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Stakeholder Input Report for

Hacienda La Puente

Unified School District

City of Industry, California

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May 2020

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Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

City of Industry, California

Executive Summary

On April 30 and May 6, consultants Ben Johnson II and Dr. Darryl Adams conducted meetings

with district stakeholders representing three different groups associated with the Hacienda La

Puente Unified School. The consultants received input from approximately 50 plus individuals in

these groups. Input was gathered regarding the selection of a new superintendent for the Hacienda

La Puente Unified School online as well. There was one response in Korean, three responses in

Mandarin, four responses in Spanish and English 277 responses.

Outlined on this page and the next two pages is an Executive Summary of the major themes

expressed by the participants at these sessions. Following the Executive Summary is a

compilation of all the input received from these groups and individuals in response to the four

questions asked of each group and participant. The final section of the report will consist of

responses by individuals who completed the online survey and responded to the same four

questions.

1. What are the greatest assets of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

Community? (This information is used to help us recruit quality candidates.)

• It's diverse

• Our community has a deep and connected history to our school and district

• Generational Community

• Tight knit

• Family Oriented

• Great parks

• Good athletic programs and outside activities

2. What are the strengths/assets of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District?

(This information is used to help us recruit quality candidates.)

• The district is in a healthy financial position

• Excellent teacher and staff

• Caring teaching staff and employees

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• Students are the focus

• We have a rich academic program, offering 14 advanced placement courses, 9

honors courses, AVID, JROTC, Law Enforcement Academy, Mt. SAC Dual

Enrollment courses and 3 career pathways. We have academic competition squads

which compete in the Science Olympiad and Academic Decathlon competitions.

There is excellent community support for the schools

3. What are the most significant district, community or state issues the selected

person will face and need to deal with in order to be effective immediately? (This

information is shared with the final candidates.)

• Poor communication

• Lack of transparency

• Equity Issues: Divide between North and South side of The District.

• Clear understanding of budget & plans for allocation of bond funds

• Declining Enrollment

4. What characteristics are most important in the next superintendent of the

Hacienda La Puente Community School District? (This information is used as we

screen potential candidates.)

• A person who is an excellent communicator and will listen as well and is articulate

• A person who will build trust both internally and externally in the district

• Visionary: a strong leader but works collaboratively with all stakeholders.

• Puts students first in decision making

• Visible & Approachable

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Hacienda La Puente

CSEA

1. Good Things About the Community

Proud of the cities, economic differences, diversity, community closeness, three unique

communities, small town feel, home town feel, parades, big fireworks show, Celebration on

July 3rd, generational families, Buddhist Temple, nice parks, varying home prices, various

houses of worship, friendly people, high achievers, close to shopping, theme parks,

togetherness, opportunities, close knit families, organizes and rallies together for things,

many employees live in the community, Activist groups, museums, nature areas, community

centers, horse property. Long history, LA Sign

2. Good Things About the District

Majority of schools are golden award winners, academics, multicultural programs,

immersion programs, diverse, staff, great students, hard working employees, academies,

many employee are products of the schools district, playground equipment up to date (special

ed. Friendly), Modernized stadiums, 100th anniversary La Puente HS, music program, strong

alumni foundation, positive athletics, traditions, community service, great special ed facility

3. What should the candidate know before coming to Hacienda La Puente?

CSEA does not trust district, CSEA is not being heard & not treated respectfully, low overall

total compensation, negotiation in bad faith, lacking of transparency, support has declined,

people not held accountable, Hacienda/La Puente Movement formed due shed light on the

lack of transparency in the District, Recall effort on four Board Members, District moving to

Trustee Areas, Poor communication, Community not being heard, Funds for the Bond not

spent in a timely manner, low employee morale, reactive, high number of lawsuits,

community feels there are significant financial issues in the district, CSEA has experienced

major cuts and staff reductions, things done because of egos not the right thing, long term

employees leaving the district, racial tensions between different groups within the

community, poor planning (COVID is another example), CSEA does not received equitable

professional development, A merit district (3 commissioners)-District violated their process,

cooperation between community sports and school district had declined

4. What are the attributes, characteristics and traits you want from your superintendent?

Educational background in the classroom, integrity, accountability, diplomacy, Teambuilder,

strong communication skills (listen/written), fair minded, treats people equitable,

accessibility, active listen, problem solver humble, respectful, humanity, follow through,

business minded, speak other languages

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SEIU


Diverse, Varying socioeconomics, involved community, united community, passionate

community, well informed, great schools, parks, good athletics


Classified employees, dedicated teachers, all employees try to work as a team, good size

district, ability for people to connect, strong camaraderie, people care, long term employees,

care about students


A lot of projects, historical, very political, lack of equity in allocating resources, community

strongly influences Board decisions, lack of transparency, impression that everyone has an

agenda, district has low morale, key issued not share with community, declining enrollment,

understanding the skill of upper management, Is the District structured properly, poor

communication, information not always accurate on social media, SEIU are team players,

SEIU wants to partner with the District, all employees are not treated equitably, concerns that

many decisions are driven


Integrity, honesty, team player, high moral character, business savvy, committed, visionary,

inspirational, open communication, transparent, a person that can develop other leaders,

holding people accountable

HLPTA's Members Feedback


Family oriented; generational; loyal; warm group; multiple families living together;

supportive of school; people stay in the community; varied family events including

downtown Friday Night, 3rd of July celebration; 4th of July fireworks; parades for key

events; Multi-cultural community; family focused; politically savvy; generational

community; involved and activity; people stay within the community; beautiful homes in the

canyon; great place to live; quaintness; many community events; varying places of worship


Educators major part of student’s lives; people connect like family outside of school;

celebration of teachers events ; fundraising for schools; leading in technology; collaboration

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on variety of levels including labor management; department PLCs bringing all subjects

together; employees are very committed keeping the student as their focus; district very

supportive of early childhood development; good relationship between teachers association

and the board of education; single SELPA District has enhanced the support for students

including mental health; strong support for foster youth; district is good supporting families

in need; sound financially; multi-generational commitment to the District; wants the best for

the community; supportive of school district; commitment to professionalism; willingness to

go to battle under the right leadership (leader demonstrates commitment) ; employees sees

students as ”their kids”; large adult education program; adult ed is a significant resources to

the community; holistic approach to addressing the needs of the community; serving students

from pre-k to adulthood; well-trained staff -positive professional development; commitment

to labor/management relations; wiling to do the hard work to enhance the relationship

between labor/management; interest based bargaining is critically important process; fiscally

responsible; honoring people; never had a layoff; LCAP is followed


High group of administrators from outside the district to due to high turnover of about 30

homegrown left within the last two years; need for special office to better understand the

need of teachers; professional development lacking in the special ed. Department; big group

of parents unhappy with The Board; Outside group feels that the Board lacks transparency;

communication is a significant problem in The District; divide between North and South side

of The District; Equity issues; different messaging throughout the district; lack of ownership

and accountability; things often are not completed in a timely manner; many policies and

procedures are not formalized; enrollment in special ed. Is growing; many programs with

unique funding sources; lack of planning for district wide initiatives, the district appears

siloed; there is a need for appropriate and timely training for new programs; generational

issue relative to gangs; economic impact; need to history of the community to be successful

including violent past; emerging Asian community that wants to be heard; Equity issues;

various community groups that want to impact the district; research district; level of racism

within the district; some students don’t feel safe; Board doesn’t want to micro-manage Board


Experienced; availability approachable; cultivating; collaborator; visionary; accountable;

grace under fire; solution based; recognizes hard work that has been done but guides the

district forward; unifying; equity bridge builders; Communicator; transparent; credible;

systemic ability to communicate; trusting; respect that professionals know their job;

confident; wise; humble; team player; hold people and themselves appropriately accountable;

visionary; leadership; empowerment; strategic thinker; takes ownership in good/bad

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HLPTA's Official Response


The Hacienda/La Puente Community has residents that have lived locally and attended our

schools for generations with many becoming employees of this district. This community is

diverse economically, ethnically, linguistically, and in age. The diversity is represented by

several advocates who provide voice to important concerns, issues, and things to celebrate

happening in and around the community and school district. When engaged, the

Hacienda/La Puente Community turns out to support HLPUSD and each school site. One

big positive about this community is the energy available to be tapped into so we can all

move forward together building stronger institutions that are increasingly more representative

and beneficial to our students.


Hacienda La Puente USD has a community of educators that are deeply committed to the

success of all students and are passionately willing to advocate for students, families, and

staff. HLPUSD has been transitioning over the years to a model for labor-management

relations, knowing we can make better decisions and accomplish more together when

professional voices are respected and included. This district has been evolving over the years

to engage guardians of students and community leaders to address challenges and achieve

greater outcomes. It is a good thing that the district and community acknowledge there is

more work to do, but we will get there together. The staff of this district, certificated and

classified, are committed because many grew up and attended schools, lived in this area, or

specifically chose to work for this district.

HLPUSD is financially strong and has been determined to spend money to invest in students'

learning environments and opportunities, professional staff, and making schools safer.

HLPUSD reflects the diversity of our community and builds programs to meet the needs of

students. From the amazing Child Development and Adult Ed programs to our PreK-12

schools, along with our specialty offerings in advanced classes, special education, Career

Tech Ed (CTE), New Pedagogies for Deeper Learning (highlighted worldwide), STEAM,

Robotics, and so many more!

Our nursing staff, speech language pathologists, psychologists, and support staff are some of

the best, most committed professionals.

HLPUSD does amazing work with our foster youth!

Classified staff are awesome: bus drivers, custodial, secretaries, food service, and more...

they tend to have long histories with the district and want the best for students and families.

Annie Bui as our CBO has been key to HLPUSD staying financially sound and helping the

district survive stormy waters.

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The district is a labor-management district that has been transitioning for years to embed this

systemically to last beyond different changes of leadership on the labor and management

sides. Under previous leadership, there has been a culture of distrust from administrators to

district leaders, lack of accountability, disrespect of professional staff, lack of transparency

and communication, as well as an entrenched culture in management to distrust labor and

vice versa.

The community has cyclical economic issues that impact our students and families. There

are related challenges of gangs which can spill onto our campuses. There are leaders in the

community and within our staff that are dedicated to working together to address these

challenges.

HLPUSD has a very weak HR department that continues to fight against the will of the

Board and Superintendent which is emphasized because the Asst. Sup. of HR is also the

public information officer. The staff, labor organizations, and community feel a huge lack of

communication, process, and humanity from HR. The current Asst. Sup. of HR is stuck in

the former world of just give directives and expect people to fall in line and do. That does

not fit the culture of HLPUSD and continues to create roadblocks to moving forward.

There have long been questions of equity within our district from the south Hacienda Heights

side to the north La Puente side. Rather than engaging in honest dialogue, the district will

continuously deny it leading the community & staff and the district to talk past each other.

HLPUSD has educators that are willing to follow strong leaders committed to a vision they

can articulate and be willing to be accountable to.


The next superintendent should work to create a clear vision and mission to achieve it with

the board and staff. The person must be able to articulate their vision, be transparent, and

have the ability to communicate to different stakeholder groups (students, guardians,

community leaders, labor, and management). The person should have an understanding of

how to ensure equity, celebrate diversity, bring stakeholders together, and empower people.

The individual should seek to see and include staff as professionals in their specific roles

while respecting the value of the labor associations in the district to act on behalf of our

membership. The next superintendent must be committed to continuing to expand and

deepen our labor-management relationships. The person should have experience and a

history of working with labor associations, HLPUSD has been part of TURN (Teachers

Union Reform Network) and LMI (Labor Management Initiative) for years. We have been

seen as a model in many ways with district leaders and HLPTA presenting together at these

conferences.

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The next superintendent should see all of our students for their potential and our community

as partners to achieve. The person must respect the history and culture of the community

while acknowledging changing demographics.

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Survey Monkey Results for Hacienda La Puente Unified School District

May 2020

(NOTE—these responses have not been edited,

they are printed as entered by the stakeholders)

1 Korean Response

부모의bumoui / Parents

지역 사회에 대한 좋은 점을 알려주십시오. (이 정보는 우수한 후보자를 모집하는 데

도움이됩니다.)jiyeog sahoee daehan joh-eun jeom-eul allyeojusibsio. (i jeongboneun

usuhan hubojaleul mojibhaneun de doum-idoebnida.)

Please tell us what is good about the community. (This information helps recruit excellent

candidates.) Jiyeog sahoee daehan joh-eun jeom-eul allyeojusibsio. (i jeongboneun usuhan

hubojaleul mojibhaneun de doum-idoebnida.)

학교에 대한 좋은 점을 알려주십시오. (이 정보는 우수한 후보자를 모집하는 데

도움이됩니다.)haggyoe daehan joh-eun jeom-eul allyeojusibsio. (i jeongboneun usuhan


Please tell me what is good about school. (This information helps recruit excellent

candidates.) Haggyoe daehan joh-eun jeom-eul allyeojusibsio. (i jeongboneun usuhan


• 이중 프로그램은 우리에게 좋습니다. ijung peulogeulaem-eun uliege johseubnida.

• Dual program is good for us.

교육감은 지구에 들어올 때 어떤 문제를 알고 있어야합니까? (이 정보는 최종 후보자와

공유됩니다.)gyoyuggam-eun jigue deul-eool ttae eotteon munjeleul algo iss-eoyahabnikka?

(i jeongboneun choejong hubojawa gong-yudoebnida.)

What problems should the superintendent know when entering Earth? (This information is

shared with the final candidate.) Gyoyuggam-eun jigue deul-eool ttae eotteon munjeleul

algo iss-eoyahabnikka? (i jeongboneun choejong hubojawa gong-yudoebnida.)

새 교육감이 여기서 성공하려면 어떤 기술, 자질 또는 특성이 있어야합니까? (이 정보는

잠재적 후보를 선별 할 때 사용됩니다.)sae gyoyuggam-i yeogiseo seong-gonghalyeomyeon

eotteon gisul, jajil ttoneun teugseong-i iss-eoyahabnikka? (i jeongboneun jamjaejeog

huboleul seonbyeol hal ttae sayongdoebnida.)

What skills, qualities, or traits must the new superintendent have to succeed here? (This

information is used when screening potential candidates) sae gyoyuggam-i yeogiseo seong-

gonghalyeomyeon eotteon gisul, jajil ttoneun teugseong-i iss-eoyahabnikka? (i jeongboneun

jamjaejeog huboleul seonbyeol hal ttae sayongdoebnida.)

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• 좋은 사람이되는 것 joh-eun salam-idoeneun geos

• Being a Good person

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May 2020



3 Mandarin Responses

父级Fù jí / Parent

告诉我们有关您社区的美好事物。（此信息用于帮助我们招募高质量的候选人。）Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín shèqū dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen

zhāomù gāo zhìliàng de hòuxuǎn rén.)

Tell us about the good things in your community. (This information is used to help us

recruit high-quality candidates.) Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín shèqū dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ

xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen zhāomù gāo zhìliàng de hòuxuǎn rén.

• 社区的公园暑期活动安排；圣诞节的活动安排。小孩对社区圣诞节时圣诞老人开着

消防车出现的情节记忆犹新。

• 1. Community summer activities in the park; 2. Christmas activities. The children

remembered the story of Santa Claus driving a fire truck at Christmas in the community.

• 很开心看到要疫情期间学区对于不同族裔的家长与学生的眷顾，增设中文翻译的材

料，并积极给孩子们提供丰富的学习资源和免费餐，感受到学区的关爱

• I am very happy to see the school district's support for parents and students of different

ethnic groups during the epidemic, added Chinese translation materials, and actively

provided children with rich learning resources and free meals, feeling the care of the

school district

告诉我们有关您学校的美好事物。（此信息用于帮助我们招募高质量的候选人。）Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín xuéxiào dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen


Tell us about the good things about your school. (This information is used to help us recruit

high-quality candidates.) Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín xuéxiào dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī

yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen zhāomù gāo zhìliàng de hòuxuǎnré

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• 学校老师对于新来的英文不好的学生进行的语言辅导；学校对于中国传统节日春节的宣传

和重视，让我们感觉很亲切。

• The language guidance provided by the school teachers to the newly arrived students

with poor English; The school ’s promotion and attention to the Chinese traditional

festivals and Spring Festivals made us feel very kind.

• 校长与老师都有在疫情期间帮助孩子们的学习！

• Both the principal and the teacher helped the children learn during the epidemic!

主管进入该区域时应注意哪些问题？（此信息与最终候选人共享。）Zhǔguǎn jìnrù gāi

qūyù shí yīng zhùyì nǎxiē wèntí? (Cǐ xìnxī yǔ zuìzhōng hòuxuǎn rén gòngxiǎng.)

What issues should supervisors pay attention to when entering this area? (This information

is shared with the final candidate.) Zhǔguǎn jìnrù gāi qūyù shí yīng zhùyì nǎxiē wèntí?

• 多和区域学生家长交流沟通，采集民意，改善问题。

• Communicate with parents of regional students, collect public opinions, and improve

problems.

• 多注意不同族裔的需求！华裔的家长很重视孩子的教育，也愿意参与到学区与学校的各项

会议、讨论中，只是有的家长会苦于语言的问题，甚至不知道会议的意义与用途，就难免

出现华裔出勤率低的状况！若能在大小会议中，都设有华语翻译，是最好的。再者，若能

够将学区中华裔的家长们组建不同的群，或是以学校为组，或以孩子的年龄为组别，就会

有利的帮助到家长们配合学区、学校的教学，更有利于推动孩子的学习进展！

• Pay more attention to the needs of different ethnic groups! Chinese parents attach great

importance to their children ’s education and are willing to participate in various

meetings and discussions in the school district and school. However, some parents will

suffer from language problems, and even if they do not know the meaning and purpose of

the meeting, it is inevitable that the Chinese attendance rate will be low. Situation! It is

best if there is a Chinese-language interpreter in both large and small meetings. In

addition, if parents of Chinese origin in school districts can be organized into different

groups, either by school or by the age of children, it will be helpful to help parents

cooperate with the teaching of the school district and school. Help to promote children's

learning progress!

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新任总监应具备哪些技能，素质或特征才能在这里取得成功？（此信息将在我们筛选潜

在候选人时使用。）Xīnrèn zǒngjiān yīng jùbèi nǎxiē jìnéng, sùzhì huò tèzhēng cáinéng

zài zhèlǐ qǔdé chénggōng? (Cǐ xìnxī jiàng zài wǒmen shāixuǎn qiánzài hòuxuǎn rén shí

shǐyòng.)

What skills, qualities or characteristics should the new director have to be successful here?

(This information will be used when we screen potential candidates.)

• 亲民爱民，善于沟通，爱沟通，勤沟通。中英文能力都好。

• Love the people, be good at communication, love communication, and communicate

diligently. Both Chinese and English skills are good.

• 应该全面统筹的能力，一颗爱孩子的心，热爱教育，尊重不同族裔的诉求，也能均衡的调

配资源供最大程度的满足不同族裔的文化需求。了解孩子们的心理，也包括不同文化的认

知，将帮助总监更好的服务于教育！

• It should have the ability of overall planning, a heart that loves children, loves education,

respects the demands of different ethnic groups, and can also allocate resources in a

balanced manner to meet the cultural needs of different ethnic groups to the greatest

extent. Understanding the children's psychology, including the awareness of different

cultures, will help the director better serve education!

