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From YouTube: League of Women Voters CUSD Candidate Forum 2018
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The League of Women Voters of Cupertino-Sunnyvale presents this forum featuring the four candidates for the Cupertino Union School District Board of Trustees. The candidates are Lori Cunningham, Wil Fluewelling, Satheesh Kumar Mandhathil, and Jerry Liu.
The event was recorded Monday, October 1, 2018 at the Cupertino Community Hall.
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A
B
Welcome
to
this
candidate
forum
for
Cupertino
Union
School
District,
I'm,
Tracy
Edwards
from
the
League
of
Women
Voters
and
will
be
moderating
tonight's
forum.
The
League
of
Women
Voters
runs
forums
like
this,
to
allow
voters
to
see
candidates
and
to
hear
them
address
questions
of
interest
to
the
public.
Our
goal
is
to
enable
voters
to
learn
about
the
candidates,
so
they
can
make
informed
choices.
B
The
League
of
Women
Voters
never
endorses
or
opposes
a
candidate
or
a
political
party.
Three
of
the
five
seats
on
the
board
of
trustees
for
Cupertino
Union
are
up
for
election.
This
November,
all
four
of
the
candidates
are
here
this
evening.
They
are
Lori,
Cunningham
will
Fluellen
Satish,
Kumar,
minuto
and
Jerry
Liu.
Voters
in
this
school
district
may
vote
for
three
of
these
candidates
and
the
three
candidates
that
get
the
most
votes
in
November
will
be
elected
to
the
school
board.
B
The
candidates
have
agreed
to
a
format
and
ground
rules
for
tonight's
forum,
and
the
format
is
simple:
I
will
pose
questions
to
the
candidate
and
each
candidate
will
have
60
seconds
to
respond.
A
timer
seated
in
the
front
row
will
give
the
candidate
visual
signals
to
help
them
pace
their
responses.
The
questions
for
tonight's
forum
were
developed
by
a
team
of
League
members
based
upon
their
own
research
and
questions
submitted
by
the
public
via
email.
Since
we
received
ample
questions
from
the
public
in
advance,
we
are
not
collecting
more
questions
from
the
audience
tonight.
B
The
forum
is
being
recorded
and
aired
live
via
the
Cupertino
City
Challen
channel.
The
ground
rules
ask
that
the
candidates,
not
you
form,
recordings
for
campaign
purposes.
We
also
encourage
the
audience
not
to
record
the
forum
because
we
want
it
to
be
shown
in
its
entirety.
Well,
tell
you
how
to
access
the
forum
video
at
the
end
of
tonight's
program.
Finally,
we
ask
that
the
audience
are
a
mimosa
port
or
opposition,
and
please
hold
your
applause
until
the
end
of
the
forum
will
now
turn
our
attention
to
the
candidates.
B
C
A
lot
of
you
probably
don't
even
know
me,
even
though
I've
been
here
for
10
years
and
yeah,
it's
been
good,
and
so
I
am
here,
because
my
son
just
started
kindergarten
this
year
and
I
think
that's
pretty
special
I'm
enjoying
that
that
journey
so
far,
and
so
I
look
forward
to
the
next
eight
years
and
possibly
even
further.
So
I
am
here
to
see
what
I
can
do
with
the
district
kind
of
on
financial
level.
I
have
a
good
couple
decades
of
accounting
experience
and
some
startup
experience.
C
Some
nonprofit
work
that
I
think
will
be
quite
helpful
to
a,
but
to
a
district
that
is
currently
running
in
a
in
the
red.
So
I
want
to
look
at
some
more
revenue
streams,
possibly
look
at
more
on
the
operational
side
of
things.
Let's
see
where
we
can
shave
some
money
off
see
if
P
Jeannie's,
given
us
a
good
rate,
see
if
the
water
districts
given
us
the
right
terms.
C
E
Everyone
thank
you
for
inviting
me
and
thanks
the
government
of
waters
as
well,
and
about
me
little
bit.
You
know
definitely
I've
been
activity,
no
school
district
resident
for
last
over
13
years,
okay,
20
years
almost
but
13
years,
my
kids
have
been
in
the
school,
so
I
started
as
a
classroom
volunteer,
and
you
know
in
for
Nia
and
then
second
year
itself,
I
have
become
a
PTA
board.
Member
and
later
a
lot
of
PTA
positions.
E
G
H
Good
evening,
thank
you
all
so
much
for
being
here
tonight
and
to
the
league
for
hosting
us.
My
name
is
Lori
Cunningham
and
I
am
a
nine
year
volunteer
and
leader
here
in
CUSD,
I
have
held
most
every
volunteer
job.
There
is
to
hold
at
our
elementary
school
and
as
well
have
served
on
the
PTO
board
of
directors
and
as
our
school
site
council
chair
for
the
past
several
years
at
Montclair.
H
Elementary
I
have
also
spent
the
last
four
school
years
serving
on
all
four
now
of
our
standing
district
advisory
committees,
including
our
budget
Advisory
I
am
a
proud
product
of
CUSD
schools.
I
grew
up
here
in
Sunnyvale
and
I,
attended,
West,
Valley,
Elementary
and
Cupertino
middle
school
myself
when
it
was
still
a
middle
school
before
it
was
a
sorry,
it
was
a
junior
high
before
it
was
a
middle
school
and
so
running
for
board
is
really
coming
full
circle.
