Amy Koo
CA · Member, Sequoia Union High School District Board of Trustees
Amy Koo, a financial professional and former Gilead Sciences director, has served on the Sequoia Union High School District board since 2022 after nine years on the Belmont-Redwood Shores School Board. She says she will recruit and keep strong teachers and keep district finances sound.
Where Amy Koo stands, based on their records
Supports
Public Education Quality (1 record)
Mixed record
Government Spending Reduction (1 support · 1 oppose)
Track record
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 support · 1 oppose
Voted with all five Sequoia Union High School District trustees on 2026-02-04 to close TIDE Academy, a small STEM high school in Menlo Park, and move its program to Woodside High School. The district cited falling enrollment and a budget deficit.
February 4, 2026Supports Government Spending Reduction
Source: almanacnews.com
Voted with a unanimous Belmont-Redwood Shores School District board, as reported 2022-03-07, to ask voters to renew the district's school parcel tax at $292 per parcel for 10 years. She said the money would also help hire more school counselors.
March 7, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: smdailyjournal.com
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 1 support
Voted with a unanimous Belmont-Redwood Shores School District board, as reported 2022-03-07, to ask voters to renew the district's school parcel tax at $292 per parcel for 10 years. She said the money would also help hire more school counselors.
March 7, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: smdailyjournal.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Declined to back a 2026-04-22 motion by Trustee Rich Ginn to offer ninth-grade honors English at every Sequoia high school. The motion failed with only Ginn and Sathvik Nori in support. As board president, Koo defended a shared ninth-grade class for all students.
April 22, 2026
Source: smdailyjournal.com
Won the 2022-11-08 election for the Sequoia Union High School District board, Trustee Area A, with about 56% of the vote over fellow trustee Suvarna Bhopale.
November 8, 2022
Source: rwcpulse.com
Received the San Mateo Daily Journal editorial board's endorsement on 2018-09-14 for re-election to the Belmont-Redwood Shores School District board. The paper credited her work on attracting and keeping teachers.
September 14, 2018
Source: smdailyjournal.com
Past race Amy Koo ran in:
- Sequoia Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area A · November 3, 2026 · Sequoia Union High School District Trustee Area A · incumbent