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学生Xuéshēng/ Student

告诉我们有关您社区的美好事物。（此信息用于帮助我们招募高质量的候选人。）Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín shèqū dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen



recruit high-quality candidates.) Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín shèqū dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ

xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen zhāomù gāo zhìliàng de hòuxuǎn rén.

• 不错的邻居

• Nice neighborhood

告诉我们有关您学校的美好事物。（此信息用于帮助我们招募高质量的候选人。）Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín xuéxiào dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen


Tell us about the good things about your school. (This information is used to help us recruit

high-quality candidates.) Gàosù wǒmen yǒuguān nín xuéxiào dì měihǎo shìwù. (Cǐ xìnxī

yòng yú bāngzhù wǒmen zhāomù gāo zhìliàng de hòuxuǎnré

• 格拉齐德小学是一所尼斯学校，老师，学生

• Grazide elementary school is Nice school,Teachers,Students

主管进入该区域时应注意哪些问题？（此信息与最终候选人共享。）Zhǔguǎn jìnrù gāi

qūyù shí yīng zhùyì nǎxiē wèntí? (Cǐ xìnxī yǔ zuìzhōng hòuxuǎn rén gòngxiǎng.)

What issues should supervisors pay attention to when entering this area? (This information

is shared with the final candidate.) Zhǔguǎn jìnrù gāi qūyù shí yīng zhùyì nǎxiē wèntí?

• 提高學校的學習成績、學校分數升學率跟硬體設備提升

• Improve the school's academic performance, school score progression rate and hardware

equipment

新任总监应具备哪些技能，素质或特征才能在这里取得成功？（此信息将在我们筛选潜

在候选人时使用。）Xīnrèn zǒngjiān yīng jùbèi nǎxiē jìnéng, sùzhì huò tèzhēng cáinéng

zài zhèlǐ qǔdé chénggōng? (Cǐ xìnxī jiàng zài wǒmen shāixuǎn qiánzài hòuxuǎn rén shí

shǐyòng.)

What skills, qualities or characteristics should the new director have to be successful here?

(This information will be used when we screen potential candidates.)

• 提高學校的學習成績、學校分數升學率跟硬體設備提升

• Improve the school's academic performance, school score progression rate and hardware

equipment

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May 2020



4 Spanish Responses

Miembros de la comunidad / Community Members

Cuéntenos las cosas buenas de su comunidad. (Esta información se utiliza para ayudarnos

a reclutar candidatos de calidad).


recruit quality candidates.)

Cuéntenos las cosas buenas de sus escuelas. (Esta información se utiliza para ayudarnos a

reclutar candidatos de calidad).

Tell us about the good things about your schools. (This information is used to help us


¿Qué problemas debe tener en cuenta el o la superintendente cuando ingrese al distrito?

(Esta información se compartirá con los candidatos finales).

What problems should the superintendent be aware of when entering the district? (This

information will be shared with the final candidates).

• Que abran escuelas cerca de cierta comunidades. Como el area de Hacienda y Stimson

los estudiantes no tienen escuela cerca de sus casa ya que cerraron la escuela cercana y no

proporcionaron transportación para ellos

• That they open schools near certain communities. As the Hacienda and Stimson area the

students do not have a school near their home since they closed the nearby school and did

not provide transportation for them.

¿Qué habilidades, cualidades o características debe poseer el nuevo superintendente para

tener éxito aquí? (Esta información se utiliza cuando seleccionamos candidatos

potenciales).

What skills, qualities, or characteristics must the new superintendent possess to be

successful here? (This information is used when selecting potential candidates.)

• Preocupación por la calidad de clases para los estudian y ser más abiertos a otras

opiniones y tener mejor aptitud con los empleados

• Concern about the quality of classes for students and be more open to other opinions and

have better aptitude with employees

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Padres / Parents





• En la Puente me gustan algunos parques, aún se siente un área segura y nos gusta tomar

caminatas x el vecindario.

• At La Puente I like some parks, it still feels safe and we like to take walks around the

neighborhood.





• Me gusta que tienen clases para padres.

• I like that they have parenting classes.





• Disminuir el número de alumnos en los salones de clase Ofreces más actividades extra

curriculares Dar tutorías Ofrecer más talleres para padres Promover la cultura y

deporte

• Decrease the number of students in the classrooms You offer more extra-curricular

activities Give tutoring Offer more workshops for parents Promote culture and sport



potenciales).



• Que sea activo y se involucre en las escuelas , que asista al área a ver el desempeño y

desarollo de los programas que implementan .

• To be active and involved in the schools, to attend the area to see the performance and

development of the programs they implement.

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Maestros / Teachers





• En mi comunidad yo veo personas que trabajan por un mejor hambiente para niños y

jovenes, informando a la comunidad con actividades para el público

• In my community I see people working for a better environment for children and young

people, informing the community with activities for the public

• las librerias, los parques y los lunches fratis para los ninos

• bookstores, parks and free lunches for children





• Trabajan mucho para ayudar a estudiantes con problemas de aprendizaje y dándoles

información a sus padres

• They work hard to help students with learning disabilities and giving information to their

parents

• el programa de cuidados de ninos despues de escuela, y que sigan con mas actividades

deportivas

• the after-school childcare program, and to continue more sports activities





• mas ayuda para programs extra curiiculres despues de escuela como deports, teatro,

pintura, manualidades para bajo recursons Seguir con programs para los ninos en

Verano y mas escuelas de Verano para bajo income pagar mas a los maestros en

general y mas a los de childevelompment , preschool y headstart

• more help for extra curricular after school programs like sports, theater, painting, crafts

for low recursons Continue with programs for children in Summer and more Summer

schools for low income pay more to teachers in general and more to childevelompment,

preschool and headstart

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May 2020 (NOTE—these responses have not been edited,


277 English Responses

Administrators

Tell us the good things about your community. (This information is used to help us recruit

quality candidates.)

• It's diverse. It's important to establish cohesiveness, connectivity and communication

across the community.

• Our community has a deep and connected history to our school and district.

• Safe community and multicultural

• Our community is a family and extremely supportive of the school (La Puente HS).

There is a rich ancestry that prides itself in the 105 year traditions of the school. We have

a very loyal and committed group of families that continue to support the campus even

though their students have graduated and moved onto higher education or their careers.

There is also a very high sense of "giving back" where many of our staff members and

community partners are graduates of the school. This would include our Principal.

• Diverse, involved, and supportive

• The community is united and informed.

• Lots of tradition and families that care.

• Hacienda Heights is a small community but also is growing I have seen the growth since

1995 when I moved here.

• Most of the people in the community care deeply about the school district

• Our community is diverse with administrators and teachers as well as support staff that

work continuously for the education and well being of students K-Adult.

• People who care and wants all students to succeed with equitable access

• Passionate and caring individuals make up our community. It is ethnically diverse and a

leader who is able to bring everyone together is essential.

• Resourceful

Tell us the good things about your schools. (This information is used to help us recruit


• We are a small, family oriented school that has built a positive culture and climate in

learning and leadership.

• There is truly a heart here for our students.

• Some teachers really care about the students

• LPHS has recently been named by US News as one of America's Best High Schools

ranking 367 in California and 167 in the Metro Los Angeles Area. We increased our

ranking by 234 schools within one year, making us #2 for the District High Schools. We

have a rich academic program, offering 14 advanced placement courses, 9 honors

courses, AVID, JROTC, Law Enforcement Academy, Mt. SAC Dual Enrollment courses

and 3 career pathways. We have academic competition squads which compete in the

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Science Olympiad and Academic Decathlon competitions. Athletically, in 2018 we

garnered our first CIF Title in Girls Volleyball, with a CIF Runner-up Title in both Boys

Basketball and Boys Soccer in 2017 & 2018 respectively. Our Cheer and Dance squads

are also 5 time National Champions. We have an award winning Band and continue to

grow our ASB program with over 30 ASB clubs. Our staff is very committed to

providing our students and their families with support and resources necessary to strive

for excellence.

• Many specialized programs, talented and dedicated staff, community involvement

• Schools have good teachers and support staff.

• Admin team and staff that care about the education. Of its students.

• Our schools are great especially because they start from preschool.

• Our schools are well maintained, well staffed, and most of the employees do their job or

go above and beyond

• Schools serve the community and brighten students lives with enrichment and

encouragement.

• Great programs with staff who make a difference

• Every school is unique and has its own trademark and talent. We have schools that

emphasize Dual Language Programs, Coding, the Fine Arts, etc.

• Lots of excellent programs and staff

What issues should the superintendent be aware of as he/she comes into the district? (This


• There are gaps in communication among the levels of administrators. As a result, a gap

among the classifications that report to them. Instructions and direction are not always

clear. Questions either go unanswered and/or are dismissed for employees to figure out.

There is not as much accountability as there should be. The bargaining units are strong

and not always willing to work with district admin professionally. They skew the truth

and simply lie at times.

• Improvements in communication, consistency, and transparency.

• Challenges with enrollment, changes in leadership, and multiple crises.

• Lack of trust

• Need for administrative coaching (i.e. Pivot Learning, etc.), formal platforms and

interventionist positions to address students in need of academic and social-emotional

support, large foster-homeless population, team building

• Disorganization, lack of power, and control.

• Child Development programs need more funding for staff and higher quality programs.

• Union issues

• cultural history of intimidation and blame. Always looking for what is wrong instead of

what is right.

• There are many projects that are started, from Bond to property sales to the Wedgeworth

project. Then there is the day to day maintenance of schools. I would appreciate a clear

plan and priorities moving forward.

• The need for school site improvements- paint and repairs, upgraded technology, grounds

maintenance for safety, the need for curriculum to be enriched with the arts and

humanities.

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• Social distancing, options for education, instructional strategies, budget, equity issues in

north and south sides of district, bond and facilities planning, team building, dual

immersion, working with 3 unions

• Morale needs to improve across district. Communication amongst personnel needs

improvement so that our unit is more cohesive and the environment is more supportive.

• Improvement on Distance Learning, GATE, dual immersion, interventions, 21st century

classrooms, morales

What skills, qualities or characteristics should the new superintendent possess to be

successful here? (This information is used as we screen potential candidates.)

• The new Superintendent should have an authoritative presence, be skilled in negotiations,

accountable, trustworthy, diplomatic, and approachable. The incoming Superintendent

will need to be able to stand their ground, improve communication, and hold employees

accountable at all levels.

• Caring, collaborative, and trustworthy.

• Collaboration and Accountability. A leader who leads by example, facilitates and prizes

collaboration, and ensures accountability for all.

• Agent of change, listening skills, build leadership capacity, and approachable

• Strong academic background of all levels (elementary, secondary & adult education),

personable, open-minded, supportive, data driven, approachable

• Strong, focused and ability to support administrators to lead their schools. Have integrity

and do the right thing for the best interest and benefit for students. Work with HLPTA so

administrators can effectively lead their schools to support students and teachers in

guiding them through the school’s vision, mission, and goal. Need a strong leader to lead

the district in many forms!

• Positive, assertive, aware, and supportive.

• A true leader. Listens and speaks to people. Understanding and leads by example.

Dedicated to its communities. Not afraid to take risks and lead the district and challenge

educators in doing what is beat for the students.

• People person, knows how to be a leader, compassionate knows how to appreciate

staff,polite,bilingual, articulate,

• Good Business Skills and Strong Financial Background.

• Must have strong leadership skills, not become a puppet for the teachers union, believe in

the team approach, take responsibility and make employees feel like they can be honest,

make mistakes and take responsibility for them.

• Listening, analyzing, empathetic, compassionate, but can make a decision with

transparency, that even though may not make all happy, the decision is still made for the

benefit of the long term health of the district.

• Visit sites regularly so that knowledge of employee needs is met. Talk to administrators,

custodians, kitchen staff, and aides as well as parents and union leaders. Knowledge of

curriculum as well as management. Experience in Expert teaching at many grade levels.

Appreciate and value administrators who work from dawn up to evening, as well as many

weekends. Ongoing high expectations for teachers and support staff. Support with

training and teaming with colleagues across the district. The need to unify the district so

that the North part of the district does not feel that only the South is enriched. Celebrate

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and publicize district qualities. Hire a public relations director to do this continually.

High ethics, values, and dedicated work for all to be professionally excellent. Ongoing

research into what works best shared and applied quickly to students for maximum

learning. Interpersonal skills to welcome all opinions and be the model for teaming

necessary for all staff. Hiring and training new principals from within the district so

District talent does not leave to lead other districts.

• Build teams, courageous conversations, address the people who don’t do their jobs,

culturally responsive leadership, be visible, visit schools, meet with staff at district and

schools, efficient with time and reaching goals, hold each person accountable, friendly,

inclusive rather than divide and conquer, listener, good memory, understands community,

patient, thorough, learner

• Good listener, excellent communicator, relationship builder, futuristic mindset, and

strong leadership skills.

• K to 12 public education experiences

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Certificated Staff



• Our community is quiet

• My community is culturally diverse. We have high numbers of English language learners

and serve low social economic families.

• We have tight knit communities that care for one another.

• I do not live in La Puente Hacienda Height community.

• The community is very involved and represents a variety of demographics. However,

there should be more equity with all schools not just the Wilson/los altos side.

• Positive people

• Family oriented Hard working Involved

• Continued support.

• Our community is close knit and supportive. There is a lot of stability amongst the

families. Many have lived here for a long time.

• I don't live in the community, but the people are very helpful

• We are a diverse community of many beautiful cultures.

• I feel there are many resources for parents and children.

• We work diligently to create a bridge between our school and the community. In

addition, we know that the majority of our students come from a low socio-economic

background. This is what drives our students. LPHS parents want the best for their

children. They support their students and they support the teachers as well.

• Strong unity.

• Supportive

• diverse community (ethnically, racially and financially)

• The community is safe for the most part and family oriented

• Our community is very close. Parents and teacher keep a great relationship with one

another to stay aware of current learning paths. Families have stayed in our community

for many generations.

• Our community is an area very rich in cultural diversity. We have people of many

different races, ethnic groups, cultures, languages, religions, and traditions.

• We our tight community that comes together when we need to support each other. we

need strong leadership to help continue our support.

• Community is multilingual and multiethnic. Community values distinct cultures. All

levels of community are so generous helping fill the gaps in distinct areas. Some

contribute time some contribute equipment and resources. Parent's want the best

educational opportunities for their children. Teacher's provide culturally relevant

experiences that reflect the community. Our community wants to progress and make this

physical landscape safe for children and community members. We have community

centers that offer a safe space to community members.

• Everyone is internally motivated and want to do the best they can at their job.

• Community is diverse with Hispanic and Asian populations. Parents overall want what is

best for their children.

• It's very culturally diverse.

• Active, friendly, safe, caring, reaches out to others

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• diverse, embracing

• focus on kids' education (Hacienda Hts.) friendly family and willing to work with kids

• People are pride in their living environment, respecting and supporting one another

regardless of age, gender, and race. safe environment for families.

• Our community is very diverse and has many socioeconomic needs.

• Diversity having network with different ethnicity in our community..

• We are a diverse community. There is a lot of parent involvement. People make the

connection between schools, families and communities.

• I live outside the HLPUSD community.

• a safe, loving, and caring community that includes everyone.

• Proactive towards the children in their schools and follow protocol.

• People are family oriented.

• We have a good group of dedicated Adult students and an excellent group of ESL

teachers. ESL is a large part of Adult Education ….and it would be nice to have someone

who supports the work of the Teachers --above all - to deliver quality instruction !!!!!!

• I do not live in the area

• Most parents want their child to be learning, and appreciate it when I forward lunch

pickup dates & times.

• The community that I work in is full of family systems who want the best education for

their children. Although many families are disadvantaged in multiple ways, they all want

the best for their kids and work toward that with schools.

• Our community is diverse in culture, ethnicity, language and faith. Parents and educators

care about achievement for ALL students.

• Our community has hard working members that want the best for the families.

• There is a lot of city pride in la puente and multiple generations that want their city to be

a better place .

• We are diverse & want what is best for our students

• Our community is a caring one. Parents will participate when they can, but they need to

asked.

• The parents are caring about their children.

• The people are strong-minded and helpful. The general atmosphere is neighborly.

Everything is somewhat convenient.

• Willingness to seek those who are voiceless and find resources for them.

• We are a tight knit community that cares deeply for the students and we are committed to

their education.

• The parents work hard and they are trying to provide a better life for their children.

• Live in whittier

• The community strongly supports our district. They hold high expectations for every

aspect of the district: student support, student instruction, student activities, student

Visual & performing Arts.

• This is a wasted question as those in charge already know who they want and questions

like this is just a formality.

• Our community is mostly Hispanic. Parents are very helpful.

• Communication and Collaboration is evident. There is a common interest to educate

students and families with some conversations surrounding equity and social justice.

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• Hacienda La Puente is a very collaborative and innovative place. Giving opportunities

which are very valued.

• Parents are very involved and most actively support education. I believe this community

is mostly conservative.

• The community is involved in decision making and tries to help organize meaningful

events for students attending our schools.

• We live in a caring and safe community where people respect one another. Hacienda

Heights is like a small village that cares for each others children, as many of the

educators both certificated and classified have either grown up here, or currently live

here. This fosters a sense of responsibility, accountability and trust throughout the

community. Often times we are watching over the children of colleagues that are

watching over our biological children.

• Our community has lots of working families and there are many that truly want the best

for their children. Many of our families and teachers want to have our school to be able

to receive support to continue moving forward.

• caring and involved parents. safe communities. generational families.

• Our community has many hard working people, who care for their families .

• strong work ethic and devotion to family. high achieving and desire to do well.

• Try to give teacher support in numerous areas

• It is a very diverse community. Small community with caring citizens.

• I teach in the Valinda area of La Puente. I have found the community close and caring. I

have been teaching in the area for over 30 years and have gotten to know families. They

are a proud people and care deeply about their children. This is a low socio-economic

area, so they depend on the schools to be partners in their children's lives. They put a lot

of trust in HLPUSD. A strong superintendent will reach out to this community and get to

know them.

• Although we don’t have 100% participation in our community, the small group that

participates are awesome

• We are family and we enjoy being treated as such. We are a close knit community and we

support each other. We like to be a part of decision making and are generally positive and

want what’s best for our students and families.

• Wonderful teachers and supportive administration

• Parents want a good education for their children. There are many parks and activities

offered by the parks and rec dept. for children to stay involved in after school activities.

Families have sufficient access to grocery stores and fast food.

• The community is a resilient community, characterized by hardworking and caring

citizens.

• They trust the staff with their kiddos. parents/guardians look to us to help their children.

if there are any concerns they come to us for any help.

• Our community is diverse culturally and academically. While this presents challenges for

meeting the needs of all students, this allows the district a unique opportunity to have

more experiences for gather innovative ways to help students academically .

• We have a safe and caring community.

• Our La Puente community is filled with wonderful, warm people who want what is best

for their children.