For
me,
this
is
the
community
in
schools
that
helped
to
raise
me.
H
B
E
First
of
all,
I
have
been
in
all
this
volunteer
organization,
and
you
know
community
services.
The
main
thing
for
me
is
I,
can
talk,
I
can
work
with
anybody,
and
I
can
negotiate
well.
I
go
based
on
consensus
and
I
have
a
lot
of
leadership
skills
which
I
am
an
engineering
manager.
So
last
13
years
of
engineering
manager,
leadership
helped
me
to
deal
with
different
types
of
people
and,
as
part
of
my
everyday
volunteer
work.
I
have
been
working
with
a
different
kind
of
people
and
were
able
to
work
with
them
very
well.
E
G
A
couple
of
things
I
hope
that
the
voters
will
consider
me
because
I
spent
a
lot
of
probably
literally
put
in
hundreds
of
hours
into
the
school
in
the
community.
The
last
several
years,
I
served
in
all
the
other
leadership
positions
at
PTA
school
site
Council,
at
both
elementary
and
middle
school
level.
I've
been
involved
in
community
organizations,
talked
about
the
library
foundation,
I'm,
also
a
board
member
for
Asian
American
Parent
Association
that
puts
on
a
lot
of
parent
enrichment,
sort
of
education
seminars.
G
I
also
have
experienced
the
public
service
I
serve
up
the
Planning,
Commission
and
so
I
know
what
it's
like
to
take
in
in
government
to
take
an
idea
to
a
proposal
to
implementation.
And,
lastly,
in
my
corporate
day,
job
I
manage
an
international
team
with
a
multi-million
dollar
budget,
and
so
I
could
also
bring
management,
people,
management
and
budget
experience
to
the
board.
Thank
you
very
much.
Thank.
H
So
for
more
than
two
years
now,
and
in
that
time,
I
have
had
the
opportunity
I
think
to
become
uniquely
qualified
to
hit
the
ground
running
after
this
election
I've
heard
as
our
teachers
and
staff
have
spoken
to
the
challenges
of
working
through
curriculum
adoptions
and
pilots.
I've
learned
alongside
our
current
board
members
as
students
and
teaching
teams
from
many
of
our
schools
are
featured
and
honored
in
our
district
and
I've,
listened
through
three
budget
cycles.
H
Now,
as
both
our
leadership
team
and
our
staff
on
the
front
lines
speak
to
the
challenges
of
trying
to
work
within
our
extremely
limited
funding
in
our
school
district,
I'm,
not
foolish
enough
to
say
that
I
can
solve
all
of
our
problems
on
my
own,
but
I
won't
make
promises
that
I
can't
keep.
What
I
can
say
is
that
I'm
committed
to
making
sure
that
our
community
does
not
ever
have
to
question
whether
or
not
our
district
is
managing
its
resources
wisely.
Thank
you.
Thank
You,
Laurie
I.
C
Strengths
for
me,
I,
certainly
don't
have
the
impressive
background
and
experience
that
the
three
candidates
next
to
me
do
but
I
bring
a
bit
of
passion
to
the
table.
You
know
I'm
young
I
just
turned
40
last
month
and
it's
a
different
perspective
than
some
may
have.
I,
don't
really
have
any
political,
biases,
necessarily
I'm,
not
tied
to
any
big
organizations.
I
just
care
about
the
kids
I
want
to
make
sure
our
kids
have
a
great
future.
C
B
G
I
think
this,
this
question
comes
down
to
sort
of
communication
and
engagement,
and
one
of
the
you
know
I
think
I
would
bring
the
sort
of
the
parents
perspective
to
the
board.
I
think
there
has
been
coffee
talks
and
various
things
that
the
board
members
have
gone
to
the
schools,
but
sometimes
I
wonder
that's
not
necessarily
where
people
are
at
the
school's,
Lincoln
and
Kennedy
they're,
so
very
strong,
there's
a
very
strong
presence
on
social
media,
and
so
that's
where
a
lot
of
people
get
their
information.
G
H
Okay,
so
I
feel
very
fortunate
to
have
been
able
to
serve
on
all
of
our
district
advisory
committees
in
the
last
four
years,
because
that
gave
me
the
opportunity
to
get
to
know
parent
leaders
from
all
25
of
our
schools.
20
Elementary,
School's,
five
middle
schools
and
I've
really
had
the
opportunity
to
already
be
able
to
understand
where
there's
a
lot
of
common
ground
between
all
of
our
schools,
as
well
as
some
of
the
things
that
make
our
different
schools
unique.
H
C
Am
so
excited
to
get
out
there
and
get
to
know
some
of
these
schools
I?
Luckily,
I
don't
work.
A
nine-to-five
I
do
not
have
a
full-time
job.
I
have
part-time
work,
so
I
plan
to
get
out
to
every
school
and
make
sure
I
sit
down
with
the
principal
make
sure
I
talk
to
the
teachers
and
the
parents.
I
really
look
forward
to
that
part
of
getting
to
know
the
community
motor
and
I
just
happen
to
be
lucky
enough.
That
I
don't
have
an
incredibly
horrible
schedule
that
has
me
running
nine
to
five
crazy
hours.
