The Cupertino Union School District board of education will see at least two new members, while the Fremont Union High School District’s board of trustees will remain as is after the Nov. 4 general election.
Four candidates will vie for three seats on Cupertino Union’s school board. CUSD incumbents Gary McCue and Ben Liao will not be seeking re-election after many years of combined service. McCue was initially elected to the board in 2001 and Liao in 2007.
The election will see incumbent Anjali Kausar work to retain the seat she was appointed to in 2009. New candidates in the race include Kristen Pan Lyn, an accountant and parent, community volunteer Soma McCandless, and Chris Zhang, a high-tech attorney.
Winners will join incumbents Josephine Lucey and Phyllis Vogel. Lucey was first elected to the board in 2001 and Vogel in 2007. Both Lucey and Vogel and will run to retain their seats when their terms expire in 2016.
The K-8 school district is governed by a five-member board of education. Each board member is elected by the community at large and serves a four-year term. Board elections are held in November of even-numbered years.
Cupertino Union joined the city council in 2013 in switching elections from odd- to even-numbered years to coincide with the statewide general election as a way to cut costs and to boost voter turnout. The change saw current board members serve an extra year.
In the Fremont Union High School District, trustees Bill Wilson, Barbara Nunes and Hung Wei are up for re-election; however, no candidates came forward to challenge the trio for their seats.
As a result, the race will be uncontested and all three trustees will be sworn in for an additional four years at a district board meeting, likely in December, according to the district.
FUHSD also has a five-member board and oversees policy making decisions for the district, which includes Cupertino, Monta Vista, and Homestead high schools in Cupertino, Fremont High School in Sunnyvale and Lynbrook High School in San Jose.
Also on Nov. 4, there will be two measures for voter consideration tied to the high school district. Voters will consider Measure J, which proposes renewing the existing $98 per parcel tax from July 2016 through July 2022. The current tax expires in 2016.
Voters will also consider Measure K, which proposes a new $295 million bond measure to build new classrooms, improve aging facilities, and increase access to technology, according to the district.
For more information about measures and candidates, visit the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters at sccgov.org/sites/ro. Information about Measures J and K from the Fremont Union High School District can be found on the district website, fuhsd.org/measures.