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• Close relationships with schools. Supportive parents.

• Our community needs a superintendent who has prior experience working with our

stakeholders so they can continue the support and outreach that HLPUSD has been

establishing for years. The community is extremely diverse, and to support the complex

nature of these cultural relationships a familiar and caring face is needed to continue

growing those bonds.

• Close knit, reliable.

• From birth thru 2020, I grew up and went to thru HLPUSD schools and worked. I grew

up in Hacienda Heights and later bought a house in La Puente. Neighbors were friendly.

Schools were great.

• Continuing to hand out breakfast and lunches to all students. Virtual learning And

weekly zoom meetings with their classrooms.

• Although we don’t have 100% participation in our community, the small group that

participates are awesome

• A small community full of hard working citizens.

• Parents want to be helpful and really care about their children.

• Most people in Hacienda Heights have been following social distancing guidelines.

People are reaching out and helping their neighbors. Essential workers are working hard

to keep the community moving in this trying time.

• Involved parents

• Our community made of strong families with strong roots. Our community joins good

old-fashioned ethics with a solid push for new ideas for growth, learning, and technology.

• Students have know each other since grade school.

• In general, we have supportive parents who want to see good things happen for our

students and schools.

• The community we serve is diverse in every sense of the word. Politically, religiously,

linguistically, socio-economically, educationally, occupationally, ethnically, and more.

These differences give our communities rich traditions and help foster the values of our

students' character. In a sense, our community is like a microcosm of the world.

• Regarding our families: parents care deeply about student success, even though they

often cannot be present to show their support. Parents need students to be prepared to

enter the workforce to help contribute to the family budget. Families need more support

resources after school to help with student engagement, reading skills, and math skills.

• For the schools located with in the City of La Puente our strengths are the students and

parents. The students and parents instill a genuine trust the HLPUSD professionals. The

city of La Puente is a united Latino community. Therefore recruiting a individual who

understands that family is significant is a must. The must be culturally competent. A

Latino male superintendent would be ideal because it would serve as a role model to our

Latino male student population. The community needs a positive Latino male role model

who speaks fluent Spanish to connect with families and students. This would allow the

community of La Puente to engage and feel connected with HLPUSD. Perhaps recruit a

former student from HLPUSD. This will motivate parents and students to see that a

product of the community has thrived from the HLPUSD education that they attained.

• You have a wonderful, caring and hardworking from custodians, teachers, principals and

all other staff that go above and beyond the job requirements. You have parents who care

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deeply about their children's education , the schools and the communities who are

involved by showing up to awards ceremonies, holiday assemblies, fundraisers, who

happily volunteer inside the classroom and out who happily donate supplies when they

can and are grateful for the hard work the teachers do.

• We are a community and support everyone. Teachers are a huge part of the community

from k-12 and adult schools

• Diverse group of people. Hard working individuals.

• The good thing about my community is that everyone voices their opinions to better serve

our children in our district.

• Diversity makes us strong. Different cultures, ethnicities, sexualities, and income levels.

• Lots of shopping, restaurants, and parks

• Many long term residents, diversity, safe

• Our community is diverse, ranging from low income to high income. The two cities do

not represent just one socio-economic group. Equal support should be given to HH and

LP.

• Longstanding traditions, close knit community.

• This community honors traditions, celebrates heritage, and looks forward to the future.

• The city is very culturally diverse. Many teachers I know grew up in the community and

district and still live/work in the district.

• Great students. Amazing cultural diversity.

• Caring families

• HLPUSD is not only a community but an extended family. Everyone works together and

supports each other from Kindergarten through Adult Ed



• Awesome staff are very accommodating. Principals acknowledged staff effort all d Ted

he times.

• We have teachers the care and want learners to achieve high academic success. We have

special programs such as project lead and computer science program.

• Our schools are filled with teachers who love teaching and love working with their

students to help them achieve their best possible outcomes. The schools and staffs

become family to one another! It has been a privilege to work in this district for 14 years!

• I enjoy working with my preschoolers at the school site

• A lot of teachers are willing to work together and do things for the kids

• A few colleagues have reached out to see how I am 😁 how I am😁

• The schools do what they can to support the students even when they are understaffed.

• To provide the best education and service to the HLPUSD community. This is and has

always been the goal.

• The schools are performing well. They truly care about the students and families.

• We have a good staff relationship

• We are schools rich in different languages.

• I see a lot of collaboration with teachers.

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• We make ourselves accessible to both students and parents. Our staff does everything

possible to help student achievement. Our counselors work tirelessly to help students go

on to college.

• Has slowly begun to transit from ROP to CTE both in courses and staff, BUT still needs

major improvement with teacher equality .

• Flexible, caring

• up to date classrooms with technology,

• Supportive, caring, dedicated and exceptional staff

• Our school provide the best possible educations we can. Every child is provided the skills

they need to move on to the next grade. We know our kids and families because we build

relationships from day one.

• Our schools are staffed by teachers, administrators, and classified staff who are dedicated

to the doing the best they can to help students maximize their academic potential.

• Our present schools have high quality teaching staff who show loyalty to there student’s

and the families they serve.

• Dual program validates many student's cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Schools try

their best to embed Culturally responsive teaching. Our schools are technology

conscious and closing the technology gap so that students are competitive in the 21st

century. Caring teachers that go the extra mile. Schools are a support network for

students and their families. Parents are often seeking advice from teachers and

counselors. Demonstrating the faith and trust that parents have in the school community.

Newly update enrichment programs that offers students rich and rigorous experiences to

prepare them for college. The fantastic way in which the school community networks

with outside agencies to provide much needed resources for families.

• Although there are directives from above, for the most part teachers are not

micromanaged and are allowed to have some freedom in how they teach their classes.

• Schools have many different resources at each site.

• Our schools are filled with hard working students and teachers. They are positive,

encouraging places.

• Parents and teachers work together to provide students the best education possible.

• Some schools have awesome principals.

• has a family feel

• all certificated teachers teachers work together and get along well

• We have a knowledgeable and enthusiastic staffs, our parents and community are

involved, Diversity is our strength, Safe place for children.

• We have great CTE programs that serve the needs of our community, and create

opportunities to make our community stronger.

• All public community numbers our welcome no matter of there back ground or race or

gender.

• Each of the campuses is beautiful and well-maintained. The teachers are involved at

every level with students, parents and administration. Our schools educate people

including young child, school-age, middle school, high school, career and tech training,

ESL, Citizenship and programs for immigrants, older adult and people with disabilities.

Adult Education also has America's Job Training Center on site at one of it's three major

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campuses. From office staff to support services, to cafeteria workers, transportation and

district police, each employee has students and their families at heart.

• Administrator is proactive, she is extremely helpful to parents, students and staff.

Learning materials and technology are up to date and students are involved in learning.

There is support for all students and parents feel like their voice is heard.

• strong leadership skills, caring environment, open-mind, and heart.

• Enthusiastic adults and know the children or recognize who they are.

• My principal, teachers, students, and parents work together for student success.

• Our school / division HLPUSD Adult Education is technologically advancing above

other Adult schools in the area . I believe it is necessary to continue this advancement in

order to supply quality instruction to our community !

• The teachers are very dedicated to their students.

• Teachers are willing to help other teachers to navigate through sites that they've never

seen/ thought about before.

• The school I work at has a tight bond with the neighborhood. The staff is a family where

collaboration and goodwill are optimized to help our students.

• Our schools are safe places for students to learn. The educators build cultures of

achievement, empowerment, and growth for ALL learners.

• Our schools have dedicated staff members that need the tools and supplies in order to

give every student the opportunity to access education.

• Our schools are staff with great educators and amazing family’s who take pride in their

schools and community .

• The use of technology w the all the computers as well as the updates on our schools

computer software.

• Teachers work hard for their students and families

• Our school are good schools with great teachers who care about the students.

• Teachers are devoted to teach their students no matter what it takes.

• Staff are resourceful and diligent. Expediency is there. Safety is good. Students have a

desire to learn and work together.

• Actively engaged in using resources to enrich students' learning.

• Los Altos HS has a diverse population, a wide scope of academic class to career classes,

like engineering. Our students are very involved in co-curricular activities.

• We are a Leader In Me School. Our assemblies are student led, our students lead their

own parent conferences.

• The admin works with you when there issues

• The students are generally happy to be attending.

• Our schools are committed to excellence inside & outside the classroom.Our schools are

committed to producing students that are College & Career Ready with the tools for

success beyond our campuses. Our schools have strong VAPA programs that need

continued support from the district.

• Teachers work HARD. We love our students. We do our beset to provide a good

education for our students.

• You should already know...

• Principles support teachers.

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• More and more planned efforts to creating a positive community through feedback from

all or a variety of stakeholders. Social Emotional Well-being is emphasized and used

more and more as core and foundation for both students and adults. Leadership is

positive, supportive, and inspiring.

• The Hacienda La Puente Adult Schools are very accessible, friendly and dedicated staff,

and give access to varying career oriented progression opportunities to the community.

• The HLPUSD is a leader in implementing new strategies (ie. Thinking Maps, NPDL,

etc.). The teachers are dedicated to the educational and emotional growth of their

students.

• Los Altos H.S. is a place where students can get involved as much as they feel

comfortable with. They have many opportunities to succeed.

• Our schools strive to be the best they can be both academically and social emotionally.

They truly care about the well being of our students and work very hard to give the best

education possible.

• Our school is a dual immersion Spanish K8 school. We need someone who truly

understands and values diversity.

• culture of support and love Involved adults something for all students dedicated faculty

support for extracurriculars

• Our school work very hard to implement the most current assessments, technology and

innovation.

• Wilson - diverse population, strong ties/relationships between all stake holders, strong

commitment to school and performing well. We're the only IB school in the district and

superintendent needs to understand that program and what it entails to support it and be

supportive of it.

• Teachers work hard, dedicated

• Some of the best in the state and in the U.S. We produce highly competitive students that

also care deeply for their communities. Students are college and career ready when they

finish their education in our district.

• The schools have very dedicated staff at every level. From our custodians to teaching

staff to administration and everywhere in between, HLPUSD staff cares. The teacher

association also deeply cares about students, their community, and the teaching staff.

Because they get along better than most, this characteristic is what makes our schools,

our district, outstanding. I would hope that the new superintendent is excited about

working with all the unions within the district because in the end, we all care.

• We have kind teachers and staff that really care about the students.

• Teachers work extremely hard to meet the needs of our students, both academically and

mentally.

• Supportive administration We have great electives We have good science after school

programs Great school spirit- ASB

• Teachers have good camaraderie for the most part and the union is active and attentive to

supporting school needs.

• My school is a place that cherishes the importance of quality education for all. Its

teachers and staff care about their students and the community as a whole. They work

hard with the betterment of the community as the sole objective.

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• Workman is a small school where students and teachers look out for one another. I have

been at Workman for 13 years and I have come to appreciate how well we all look out for

one another.

• Our teachers receive a fair wage, and consequently work tirelessly for our district.

• The staff/ teachers are very professional. We've been trying very hard to help our

community.

• Career Technical Education (CTE) has made some wonderful progress by hiring TOSA's,

defining clearer pathways at the high schools, and securing many grants to fund and

support those pathways. HLPUSD really needs to have a specified CTE Coordinator or

Director to help keep the positive momentum going in the district.. How will the new

superintendent support what is currently in place for CTE and what would be their vision

for CTE into the future?

• Our school has a lot of choices for children to be challenged with, ie, robotics, steam, DI,

etc.

• Close relationships with parents. Some teachers live in the community.

• Our schools are full of quality people who care very much about our students and

community. They are also full of stakeholders who have been serving our schools for

many years, and caring professionals from outside the community who want to see it

thrive. Both go out of their way to make programs and learning experiences that not only

enrich the lives of students, but build the communities where they live.

• Small school/class sized ensure quality individual education for all students.

• I attended HLPUSD schools and enjoyed the teachers and their variety of teaching styles

and interaction with students.

• Same as above in number 1.

• We have kind teachers and staff that really care about the students.

• Committed to students and to their academics. Always finding the best programs or

resources that will meet students needs.

• Our K-5 TEACHERS and staff are completely dedicated to wanting every child to

succeed and to assure that every child receives what they need...no matter who is making

the decisions. These teachers and staff persevere year after year, even with changes in

leadership (and adjusting to that.) The students all want an inviting, fun and enjoyable,

and opportunistic learning environment.

• Schools are virtually operating and reaching out to students and their families. Teachers

are trying to promote the best learning opportunities considering the circumstances.

• Dedicated principal and teachers

• Our schools prepare our students globally. We are always reaching out for growth and

awareness.

• Students are hungry for a 2nd home.

• We have really hard working, caring teachers who go above and beyond their contract

duties, time and requirements to give to our students, families, and schools.

• The best things in our schools aren't things. The best thing in our schools is our human

capital and their capacity to make schools about more than just knowledge or experience.

In our school you'll find current teaching, engaging, character development, skill

acquisition and application, fostering creativity, nurturing expression, and cultivating

growth until schools are hubs that bind the community together.

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• The principal has begun to shift the climate of our school. Parents feel they are more

informed about what is happening at the administrative level and they feel more

respected.

• The students and parents. The students and parents instill automatic trust with the

educators and district. The ability that our parents engage when subjects are presented in

a cultural sensitive and competent manner.

• Schools are filled with staff who care and go above and beyond.

• Supporting our kids and adult students is a priority. The free food helps thousands of

kids. How all the schools are involved in the community

• Adult education is amazing.

• My school works above and beyond so our students get the best learning experience. All

our teachers work hard to have to make sure that students meet grade level. Our parents

although can be a handful at times with their demands, there are good amount of parents

that are supportive and help us teachers out.

• The staff loves what they do and love the students as their own kids.

• Caring teachers and staff.

• Hard working teachers, many programs offered, high academic achievement

• Our school focuses a lot on the Arts. Students. are proud of their school and want to

achieve. The teachers are extremely proud of their school and love their job and their

students. They love to show their talents to all.

• Caring & qualified staff, well paid.

• My school recognizes hard work, improvement, and character traits. It is a cornerstone

for the families in the neighborhood.

• District provides a lot of training throughout year for teachers. Good parent support at

some schools but could be a little better.

• Dedicated teachers and support staff.

• Dedicated teachers, secretaries, clerks, librarians, and custodians.

• All schools in the district work together and support one another. A lot of our community

attends the adult school after graduation for their career programs. We provide meals to

our students. The adult school provides services to the community.

• Teachers really care about their students. I can speak for adult ed. No student left

behind. Additional effort is given to students needing help. Our students are a reflection

of our teaching.



• Safety of children and staff

• Bad leadership at schools and inexperience leadership. Families and students need a lot of

services.

• Departments need to be integrated and work together more efficiently.

• How important Head start and preschool programs are for our community

• There is need to service the ELs better and also students with IEPs. Additionally, there

should be more equity among all school sites. There should also be more support for free

field trips opportunities (including busing), more relevant professional development for

teachers and more community involvement.

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• Our union is strong

• The amount of money spent on conferences The amount of money spent on buying food

for meetings Hiring more administrative staff but reducing the amount of support staff

The amount of people leaving the district due to the way they are being treated Lack of

mental health support for students. There are no counselors in the elementary schools

Counselors have more of a 500:1 student/counselor ratio instead of the suggested 250:1

which doesn't provide enough support for students Reactive approach instead of

proactive No accountability

• This is a fiscally sound district. Which looks after the aspects of all students and district

employees.

• The issue with having the La Puente and Hacienda Heights "sides" and how it seems to

be tension and sometimes perceived preferential treatment.

• Our school Sunset is very old and needs repairs, the school is not well kept up or kept

clean. Come and see for yourself.

• Over the past many years, our District has lost a lot of excellent home-grown talent

because they weren't being treated as professionals in their field. We were a district that

had a strong sense of community and led surrounding districts in many areas.

• We need more Dual programs to attract divers learners to help prevent pupil decline in

our district.

• I think the superintendent should have some knowledge of different Early Primary

programs offered in our district.

• In certain situations, there seems to be an inequity among schools. Our school is

struggling with a deficit of teachers in core classes, such as the English department. In

order to make our students successful, WE NEED EXPERIENCED TEACHERS.

• CTE high school teachers are being treated unequal in comparison to other teachers. CTE

teachers teach six periods without prep-time and have all expectations as any other

teachers on campus. CTE classes are still required for students to earn credit and

graduate. CTE teachers are certificated credentialed teachers who teach courses that

students need to earn in order to graduate. CTE teachers should have the same

opportunity of salary schedule and employee work contract.

• The equity issues within the district.

• strength the human resources/district office staff and board members

• Parental support and involvement is lacking in la puente The la puente community often

feels left out or disregarded as it seems the heights school often get better treatment,

better technology and support over all. Our Latino population often feels

underrepresented and neglected. Parents and families are reluctant to speak up,

especially those no documented

• Our district is lacking proper community. Teacher at times are the last to know what is

happening in the district. Our new superintendent needs to be open to all our school. Be

known and make connections as well with their staff, communities, and with the students.

Kids should know who the superintendent is.

• The biggest issue is definitely the achievement gap between are two largest subgroups,

Asian and Latino.

• How are they going to support the Teacher’s in our district? How are they are going to

reach out to families and student’s in the time of their needs? How are they going to

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continue to help build on the student’s education? Do they have resources that families

can use to help with there needs?

• Growing the Dual Language Immersion Program. Representation at the board level be

representative of different community areas in our district. Create greater cohesion

between quad areas in the district. Looking for and researching a new Social Emotional

Learning curriculum for our children and teachers. Providing more funding or allocating

more resources to struggling schools. Attracting more students to our district including

the Dual Language Immersion program. Allocating or secure greater funding for

counseling services to assist students with social/emotional/psychological needs. Update

school libraries physical and online libraries. Increase support of training teachers in

reading intervention strategies for struggling learners. Providing school staff with

training in trauma teaching/trauma learning. Outdated discipline plan--Needs to be

current with current research and best practices. This is as a consequence of an outdated

Social Emotional Learning Program. Teacher Trainings--Secure trainings informed by

current research on best practices and leaders in the field. Increase networking between

elementary schools and institutions of higher learning (ie. universities can be a great

resource to guide schools in adoption of science curriculum or any curriculum for

example.) Research and look for ELD programs that demonstrate based on

quantitative/qualitative data that help ELL students show growth in English. (Current

program may not be providing the support needed).

• Often times it's difficult for science teachers to get funding for class and lab supplies.

When there is funding it's usually very limited and takes a long time to go through the

system. So if I see a great idea online and want to try it next month, it's very unlikely that

I'll get funding in time to support that great teaching idea.

• All decisions need to be centered around what’s best for the kids, whether financial,

academic, or extracurricular.

• Special education is under attacked by greedy lawyers and advocates. Parents were

informed with incorrect information by the greed lawyers and advocates.

• Be Present! Needs to understand education. Experienced teacher. Has complete

knowledge of students with learning disabilities, such as dyslexia, dysgraphia, high

functioning autism, know what an IEP should involve and don’t short change the student.

Be transparent. No previous fraud history.