C
E
I'm,
truly
a
community
representative,
actually
because
my
I
spent
more
outside
than
at
home
to
be
frank
means
like
I,
am
I
am
with
grassroot
level.
I
am
very
pretty
much
hands-on
and
most
of
my
current
volunteer
work
calls
me
to
go
around
and
talk
to
people
and
I
am
more
a
doer
than
talker.
So
what
it
ends
up
happening
is
I
I
mingle.
Every
time
where
I
go,
I
have
to
have
some
people
around
me
and
we
discuss
we
talk.
E
B
H
Gonna
speak
to
my
priorities
for
the
district,
I
believe
in
academic
success
for
all
learners,
I
think
our
budget,
our
bottom
line
is
extremely
important
right
now
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
find
ways
in
our
strategic
plan
to
encourage
engagement
and
collaboration
across
all
stakeholder
groups.
I
define
academic
success
as
balance
between
that
strive
for
academic
excellence
for
every
student,
but
also
in
meeting
the
social
and
emotional
well-being
and
needs
of
every
one
of
our
learners.
It
is
tough
to
grow
up
in
Cupertino.
H
I
can
speak
to
that
personally
and
I
think
that
we
must
always
be
looking
for
ways
to
support
every
learner
where
they
need
to
be
supported
and
challenged
every
learner
where
they
need
to
be
challenged
our
budget,
our
bottom
line.
We
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
there
just
because
of
the
the
challenge
that
we
face
as
a
school
district
that
is
extremely
low,
funded
in
this
state.
We
are
the
12th
lowest
funded
School
District
in
the
state
right
now,
so
we
have
a
lot
of
work
to
do
there
and
collaboration.
B
C
What
are
the
best
lessons
I
learn
during
my
MBA
program
was
that
vision
is
one
of
the
hardest
things
to
create
you're,
not
really
born
with
the
ability
to
talk
to
people
and
have
them
see
the
same
thing
you're,
seeing
so
vision
and
strategy.
They're
tied
together,
you're
talking
a
10-year
20-year
plan.
You
need
to
have
vision.
C
E
Sure
I
think
I'll
repeat
this
again,
like
you
know
some
of
the
challenges
what
I
have
been
knowing
is
like
the
definitely
enrollment
challenges
and
the
balance
between
the
schools.
Definitely,
this
is
continuing
to
be
a
challenge
for
some
more
time
and
we
have
to
find
you
know
creative
solution
for
that
and
I'm
sure
like
I'll,
be
able
to
you
know
with
my
help
like
whatever
I
can
I
will
try
to
plot
in
on
that
and
try
to
do
that.
Second,
one
is
like
definitely
turning
the
trust
in
the
community.
E
That's
very
important
right,
it's
not
that
we
did
not
have
it
earlier,
but
again
we
are
in
the
continuous
improvement
process
and
I
strongly
believe
in
that,
and
there
is
a
room
for
us
to
have
that
better.
The
third
one
is
definitely
to
always.
We
have
been
hearing
about
red
budget,
reject.
We
had
to
see
that
some
ways
and
means
to
see
that
a
more
you
know
a
better
budget
which
will
be
more
make
successful
students
thank.
G
Right
so
coming
from
a
corporate
management
background
actually
have
a
lot
experience
doing
strategic
plans,
sometimes
I
think
we
do
even
one
a
year,
so
I'm
gonna
not
talk
so
much
about
what
the
contents
of
the
plan
should
be,
because
that's
something
that
really
should
come
with
community
input.
But
I
want
to
talk
to
you
what
I
think
should
structurally
what
should
be
in
that
plan
all
right.
So
dr.
baker
has
started
in
an
exercise
to
sort
of
envision.
G
You
know
maybe
not
so
much
threats,
and
so
it
but
I
think
in
this
context,
but
I
think
that's
that's
a
place
to
start
and
then
we
should
do
a
comparative
analysis
on
what
are
the
best
schools
in
the
field.
Doing
we
should
talk
about
how
we
want
to
be
organized
a
timeline
for
implementation
and
then
a
mechanism
on
how
we
outreach
to
the
community.
Thank
you.
Thank.
B
C
This
is
my
number
one
priority
and
I
think
this
is
where
I
can
help.
The
most
five
million
dollars
in
red
is
not
a
good
place
to
be
it's.
It's
improving,
they're,
definitely
fixing
it
right
now.
Dr.
Baker
and
his
staff
are
doing
a
great
job.
Turning
it
around
and
projections
can
be,
are
looking
better
but
we're
not
there.
Yet.
C
You
know
what
I
really
think
props
there
teens
a
problem.
I
know
a
lot
of
people
told
me
not
to
touch
this,
but
eventually
the
state
has
to
fix
it.
Just
did
it's
40
year
anniversary
and
it's
kind
of
ruined
in
the
infrastructure
of
the
whole
state.
Sure
I
wouldn't
touch
people's
retirement
homes
and
things
like
that.
But
we
can
text
our
commercial
a
lot
better.
We
can
get
a
lot
more
money
from
them.
E
Definitely
it
is
an
issue
right
I
think
we
have
been.
Everybody
is
talking
at
least
budget
one
time
in
each
of
our
speech
right.
