East Side Union High School District Governing Board Member, Trustee Area 1, Short Term
What does this office do?
- Setting the school district's budget and hiring the superintendent
- Deciding which schools open, close, or get rebuilt
- Approving curriculum, calendars, and teacher contracts
Affects: Government Efficiency, Government Spending Reduction, Public Safety and Crime Control,
Candidates:
Nonpartisan
Mer Curry Nuñez is an education and nonprofit consultant who recently led the Northern California College Promise Coalition and graduated from Piedmont Hills High. Her priorities are student mental health, educational equity, and preparing graduates for college and careers.
Nonpartisan
Patricia Martínez-Roach is an educator who taught for decades in Franklin-McKinley schools and served 13 years on the East Side Union High School District board and nine years on the Alum Rock school board. She holds a master's degree in education administration from San Jose State University.
Nonpartisan
Paul Pham is a certified public accountant, a partner at Chavan & Associates, and a San Jose restaurant owner who chairs the district's citizens bond oversight committee. He says students and teachers should come first and families deserve accountability from district leaders.
Sources: files.santaclaracounty.gov2 · vote.santaclaracounty.gov