Vaishali "Shali" Sirkay
CA · President, Los Altos School District Board
Vaishali "Shali" Sirkay is president of the Los Altos School District board, and has served on the county Juvenile Justice Commission. Her priorities are student health and wellbeing and equitable support for children and families.
Where Vaishali "Shali" Sirkay stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record), Civil Rights (2 records)
Opposes
Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Voted with a 4-1 board majority to put Measure EE, a $350 million school bond for repairs and a new campus, on the November 2024 ballot.
August 5, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted with a 4-1 board majority to put Measure EE, a $350 million school bond for repairs and a new campus, on the November 2024 ballot.
August 5, 2024Supports Public Education Quality
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Voted with a 5-0 board to start switching Los Altos School District elections from at-large to trustee areas, after a voting-rights challenge.
August 17, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: mv-voice.com
As Los Altos School District board president, urged the county board of education to reprimand Bullis Charter School for enrolling too few low-income, Latino and disabled students. The county voted 6-1 to do so.
May 5, 2021Supports Civil Rights
Source: mv-voice.com
Track record — General
General · 4 records
Was endorsed by the Santa Clara County Democratic Party for the Los Altos School District board in the 2026 election.
October 1, 2026
Source: sccdp.org
Was chosen by the board for a second term as Los Altos School District board president.
December 15, 2025
Source: mv-voice.com
Voted with a 4-1 board majority to pursue giving the district's new Mountain View campus to Bullis Charter School, saying most district parents opposed giving up a neighborhood school.
October 13, 2025
Source: mv-voice.com
Argued at a board meeting that any facilities deal with Bullis Charter School must include a cap on its enrollment.
April 12, 2019
Source: mv-voice.com
Past race Vaishali "Shali" Sirkay ran in:
- Los Altos School District Governing Board Member · November 3, 2026 · Los Altos Elementary School District, California · incumbent