So
definitely
this
is
an
area
where
we
need
to
look
into
and
I
think
what
we
need
to
do
is
I
know
it's
a
continuous
improvement
process
again
in
my
previous
one
I
said:
I
think
we
have
to
get
into
more
efficient
way
of
operation
overall,
look
into
all
ways
and
means
to
get
any
any.
You
know
any
way
which
you
can
save
and
put
it
in
the
right
way.
E
B
G
Right,
I
guess
on
a
scale
of
one
to
ten,
it
probably
would
be
a
seven
or
eight
for
me
when
I
talk
to
folks
that
are
been
here
for
decades
and
I
go
back
and
talk
to
them.
What
were
their
problems
back
then
it's
about
the
budget
because
I
think
there's
some
structural
issues
here.
Let
me
talk
a
bit
about
how
I
see
this
right,
because
there
are
some
factors
outside
of
our
control.
So,
first
of
all
we're
a
revenue
limit
district
right.
G
What
that
means
is
we
get
paid
on
average
daily
attendance,
more
kids,
we
serve
more
money,
we
get
so
you
look
at
some
of
the
trends
that
are
outside
our
control
number
one
enrollment
enrollment
is
what
about
seventeen
thousand
three
hundred
kids
and
we're
looking
at
probably
a
three
percent
drop
up
until
2020
to
start
coming
back
up
at
23.
So
what
happens?
Is
you
have
an
88
increase
of
about
2.7
percent?
G
You
have
an
enrollment
drop,
that's
a
little
bit
that
takes
hat
down,
and
then
you
have
basically
some
of
the
decisions
of
the
governor's
made
in
terms
of
the
teacher
employee
pensions,
which
kind
of
gives
that
curve
down
and
what
and
that's
what's
resulting
in
some
other
projected
deficits.
So
definitely
it's
a
concern,
because
we're
gonna
have
to
take
some
actions
to
make
sure
we
protect
the
classroom.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
H
You
know
CUSD
finds
itself
in
the
position
of
being
the
only
as
jerry
was
describing
a
revenue
limit
or
local
control,
funded
funding
formula
funded
district
in
our
area.
We
are
surrounded
on
all
sides
by
districts
that
have
significantly
more
money
per
student
than
we
have.
Our
students
are
not
getting
their
fair
share
and
so
I
think.
One
of
the
things
that
comes
from
that
is.
It
is
fair
to
expect
your
school
board
members
to
be
advocates.
E
Academic
excellence,
for
me,
is
not
just
a
getting
AirPlus
everywhere,
I
think
getting
the
our
you
know.
Definitely
the
future
of
our
countries,
our
our
children,
the
children
should
excel
in
everything
it
whether
it
could
be
a
sport
whether
it
could
be
a
debate
and
speech.
It
could
be
a
sign
science,
stem
or
math
doesn't
matter
or
world
history
or
even
to
allow
other
people.
My
view
of
academic
excellence
is
getting
a
child
into
a
level
that
he
or
she
can
shine
in
every
aspect
of
it.
E
G
It's
probably
the
traditional
academic
excellence.
It's
the
folks
that
know
what
problems
there
is
to
solve
right,
identifying
with
our
problems
and
being
able
to
communicate
that
and
pull
the
team
together.
That's
what
that's
what
constitutes
success,
and
so
for
me
a
lot
of
this.
It's
around.
There
is
a
core
of
sort
of
knowledge,
but
then
there
is
character
leadership
there
is
being
able
to
work
with
folks,
and
there
are
some
of
the
traits
around
persistence
that
I
think
are
key
to
excellence.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Laurie.
H
Yeah
so,
as
I
mentioned
before,
I
define
academic
success
for
our
students,
as
balance
that
it
is,
it
is
balancing
that
strive
for
academic
excellence
with
the
social
and
emotional
well-being
and
needs
of
every
one
of
our
learners.
We
have
a
program
in
CUSD
called
project
cornerstone
at
many
of
our
schools,
as
well
as
some
other
programs
that
support
social
and
emotional
learning
and
I
believe
that
that
those
are
critical
to
what
we
are
doing
for
learners,
because,
as
Jerry
said,
you
know
in
my
professional
career.
H
I
know
that
my
best
therapists,
and
certainly
my
best
partners
as
parent
leaders
in
this
district
are
people
who
can
embrace
critical
thinking
and
innovation
and
creativity
and
thinking
outside
of
the
box,
but
compassion
and
so
I
think
kindness
and
compassion
is,
is
also
a
part
of
that
definition
of
academic
excellence.
For
me,
thank
you.
Thank.
C
C
When
I
went
to
school,
I
was
a
scholar
athlete
you
know,
I
did
good
in
the
books
and
I
did
good
on
the
field,
but
I
also
did
good
in
the
community
I
volunteered
I
worked
at
food
banks
and
I
helped
people
around
in
the
homeless,
shelters
and
things
and
I'm
not
sure
if
our
kids
are
doing
that
yet
or
enough
at
least
I
think
that's
a
pretty
important
component
that
we're
probably
starting
to
slip
up
on
here.
While
we
chase
that
4.5,
GPA
and
I
think
just
kind
of
civic
knowledge.
C
B
G
G
We
have
pending
a
potential
project
coming
at
BALCO
in
the
sort
of
the
Collins
area
that
could
dump
another
couple
hundred
kids
into
the
area.
