Linda Angona, Upland Unified School District board incumbent

I am seeking re-election to the Upland Unified School District Board of Trustees because I believe I can continue to make a positive difference in the lives of Upland students. The governance team, administrators, teachers and support staff at the district have a successful working relationship because we all work toward a single goal - student success. UUSD is able to attract the very best administrators and teachers because of this unity of purpose. I am committed to maintaining this goal and helping to move the district forward.
As a member of the Upland Unified School District Board of Trustees since 2001, I have worked as part of the governance team to ensure that Upland students are afforded the best public education possible. Student performance continues to rise year after year for all students while we narrow the achievement gap for underperforming students.
I volunteered alongside fellow community members to pass the original Measure K in 2000, a $36 million bond measure to improve the infrastructure of Upland's aging schools. The bond funds also provided for multi-purpose rooms, and the Upland High School library expansion, among other things. Thanks in large part to the success of the original Measure K, Upland voters passed a second Measure K in 2008 for $103 million that will allow for safety and energy improvements and the addition of 21st century classrooms to all Upland schools. As part of the oversight team that led to the successful completion of the original Measure K, I look forward to working in that same capacity with Measure K 2008.
As a founding member of the Upland Community Partnership for Youth Development in 1995, I volunteer with other community members to create and sustain neighborhood-based afterschool programs serving K-6 students in Upland. Additionally, as a 15 year member of the Kiwanis Club of Upland I work on community projects and help raise funds to better the lives of children.
I understand and value the power of community collaboration, which is a key factor in everything from creating ways to keep kids safe, both during and after school, to passing a bond measure to ensure that Upland schools are the safest, most technologically advanced learning environments in the region.
Your support ensures that we will continue to work together to produce outstanding graduates and citizens from Upland Unified School District.