I personally think that a Charter school is not good for Mountain View. For example, here at Graham, we can't get the same level of cleaning on campus because the district cut funding in favor of a charter school. I also think that instead of building a charter school which promises better education, we should invest the money in improving education in existing public schools. It's not fair to have our funding cut and our normal education to become even worse in favor of ONE new charter school. It is also a bit hypocritical that the Californian government endorses the charter schools after making poor education decisions for the existing system. Don't get me wrong, it's just that from a student's point of view, I don't agree with this.

@Graham Student: You have a legitimate concern about funding. But keep in mind the funding cut did NOT come because of the money being needed for the charter school. Funding was cut because the district mismanaged its money and had to make cuts. They are happy to give the charter school the blame, but it has already been pointed out that there are other reasons for these cuts.

How much does it pay? Sounds like a cushy gig....since that board doesn't seem to ever meet :) More seriously SB126 can't come soon enough.

I'd like to know which of these Mountain View residents live within the MVWSD boundaries. Saying they live in Mountain View isn't telling the entire story.

@MV Parent... just Google it. You can find them. Which is exactly why this job sounds like nothing but trouble.

How does one apply for this oversight position? There is no link or info.

STEVE NELSON!

@ Woohoo a resident of Gemello

"STEVE NELSON!"

I second that Emotion, but I think you are assuming Mr. Nelson would bring the same .... atmosphere to the BMV board as he did to the MVWSD board and I think that would not be the case.

BMV leaders may well find Mr. Nelson would be right at home on the BMV board.

Several weeks ago, I started making efforts to spread the word for people to start thinking about applying to the Board for this critical position. I just hope someone reasonable steps up and the MVWSD make an appropriate selection.

Perhaps we could ask former candidate for the MVWSD, Tamara Becher Patterson, to step up and apply for the job?

I would prefer someone who clearly can provide balance of opinions, even if they only have one vote out of 5 and probably cannot sway the decisions of the BMV leadership.