I,
don't
think
I.
Can
you
know
these
were
sort
of
the
issues?
I,
don't
think
that
I
can,
you
know,
give
an
answer
to
in
60
seconds.
What
I
would
do
is
outreach
to
the
community.
I
think
this
is
the
kind
of
thing.
That's
you
know.
G
A
boundary
changes
is
always
a
touchy
issue
and
you
know
I'm
what
I'm
hoping
is
that
you
know
one
of
the
the
whole
point
of
having
a
strategic
plan
is.
We
can
actually
talk
about
what
our
share
goals
are,
because
what
happens
I
see
is
we
see
a
problem
when
we
jump
in
which
trying
to
optimize
it
without
getting
a
shared
understanding
of
what
are
the
facts
are
what
are
the
goals
we're
trying
to
get
to,
and
so
that's
the
process
I
would
follow
through
to
resolving
enrollment
issue.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
You
Laurie
yeah,
so
Jerry
did
a
great
job
of
defining
some
of
the
issues
at
play
with
our
enrollment
and
balance.
I
think
that
when
it
comes
to
our
biggest
challenges
as
a
district,
this
is
where
community
engagement
is
key.
It
must
be
a
ongoing
proactive
conversation
with
our
community
looking
to
identify
issues
and
and
more
importantly,
to
seek
common
ground,
ultimately,
as
a
extremely
low
funded
district,
we
are
going
to
have
to
make
tough
choices
around
our
enrollment
around
our
around
our
schools
and
I.
H
Think
that's
why
it's
critical
that
we
have
members
of
our
Board
of
Education
who
are
prepared
to
make
the
tough
choices,
but
also
to
absolutely
seek
input
and
seek
continuous
engagement
with
the
community
as
a
part
of
that
process.
I
think
neighborhood.
Schools
are
the
foundations
of
our
of
our
communities
here
in
CUSD,
and
thank.
C
Housings,
a
big
issue:
we
can't
all
live
in
$4,000,000
McMansions.
Some
of
us
are
gonna,
have
to
rant
like
my
wife
and
I,
and
that's
okay.
We
need
to
have
more
housing,
that's
affordable
for
our
teachers,
for
our
janitors
for
our
mechanics.
We
can't
have
people
driving
in
from
Manteca
to
be
teachers
like
one
of
my
wife's
colleagues
at
the
high
school
district.
It's
just
too
far.
It's
it's
a
California
problem.
It's
a
Bay,
Area
problem,
affordable
housing
is
a
real
issue
that
we
have
to
stop
ignoring
so
spread
it
out.
C
E
Pretty
much
everybody
tests
up,
but
I
think
it's
more.
It
needs
more
discussion
right.
It
is.
It
is
a
touchy
subject.
Actually
it
is.
There
is
no
single
solution
for
solving
this
issue,
because
this
needs
more
discussion.
It
may
take
time
right
for
us
to
get
into
that
real
solution
for
that,
but
there
are
plenty
of
things
like
which
could
be
like
you
know
you
can
make
now.
For
example,
we
have
we
have
lot
of
in
CUSD
itself.
We
have
multiple
schools
which
is
not
neighborhood
school
today.
E
If
you
see
it,
which
is
an
alternative
school
program,
we
can
probably
opening
up
offer
that
but
I'm
not
providing
a
solution
here,
but
I
am
thinking.
I
am
saying
I'm,
just
putting
some
I'm
just
doing
the
part
here
saying
that
something
of
that
kind
make
mu
equal
to
you
know
have
some
attractive
program
everywhere,
where
people
can
try
going
if
they
are
interested.
Something
oh
and
different
settings
probably
will
be
able
to
think
and
brainstorm
and
bring
it
in.
Thank.
B
H
H
Hiring
and
retaining
quality
professionals
is,
is
critical
to
our
success
as
a
district
compensation
matters,
but
I
think
if
we
all
think
about
our
own
professional
careers.
We
also
know
that,
when
you
feel
supported
when
you
feel
respected,
when
you
feel
like
what
you
are
doing
matters
when
you
feel
like
you
are
being
listened
to
when
you
feel
like
your
input
is
being
included
in
the
decision-making.
Those
are
all
things
that
lead
to
a
district
where
teachers
will
want
to
spend
their
careers
with
us.
H
I
think
that
professional
development
matters
I
think
giving
our
teachers
opportunities
to
not
only
express
what
their
what
they
view
their
professional
tract
is
looking
like,
but
also
what
their
goals
are
for
themselves
and
then
encouraging
and
helping
them
achieve
those
goals.
It's
also
something
that
would
make
us
an
attractive
district
for
educators
to
spend
their
time
facing.
H
C
I
mention
housing
yet
yeah,
it's
a
real
issue.
It's
getting
harder
to
live
here,
guys
it's
getting
much
harder,
so
we
can
only
do
so
much
with
salaries
because
we're
limited
on
what
we
get
from
the
state
and
everything
else
so
having
great
packages.
It's
not
as
easy.
You
know,
Google
has
all
their
fun
stuff
all
their
perks
school
boards
can't
do
that.
We
just
we
do
not
have
the
public
funds
available.
So
what
can
we
do?
We
can
maybe
subsidize
housing.
