Sanjay Dave
CA
Sanjay Dave is a semiconductor professional and parent of two district graduates who served eight years on the Mountain View-Los Altos high school board, including as president in 2024. His priorities are closing achievement gaps and student mental health.
Where Sanjay Dave stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (2 records), Public Infrastructure (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
Proposed in December 2020 that MVLA offer some in-person student support during distance learning. Colleagues did not back it then.
February 2, 2021Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mv-voice.com
As board president, voted to switch MVLA students to credit/no-credit grading for the spring 2020 pandemic semester. It passed 4-1.
April 6, 2020Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
Voted with a 5-0 board to install stadium lights and new sound systems at Mountain View and Los Altos high schools, and to fund their environmental review.
June 10, 2019Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
As board president, voted with a 4-0 board to hire Eric Volta as superintendent on a three-year contract at $350,000 a year.
June 3, 2024
Source: mv-voice.com
Was elected president of the MVLA board for 2024.
December 20, 2023
Source: mv-voice.com
Voted to approve a required ninth-grade ethnic studies course after raising concerns about balance in its written materials. It passed 4-0, with one abstention.
June 5, 2023
Source: mv-voice.com
At an April 2018 board meeting, questioned a district goal to enroll more minority students in AP science classes. Teachers condemned the remarks, and he apologized for how he worded them.
April 16, 2018
Source: mv-voice.com
Past race Sanjay Dave ran in:
- Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 3 · November 3, 2026 · Mountain View-Los Altos Union High School District Trustee Area 3