California School Boards Association. I serve as our district's liaison to the California Large Suburban School District's Association, which meets quarterly in Sacramento. I also serve as the board representative to the SCUSD PTA Council.
Our Superintendent is Dr. Barbara (Bobbie) Plough, and she has been the superintendent in Natomas and in Romoland. She has elementary, middle, and high school experience (teaching and principal), plus has been an assistant superintendent of HR and of Ed. Services (curriculum and instruction). Our board voted unanimously to hire Dr. Bobbie Plough after a very thorough search conducted by our search consultants, Leadership Associates.
Thank you for your support!
Sincerely, Christine
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