Let's
look
at
it.
C
You
know,
let's
not
shut
it
down
so
fast,
like
we
did
with
West
Valley.
Let's
check
this
Valco
thing
out:
let's
see
what
happens
over
there.
Maybe
we
can
keep
some
people
here.
Get
teachers
paid
the
right
salaries.
They
should
be
making
just
as
much
as
these
tech
folks
over
in
the
engineering
world,
and
doctors
and
lawyers
get
them
the
right
salaries.
They'll
stick
around.
Thank.
E
So
I
think
one
of
my
five
priorities
which
I
put
to
a
staff
development.
Definitely
the
staff
development
comes
in
picture
yeah,
so
people
even
for
me,
myself,
like
I,
won't
just
go
based
on
the
salary
vortech
I
need
to
have
a
good
environment
for
me
to
work
for
me
to
be
sexy
for
me
and
while
doing
the
job,
what
I'm,
learning
or
after
10
years
of
work
what
I
learned.
So
these
are
probably
the
one
of
the
facilities,
the
proportional
development
and
the
pride
itself
like
on
what
they
are
doing.
E
That's
what,
as
an
administrators,
we
should
be
doing
it.
We
should
give
them
an
environment
that
definitely
excel
their
career
or
their
pride
and
so
on.
Definitely,
compensation
is
a
big
big,
big
one
and
that
there
are
challenges
on
that
which
they
need
to
look
into,
but
at
the
same
time
see
what
all
the
other
ways
and
means
how
we
are
better
than
our
neighboring
school
district
Howard.
It
just
would
come
here
and
do
it
so
is
by
working
in
USD.
Is
there
something
better?
G
So
you
know
in
the
corporate
HR
world
there
is
say,
there's
a
thing
called
as
a
psychologist
named
Maslow
and
there's
a
Maslow
theory
of
needs.
It's
a
pyramid
right
and
at
the
bottom
or
basically,
you
know
you
need
to
be
able
to
survive
and
at
the
top
of
that
pyramid
is
really
things
like
self-actualization.
What
is
it
that
that
you
want
to
fulfill
now?
I
think
you
know
where
we
are
with
our
revenue
limit
district,
where
it's
just
not.
G
You
know,
frankly,
not
it's
hard
for
us
to
be
competitive
and
outpacing
all
the
other
districts.
You
know
we
need
to
do
an
adequate
job
there.
So
that's
the
first
thing,
I
think.
The
second
thing
here
is
there's
more
to
a
job
than
compensation,
there's
a
quality
of
life
and
there's
basically
helping
the
teachers
through
professional
development.
One
of
the
things
when
I
talk
to
the
teachers
of
the
schools
is
a
lot
of
it.
G
It's
around
just
the
bureaucracy,
things
that
take
time
away
from
the
things
they
want
to
do
and
if
we
were
to
kind
of
you
know
get
rid
of
some
of
that,
it
would
really
help
them.
And
last
thing
is
just
you
know
in
our
PTA,
which
has
helped
a
teacher
which
is
funded
if
she
had
always
wanted
to
put
together
a
lego
club,
and
we
gave
her
a
thousand
dollars
to
do
that.
And
first
pictures
came
in
wonderful.
Thank.
B
C
Hey
Phyllis:
are
you
ready
to
have
a
bit
of
a
hard
time?
Yeah
yeah,
so
Phyllis
will
be
our
our
our
senior
advisor
pretty
much
she'll
be
left
there
alone
if
Liang
wins
and
rolls
off
to
City
Council,
so
yeah
challenges
we're
all
gonna
be
green
and
we
all
have
to
learn
in
the
ropes
of
this
thing.
Lori
sure
she's
been
there.
She's
had
experience
there
as
a
participant,
but
not
fully
engaged
in
it.
So
we're
all
gonna
have
a
big
learning
curve,
but
at
least
most
of
us
have
some
board
experience
and
things.
C
So
we
understand
the
the
bureaucracy
and
the
rules
around
it
back
to
getting
to
know
the
whole
district.
This
is
a
big
district.
I
think
I've
heard
a
stat
that
it's
the
largest
in
Northern
California
and
getting
out
to
25
schools
within
a
year.
It's
gonna
be
tough,
but
if
you
have
a
loose
enough
schedule,
you
can
make
it
happen.
So
that's
really
where
I'm
gonna
focus.
Thank.
E
Definitely
what
I
understand
is
definitely
we
need
to
have
five
board
members.
You
don't
have
a
choice
there
right.
So
what
is
the
best
out
of
that
like
you,
and
if
you
don't
have
a
fourth
person
that
what
you
do
that
right,
so
I
think
what
I
would
propose
or
I
would
do,
is
like
without
burdening
the
district
already,
which
is
already
bleeding.
E
Is
there
any
better
way
for
us
to
resolve
this
issue
and
definitely,
as
well
said
that
we
have
to
definitely
tap
a
lot
of
expertise
from
the
others,
like
you
know
whose
experience
people
are
on
like
listen
of
this,
so
we
should
see
that
how
we
can
run
at
the
same
time
to
see
that
whether
we
can
you
know,
as
for
the
I,
think
requirement,
we
need
to
have
the
fifth,
the
person
or
the
fourth
person
in
this
case
and
see
that
what
is
the
best
way,
how
we
can
recruit?