• two different issues for two separate areas in our school district (difference in

socioeconomic situation)

• To make school better for children, support families and staff

• We need to bolster our support for CTE programs and ensure they not only have the

materials, but the space to truly serve their students. As the future continues to change

rapidly our CTE programs are

• Making sure that are students are treated fair.

• Adult Education is often misunderstood as an offering of drawing, pottery and other

pursuits that one enjoys in retirement. HLP adult ed is the second largest in California

next to LAUSD and provides services for thousands of people in continuing education

including ESL, Citizenship, Parent Education, Career and Technical Education, and

work/learning programs for people with disabilities. We need leadership that will be

knowledgeable and invested in maintaining and growing the AE programs to meet

growing demands in communities served.

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• The superintendent needs to be aware of the educational needs of the community as well

as the socioeconomic level of the students involved. Assist student's need to learn,

achieve, overcome and succeed. Listen to parents' needs, work directly with the

community, be accessible to all. Support the staff and listen and assist them to meet their

needs. Understanding that not everyone will be happy, try to work with all to have a

harmonious working relationship with the community, staff and students.

• the building of collaborative relationships, setting a clear vision, rallying all staff, and

create a working environment that promotes respect.

• Protocol and the zero tolerance rule

• School campuses are old and out of date.

• A commitment to supporting Teachers in the classroom ! Something lacking in all

communities in this era I suspect ( and have witnessed ! ) .

• That the board needs to better understand what the classroom teacher needs. That not all

schools have equitable performance spaces. The district is severely lacking in technical

education opportunities. There was an outrageously slow/delayed response to the school

closure, and instructions to faculty/staff.

• There are 'haves' and 'have nots'. North side is mostly very different in educational

background than South. ALL kids deserve to get ahead, regardless of their economics and

background. All parents' views may be valid.

• I would want our superintendent to know that our community has missed a hands on

authority for quite some time. Not since have we seen any interest in our community

from a superintendent. Since 2013, most teachers, students, or parents couldn’t even tell

you the name of our superintendent. We need a leader who knows the people they will be

serving.

• Equity has become an issue within the community and this has been divisive. Groups

with different interests have formed and developed active campaigns against one another.

• The district needs special education to have more uniformity. Currently the high schools

can improve how they write goals, plops, and monitor progress.

• I feel there needs to be more equality in our school district . Why are schools in the

hacienda heights area kept and provided more resources .

• How the businesses in the area are tide into the education of our students.

• Academic vision Building teacher capacity Building a community of togetherness

through a united approach to the overall district's vision of academics and building the

whole child

• There is some division in thinking. We need fresh ideas, better leadership

• Unfortunately, their are some issues as one side of the district getting more attention than

the other. Some people believe that one side of the district is dangerous, but that is not

true. The entire district has issues that deal with outside sources.

• The safety protocols at each school needs to be clarified as to shooters,lock downs .

Teachers do not feel safe dependent upon situation there is no clear directive.

• People obeying traffic laws is a problem, even though it isn't educationally-related. I

think that the district is continuously evolving even given the current health concern.

Voting rights for all is another, I guess.

• Be aware and provide all students in all schools equal academic opportunities

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• Too many classes are too large. Some teachers have over 180 students, while others have

100.

• English is a second language for many parents and students. The La Puente side of the

district is under represented but also the highest need.

• None that I can think of

• The lack of support/decision making from the board during the COVID 19 school

closures. That teachers are generally dissatisfied because we do not feel that there is

anyone at the top with classroom experience who understands our needs. There is a

disproportionate racial make-up at certain high schools, that leads to favoritism from the

board. we are losing students to outside districts because there are few/no programs with

training opportunities (auto shop,agriculture, culinary arts, etc.) at our high schools, nor

are the students provided with laptops.

• 1. There has been a decline in district leadership attendance at various VAPA events

across the district. 2. There is a lack of organization, across the district, with various

VAPA departments, with individual teachers being responsible for organization,

communication, and funding. 3. With these trying times regarding funding,

transportation is a nightmare from the sites perspective: widely varying rates, limited

options, limited access, funding inadequacies. 4. This district, seems to have K-8-

focused tenancies, that cause K-8 sites to not have the vision for the big picture. Support,

from district, seems to lack for the high schools with regards to planning, instruction,

facilities, and curriculum alignment because they seem so focused on K-8.

• The teachers are not respected or compensated as much as they should be by the board.

• The dysfunctional nature of the those that are in charge at the DO, they work for

themselves and not the schools they serve. They are far out of touch and have forgotten

what is it to be a teacher.

• During this pandemic, classes should be kept cleaner and all bathrooms (disinfected) .

• An important asset for anyone in position of leadership is empathy and compassion. To

possess this way of being, any leader will be able to look at any issue or challenge with

the eyes and heart of the collective and individuals. Our district is not so very different

from others. We have different socioeconomic levels--How do you ensure meaningful

learning for all groups of students? We have families of different culture, background,

etc. How do we serve students that come with their own experiences and truths? How

does a district build a true active communication/collaboration with families and homes

so that every member can feel heard and cared for?

• Adult Education is a needed and helpful community resource that should not be

overlooked or undervalued. Students looking to advance in their careers as well as

complete their education need these resources.

• Our district is big and there is a wide span of needs within the quadrants.

• The classrooms need updating. Most classrooms are original 1950's and students have

been unkind to the classroom lab tables for decades.

• Learning gaps between asian and hispanics. Lack of CTE courses at the high schools that

support fields other than STEAM. Perceived mistrust of certain groups of leadership and

hidden agendas.

• We need someone who has a vision to help all schools move forward and become

modernized and healthy environments. We need someone who understands and supports

the diverse communities equally.

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• Previous toxic culture (fear, control, micromanaging) Two consecutive bond fiascos may

hinder ability to get community trust failing school infrastructure is already a major

problem on most campuses and is only going to get worse.

• Low socioeconomic population.

• there is a varied and diverse population across the district with varying needs. we have

low performing students with tough situations that prevent their success in school, but we

also have high achieving higher socio-economic students. they all need support in

varying degrees to continue to be successful and have services offered and available to

them to address their specific needs.

• Trust issues, admin have taken advantage of teachers who did not get permanent

positions for many years, teachers are still teaching combo classes to save money but

impact on student learning severely compromised, teachers get overloaded with new

programs to implement

• The treatment of teachers. Working with the teachers union for equity. Being transparent

regarding issues as they arise.

• The district and the teachers' association have had a fairly strong working relationship

that includes much respect. It is my expectation that an incoming superintendent is not

only open, but welcoming and excited about working with our associations. It is my

expectation that a superintendent will want to get to know all areas of the district, the

different communities.

• It would be nice if the superintendent has years of experience in the classroom so she/he

can see how challenging it is to be a teacher.

• The need for Academic TOSAs at all sites district funded. We also need full time

counselors at all sites...later sites may need more.

• Spanish speaking community Parents need an organization where they could learn and

help them to understand what their children are doing and learning. They need to have

tools to help their children.

• There are technology and language barriers that prevent parents from being fully

engaged. Some parents are not as involved due to immigration status. When the District

goes to a digital platform to push out information to parents, many will not receive it and

some will be unable to read it due to their lack of education. Many children serve as the

"bridge" between home and school. Although parents are supportive of the idea of their

child getting a good education, it is often not supported after school hours due to work

and family situations. Sometimes the priorities of parents defeat the incentive of the child

to do well academically.

• She or he should make the equal distribution of resources and educational opportunities

throughout the district a priority.

• all of our district kids and families come from all sorts of backgrounds and economic

levels. I hope that the superintendent understands how different all of his/her students are

across the district. there is a huge difference from one side of the district to the other.

• Discipline is a major issue impacting academic success. While this is true throughout the

state and nation, that does not mean that this is an issue that should not receive the

highest priority in the district. One student with issues can disrupt the education of an

entire class, and that must be stopped. Additionally our facilities are outdated and

dilapidated. They must be renovated. Our district needs to expand and improve SPED

services.

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• Most adult school teachers don't have permanent positions, and it is hard to recruit good

teachers. Especially, we need more teachers who can teach online at this difficult time.

• Career Technical Education is a critical component of a broad and deep school

curriculum that helps prepare all students to be career and college ready. How will the

new superintendent support meeting LEA district LCAP requirements of: Conditions Of

Learning, Pupil Outcomes, Engagement, College and Career Readiness and Success, and

Professional State Leadership in CTE as it relates to Career Technical Education in

HLPUSD?

• There is a lack of equity in our high schools, in particular WoHS. We have struggled to

get our students to attend WoHS when WCHS is equally close and offers so many more

programs than WoHS. We need to be able to compete with other districts if we want to

keep our students.

• Recovery from Covid, of course. Support for certificated, classified and community as all

need to work together.

• There are many conflicting agendas within the district office, and quite often they are

disconnected from the schools or communities they serve. While public education strives

for equality and equity, far too often a "quick fix" or "one-size-fits-all" solution is

implemented without thoroughly thinking out the nuisance and repercussions rippling

across diverse school sites.

• Facilities need a major upgrade.

• #1 - Our declining enrollment issue. Hopefully, the superintendent can bring in "out-of-

the-box" strategies to help address this.

• Updating our virtual learning strategies. In case of another pandemic or if this pandemic

is extended into next school year.

• It would be nice if the superintendent has years of experience in the classroom so she/he

can see how challenging it is to be a teacher.

• Teachers take on a lot of work, there is no need to add to teachers workload. We want

equality across the District.

• Students at our schools should all have the same opportunities to succeed and learn. If

one student has an opportunity, then ALL students should have an opportunity.

Administrators should all be held to the same standard of leadership. Employees should

be treated equally at all sites, and should not be subjected to the "discretion" of the

leaders opinions and directives. For that matter, it should not be allowed. Too much

time is spent by too many people dealing with issues that should have been allowed to

arise in the first place. It creates undue stress to all involved and takes away time from

proper teaching (and leading) for our students. Consistency across the board. If one

teacher is being held accountable for something, then all teachers should be held

accountable (to a certain extent) And, if teachers are held accountable, then proper

training and follow through should be required by the district and admins. Teachers

should be given the opportunity to make suggestions on what their school community

needs when it comes to the leadership of the school. Especially when a school has a high

turnover of admins. Teachers/staff need to have an anonymous opportunity (yearly) to

suggest or comment on student/school needs and/or concerns that have arisen throughout

the school year. Yes, many teachers and staff may be opinionated and it would be

somewhat subjective, but many facts are facts, and some may need to be addressed.

Schools should be inviting from the outside. Every one of them. If an admin. is

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being assigned to a school, they should WANT to be there in that environment. Not just

sent there. The admins assigned should be WILLING and able to take on all of the

responsibilities of that school, no matter how long they may or may not be there.

• Some families are still struggling with technology, being a lack of device, high-speed

internet, or the necessary skills to utilize their device. Communication will be difficult.

Many teachers also lack the skillset to operate online learning with confidence.

• How corrupt the last Sup and the Board are. How fed up the staff and community are!

• The superintendent should definitely be aware that her/his presence is welcome at all

school sites. She/He should be encouraged to visit and make strong connections with all

school staff.

• To balance the needs from different areas of our district. The needs change from one side

of the freeway to the other.

• The board has not always been transparent with their stakeholders. There HAS to be

100% transparency in order to gain the trust and respect for this position.

• The superintendent should be familiar with the history of the district, the geography of

the communities, the demographics of each school, the programs in place, and the

current tensions and their causes between stakeholders.

• There is a severe lack of resources and training provided to teachers with regard to

special education. Because of this, there are likely significant liabilities with regards to

IEP compliance. General education teachers ask for help, special education teachers ask

for help, school site administrators ask for help but the special education office provides

no quality special education training or support.

• Being culturally And social -economical competent regarding the community of La

Puente. Be realistic and understand that schools , students, parents , and community

writhing La Puente are not represented equitable fashion in comparison to schools within

Hacienda Heights due to the differences of ethic and social- economic demographics. It

is time for HLPUSD to recruit a positive Latino male superintended who speaks fluent

Spanish. To reflect and represent the majority of the community. This will increase

student and parent participation among community events within schools i.e. ELAC/SSC,

open house, back to school nights, parent conferences. In addition , student mental health

must be a priority. student’s mental health must and well being must be supported the

student will engage and flourish within their academic setting. Students within the City of

La Puente have experience intense trauma.

• Some schools are badly funded and badly led. There is a discrepancy within the schools

in the district.

• To not dismantle our schools. Many superintendents are other districts have destroyed

their districts.

• None that I know of.

• Issues that should be aware that sometimes our district makes decisions without teacher

input. Therefore, our Union tends to step in to make sure that the District doesnt over

step. Also, our district leaves things at last minute example last minute closure of our

school due to COVID. I feel that this could’ve been handled different without being

rushed that Friday we were told that we werent coming back.

• There is a Segment of the community that is always negative and wanting to tear down

everything we do that is good. We are working to change a culture of "stay in your lane"

and no accountability in management.

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• Please be transparent and know our district’s goals.

• There is a lack of trust among the community and transparency from the district.

Buildings have not been maintained and is now causing major issues.

• Our district has experienced a lot of change in the last few years, but our main interest is

our students. We love what we do and want the district to k ow that we know what is

good for our students and we are professionals.

• Split between La Puente side & Hacienda side. Competing interests with very different

needs. Equity should not be a priority at the expense of real world value & common

sense. Sup before this last one was where for around 30 years.

• He/she needs to continue to push innovative methods to provide students with career-

ready skills. P

• We are in the middle of 21st century remodel that isn’t complete yet.

• We need more bilingual support staff. Favoritism must end. Administrators must be

leaders and guide the complete staff to feel successful at work.

• Defiant teachers. Favoritism on the part of administration and guidance. Inequitable

working conditions for teachers and support staff.

• The superintendent should match the qualities of our retired superintendent. She always

took the time to get to know everyone in the district and always supported everything that

was done. She knew what an amazing district we had and our Adult School is the

diamond in the rough!

• A very diverse community. Not just in race, but learning ability.



• approachable

• New superintendent needs to be highly qualified in speaking Spanish and Mandarin

Chinese. Experiences in working in larger school district. Effective supporter for

administrators and school staff. Qualified in multiple grade levels.

• Strong communication between administration, staff, students and families should be a

top priority. Putting students above bureaucracy is crucial! Ensuring that key details are

delegated appropriately and dealt with in a timely manner is crucial!

• The candidate should be knowledgeable of all the issues currently affecting our school

District, be transparent and communicate with all stakeholders. At times, it feels teachers

are the last to find out anything going on in the district. Although there is a certain

formula to calculate school staffing, there are many sites that need more staff in order to

alleviate some of the oversized classes. (Example 41 students in a lab room that has room

for 34 students is not ideal)

• Be familar of the needs of our 2nd language learners.

• The new superintendent needs to be fair to all individuals that work in the district The

new superintendent should not be influenced by certain individuals but they should listen

to everyone's input before making a decision, like a democracy The new superintendent

should advocate for their employees and the students

• This district is very diverse preK to adult. Must have a background of equal knowledge.

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• Knows the community, cares about the students, education and learning. Not just the

financial aspects of running a business. Strong leader who leads by example. Really

attuned to the needs of the students, teachers and principals.

• To listen to the employees/parents/students needs and what is best for all.

• I want it to be someone who can show grace under fire. Someone who leads with

compassion and humility. I want it to be someone that understands that it's important to

cultivate all of those around them and to expect those to do the same one step out.

• A great skill would be to be bilingual in any language to be able to connect with our

community.

• The new superintendent should be open minded and be supportive of children, teachers,

staff. Have a willingness to work with the unions as a collaborative.

• We need someone who will support our students, our teachers, and our community. We

need someone who will bring equality to the quads. We need someone who will build

morale. Most importantly, we need someone who will follow through.

• Knowledgeable in all academic dept., willing to adapt to community/student needs.

Willing to explore/invest in quality technology for all students and teachers to help

prepare for future academics.

• Flexible, caring, great communicator

• kind, hard working, invested in the community and school community (students, parents

and staff).

• Caring, supportive, understanding of the diverse needs of the community

• They need to be able to be approachable. They have to give the sense of community and

that we are all in this district for the purpose of educating our children as well as we can.

They also need to have open communication with their staff. Specially their teachers.

Teachers are in the frontline and should be the first to be notified of current district

events.

• We need someone who will have a vision, be a strong leader, but yet have a willingness

to listen and work collaboratively with all of our stakeholders.

• What experience do they have? Are they Sympathetic to the community needs? What

goals do they have?

• Be willing to collaboratively work with the HLPTA. Support and expand our current

programs (dual language immersion program, technology improvements, etc). Have

experience working in a similar district to HLPUSD (experience working with a diverse

community like HLPUSD). Possess a wealth of knowledge; and network with

institutions of higher learning or Academic Journals. Be fiscally responsible and not at

the expense of students and staff. Have experience working with a budget like our

district budget.

• Someone who supports the hiring of quality staff/teachers, and then doesn't

micromanage, but instead trusts in his/her staff/teachers to make good decisions.

Someone who is willing to listen to staff/teachers, and seriously consider their viewpoint

and find ways to support them.

• Communication is first and foremost; Delegate responsibilities among departments;

Make swift changes on what’s working and what is not; lead be example; work on

connecting bridges between district, admins, staff/employees, and students/parents

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• Honesty. Leadership. Openness to new ideas. A partner with schools, administrators, and

teachers. An advocate for students......all students.

• Someone with years of experiences as an educator.

• Be real!!! your previous superintendent who was there for the students as well as the

teachers. Wasn’t bought off by the board.

• cooperative, collaborative, open

• -willing to listen to teachers -being fair to every quadrant of the district -fair distribution

of the fund for every school -needs to have solutions for students' behavior problems -

willing to hire professionals to support our students and teachers

• Great listening and communicating skills, Multi skilled, A clear Vision, leadership,

ambitious, Friendly.

• The superintendent should know about our programs and have past experience working

in education, specifically public K-12 education.

• Being engaged with our community.

• Candidates should have a broad knowledge of public education including funding,

classroom experience, facilities, safety, bargaining, strong leadership skills, ability to

respond logically and calmly in a crisis, ability to communicate with individuals and

groups, willingness to listen to stakeholders

• Needs to have worked in the classroom directly with children and have knowledge about

child development and our child development program at Amar and be supportive of our

Center and the age group we serve.

• Humility above all. Good listening skills, great delegate, proactive, sincere, honest,

truthful, compassionate, responsible, down to earth, great communicator. Responsible

and not a promise maker, but an active doer.

• 1.Honesty 2. supportive 3.caring 4.accontability 5.communicative 6.postive 7.loyality

8.personable 9.focused 10.imaginative 11. fair minded 12.inspring 13. straightforward 14.

competent 15. transparent 16.authentic 17.insightful 18. dependable.19.ambitious

20.intelligent 21. courageous 22.patient and finally passionate

• Open minded, proactive towards child development, and visit the school and the

classrooms within their district schools.

• Friendly, experience in the classroom and as a principal. They need to be politically

savvy and intelligent in order to navigate the red tape. Willing to work with stakeholders

in order to make decisions. Braver enough to push for hard decisions that might make her

or she unpopular but help the district, families, teachers, and students.

