Herald Publications - El Segundo, Hawthorne, Lawndale & Inglewood Community Newspapers Since 1911 - (310) 322-1830 - Vol. 2, No. 42 - October 15, 2020
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Professionals.......................7
Classifieds............................2
Election 2020.................... 1-2
Hawthorne............................3
Hawthorne Hotspot............2
Huber’s Hiccups..................4
Lawndale..............................4
Inglewood.............................5
Legals....................................6
Pets........................................7
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Forecast
LESD Is Awarded The
CalFresh Healthy Living Grant
Through this new partnership with LA Public Health, the grant will help strive for food justice. During these times of COVID uncertainty, availability of healthy, affordable food and maintaining good health
cannot be added to the list of worries. Photo courtesy Lawndale Elementary School District.
See Wiseburn Q & A, page 2
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Wiseburn Unified School Board
Candidates Question & Answers
By Duane Plank
What skill set can you bring to the
school board that is unique, considering
that there will be budgetary challenges
in the upcoming years?
Neil Goldman: (1) Strategic Planning/Financial
Management. I own a strategic planning,
financial services consulting company that has
helped 500+ organizations make better resource
decisions, create more engagement, and drive
success. My financial foresight is already helping
Wiseburn proactively navigate challenges:
I’ve pushed to increase reserves—our District’s
savings—for a rainy day fund, and to similarly
reconvene the budget committee. My strategy
work led the Wiseburn Assurances, vision and
priorities; my expertise here will help drive
focus and alignment moving forward.
2) The ability to see the big picture, bring
people together, and create all-win solutions. I
honor, respect and seek out differing opinions,
and then bring opposing parties together to
listen to, and learn from, each other. My
communication skills and entrepreneurial
background help to drive understanding, create
innovative options, and find non-obvious
solutions. This may be especially important if
difficult choices need to be made in a budgetconstrained
environment ahead.
Joanne Kaneda: I have a uniquely blended
classroom and industry management skillset
that is directly applicable to tackling WUSD
budget challenges.
1. I am the only candidate that is an experienced,
certificated teacher. I know first-hand
the necessity of blending classroom goals with
available budget to deliver the best education
for kids and community.
2. I am also the only candidate with years
of experience as a successful aerospace executive
delivering on large commitments. My
education includes a Master’s in Business
Administration and UCLA Executive Management
certification. As your Board Member and
Board Representative to the Budget Committee,
I apply my industry maturity to plan and
execute the WUSD budget within district and
community priorities.
3. As your Board Member, I will execute
a rolling five-year budget strategy focused on
education commitments.
4. My combination of classroom and industry
know-how ensures WUSD budget accountability
with community input. More info at: https://
kaneda4wiseburn.com/.
Jessica Daugherty: I run a public policy
consulting firm that helps school districts,
companies, non-profit organizations, and government
agencies solve big challenges, create
education and workforce programs, and fund
those programs. I understand education policy
and the myriad of funding available to districts.
I also understand how to creatively braid
funding streams across sectors in order to create
collective impact and sustainable programs
in tight financial times. For example, I helped
the tech company mitú, develop an internship
program for diverse youth that used City funding
to provide stipends for students and corporate
sponsorships to pay for the program creation.
This allowed the company to expose youth to
the tech industry at no cost to the company.
Furthermore, I raise millions of dollars
for nonprofits and agencies by writing large
government and philanthropic grants and developing
fundraising plans. These skills are
directly transferable to a School Board under
budgetary stress.
What do you see as the two most
important issues facing the District,
and why?
Joanne Kaneda: The two most important
issues facing WUSD are: 1) Safely returning
students and teachers to campus during the
COVID pandemic and, 2) Accurate, timely
communication between WUSD, the Board,
and the WUSD community.
As your WUSD Board Member, I believe
educating our students safely during the COVID
pandemic is our highest priority. While LA
County remains in the “purple,” most restricted
tier, distance learning is the safe education solution
for most students. Per LA County Health
Department, only students in specialized programs
can return to classrooms. Your WUSD
Board will proceed in November with a phased
plan to safely return these students to campus.
Your Board and WUSD Administration and
are actively improving communication pathways
with our community. In addition to improved
clarity on the Wiseburn.org website, I’ll add