Thank.
G
Right
sure,
I
guess
yeah
I
was
happy
that
were
sort
of
assuming
she
wins
her
a
City
Council
race.
With
this
question,
well,
I'll
just
go
with
that:
I
actually
see
a
lot
more
opportunities
and
challenges.
I
think
we're
very,
very
lucky
to
have
Phyllis
local
continuing
on
the
board.
She
is
a
professional
she's,
working,
the
district
and
so
I
think
in
terms
of
someone
who
understands
the
business.
If
I
had
to
pick
one
person
to
sort
of
guide
the
rest
of
the
board,
it
would
be
Phyllis,
okay
and
then
the
next
I
think.
G
The
other
factor
here
is
the
arrival
of
a
new
superintendent
I.
Think
the
last
couple
years
in
this
district
I
think,
however,
you
see
things
I
would
say.
Controversial
is
probably
a
good
word
that
most
people
would
agree
and
I
think
this
allows
us
to
with
with
the
sort
of
start
a
new
chapter
I.
One
of
the
reasons
for
me
wanting
to
run
this
time
is
really
tough,
an
opportunity
to
work
with
a
superintendent,
a
new
board
to
really
set
a
new
direction,
I
think
in
from
what
I've
seen
so
far
of
dr.
G
H
So
certainly
the
challenge
is
is:
is
continuity
of
leadership
right
and
I?
Think
everybody
has
identified
that
we
are
especially
proud
of
and
thankful
for
Phyllis's
leadership
there,
but
I
also
think
that
when
you
are
choosing
your
next
board
members,
you
know
skills
like
leadership,
skills,
collaboration,
skills,
picking
somebody
who
is
known
to
be
a
listener
and
a
team
player,
and
somebody
who
is
interest
driven,
not
necessarily
position
driven.
H
Somebody
who
is
not
just
looking
to
put
forward
their
own
position
on
something,
but
really
to
look
for
the
interests
of
the
community
and
to
drive
those
forward
in
setting
new
policy
will
be
important.
I
think
somebody
who
is
open
to
working
collaboratively
not
only
with
the
board
but
with
the
superintendent
and
I'm
gonna
end
there.
Thank.
B
E
So
so
one
thing
is
like
you
know,
which
we
have
been.
We
have
been
always
trying.
Definitely
walking
is
an
option
and
biking
is
an
option
which
we
have
been
trying
actually
as
a
PTA
leader
which
I
have
been
trying.
This
from
faria
might
like
eight
years
back,
I
started
this
and
continued
in
Kennedy
in
Kennedy
we
did
a
vault
vault
program.
I,
you
know
some
of
you
must
be
knowing
this
like.
We
know
we
used
to.
E
We
used
to
count
how
many
kids
are
working
and
coming
kind
of
end
up
in
in
one
time
use
as
a
PTO
president.
What
I
am
doing
is
we
have
a
traffic
controller
right
now
right
and
we
are
inviting
the
you
know
safe
route
to
school
and
many
you
know,
initiatives
which
is
solid
in
the
city
level
which
is
taken.
E
We
are
encouraging,
so
I
think
my
proposal
would
be
here
is
to
first
of
all,
we
need
to
have
a
safer
path
for
people
to
walk
the
kids
to
walk
right
like
we
do
not
want
them
to
be
without
without
enough,
you
know,
sidewalks
and
other
things.
We
need
to
have
a
create.
A
safer
environment
and
encourage
them
to
walk
or
bike.
Thank.
G
In
preparing
for
this
you
know
I
review
some
of
the
past
forums
and
traffic
keeps
coming
up
in
every
single
one
of
these.
So
it's
a
long-standing
problem
and
I
and
I
believe
it's
a
structural
one,
because
fundamentally
the
schools
in
the
roads
were
built
at
an
earlier
time
where
there
are
a
lot
fewer
folks.
Okay,
so
with
that
said,
I
think
if
I
were
on
the
board,
one
of
the
things
I
would
do
would
be
to
reach
out
to
work
with
the
respective
City
Council's
the
school
traffic.
G
You
know
that
the
school
power
sort
of
enter
the
school
boundary
and
I
have
a
lot
of
experience
with
this,
where
the
the
principal's
was
really
helpful
is
to
be
able
to
do
much
outside
of
that,
so
first
would
be
to
work
with
the
City
Council's
I.
Think
there's
you
know
at
the
schools
have
been
that
there's
been
a
number
of
things
that
we've
been
able
to
do
sort
of
out
of
box
thinking
to
sort
of
spread
out
to
sort
of
help
with
a
traffic
primary
problems.
G
H
They're,
certainly,
education,
matters
having
a
safe
routes
to
school
curriculum
in
our
schools
is
something
that
we
do
not
have
a
universal
solution
across
our
district
for
right
now,
making
sure
that
all
students
in
our
in
our
schools
are
getting
that
same
opportunity
for
that
education,
as
well
as
for
the
routes
and
the
district
must
play
a
role
I
think
in
helping
to
identify
where
we
can
be
partners.
Traffic
is
a
regional
problem.