• Open to supporting and an appreciation of instruction in the Adult Community , an

approachable manner and reputation , administration through delegation , and success in

these respects in his/her past employment !

• The new superintendent needs to have been a teacher so that s/he has a clear

understanding of our needs!

• Must be able to listen to all, even the less educated, and treat fairly, regardless of

education or economics, parents and students. Should also be willing to work with, and

able to LISTEN to teachers and cooperate with union leaders.

• Our district has specific needs throughout the different schools. We need a candidate who

understands that not all programs will benefit the district has a whole. This person should

understand the value of differential access to promote growth in all segments of the

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district. In the past we have seen too much one sided tactics that have benefitted only the

most vocal members of our community. We need someone who understands the

dynamics of all differing micro-communities within our district.

• The new Superintendent must possess excellent communication and skills and be a

supreme diplomat in order to unite the district in common goals around serving ALL

students. Equity and access to the services that ALL students need must be a primary goal

and communicating this well to all stakeholders will ensure success.

• The skills needed are being able to check in with schools. The ability to negotiate, but

demand uniformity. Don't be afraid to tackle sensitive issues straight on, so long as you

do so respectfully and trustworthy.

• They have to be an educator not a business person trying to make money off our school

district . They need to be willing to invest in our schools ,and willing support the low

socioeconomic schools in the area and not just put the best resources at Wedgeworth

elementary .

• People skills and awareness of new technologies be taught into the school in relation to

industry at the local and county level and state levels.

• Academic knowledge (has been a teacher) Business knowledge (ability to lead several

groups) People knowledge (ability to relate to all stakeholders)

• Preferably bilingual/trilingual Will work alongside teachers & staff to improve our

district Thinks outside the box Has a growth mindset An encourager

• A new superintendent should someone who is willingly to know all it students and allow

his/herself to be seen at school functions so that parents and students know who he/she is.

I believe that s/he should be approachable and willing to help out the communities.

• Interest in knowing the community outside of the office. Each quad has their own needs.

but each school should be equatable in resources . schools with higher scores do not

necessarily need more the schools with low scores need more resources for tutoring and

intervention. Site supervision needs to be a priority in hiring .not 6 months to get yard

duty coverage .

• The new person has to realize that this job is time-consuming and constantly decision-

making. I don't know how just anyone could do it. The hours are tremendous.

• Educational background in educational studies. And teaching and administrative K-12

experience. A willingness to be open to suggestions from the community and staff.

• Forward thinker. Education needs to change. We need less pacing guides and spend

time learning the material more deeply. More project drive education. More cross-

curricular education. More time for educators to collaborate.

• They should be honest, organized, empathetic. They should trust the professionalism of

teachers and employees.

• background educator, common sense, leadership

• An excellent command of spoken English to communicate clearly with us all.

• A solid understanding of what it means to be a classroom teacher, and/or school

administrator. An ability to make decisions in a timely manner that consider what is best

for the student (not the schedule of the board members).

• The new superintendent needs to have vision & execution. For such a large district, we

seem to react to situations that affect the district, as opposed to creating a vision & plan to

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keep this district thriving and succeeding. Communication has been hasty, and not well

organized.

• The superintendent should be FOR the teachers. We work really hard and need to be

understood and compensated for what we do.

• I need a people person who likes to visit and see first hand what is happening at the

schools and is a rational decision maker how does what is right not was is expected.

• Approachable and humble to all levels of staff.

• Again, the ideal leader in my opinion, is one who is with empathy and compassion. One

who will constantly and actively revisit core values and beliefs so that he/she can stand

with a great resolve against rules, regulations, and even laws that go against humanity.

When a leaders heart is aligned with upholding the good and right of all, he/she will

know the direction. He/she will inspire others towards that destination with courage and

creativity.

• Open minded to both education and varying people and socioeconomic situations,

understanding, forthcoming with information, dedicated.

• Someone who can relate to the parents as well as staff. Someone who has taught and can

appreciate the struggles in the classroom. It is also helpful for the person to be willing to

interact with all staff and parents.

• The ability to be translucent with information, provide clear direction, and honest

leadership.

• Strong, adaptable, understanding, empathetic, knowledgeable, non-biased.

• Bilingual , positive, visionary, caring, hard-working, creative and advocate for wanting to

truly help all schools develop and move forward.

• Focus on WHOLE Child Education (SEL, Character Education) Caring, Collaborative,

Technologically savvy Relationships FIRST! Don't be a robot in your office. Visit

classrooms and form connections. Build trust.

• * Effective communicator, approachable * Lead a school culture of equity * Have

worked in a classroom setting * Flexible * Risk Taker * Passion for the job * Honest

• Understanding, compassion, open-minded, out of the box thinker, supportive of all and

their specific and individual needs, from teachers to students and in-between

• Someone who has been in the classroom for a good amount to understand need of

students and understand what teachers really have to manage to meet those needs,

trustworthy, knows how to use and allocate monies to where students and community can

see tax dollars at work in a more expedient manner, down to earth-actually understand

and get to know schools, their signature programs and Diverse cultures, not just about

money or notoriety

• Have a professional degree in education. Have experience in a school setting. ( Former

teacher, administrator.) Not interested in board members as potential candidates. Has a

good reputation among prior jobs held in other districts. Understands the community

climate of HLPUSD. Making decisions for the good of all stakeholders. Being a leader-

making decisions and not waiting to "see" what other districts are doing.

• They must be open-minded. By this, I mean open to working with associations, open to

visiting campuses near and far (superintendents RARELY come to my school). I also feel

that he/she should have had some experience in working in a classroom. I understand that

being a superintendent is also a business-minded position, but I think classroom

experience should be a must.

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• Empathy, considerate, proactive, good problem solver,

• Family minded...NOT BUSINESS! The new superintendent needs to be visible, cow into

classrooms, have experience in elementary through high school, understand the needs of

special ed., students in various home life’s, emotionally disturbed and struggling kiddos.

Family family family and making sure that WE ALL are treated as so and they we all feel

like we matter!

• Understands what it is like to be a teacher. Communicate well with teachers and all other

staff Have the students best interest at all times

• It would be beneficial to understand the cultural background of the majority of the

students. The area demographics are changing though, so it would be good to be bilingual

so families feel they are understood by the decision makers.

• The candidate must reflect and represent the demographic and nature of the community.

The ideal thing would be for the candidate to be someone who grew up in the

community. Not an outsider. Someone who knows and is part of this great community.

Someone who really cares, and not just some outsider bureaucrat.

• Always look out for students and their families work well with all people he/she is

serving depend on staff and get to know them speak more than one language, preferably

Spanish also

• This new superintendent must be approachable, and able to work with board members

and teachers . They MUST have ethical values. I would also suggest recruiting one of our

own. While she may not want to leave her current position, our district is closer to her

home and she has proved herself in our district as having the qualities we need to bring

our district to where it needs to be.

• Caring, loving, and understand the culture of our district.

• EMPATHY and COMPASSION for families of all socio economic backgrounds. A

DESIRE to want to move forward and not stay stagnant. FLEXIBILITY in

understanding that some schools require more support than others. He/she must be more

than a "numbers" person and not see our families/students as numbers, rather as people

with very unique needs.

• Managerial, leadership, integrity.

• Transparent in decision-making. Caring and empathetic towards all stakeholders.

Strategic and goal oriented.

• Some one willing to listen to all stakeholders and do what's right for the students and

communities (especially La Puente). Somebody courageous who isn't afraid to make

difficult decisions even in the face of public and/or union criticism.

• DON'T BE AN ARROGANT MICROMANAGER LEADER!!!!! Listen to our teachers

and admin along with parents and students.

• Involving teachers more in the education process. Involving the La Puente quad with

updating their facilities and schools in general.

• Empathy, considerate, proactive, good problem solver,

• Needs to be open minded, have every school, every student, every employees' best

interest at heart. Needs to have great leadership, communication, collaboration skills.

• *dedicated *personable *able to make decisions that are fair and equitable *willing to

listen and take suggestions from parents, students, staffs etc. and using those suggestions

to guide leadership (and not just from small groups of "committees") *

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• We will need someone who will listen to the concerns of all stakeholders and put our

students first above all.

• Should have taught in the classroom for at least 5 years. Should have worked in the

private sector for at least 5 years.

• A solid k-12 experience, a person of faith and solid moral ground, a caring heart.

• Vision for the direction of the district, ethics, a positive sense of humor, ability to discern

cultural diversity from cultural differences and empathy from sympathy, the strength to

be transparent even when it is not the best news, a "tough chin", a big and warm heart

• The community needs someone who will be present in meeting the needs to survive

COVID-19 and yet also have a plan to deal with the mental and academic challenges of

the aftermath. We need to provide our senior exiting students a fighting chance with

CTE vocational skills (as their plan A or B) as they spill into a new world (post COVID-

19) and most likely a distressed economy for many years.

• The superintendent needs to understand that they represent the district and every

stakeholder within the district. This is not a dictatorship. They need to drive their decision

making based on the best interest of the community, teachers, and students and not their

own personal interests!

• The best superintendent candidate will have significant experience as a classroom

educator. They will be professional, fair, knowledgeable. They will be great listeners.

They will be empathetic. They will be focused on the whole well being and development

of students as life- long learners, critical thinkers, and contributors to society. The

superintendent will be responsible and reliable. They will build relationships and trust.

They will be peace keepers. They will believe in team input. They will be decision

makers that make the hard decisions always in the best interest of students, families, and

educators rather than money or politics.

• To be successful here the superintendent should have the ability to cut through the noise

and see the root of problems. Focus on student success. Get to know your educators and

staff below management. You have some much-wasted talent ready to lead with you. Be

prepared to have difficult conversations and really look at leaders imbedded in "how

things have always been done". Also look at recent payouts (3-5 years), students, or

employment. Who caused this? Why are we wasting money paying out settlements? Fix

the problems. Treat employees fairly and with respect, work with unions, be transparent,

and don't be afraid to shake things up. Students and educators are depending on you.

• FLUENT IN SPANISH is a must to be culturally competent and transparent with the

majority of the community that HLPUSD represents. A individual that understands that

mental health is vital for the social , emotional , and academic well-being of the students.

A background in psychology and socially. A background in counseling. Empathic and

supportive of educators needs. Have a philosophy that educators need to be taken care of

in order for our students to be taken care of. Supportive and open door policy philosophy.

Genuine , supportive , open minded ,& team player. A graduate /product from HLPUSD

preferably from La Puente schools. Recruit a example of a former student to instill a

image to the students and families that student products of HLPUSD are successful.

• I think the new superintendent should be equally concerned with the management of all

the schools but would need to look closer at the schools where the neighborhood may not

look as nice as the others.

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• A past teacher. Someone who will support the teachers and staff. A person who knows

the importance of education and career and technical education programs at the adult

school

• Hard working, dedicated and a great listener.

• 1) listener 2) good leader 3) actually be there for everyone 4) dont quit last minute

when you feel attacked by others or say you are taking an early retirement. 5) make

decisions that would benefit our children

• Willingness to listen and collaborate with stakeholders, as well as the ability to

communicate our mission, vision, success, and challenges.

• Someone who will be visible and out to visit schools regularly, at least monthly. Please

pick someone that is willing to learn about current school events and successes, and be a

part of it.

• Trustworthy, proactive, kind, hard working, teaching experience.

• Experienced in education, have students interest at heart, Team player, professional, and

committed to public education.

• At least 15 years teaching experience, less administrative experience, unless stellar

reviews from a MAJORITY of those who worked under this candidate.

• The new superintendent needs to be a clear communicator. He/she needs to recognize our

district’s diversity and the limitless potential of our students.

• Best intentions are with the kids and their well being. Experience being superintendent in

a large district. Kind, honest, transparent

• Bilingual, an educator first, willing to honor all programs at schools. Approachable and

professional characteristics are a must.

• The superintendent should have experience in education not law or accounting. This

person must be dedicated to building an academic district for all students.

• They should have a Career and Technical Education background. Be a teacher previously

to understand what it takes being a teacher. Understand the importance of the adult

school and the programs they offer. Keep our district like the extended family it is. They

shouldn’t be in the position for the money. They should not want to dismantle everything.

We don’t want someone from a district that has done nothing but negative things to it. I

would ask the HLPTA board about their opinion of each candidates background and what

good things or bad things they have done at their current district.

• Must have the ability to truly listen, understand our students, the diversity of the

community and be truthful to the community, schools, and staff. Work well with staff

and never form judgements until all facts are on.

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Classified Staff



• My community that I live in has very good teachers that try very hard to teach these

students. My both kids went to school in this district and these teachers went out of there

way to make sure that my kids had what they needed to understand everything.

• Generations of family. Small town feel, neighbors know and care for each other History

and museums Nature

• Everyone wants what is best for the kids.

• The is Hacienda La Puente Unified School District is a very tight-knit district. Many

generations have gone through the district and value the education and guidance given.

• My community that I share with you is the north end of La Puente. The community that

consists of our parents and students is hard working community. A community that

strives to give the best to the children, for in doing so we build a better and stronger

community. This community is resilient, they know how to live with very little and also

very much. The community is a loving community that "neighbors love their neighbors

as themselves"...they take care of each other.

• Safety is maintained Crossing guards are so politeful ans professional.

• Community involved parents. Community involved employees.

• N/A

• dont know, dont live in this area but it seems that typical American is not the majority.

• The community is progressing and becoming stronger.e

• Diverse, caring, and practical.

• The Hacienda La Puente Community is fiercely loyal to their schools. But they don't

suffer fools, a good candidate needs to speak openly with the community, we may not

always get the answers that we want, but as long as the person in charge is straight

forward with us, and show us respect, it will be given in return.

• It’s a multicultural community, diverse and pro-active,

• I believe that best thing of our community is we are one and are a family. The students

are first!!

• I believe schools in the La Puente/Valinda have grossly been neglected through the years

by both the School Board and the previous Superintendents and current upper

management

• Clean, well maintained

• Family oriented. Community pride.

• People with different nationality.

• They Love That They are Always at the Best Interrst & Have zTheir Voices Heard & Are

Not Part of An InnerPolitical Agenda

• maybe friendly neighbors

• Our community seems to pull together at needed times.

• Parents are willing to volunteer for their children’s school site.

• The community has a good active people that watch out for others property

• There are monthly community meetings where residents can attend and are welcome at

anytime.

• They are positive, caring and try their best for the Education of their child.

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• My community is United and helpful, it helps those in need

• Our community serves a diverse population of students, staff, teachers, and community

members from an array of backgrounds and social economic status

• Our community is made up of hard working families that help and encourage one

another. We want our children to grow up to be responsible and proud of there

community as well as excel in there academics.

• I like the Dual Immersion Programs. I think our Technology for our students is better

than most, but I don't think the community understand it, and a lot of them are un

documented and are very fearful. And the other half of the communtiy dis-like them. I

think the HLP Community is a tough crowd. Some only here what they want to hear, and

not what is being said. It is a very diverse community. With very different opinions.

But too many are just loud and self serving. They talk the talk but won't vote, and then

they want to complain later.

• My community provides many recreational activities for families and children. For

instance, children can join a martial arts class.

• This is a community that truly cares about the well being of the families and their

children.

• Our community is surrounded by very humble people. It’s more than a community

people help each other when someone is in need.

• active participants. concerned about our leaders.

• They really want what is best for their children, but don't always have the resources to

make that happen. Our community is a tight knit one.

• Our community is diverse. HLPUSD is a Hispanic dominated community followed by an

Asian community. He is a community thirsty for thriving in every aspect possible just

missing the proper leadership.

• My community is a well diverse community with people of all nationalities, income scale

and professions. yet we come together to ensure what is best for our families

• My community is multi-racial. We have a variety of ethnic people, foods and needs. My

district is currently divided by the have and have nots. (north and south side of the

district). The district currently favors the southside.

• This is a hard working community.

• The Hacienda La Puente community is one, in which the families work hard and are

committed with the District to work together towards a good education for their children.

• Board members are immune from Federal Investigations and prosecution if they have ties

to the Chinese Communist Party

• Honestly I cannot think of anything. It seems that the community is divided through

economic issues, ethniticy.

• Our communitty is well inform of any changes that concern the well being of all the

population .

• The good things about our community are the programs we offer, especially to those in

need. Whether is from churches, district or just in general by people who live in the

community.

• La Puente is a small community with many people willing to help to make it better. But

we are also a community with many challenges. We need someone who is willing to feel

like part of our community and willing to help us make it better

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• Multiple languages, people willing to work

• Friendly, hard working, work well with each other.

• We are a very active and involved community. There are lots of events constantly taking

place.

• a variety of schools to pick from.

• There are many ways to find out what is going on in community, HHIA,

HLPMOVEMENT, READER BOARDS

• It has changed over the decades from mostly caucasian and Hispanic in the early 70's to

mostly Asian and Hispanic now. It was a youth sports minded community, with baseball,

softball, soccer and basketball utilizing school properties. That has been a lost attraction

with recent property sales.

• A Diverse community



• Again these schools have great teachers but they need the right tools to make it even

better for the student

• Quality classified staff

• We are focused on making sure kids enjoy coming to school.

• They have improved a lot overall. The schools on the La Puente side were, at one time,

overlooked and not given good equipment and teachers. However, this has changed and

all schools are treated the same and test scores have gone up significantly.

• My school is one of the elementary schools in the La Puente quad. It is the friendliest

school of all schools in HLPUSD. The whole staff (classified and certificated) work

together as a team and there is great camaraderie in supporting each other and most of all

our students and parents. The office manager is the most welcoming and friendly office

manager in all of HLPUSD; students, parents, teachers, district TOSAs, and other district

employees always mention they love visiting our school because the office manager is a

great representation and reflection of what our district should be. She is the only one who

works in the office. She represents the hope of what HLPUSD should be - integrity, trust,

and acceptance to all. After you receive a welcoming visit from her, you then see a

continuation of great service from the teachers, custodian, cafeteria workers, instructional

aide, and site-supervision aides. This has been happening for the last 6 years at this

school regardless of administrator/principal.

• Staff were working hard on it its appearance Lakeshore recreating updated classrooms

Laptops were students.

• Staff very good classified.

• N/A

• dont konw much about the local schools, some are more competitve than others, and that

not all the elementary or middle schools are desired by the local parents/residents for

their kids; but overall i heard that all high schools are doing pretty good.

• Every year the education is better and the aesthetic has Extremely Beautified.

• Committed teachers & admin. Interest in making sure all students are learning and being

reached.

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• The teachers and staff at the schools care about the students and their well being, and will

go above and beyond to make sure students can achieve to the highest of their ability.

That being said, not every parent is going to be happy about every outcome, there are

times when faculty and staff need to know the district has their back, and not always just

side with the parent.

• Clean, advanced, knowledgeable, technology, high standards for the students, outstanding

ratings.

• We have many great teachers willing to go above and beyond for the students. Its all

about our students.

• I believe the District has many dedicated employees, i also feel both

certificated/classified employees do not have a voice in the direction of their particular

school site. Lack of transparency with the Principal and staff.

• Dedicated teachers and staff

• The schools have been safe.

