Proven Commitment and Powerful Results for Our Schools
For six years, I have been an active and highly committed participant in our Kentfield School District community. I have taken on a number of leadership roles bringing parents and community members together to address important issues and create new programs to benefit our children’s curriculum, safety and the health and financial future of our schools. The following are the results of my commitment:
§ Led the Successful Campaign for the Recent Parcel Tax Renewal Initiative, which ensured renewal of 25% of the Kentfield School District budget. As Co-Chairs of the Measure A campaign, my husband John and I organized and led hundreds of committed volunteers to achieve passage of this school parcel funding initiative, which passed with a 68.5% Yes vote in March 2018. This secure funding ensures the continuing quality of our schools, including small class sizes, librarians and specialists for the next decade. Now, I hope to serve on the School Board to support our schools in using that funding well.
§ Raised $1.2 Million for 2015-2016 Kentfield Schools Foundation (kik) Annual Giving Campaign – As Co-Chairs of the Annual Giving Campaign, my husband John and I led a team of over 40 volunteers to exceed the kik fundraising goal and raise $1.2 million for the Kentfield School District. A key to our success was reviewing and upwardly revising the “Cost to Educate” metric – and thus the target average donation – to reflect the true full costs of educating each child in our district. In the course of that endeavor, I became intimately familiar with KSD finance and the sources of revenue and expenditures.
§ Improved Student Safety - To increase student safety, I worked with District and County employees to enhance safety features and secure a crossing guard for the 2018-2019 school year at the intersection of Manor Road and Sir Francis Drake Boulevard.
§ Created the Bacich Family Maker Night – I co-developed and co-Chaired a new-to-Bacich STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) event for the entire family that hosts nearly 700 community members. Entering its fourth year, this program has served as a model for several neighboring school districts that have since started their own Maker Nights.
In addition, I have served in long-term leadership roles in numerous local organizations that that support our schools and enrich children’s lives, including:
§ Kentfield Schools Foundation (kik) Board Member – I served three years on the kik Board including two years on the Executive Board.
§ Parent Education Chair, KSPTA (Kentfield Schools Parent Teacher Association) – For two years, I served as Chair of this committee, developing a highly-attended parent education program that brought in quality speakers on a slim budget.
§ Math Fair and Math Club Parent Coordinator – I coordinated parent volunteers for the annual Bacich Math Fair and was the Parent Lead Volunteer hosting a weekly Math club for 3rd and 4th graders.
§ Classroom Volunteer – My in-class involvement includes 6 years of being an Art for Bears Coordinator, Math centers volunteer, Class Garden Coordinator, and I chaired the 2016 Second Grade Heritage Day.
§ President, Ross Valley Nursery School Board of Trustees – Serving on this Board for two years, including as President, provided me with experience of how to work effectively as a Trustee on a school board.
§ President and Board Member, Family and Children’s Law Center – For over a decade I served on this Board, which included setting policies, reviewing, analyzing and approving budgets, and hiring Executive Directors.
