Supporting education and community involvement
Christine Case-Lo for MountainView Whisman School Board
Hi, I’m Christine Case-Lo, and I’m asking for your vote…
…to serve on the Mountain View Whisman School Board. I’ve been involved with the MVWSD district for over 16 years, and I’ve seen the Board go through highs and lows. I’ve been an advocate for a variety of issues in front of the Board, and I know how important it will be to listen and learn from the broader community as a member of the Board.
I’ve served as the chair of the SELPA 1 Community Advisory Committee, a special education parent group for MV, Los Altos and Palo Alto. I also helped found and lead the Learning Challenges Committee of the LAMV PTA Council. I’ve visited every school in the district as a volunteer for these groups, as well as working with Project Cornerstone, Ability Awareness Week and Girl Scouts. Through all of this work, I have learned that good communication, committed cooperation and encouraging community involvement are the keys to a thriving learning community.
I want to find pragmatic solutions to allow each student in our district, regardless of the challenges they and their families may face, to learn and thrive. I believe that every single student in our district has amazing potential, and I want to help that potential to bloom.
Qualifications
- Former Chair of the SELPA 1 CAC until consolidation into North County CAC. This was the special education community advisory committee for Mountain View, Los Altos and Palo Alto, and it served as a neutral bridge between families and administrators to allow for open communication and parent education on special education issues. The CAC provided parent education talks, resource fairs, and support groups for families of children with learning challenges. Every special education student is also a general education student.
- Founder and Head of the Learning Challenges Committee of the Los Altos Mountain View PTA Council. This group helped bring items to classrooms to help teachers and students in Mountain View, Los Altos and the high school districts. Items like Calm Down kits, seating options, focus fidgets and more, helped students during pandemic learning and beyond to be able to more fully participate in learning.
- Served on the Specific Learner Needs Task Force and the Health and Wellness Committee for the MVWSD School District
- Volunteer for Project Cornerstone at Mistral and Castro Elementary
- Volunteer and session leader for Ability Awareness Week at elementary schools throughout Mountain View and Los Altos
- Member of the Public Policy Committee of The Arc of California
- Girl Scout troop leader and volunteer for broader Girl Scouts of Mountain View
- Resident of Mountain View since 2006
- Parent in the MVWSD district since 2007 until the present
- Current In Home Support Services worker, Member of SEIU 2015.
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