• I am not part of HLPUSD nor do I have children attending But I am aware that Schools

Strive for Excellance In the Education of Students as well as for Students with Learning

Issues & Disabilities.

• support students need nice people

• Our schools/teachers offer the best education to our students,

• Great teachers who work hard to make their subject matter easier to understand and

interesting.

• The schools have good communication with parents

• Can voice concerns & work with school personnel to resolve concern. Maintains

everyone informed if all school activities. Students excel & are recognized for their

accomplishments.

• I believe every employee in the District try their best for the good of the students. Good

Management, Compassionate, the best education they can facilitate for the students.

• My school is responsible with staff, parents and children

• Our schools provide learning communities for our students , staff and community

members by engaging in diverse and innovative lessons .

• Our schools have great teachers and staff that care about their students.

• Dual Immersion Programs, and Technology are better than most school districts, but the

community doesn't understand it.

• The teachers at our schools are dedicated and can facilitate the children's learning.

• The schools are implementing new programs that will help students find the best career

pathway for them. Dispatching, JROTC, etc...

• Our school is a safe environment for our kids. The parents do get involved in any event

that is needed . Our staff our teachers are more like family, our Principal goes out of her

way to help any student, family or staff member that is in need of help

• our schools look forward to creating a learning environment for our future generations.

• At our school teachers and staff really get along, having an administrator that doesn't pass

the buck is essential. Being creative and offering community events to really emphasize

that we are a family group.

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• Very few schools in the community have great administrators Valinda, Lassalette, Los

Altos HS, Grazide , and Mesa Robles are quite outstanding schools with a great support

system to their students and parents and mmost importantly their staff.

• our schools are again diverse in culture and promote equality for all children. They

provide resources to accompany a positive learning for environment for both children

and their familes

• Classified employees work harder and think harder then teachers.

• They work for the students and families.

• The schools in the district are involved in a variety of programs and activities that

provide effective learning experiences to the students.

• The La Puente side of the district receives larger sums of money to try and counteract the

poor educational performance of its students while the Hacienda Heights side has a

higher educational outcome due to the demographics of its population.

• The school sites themselves seem to be united and trying to run a quality school.

• Our schools have great staff very dedicated and passionat of what they do every day with

every student and co-workers the refelect in the community.

• Personally, I am very blessed to work at an awesome middle school. Orange Grove has

not only the BEST people, but the Most united bond which includes our current amazing

administrators

• Our schools have a handful of great teachers and staff working together to help our

students be successful citizens

• Great teachers and staff, improvments looking good

• Most schools have great teachers, principals and staff who genuinely care about the

teaching and well being of their students.

• I’ve worked at several school sites within my 22 years with the district and at each school

at least 50% of the teachers actually teach

• High scores on testing, good attendance

• Some schools seem to get more support than others depending on pressure from the

parents to the board. The students north of the 60 frwy are the ones overlooked or

sacrificed when budget is involved.

• Diversity, Staff, Children, Are Welcoming and ready to learn



• She is a mean person and doesn’t care about the students or staff. I’ve seen it personally

• Community and employees do not trust district. Not proactive. History of lawsuits

History of employee fear No trust No family feeling District focuses on Hacienda

Heights instead of la Puente. Perception of racism Low pay for classified

• We need to be more like a team. Classified and certificates is too divided and it shouldn’t

be. We should all be treated the same way. Classified is treated less fairly.

• TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND! No more "My way or the highway" mentality. The

superintendent needs to listen to their principals, teachers and administrators.

• 1) All employees (certificated and classified) have no trust in current interim

superintendent and board members. 2) All employees (certificated and classified) have

no trust in our current board members. They don't lead and listen to the people of the

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communities that make up HLPUSD. 3) Morale is low district wide due to the above

mentioned. 4) There are great inconsistencies and inequity district-wide in processes,

policies, full-staffed offices to one-person staff offices, etc. 5) All board members are

being recalled. 6) HLPUSD needs to make a turn-around with employees. Classified

personnel is neglected regardless of praise in letters and speeches - current interim

superintendent neglects to negotiate with classified, yet negotiated with all other unions

(certificated and supervisory).

• Amar back property with mounds of dirt now growing weeds This year allergy symptoms

Were outrageous levels.

• Morale in District is low. HR is not trusted at all.

• To have a clear vision of what the needs to be done for the good of the district

• i've only been an employee of the dristrict for a short time but i've noticed that the

Medical place next door ( Universal Industrial Care ) is a bad place to use. Most of the

employees there dont really know what they're doing and in my particular case took

about 4 hours for a simple drug screen, 2 of which have been waiting and another hour

for the employees ( 4 or 5 ) to figure out exactly how to handle the procedures. Might

be the cheapest option in the area but it's definitely not the BEST or in the AVERAGE of

what a medical doctor work related clinic. I'd recommend looking for a different more

trustworthy and cleaner place. If the new Superintendent or anybody in the HR dept

deals with this place PERSONALLY would know exactly what i'm talking about.

• The gangs in.be the neighborhoods are dangerous

• Continued commitment to represent all demographic segments of the community. Using

finances to promote smaller class sizes, which benefits student learning & now with

presence of Covid-19, further secures the safety of educators and students.

• Currently there is a mutual mistrust between the district and classified employees. I

know that they have to deal with the union in matters of negotiations, but also, the union

is not acting in the best interest of everyone, they have their own agenda and have

alienated a large number of people they "represent". It would be nice for the people who

have opted out of the union to have some sort of connection to the district office without

being tainted by the shenanigans of the union representatives. We are not all uneducated

and ignorant.

• Should be mindful, knowledgeable and flexible to the student’s needs in comparison to

student’s education in other states.

• That our Principals should not be made feel bad or afraid to suspend students for bad

behaviors or have their performance evaluation low for the principals have to suspend

students to show certain things will not be tolerated. (disrespect)

• The blatant inequality that schools/students/staff on the North side of Gale Avenue have

been failed. Example: updating school facilities. ie., classrooms, offices and grounds.

• The importance of classified staff

• That there is a lot of turmoil and how can new superintendent rectify.

• Safety,and the best education of children.

• Please be Inclusive with Emloyees Working with Them NOT Against Them; Making

Sure Administration & Management is in Check & Informef

• encourage diversity in the workforce upgrade office equipments and furniture more

training for workers to be updated with their knowledge including part time employees

added medical supplies to all the school school safety

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• There will probably be different opinions among school staff and parents,

• The district has a terrible relationship with Classified professionals at HLPUSD. In my

opinion, there is terrible lack of respect from the Administration toward the hard working

classified employees. Are their bad apples? Yes....on every tree....but most classified

employees are hard working individuals who care about our students and the health of the

district. I have worked at several districts and HLPUSD administration is by far the most

unprofessional and dismissive toward their employees. The new Superintendent needs

to be intentional about working collaboratively with classified - as well as certificated

and management.

• Drugs, alcohol, gangs, homelessness, parents not always involved with their children

needs or parents inability to teach life skills to their children.

• Knowing the community and ethnicity

• Take disciplinary action needed for employees who dont do their job. Work together

with Classified board members to achieve goals and new contracts that benefit employees

Not only district.

• We are a good team player if you give us a chance. To treat every School with the same

equality, so you can expect the same.

• He or she needs to care about the needs of the community and work towards getting all

the resources and materials needed in schools

• The incoming superintendent should be aware that some schools are in dire need of

modernization because currently schools still reflect out dated layouts from when they

were originally built that are not functional , hazardous and unsafe for the current societal

climate. Additionally, the superintendent should also be aware of that although the

school district makes every effort to provide equitable learning environments & resources

to every school however, there are still disparities between schools and educational

programs/resources that needs to addressed.

• That some students are not up to there classmates academics and a little extra help can

really help them catch up and excel .

• The CSEA classified employees union is being ran by a bunch of bullies, and does not

represent their people. They are only in it for themselves. Maintenance and

Transportation. 12 month employees are out numbered, and 10 month people are too part

time to care.

• It is a big district and some low income schools may be looked over.

• There have been several admin within the last couple of years that have left our district.

Admin that had dedicated 10 + years to this school district and for some reason decided

to leave. Find it interesting that they loved our district because they group up or started

their teaching career with the district and then decided to leave. This district use to feel

like a family. A family that wanted to see each other grow and succeed. Now it feels like

very one is just looking out for their own. I hope the new supt can bring back the family

feeling were the students, parents and employees feel united. This is a great district just

needs more unity.

• Unsupportive, negative culture. Departments blame other departments, communication

between departments is lacking. This leads to miscommunication and missed deadlines

on important tasks because direction isn't clear or constantly changes.

• He or she should really be aware more on the staff, not staff from the district inside the

building but staff from school sites, as in food service dept, maintenance dept, all of these

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workers are treated different than a certified employee. We should all be treated the same

have same opportunities and benefits

• The superintendent should really be a presence in the community and at the schools.

• HLPTA tends to their teachers needs immediately no problems with their contract

negotiations and everything gets handled accordingly yet with CSEA union for the

Classified employees of our district their is always issues because administrators at

district office can’t seem to agree with csea negotiations. It’s a matter that has been

going on for years and it’s relatively disturbing that employees have to be persay

mistreated and have their needs unattended because csea union and hlpusd can’t come to

agreements as quick as they do with teachers union.

• know that we are want a honest hard working leader that looks out for all of our district

community without hidden agendas or false promises

• Classified employees do not feel valued as a certificated employee. Classified are the

backbone of the great district. More appreciation.

• There is a lack of communication between the community and the school district.

• The new superintendent should be aware that Hacienda La Puente School District is a

multicultural community that needs to be acknowledge for their contributions to the

community.

• They must always protect Wedgeworth Elementary from the incursion of non-desirable

students in the surrounding neighborhood.

• The division between school staff and district officials. The control of certain board

members have on district officials. The control catagorical monies Listen to Principals,

Directors about their concerns

• The needs of some schools who need re-pairs that had being posponee over and over e.g.

the air conditional on some classrooms

• We understand that all administrators are different etc. However, since we are all in this

together, and hopefully for the same reason (STUDENTS) we should all stand together

and have one another back!

• Even do our teachers do their best a lot of our students come from broken families which

translates into some behavior problems and lower test scores at some schools

• Talk with low level employees get our opinion not just the bosses

• Battles with all the unions.

• There needs to be better accountability with finances.

• Csea is always disputing co tract agreements for a long period but Hlpta and Sieu don’t

struggle much with their agreements on contracts Lack of teaching skills and extensive

teaching in the hacienda heights high performing schools. Non adequate principals in

the La puente area that do t have the motivation or skills to make its school and achieving

schools Maintenance workers slacking on the job all the time.

• THE UNFAIRNESS BETWEEN LA PUENTE, HACIENDA HEIGHTS SCHOOLS,

THE LACK OF OVERALL TRANSPARENCY. TOO MANY GOOD EMPLOYEES

LEAVING THE DISTRICT

• The Bond issue has been and remains a concern with mismanagement of funds and

supervision of outside contractors.

• Favoritism to the Asian community and the need to maintain all schools for local

children not children from other cities.

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• Must bring community together. Treat classified employees with respect and dignity.

Admit the wrongs and fix them. Accountability of Directors and supervisors

• Fairness, loyalty, trust worthy, and by the book.

• -Honest -Fair -A good leader that will lead by example -Openminded -Has worked as a

principal -Forward thinking -Progressive -Puts the children's interest first when making

decisions

• 1) Leadership that is beneficial to ALL (students, parents, ALL employees). More, much

more, of a service-leader quality/character. 2) Have TRUE interest in each of our

schools. Do you care about us? Do you care about the students of each school? It would

truly be nice for student to really know who their Superintendent is...it can change their

lives and even the Superintendent's. Our past superintendent and interim superintendent

make only ONE visit per year to our school...and that's during the summer to check the

campus. 3) Accept and value all employees regardless of classification, union, etc. 4)

Be approachable and have an open-door policy to all employees, students, parents, etc.

that we would feel welcomed and not intimidated and discouraged as we have been. 5)

Always be available for negotiations for all unions of the district; do not show favoritism

and/or neglect to unions.

• Awareness to staff concerns for students basic needs Equity for all no matter of their

residential area

• Team player, open door, look listen to classified and supervisors not only administrators.

New Superintendent should be from the outside not from within. Not trusted from the

inside at this point!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

• To have an excellent leadership skills, to be a great communicator and listener to the

needs of the students and the community

• Have experience running a big company and what it takes to make it run great. Not

necessarily a school background but good business background.

• Being skiiled in Spanish and Chinese

• Focus on a superintendent that has been a teacher and climbed the ranks - who

understands the needs of teachers and students. Please not someone who has a reputation

as a good business man or woman. Yes, the district needs to be run by someone who

manages finances well and is fiscally sound. We don't need someone who plunges the

district into bankruptcy. Education can fall prey to the commercialization of learning.

Publishers, educational consultants, market their "latest goods" promising positive

academic outcomes, of course backed by data (that often has a bias interpretation). So

please pick someone who uses critical thinking skills to discern how money should be

spent, which may not necessarily be on the latest educational ideas or products. And

please someone who isn't seeking this position as a stepping stone to further their

political career. So what sort of qualities would be needed to be successful here?

Humility, honesty, compassion, service oriented, consultant, kindness, goodness and self-

control.

• They need to be a good communicator - be able to get ideas across in a clear and succinct

manner. They need to be fair, and willing to listen to all sides of an issue. They need to

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be able to connect not only with the community but also the district employees. They

need to be approachable and not make people feel like they are an inconvenience.

• Professionalism, kindness, patient, dedication, considerate and conscientious.

• That all decisions made are all about the students first!

• BE NON BIASED or PREJUDICED - High Moral & diverse character EQUITABLE!

Financial knowledge Experience with school budgets Trust your HR Asst. Supt. who is

knowledgeable & fiscally responsible and who has been a scapegoat COMPLETE

Transparency Trust your 1st impression/judgement The Bargaining Units have a strong

force, but should not be allowed to strongarm specific decisions.

• To be fair. No special interest or favoritism to any one group. To always have the best

interest of all students as their first priority. Also to speak English well. No heavy accents

that cannot be understood by English only speakers.

• Be a powerful communicator, transparent, willing to work with all stakeholders.

• To be responsable, honest, and see for the best education of the children.

• Discerning; Always Seeking Wisdom In Final Decision-making (from “A Higher

Power”) And Always Striving for The Best Interest of the People Not Oneself.

• - open minded friendly and approachable think of the community first before his self

interest a good leader and a good follower know what he's doing quick to response not

political transparency educated

• Be ready for the challenging situations and knowing how work on the resolutions.

• Honest, Professional, Inclusive, collaborative, a healer. Ethical!!

• Ability to connect with community, parents, teachers, and to the students. Must be

personable, willing to get her hands dirty, willing to work with the unions, classified,

teachers, and administration. A great communicator with everyone, be compassionate,

but willing to not waste money on wasted programs that don’t work. Not to jump in on

programs that state and federal governments advocate.

• By keeping in touch with Parents and community

• Be open minded to all agencies involved i.e. employees and union, not only board

members and district office personnel.

• Be firm, Knowledgeable, equality all across the board and a good listener.

• Good communication skills, educated and caring

• In order to be successful the new Superintendent should have a strong background

working with communities with diverse populations & social economic backgrounds and

understand that there are different needs and how to equitably address them. Also that

employees are an integral component to the functionality of the district and be

approachable and open to working with them on providing solutions to disparities

within the district. Additionally the new Superintendent should be/ have:

Bilingual(English/ Spanish preferably) Strong Leadership Skills Charismatic/ Pleasant

Demeanor Strong Communication skills Personable Strong Ethics Equitable

Professional & Positive Attitude Diverse Background Experience in Education Field

Innovative Advocate for students/ employees/ Community

• Integrity good character and a sincere heart to see our district create individuals that will

make a change in the world by their charter as well as academics .

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• A strong leader, able to delegate, and hold people accountable. I thought they were great

superintendents. Check their background. Of Course they need to be well rounded. A

true leader in Education, and some some knowledge in finance.

• Time management, and people skills.

• They have to be willing to hear students, parents and employees and take action when

necessary. Someone that is familiar with the community or that is willing to get to know

the community. Needs to be familiar on how Elementary, Middle, High Schools, Adult

Schools and Child Dev are ran. Someone that is personable, approachable and fair.

• Strong legs to stand on. Good moral compass. Will stand for what is right regardless of

who is approaching him/her. Will not fold under pressure, especially from the unions.

• He or she should know what our district is in need of, what the employees need to feel

important as an employee. Not be be felt like we’re just a number to them.

• Good listener, to keep open communication with everyone in the district, kind, etc.

• Communicate well and lead in a fair and balanced way. They should also have

experience in education.

• Open minded to the diversity of this district Open to openly wide discussions from its

employees especially the classified. Strong to commit to strengthing all sections of the

district Resourceful in finding ways to make our district a school of equal learning

opportunities where our students can have a diverse learning environment especially for

the special education department. Experience with special education as the program in

our district doesn’t have a concrete detail format that leads our students into success in

their own abilities A form of equality treatment for all staff of HLPUSD

• good leadership, a visionary to be able to move our district forward with new ideas for

bettering our students learning environment, must know how to communicate and listen,

be involved with the community outside of work so he or she has an understanding of

what is needed in our schools

• Be available to come to school site, not just for walk throughs, but get to know each site,

its staff and it needs. Walking through to show face is disrespectful. Open door policy,

Not everything should go through the assistant superintendent.

• The superintendent needs to be seen at all schools and in the community. The

superintendent needs to be part of the community. There has been some schools shown

favoritism in the past. The superintendent needs to work for the schools on both halves of

the district. The superintendent should also have classroom experience. Someone who

has never worked in a classroom can not fully understand the needs of a classroom.

• A new superintendent with leadership to make sure that students in the district are

learning and achieving at a high level; with a vision in what needs to be done for the good

of the district, strategic thinking; with listening and communication skills.

• Again, they should be more adept at hiding their criminal endeavors and their collusion

with the Chinese Communist Party.

• Experience teaching in K-12. Knowledge of how a school site runs because they have

worked at a school site in a capacity of a teacher and Principal. No be intimidated by

board members

• The Superintendent needs to be well informed of our multicultural population.

• To be aware of the needs not only in their office, but all around the community.

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• Kindness,compassion,though love and a good sense of humour, but most of all the

willing to help our students become successful

• Speak perfect English no hard core accent, it makes it difficult to understand if they have

it.

• Cares about students and all staff. Aware of all the laws and past issues of the district, has

a plan to make everyone's issues heard and possibly addressed.

• We need a person of integrity!! A person who is honest, transparent and communicates

with all levels of staff.

• Skills that would motivate encourage support student support and achievement with

proper teaching staff and leaderships in administration

• Should know about budgets and education. Be able to relate to all races of community

• Open to honest communication with the unions. Confidence to question their assistants

and department heads for accurate reporting.

• Fairness, equal opportunity for all children and staff. Caring, speak English well (Clearly

), supportive

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Community Members



• Family oriented History Nature Generations of family

• Multicultural community. ALL students need representation

• Togetherness, hard working, family oriented.