H
It
will
require
regional
solutions
and
so
being
able
to
work
with
our
surrounding
cities
with
our
jurisdictions,
with
our
agencies,
to
look
for
where
we
might
have
opportunities
to
partner
for
grant
funding
where
we
might
have
opportunities
in
our
next
Bond
to
maybe
address
infrastructure
changes
that
might
improve
traffic
flow
in
and
out
of
our
schools.
All
of
those
things
will
be
critical
to
improving
state
suits
student
safety
and
traffic.
Thank.
C
Is
a
funny
one
I
just
changed
my
tune
on
this
one.
Just
today
at
first
I
was
all
about
bringing
school
buses
back,
but
it's
a
little
antiquated
and
it's
expensive,
and
what
I
just
learned
from
home
is
that
at
the
high
school
level
they
are
piloting
a
lifts
type
app
where
people
can
carpool
and
you're
vetted
and
you're
safe.
So
that's
less
cars.
Kids
are
getting
in
cars
with
with
parents
already,
so
you
might
as
well
maximize
those
cars
instead
of
one-on-one.
Let's
get
more
bodies
into
these
vehicles,
yeah.
F
C
B
You
now
we'll
turn
to
the
question
that
we
gave
the
candidates
in
advance
to
give
them
the
opportunity
to
comment
on
something
they
did
not
get
asked
about
this
evening.
So
Jerry
he'll
be
the
first
to
respond.
Would
you
please
state
and
answer
a
question
you
wish
you
had
been
asked
this
evening.
Sure.
G
My
question
would
be:
why
do
you
thinks
USDA
is
such
a
great
school
district?
And
my
answer
is
it's
because
of
the
people?
It's
it's.
It's
people
like
way
a
PTA
mom
who
volunteers
for
everything
she
can
and
does
everything
with
such
meticulous,
loving
care.
It's
people
like
Daryl,
a
science
teacher
who
goes
out
of
his
way
to
pack
his
classroom
with
the
latest
technology,
so
the
history
get
excited
about
stem.
G
It's
people
like
Sheila,
a
librarian
who
scrambles
to
maintain
a
great
collection
for
her
students,
even
though
for
years,
she's
gotten
no
material
budget
from
the
district,
and
it's
people
like
Ann,
a
new
principal
who
comes
into
a
distrustful
community
and
turns
it
into
an
enthusiastic
one
because
she
listens
and
she
takes
action
and
I.
Think
it's
because
of
people
like
that
in
thousands
across
the
district
whom
I
haven't
met.
G
H
So
I
think
the
question
that
I'd
ask
and
answer
is:
what
is
your
commitment
to
serving
on
see
us
DS
board
I'm,
a
big
believer
in
actions
speaking
just
as
loudly
as
words?
I
have
dedicated
myself
to
service
in
this
district
for
the
majority
of
the
last
decade,
leveraging
both
my
leadership
and
my
professional
skills
for
the
benefit
of
kids
in
this
community
I
am
committed
to
the
promise
of
public
education
I
believe
it
is
the
foundation
of
not
only
our
democracy
but
of
the
American
dream.
H
H
The
challenges
that
we
face
as
a
school
district
will
change
over
time,
but
will
what
will
not
change?
Is
my
commitment
to
listening
to
seeking
input
to
finding
common
ground?
I
am
grounded
in
the
shared
history
of
this
community
and
I'm
committed
to
our
future,
and
that
is
my
commitment
to
CUSD.
Thank
you
very
much.
Well,.
B
C
E
Think
what
I
would
hear
I
would
say
it's
like
how
my
experience
would
directly
benefit
the
functioning
of
this
board.
Okay
and
as
I
told
you,
I've
been
an
engineering
leader
at
community
leader,
PTA
leader,
wherever
I
am
I've
been
a
leader.
Okay
and
I
was
a
natural
leader
not
nominated
leader
or
pushed
by
somebody.
Okay
I
was
wherever
I
am
I
was
asked
to
take
it
right
and
I.
Think
I
truly
represent
the
community,
and
the
parents
and
I
understand
what
they
are
looking
for
in
terms
of
transparency,
communication
and
so
on.
E
B
B
The
candidates,
the
candidates
will
remain
after
the
forum
to
give
you
a
chance
to
talk
to
them
individually.
You
may
also
pick
up
their
literature
in
the
lobby.
Please
visit
LW
VCS
org
in
the
coming
days
to
find
the
video
for
tonight's
forum
go
to
the
calendar
on
the
website
scroll
down
for
the
listing
for
this
event,
and
you
will
find
the
forum
link
I,
also
encourage
you
to
check
out
voters
edged
org,
formerly
smart
voter.
B
This
is
the
League
of
Women
Voters
election
information
website
among
the
valuable
information
and
includes
content
on
the
money
behind
politics.
At
the
federal
and
state
level.
More
information
will
be
added
to
voters
edge
throughout
October,
especially
for
local
contests
and
measures.
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
coming
this
evening
and
also
thank
the
people
who
sent
in
questions
by
mail.
We
greatly
appreciate
the
city
of
Cupertino
for
the
use
of
community
Hall
and
for
their
wonderful
TV
crew.
Who
makes
this
forum
available
to
Cupertino
voters.
B
We
hope
tonight's
forum
has
helped
you
with
your
voting
decisions
and,
if
you
like
this
event
and
would
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help
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visit
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the
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You
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importantly,
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Thank
you
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