• Diversity and caring, small town feel

• Our kids are our priority. Social media has allowed us to communicate faster and

prioritize our concerns at a wider range of the population.

• Our community unites to address many concerns and issues.

• Strong representation for civic accountability. Excellent working relationship with LA

Co. Government which is reciprocated through Supervisor Hahn's office.

• We have a lot of people who are willing to come out and share the opinion and

perspectives. Of the HLPUSD admin. And Board we have one person who votes FOR

fairness, logic and has no problem responding to the public.

• The district which includes Hacienda Heights and La Puente are very diversified and are

family oriented communities. Continuously working as a community to ensure our

communities continue to be the best place(s) for families.

• In the 35 years I've lived in Hacienda Heights, many things have changed. Agricultural

spaces have all but disappeared, real estate has soared to all but impossible prices for

most of our children to raise their families, and there's an ageing population that may

require a higher tax rate on the remaining workforce. Schools are closing, traffic has

increased, roads are in disrepair,and we still only have 2 patrol cars. On the good side,

we have open more green spaces, schools are being improved, I don't see as much

tagging.

• HLPUSD works like a large family community. People are friendly, and will stand for

what is right. Employees highly value students and their education, and really do put in

the extra mile.

• Pride

• Our community is very supportive of foster care and homeless. The La Puente Parks and

recreation have a lot of activities for kids and families. Our community is pretty peaceful

with a rich culture.

• Caring people.

• The community is relatively involved in all processes when the district does not hide

what is happening. If the new superintendent has or develops the internal/institutional

trust that ____has or develops the community support that board member _______has,

they will be a successful fit in the community's eyes. The community, at the moment,

does not have good faith in the current leadership, and that will be a problem that grows

if an internal selection is made. If an external selection is made and that external

candidate turns out to have the entire community's interests at heart - the community at

large may, for the first time, grow to support the district.

• Small town community.

• How is this relevant to finding a new superintendent????????

• We have very passionate individuals (whether its the parents, community, teachers, or

staff)

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• I have 3 generations of children who have passed through Bixby Elementary Cedarlane

Academy and Wilson High School and the decline on services and up keep to all the

campuses in HLPUSD is really a shame and an undeserved decline to maintenance



• Nothing

• They care about the students.

• Parents motivated to help their children succeed

• Teachers and counselors are the core to our children's success. At times administration

and bureaucracy is the biggest downfall.

• The teachers are dedicated to the students no matter what the circumstances are with the

district.

• School site administrators demonstrate a true care for their students and the success of

their school. Students reach out to the community of Hac. Hgts. to ask for support for

events.

• Truly depends on the individual school,what the focus is. They finally after weeks started

teaching the students.

• We have a few good high schools like Wilson and Los Altos.

• Schools are being improved under the 'Twenty first century schools' measure K.

Demographics are changing, dual immersion is a thing, though languages should be

taught to all at an earlier age to be more effective.

• My schools are some of my favorite places to be. People are kind, helpful, and are

motivated to put in the hard work. They make the schools a friendly place for students

and their families as well, but making sure to make time for fun and true connection.

• Pride

• The good thing about our schools is that they have really caring and supportive staff that

will help students.

• Loyal staff toward district and students.

• As a former student (2017 grad), HLPUSD has some of the finest teachers and

maintenance staff in the area pulled from a variety of nearby communities. Although

there are clear inequities in how things are being run by upper management between the

schools, the teachers and classified staff pour their heart out into teaching and making

sure the area is clean and the students feel safe. My first school, Shadybend Elementary,

was closed by the district in order to save money for a future project, but it had the most

devoted and passionate individuals who helped me develop as a child. If there is any

stakeholder that should be considered the most, it should be between the teachers and

classified staff - they are on the front lines at every school. Again, I cannot stress

enough how great these individuals are and I truly hope you choose to value their input

more than the administrators and elected officials who are looking out for their own self

interest. A lot of community members and parents will also be looking out to score

political sway here as well for their causes, so I truly think your best feedback will come

from the teachers, cafeteria workers, and custodians throughout the district - the people

who know what its like on these campuses.

• CSEA classified employees committed to district. Live in community.

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• How is this relevant to finding a new superintendent????????

• All stakeholders care about their perspective schools and want only the best.

• We have good teachers and aids. But they need better resources for themselves and the

students, especially in La Puente



• No trust of employees and community. Sense of corruption. Mismanagement of funds.

Bond did not disclose truth of surplus money to voters. Wedgeworth school catering to

Asian and wealthy. Retaliation to employees. Directors and supervisors are made

allowances for their bad behavior. Etc Etc Etc

• Enormous mistrust by the community: this district/Board has deceived the public;

favored one group over another; spent too much time and energy on profiting from the

sale of PUBLIC property to fund a pet project, all at the expense of being ill prepared for

any kind of a surprise-let alone a “pandemic”

• Our unions always find a reason to complain about something Mental health isn't looked

at, more counselors needed Seems more like it is business oriented not Student oriented

Employees who don't do work get away with not doing work while employees who do

work keep getting more work The as long as it gets done mentality Lack of

accountability Lack of consistency Some individuals with titles treat staff as if they are

above them The talk about family is more important than work but it ends up being work

first before family Board meetings that last longer than they should Board members who

have ulterior motives The amount of quality employees who leave the district The

length of time it takes to hire vacant positions

• Board members’ conflicts of interest

• TRANSPARENCY!!!!!!!!!

• The lack of concern of students in education that state monies have been directed in

building a bungalow school to a stucco building when the funding should to to all schools

for equal education and not a priority school that buses high achieving students coming

from outside of this community.

• There is way too many administrators and DPS at the district office. Way too many

people that never have contact with students making 6 figures. There are too many

TOSA's and Department Heads

• Hac. Hgts. is an Unincorporated Area and the candidate needs to understand that. School

buildings infrastructure in various degrees of disrepair and need repairs and updating.

The School District Board of Supervisors need guidance and tighter controls over their

activities and interactions with the public.

• The parents and the community are looking for transperancy, equality, fairness and

response to the individuals concerns. A superintendent and their administrative staff, will

not work independently , taking action and then requesting approval from the board.

• Currently there is a lot of division between the Asian community (many are not area

residents) and the rest of the communities (Anglo, Latinos etc). The new superintendent

should have great communication skills and be inclusive of all communities including the

area residents (tax payers). Previous superintendents have not had the skill set necessary

to avoid divisions and has lacked transparency. There has to be changes at the

leadership level. There have been too many unnecessary lawsuits. The new facilities

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leader has be able to prioritize projects and be able to communicate with the residents,

parents, teachers etc. As a community we have not been happy with the facilities leader

and Human Resources. The new superintendent need to analyze whether the district

needs many consultants or hire leaders that can do the job.

• Holding students and parents accountable for unacceptable behavior in the classroom;

especially in middle and high schools. As a substitute teacher for twenty years, I'm

appalled at the lack of leadership when it comes to reprimanding disruptive behavior in

the classrooms. This include phone usage, student dress, language on campuses. In

order for there to be academic excellence, there needs to be appropriate conduct. The

majority of students not to have to tolerate poorly behaved students' antics. If a child

cannot contain themselves in the classroom, they should not be allowed back to class

until either the district or the parent can rectify the underlying issues that accompany such

behavior. Enough already!

• In every place there is a sort of divide, I think that the new superintendent could focus

best on unity of this divide, build more bridges if possible. Focus on a 'we' not a 'us vs

them' model.

• La Puente High School and Workman high School always get neglected and all the

money goes to Los Altos and Wilson High School. Not fair!

• Our district has a lot of caring people that work to help students, but the leadership is

really lacking. The people in charge form clicks and mistreat staff, students and parents.

There is a lot of corruption and politics and this district and we need somebody who

understands our community and is heavily involved with the Latino demographic. We

need more people that speak Spanish to relate to our community and to our students and

immigrant students. The district doesn't like to pay overtime but they ask staff to work for

free. As well the district doesn't like to provide laptops to classified staff but they expect

them to do work from home on their personal computers and cell phones. Teachers have

a very supportive union but classified staff does not. And when classified staff ask for

help they are mistreated further. We need somebody that will support our students and be

fair and impartial.

• Money should be monitored closer so it is spent in the Same areas the state intends it to

go to when issued.

• There is so much going on in this district that it would be simpler to reduce it to

simplified phrases: Building a $50 million+ school to improve Wedgeworth from K-5

to K-8 You will hear about how this is too much money from one camp, how it removes

the fields and congests traffic from another, and how bad the conditions are right now

from a third group - the board has been looking to go through with this project without

looking to compromise (improve conditions and keep it a K-5, expand Bixby [down the

street] from K-5 to K-8 and rename it Wedgeworth, go through with the Wedgeworth

expansion but do not build condos, keep the expansion but do not build temporary

instruction in a way that reduces the current fields etc) Uptick in general racism That

controversial project has led to disgusting words said about people of Asian and Hispanic

descent. The fields are something that the Hispanic individuals feel is important as they

were there for years, and a safe new school is something that the Asian individuals feel is

important because their children receive a quality education at Wedgeworth. Neither side

wants to part with their land, but the board is opting to move the three-four fields

elsewhere (cutting down on field space in the process) to build the school. The fairer

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solution is to keep the field and rebuild the school to a safer K-5 (nonportable) or kick

both out of that area (and maybe make it a county park) so that nobody is "favored." By

taking an action here, the community is divided and is resorting to awful words.

Growing lawsuits The district is engaging in questionable behavior which has led many

to sue and win cases of discrimination.. There's something wrong when there is so much

turnover in the height of controversial times. oversaw a bond that was passed for funds

when the board was sitting on two-three properties to sell - properties they earmarked in

order to fund the expansion project. allegedly gave contracts to people she knew, but I'm

still trying to independently verify that claim. Recall Initiative On The Board More is

referenced elsewhere, but the board has been called unrepresentative and the next step

that was taken (changing elections) had a huge blow to the effectiveness of the recall.

Trustee Election Change In a very nontransparent process, the board ignored the

community inputs for Map Four, which were significant, and pushed forward Map Three

to protect their incumbency.

• Lack of communication from District to community, students, employees.

• The mass exodus of upper management.

• Everyone has their own agenda

• We have had a tremendous amount of non transparency with the subject of property sales

and how that money should be appropriated throughout the district FAIRLY not just for

some families



• A true honest person. Not self serving Someone to clean up the corruption and

mismanaged funding. Proactive not reactive Treat classified employees like people.

Treat people with respect. A person with ability to communicate clearly verbally

• Ethical; approachable; transparent; command of the English language; ability to Lead and

not just Follow the Board

• Students first Diplomatic Does not serve the board but the students Understanding

Compassionate Outgoing Doesn't let their title go to their head Treats all staff with

respect, equally

• Ability to engage parents and integrate their feedback in a comprehensive district-wide

strategic plan. Recruit and retain talented educators. District needs science/math magnet

program.

• Sensitive to the kids, parents, and community. Disregard any and all special interest or

personal agendas, including board members.

• To be honest and open to the community for any concerns and to utilize money wisely for

all students benefit for equal education.

• Should be able to speak Spanish.

• Budget management. Forward looking planning. Fair and equal interactions with the

diverse social structure and racial make-up in Hac. Hgts. Open to community input.

• Wear many hats but keep the focus clear. Sets direction and tone but responsive to

competing demands around them. Does all things out in the open, no secrets, no working

for self benefit. Remember that the school board is their boss, no matter how easy they

believe they are making it for the board by taking things on their own authority.

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• Extremely good communication skills and be able to be transparent, have integrity. Very

important to not be afraid to make changes. **we have a group of approximately 700

people that represent community, employees, parents and teachers. No one has reached

out for feedback We also have an Association that represents Hacienda Heights: HHIA

http://hhia.net/ We need representation at the monthly community meetings.

• High integrity when it comes to the pursuit of every child having the opportunity for an

excellent education. HLPSUD has awesome teachers. They need the tools to teach all

students who have come to attain an education.

• Kindness, compassion, good with making boundaries and expectations of others in a

respectful and connected way, serve by example, able to bring people together, be able to

stand his/her ground for what is right no popular, to be happy hard worker, motivated,

excited to lead, and to be able to light the fire in their employees.

• Pride in the high school and city.

• The superintendent should have worked with the Latino demographic as our community

is heavily Latino. We need somebody who speaks Spanish and understands the people

and the students needs. We especially need somebody who cares about our district and

putting our staff first so that we can provide a better learning environment for the

students and community. We also need more programs for the students and electives, we

are so limited as to what is being offered to them and we don't have resources for many

programs.

• Get along well with others.

• They must be a communicator who bridges the gaps and someone who engages all

stakeholders. If they are an internal selection or someone who is political they will be

rallied against.

• Compassion, integrity, empathy, decisive, and committed.

• They should be able to clearly communicate and make decisions while accepting

responsibility. Decisions by committee leave no accountability.

• Strong, credentialed, not afraid to roll up their sleeves and not say “its not my job”, “i

was told that i cant do that”, be a decision maker, be a leader and not a follower. Offer

suggestions, dont twist conversations. Dont play the victim. Stand up for what is right

and not what is political. Dont be a yes person.

• We need someone who's going to be fair to all the members of all the community

members in our school district not just a few families.

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Parents



• We have very involved community but also different social economic, academic quality,

races background.

• Quiet neighborhood, people look very nice to each other.

• We rally together because HLP doesn’t do that for us.

• We are a hard working, diverse community

• Living in City of La Puente the city hall community workers seem to respond quickly to

concerns surrounding my block

• High committed parents who value education as wells as clean and caring teachers. Good

libraries and cleaning school with support system to our teachers and provide resources.

• have different event for community

• We band together around our kids even when the district does not.

• Parents enjoy volunteering at schools.

• It used to be better. Good : we have some board members that usually take on neutral

position in their decision making process. Most of them have common sense. I like the

fact we have multi language programs to offer to different students in need, Chinese

language program is also a highly sought after program.

• Pretty. Convenient. 60 and 605 freeways. Safe.

• Caring sense of community and strong family ties.

• Everyone takes pride in the schools within the district.

• Our community has a diversified population. Neighbors are helpful and kind, and we

have made many good friends from school. The parks in Hacienda Heights are well-

maintained and the streets are clean.

• Its a safer and cleaner community. It has less poverty and crime, providing a high quality

of life for everyone that lives there.

• secure friendly

• We are a smaller community and we care about our neighbors.

• I am sad and disappointed to say there is nothing good to share because the system is

broken and has left our community abandoned and give us no hope in the future for our

students and families to have any type of financial support

• Being a la Puente resident and growing up in such a small community has grown to be

more resourceful.

• It is culturally diverse.

• I like my community..

• We like to follow the rules and maintain safety in our community

• Hard working people. Some are 1st and 2nd generation who want the best for their

children.

• Respect, kindness and green.

• Not relevant. The area is a good environment to work in.

• Boys and Girls Club of La Puente, La Puente Community Center provides after school

program and transportation - such a big help to us parents plus the kids learn to be

sociable

• very diverse in culture.

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• The HLPUSD community is very diverse, economically and culturally. That is an

untapped and under appreciated potential.

• wonderful community with families who care about schools and student achievement.

Finding someone with strong academic experience but also Human Resources

experiences to avoid issues and build strong staffing to support effective student

achievement

• Our La Puente community is very united. Parents, students and families always gather to

celebrate when ever something needs to be celebrated. There is a sense of unity and

appreciation amoungst many in the city of La Puente.

• Close knit community. Small enough where so many people know one another.

• Sense of family, stability.

• Great community, supportive and we all want what’s best for our kids.

• Our community is concerned about safety, raising decent responsible children, it seems to

be more on the conservative side, it's quiet, clean and anti-gangs and graffiti.

• Diversity

• Despite our size as one of the larger school districts in California, we still maintain a

sense of intimacy among our different levels of schools.

• N/A

• Our community wants to engage in a productive, safe, forward-moving environment.

• Our community is friendly and resilient.

• Nothing, it's ghetto

• We are a small suburb of Los Angeles that is quiet and uncrowded. Hardworking people

who want to live a good and peaceful life.

• Many families with young children.

• We have people that are always willing to help and support one another.

• It is a very diverse community

• There's always an out reach to all the families in need in the community. There's unity

with support families

• Diverse population with small community feel

• Providing various enrichment programs like computer science and dual languages.

• Diverse, knowledgeable, resourceful, advocates, involved

• The People in our Community for the most part are honest and caring citizens.

• Convenient. 60 & 605. Middle class suburbs.

• We care about the outcome of our students

• The community is willing to come together and work with the board for the best interests

of the students.

• Our community is made up of hard working people who care about the education of their

children.

• Culturally diversive.

• We are family !



• Lots of high academic achievements and talented students in different areas, loving and

caring teachers and staff, and involvement parents.

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• Dedicated teachers

• Teachers are very helpful.

• We need a new principal at Workman.

• They seem to be very sensitive to the community economic shortfalls.

• Elementary schools encourage getting to college. Get yourself prepared even if you don't

have the money Prepare. We will assist you in finding the way in through grants,

financial aid

• From the principal to the janitor are committed and caring towards our kids. Teachers

provide unconditional support but they need resources and stability for their schools.

Training for our teachers is the best part as well as field trips for their classes.

• held different activity to our kids

• Teachers love our kids, admin do not.

• I love the staff at Wing Lane. They always worry so much about our kids.

• My school Wedgeworth is good in every way - teachers and principal are dedicated,

students are taught good morals, learning Chinese, and computer learning ready.

Wedgeworth is a good school, should extend to 8th grade.

• Good teachers. Good kids.

• Awesome parents teachers and students.

• GAWHS - Education, Teachers, Administration, staff, willing to go over and beyond to

help students succeed. Girls soccer coaches, IB Program, welcoming school was my first

impression at back to school.

• The teachers and administrators really try to work together with parents. They are

knowledgeable, kind, and supportive.

• Great students, involved parents and a few good programs.

• school activities .after school programs. parks and rec.electronic devices for learning

• Students are motivated. Some of our schools have lower drug and gang activities.

• The schools are scraping by the Distract and leaders have failed our staff parents and

most importantly our students in all aspects education wise financially and support

• The schools here has made a positive impact that I've personally experienced as an

hlpusd student AND as a parent.

• Most kids will stay in the District for their whole education. Kids go to good colleges

(more in the Wilson Quadrant)

• Teachers work very hard to help students succeed.

• I'm really happy with Baldwin Academy Elementary, I love the teachers, the principal is

unique she helps a lot the students, parents etc..

• Very informative when it comes to informing us of what is going on with our children at

school.

• Workman has childeren from all walks of life.

• Sports, science olympiad , afterschool enricment classes and band.

• Not relevant. The new superintendent doesn't need to work on the 'good things' but rather

solve some of the inequities in the system.

• zero tolerance to bullying and my daughter’s teachers actual make their students take

accountability for their mistakes by writing an apology letter and admitting their mistakes

and having them face the person they need to apologize to. Moral education.

• Dedicated teachers who truly care about their students

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• Schools reflect the community they serve and are sensitive to local needs.

• great schools in hacienda heights but need to focus on improving achievement across all

schools. someone who can bring people together preferably with negotiations experience

and strong people skills.

• La Puente HS has alot of history. Our students and alumni love to see the school

represented. The community is luck to have many alumni always come back not only to

work at LPHS but to volunteer and attend school events. There is a big sense of pride

embedded amoungst the alumni warriors.

• Offer many extra curricular activities that cater to the needs of its school community.

• English learners accommodations, high school administrators (specifically Wilson HS).

• Rigorous work and high test scores.

• Our schools strive to be on the cutting edge. They have high standards. Teachers are

responsive to student needs.

• Strong Academics.

• Our schools maintain some of the most dedicated educators. The concern is for the well-

being of the whole community inclusive of students, parents, and families.

• They are very informative with information coming in.

• Our schools want to standout and compete with other districts. We are just as capable

and want access to the opportunities and resources every other school has.

• I cannot speak about all schools, but most of the staff members at Mesa Robles are

welcoming and professional. For the most part, teachers are supportive, approachable,

and knowledgeable. Mesa Robles welcomes and encourages parent involvement.

• Nothing, teachers and staff should be replaced

• Our schools are small in numbers compared to other districts. We have quality people

working hard everyday to make them great.

• Great dual immersion programs, sports and after school programs.

• Teachers are great and communicate well with parents.

• The teachers and administrators make up for the lack of resources from the school district

administrators

• Schools have all the resources that are provided to all the students to achieve. Some

school are better than others because of the involvement of all the staff and also the

administrators that are involved in many events in the community

• Schools are smaller sized and great for the community. Small schools give a family

feeling. Many fun activities at each school. Offer many different programs depending on

what interests you. Dual language, engineering, coding, Leadership

• Providing excellent education and dual language program.

• Dual immersion programs, after school clubs, sports, cultural activities,

• The Teachers and Staff are amazing with caring and helping our children be successful in

all aspects of learning.

• Great teachers who work hard. Great kids.

• There is a sense of community and concern for the well being of the students and their

families.

• The schools aim for student success.

• Our schools are great. The high level of teaching and support is great. We have an

outstanding afterschool program that helps my kids do better in school

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• They have some wonderful teachers.

• We love our teachers and schools but feel unrepresented in th Valinda/La Puente area!



• Understand our district's culture, has experience with in the field and willing to listen

and provide the needs and expectations of each school

• Low enrollment My children have been in combo classes because of low enrollment.

• Can't thinking about it at this time.

• He or She needs to listen to schools more than board members and district people

• That the open district policy cannibalizes and takes students from smaller or schools to

the larger schools in more affluent neighborhoods. Less students less money for that

school and the worse shape they are in, which makes the students/parents that want to

stay consider leaving. Example Workman was promised a football field for their own

home games, they got a practice field...they seem to always get the short end of the stick.

• English learners are valued as long as their primary language isn't spanish. Parents

compains how asian parents are assisted faster

• electronics and excommunication should be the priority. My kids did not learn anything

since the schools were closed and even after our kids have online classes teachers we’re

equipped and trained to run it smoothly. Our district is behind this year and should not be

underestimated. Our schools need covers and upgrade some classrooms where kids have

to walk outside to move within gris school when is raining or hot.

• should be able to communicate ( bilingual speaking ) especially Mandarin due to

increase of new asian immigrant

• They have terrible district leadership who just yell at their staff and make them move out

of this district.

• n/a

• - superintendent should make aware of exceeding amount of problems caused by few so

called community activists. - superintendent should FOCUS on education, NOT politics

that is surfacing in this district -people in this position should know how to MANAGE

people, work with people and knows to manage money. Education knowledge can be

shared by hers cabinet / committees - which means superintendent shouldn't limit to

people with education background. -I highly suggest to keep current interim

superintendent because I'd rather board members to focus on distance learning packets

and prepare, plan ahead for new school year

• Difficult lifers who work for the district. Resistant to change. No education or training in

dealing with Gifted children and hence the Distict loses gifted children.

• Student safety, financial issues (spending audits), need for more technology

• Aware of the school needs in order to help with successful students. Aware of teacher

needs.

• Frivolous spending by the district in the past, an often criticized board, and lack of

support for teachers.

• Unequal opportunities between the two cities sharing the same school district. The

agenda between La Puente and HH sides are too divided. It must be equal and balanced

if two cities want to co-exist in the same school district. Too many times, two

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communities have a fight over who gets more and less or whatnot, and creating a terrible

place for our students to learn and compare.

• make sure the district has the funds needed for quality learning....NO EXCUSES AND

SOFT STORIES ABOUT HOW THERE IS NOOT ENOUGH FUNDS.

• 1)School administrator set reasonable consequences for students misbehavior and

breaking school rules, but don't follow through. Students get away with lots of things as a

result. 2) there district does not give high school credit for high school level work

completed in middle school. This is very discouraging for advanced students and detract

them from coming to the district. My daughter is a high-achieving student wanting to

enter into this district's high School how much are the school. But when Hacienda La

puente unified did not accept her advanced work, she decided to go out elsewhere.

• Changes need to be executed immediately our students staff and parents deserve the

proper and essential means to move ahead

• He/she should be aware of the gang-stricken areas that need more patrolling and/or

surveillance by either law enforcement or CCTV if made possible. Vandals and taggers

make our community stand out, making it look trashy in some areas.

• There are 4 groups in the district: Asians and Hispanics Vocal and not as vocal parents

We need diversity and ways to keep kids in the district. We need to get out of the bottom

of districts in LA County. We are behind in how we handle decisions, we have tons of

lawsuits, our School Board is self driven and power hungry (no diversity & don't listen to

students and parents unless it's the vocal parents) They need to know we need quality

teachers! Stop passing teachers around from school to school. They are not helping our

students. They need to not be afraid of making decisions, and ON TIME. THE

DISTRICT IS LATE, SLOW AND INDECISIVE.

• Parents were not held accountable for their own children's education.

• I think the students need to have more sports, have more activities for the students, we

need more electronics etc..

• Policies regarding children being absent.

• Disparities in latino population in education.

• The rampant and widespread practice of stressing the students with too much homework.

My son, 10th grader, stays up all night to complete all of his homework. Often times

teachers schedule last minute assignments and projects, and sometimes multiple teachers

do this at the same time. Despite these challenges, because my son is motivated he gets

them done, but at the cost of physically draining himself. Also, too much homework is

scheduled for the weekends and Holidays. Come on people!

• Not many parents are available to attend meetings and an email or mail to express their

needs and wants is a good way to reach out to those parents

• providing more after school program opportunities with diverse qualification for parents

who fall under different circumstances

• There is a significant divide between "north" and "south" with the 60 freeway being the

line of demarcation. This divide is evident in the type and amount of support schools are

provided with much more attention being paid to the schools in the Hacienda Heights

area. This division is also evident in the politics within and between the cities, local

organizations, and the Board of Education. The nw Superintendent will have the

challenge of bringing the HLPUSD community together, implementing a mindset of

equity and opportunity, and allocating resources accordingly. They must also contend

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with very strong unions and a 3-year compensation agreement that the district will now

not be able to afford given the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

• managing student achievement and hiring practices that are focused on high achievement

• As an alumni, product of the district and now also parent of the district the lack of

equality between the north schools and the south schools is evident. Inequalities exists

between the schools and the quads. It was evident when I was attending HLPUSD 20

years ago and it is still present today.

• The ethnic and economic diversity of our school communities is a very important factor

in selecting our next superintendent. Access and equity to meet the needs of all students.

• Corruption free,

• The district is technology behind. There is no cohesiveness throughout the district. All

classrooms are not 21st century.

• That the district seems to have a lot of small fires to put out in terms of permits that have

gone unfinished. There seems to be a need for an unbiased, neutral third party oversight.

This will help clean up our district.

• The divide between Hacienda and La Puente schools.

• Declining enrollment and the ability to develop flexible master schedules that offer

students plenty of choices in pathways EQUITABLY across the district.

• Not sure

• If selected, based on ideas and earnest promises to enhance our district, we will want to

see positive outcomes/results/follow through.

• Currently, there are many issues that need to be addressed within the school district. The

community is divided because of disagreements regarding how the Board Members are

handling the situation about building a new school (Wedgeworth.) There are many

controversies regarding Board Members honesty. The new superintendent would need to

be able to bring parents, staff, Board members, and students together and make sure the

decision made are focused on the well-being of the students and not on the personal

interests of a few.

• The facilities are old and need repair. Some consolidations should be made in the

elementary schools to improve the facilities of the remaining schools. Some families still

do not understand the importance of higher education, so alternative programs should be

made available to students at the high school level so they can make a more informed

decision at graduation time.

• Issues the need to improve campus beautification. Continue supporting robotics, and

other extracurricular activities.

• We have a lot of students that need emotional support, teachers need more support with

disruptive students, bullying problem in our district, funds are always low, and our school

board members is a disgrace.

• The lack of resources available and lack of attention to the La Puente schools

• I would like to see social studies and science be taught regularly. I don't understand why

math and ela are the only subjects being taught when standards are what are supposed to

drive instruction.

• This district is one of the big ones and diversity from pre-k to HS & adult school. I think

they should be very inform about the schools populations to help and understand each site

and their needs

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• Communities live their local schools and want great programs at each. We like being able

to walk to neighborhood schools. Some schools have free after school care and some

don’t. This should be for all. Some schools have few lunch for all and some don’t, this

should be for all.

• Need more enrichment programs for all schools like STEM, coding and multi language

programs.

• The majority of the teachers are incredible but the few really bad ones seem immune

from accountability and discipline. It makes parents feel helpless and it tarnished the

reputation of the district that is full of amazing teachers that go above and beyond. Please

protect our students from the teachers that have repeated, multiple complaints about

them. Our school principals are wonderful. They need more administrative support, Vice

principals at each school and a designated dual immersion TOSA at each school with a

DI program.

• Fairness throughout ALL schools. We have local schools higher exams. More resources

available and other schools are not as high in exams. Also a lot of the schools need

updating and more resources for the teachers to help their students

• Lots of things to clean up. The district needs cleaning. People are too stubborn in their

positions. They refuse to do things that haven't been done before. Lots of lawsuits.

• The un equality and lack of transparency from the school district towards the community.

The $52 millions dollars that the school district wants to waste on one single school.

• There has been a huge divide between the community, school board and superintendent

for many years.

• The new Suoerintendent should be aware of how mean the DO staff are and work to

create a culture of support in the DO. We have 2 board members that abuse their power

and treat people poorly

• The district likes to cover up the truth about things that are going on within the district.

District was extremely slow to get distance learning started for our kids. There was so

much inconsistency from one school and one teacher to another in terms of connecting to

their students. Some connected with their students right away, while others didn't do

anything until 5 weeks post closure. SpEd department did not clearly explain to parents

how services for their services would look, and providers were not providing any services

or support for 5 weeks.

• We feel underrepresented and the district isn't listening to our concerns in the La Puente

Valinda area.



• Open minded to listen and wise when make any decision for district, hard-working,

experienced, understand our district's culture, friendly, and against discrimination of

genders, races, and social economic background.

• Problem solver Involved

• Knowledgeable, doer, understanding culture difference and good listener ...

• Need to get rid of some district people that don’t care about us

• Strength ethics and fairness to be able to distribute funds fairly, the already larger schools

in more affluent areas should share a piece of the pie to the schools lacking.

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• Value the community. Hard worker overwhelmed and still doing their best. Equality is

needed across the board. From Palm Cyn to Baldwin across the hill to Grazide, the need

is the same Children are our greatest resource

• open minded to listens to teachers, students and parents on what has been working and

what needs to eliminate or improve. Hands on approach where needs a close present on

each schools Willing to continue learning and able to teach and believe on it Provide

resources to our teachers

• able to communicate with parents , school

• Trustworthy, caring, wants to build connections with us.

• This person's priority should be the students. should have experience working at a school

to know how to manage all the schools.

• - KNOWS how to MANAGE MONEY ! - WORK with different type of people in this

community -FAMILIAR of issues in this community - NO NEW comers !!! - Stay

neutral, have common sense, good judgement and not taking sides - Able to generate

more enrollments

• Must have vision. Not be an administrator but be a visionary. Researcher. Leader. Not be

afraid of making mistakes. Be willing to own up to their mistakes and try new things.

Bold. Good communicator. Not micromanager. Inspiring. Leader.

• Ability to work with parents and teachers. Open and transparent and PROVEN record to

deal with situations of crisis (fires, shootings,sexual misconduct and now COVID). Led

districts that emphasized preparing students for CAREERS and LIFE SKILLS in addition

to college.

• Not Political, Honest, Ethical, Approachable, Communicator, strong with all

stakeholders. Knowledge in all of the Divisions of the district. Familiar with FCMAT

handbook, CBO certified trained, knows and understands the budgets, visits schools and

knows the needs of campus, cleanliness of schools and interacts with staff, teachers and

students. Is on top of all lead positions in order for district to work together and

successful for students.

• For once, can we please have someone that actually cares and is also competent at the

same time? I sure hope those aren't such unicorn-like qualities. Parents are NOT difficult

to deal with when we can tell that you truly care and are doing the best you can.

• Must set the vision, goals, and objectives for the district, and then sees to it that the goals

are achieved. He needs to be an instructional leader. He or she knows that the most

important job of the school district is to make sure students are learning and achieving at

high levels. Be an effective communicator, don't make excuses, be available to

community, An effective superintendent must take a stand and do what is the best for all

students, even if that means offending the teachers union or a group of parents. Not

afraid to take risks or make a commitment and follow up to ensure success across the

school district.

• Happy and engage with the parents for a full view of whats going on through out the year

• Prompt communication with parents. I had written an email to the previous

superintendent and never received a response. Understand the needs and values this

particular community. Promote more than academic achievement and encouraged

students to explore their giftings. Acknowledge and promote the worth of blue and white

color vocational goals equal merit. The society needs both to flourish. Listen to parents'

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concerns. Give teachers more time to teach and less administrative tasks. Most parents

don't like common core. It is more confusing than helpful.

• They have to put our District as the #1 priority and come in fighting for our schools

students staff and parents no exceptions Bring all efforts to change what is in place for a

fresh start because what is in place now is not working

• Being selfless and personable.

• A real leader with an education background and financial understanding. Be able to be

open and welcoming, easy to talk to Transparent A strong decision maker Good

speaker, can communicate Must be about teachers and students, with parent

involvement.

• Someone with experiences as a classroom teacher for many years who understands what's

best for the educators and students. Definitely not someone who runs public schools like

a cooperation.

• Have better opportunities for the children, it's everything about the children..

• Organizational, communication, teamwork

• We need someone one who doesn't catter to one's race but who is here for all the kids

• Need to know more than one language. Excellent communication skills. Willing to

participate in school meetings/celebrations.

• One who listens firsts, doesn't dismiss parents input, has the quality to entertain the

notion that parents might actually know something. Someone who understands that

students are human beings and not data and that you cannot make every decision driven

by data.

• Learning to listen to other people

• It is critical that the Board selects a candidate that is intimately familiar with the

community and the competing interests that are in play. It would be ideal to select a

candidate that grew up in the area as they would better understand the needs of the

District and community. I hope that the consultants supporting this effort are reaching

out to promising candidates and not just relying on those who apply. There are many

current Superintendent vacancies and finding the right person will require reaching out

to select individuals; sitting Superintendents would be preferable.

• experience working in a san Gabriel Valley school district. experience in Human

Resources and Academic achievement. Site level experience (Teacher and Principal) in

addition to district level experience (Director, Cabinet level position)

• Open minded We would definitely like to see more of the new superintendent in our

schools, especially in the North.

• Skills and qualities that are necessary for the understanding of equity and access to all our

students

• Needs to be Corruption free!

• Put kids first! Have educational experience. Support teachers and administrators, provide

professional development in technology.

• We need a strong, just and ethical leader. One who can help the district run more

smoothly and efficiently. We need someone who has an education background. One

who has taught in a classroom as well as worked as an administrator so that the new

leader has first hand knowledge of what it means to deal with students, parents, teachers

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and everyone in between. We need someone who cares enough to fix the problems and

be less concerned about whose toes might be stepped on to clean up the district.

• Great interpersonal skills. A compassion to understand the two sides of the community

(Hacienda vs. La Puente) and to not let test scores dominant all learning. Students do not

grow up to be professional test takers. They need real world skills and to be well-

rounded individuals.

• The new superintendent should be able to get out and know the district. This includes

teachers, site administrators, custodians, maintenance, but above all students and

families.

• Patient, kind, trustworthy, informative.

• Personally, someone who has risen from the ashes of a disenfranchised environment that

strives to build up our district. I want to see him/her invested in improvement.

• The new superintendent should possess great leadership skills, such as relationship

building, integrity, problem-solving, and decisiveness. In addition, he/she should have

excellent people and management skills, flexibility, and genuine interest in others.

• Just be smart, lets start with that

• They should come from an education background in order to understand the pressures of

the classroom. They should also have knowledge of how a business is ran since both of

these qualities are needed to run a school district as diverse as ours. Being approachable,

caring and experienced would be nice.

• Bilingual, open to multi cultural communities, good listener to teachers and families.

• Someone who is there for the kids and not to fill their pockets with tax payers money.

Someone with experience. Compassionate Reasonable

• Someone from within the community that understands the actual needs of the students,

parents and teachers.

• Most of all very inform in the needs of all students, all staff by making sure this district to

be blunt regarding all issues that might arisce. Making sure that the different quadrants

are equal in every aspect with the needs. To be caring, honest, supportive

• Experience with large, diverse district. Open to listening to community and school

personnel when making decisions. Work well with school board. Listen to the

community!

• Understand the globalization and skills needed to support all students. Value and support

multiple languages including technology.

• Be open, truly hear what stakeholders are saying, be accessible and an excellent

communicator. Be positive yet firm in what needs to be done for the students.be

innovative and creative.

• HONEST!!! Fair! Caring! Experienced! Education background ! Approved by parents

and stakeholders. Come with excellent past references ! Active in our community

• Flexible. Communication. Warm personality. Understand the Brown Act. Follow rules.

Responsive. Fiscally minded. Have a backbone. Auditing skills - the books are terrible.

Understand the law.

• Complete honesty and commitment

• This person should have strong leadership qualities, be free of relationships with any of

the current HLPUSD school board members, and be willing to listen and work with the

community about their concerns. This person should ensure that the students come first.

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• The New Suoerintendent must be an educator, a servant leader with a history of treating

people with respect....one that creates a kind culture

• Honesty, integrity; be open; Being respectful to parents; Someone that does not take part

in gaslighting or stonewalling of our community.

• unbiased willing to listen to all concerns of family and parents!

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Students



• One good thing about my community is that there’s less graffiti and it’s more safe then it

is was last semester .

• It is decently safe, I don't have to worry a lot when walking around off campus.

• One good thing about my community is their isn’t really a lot of crimes committed here

and it’s really peaceful.

• Good



• One good thing about my school is that they do there best to make sure we are all safe

and they do there best to make sure we understand the work they teach us .

• good

• Our school have mainly dedicated teachers, and have good environments. Everyone

works as a team.

• Some good things about my school is how loving and support my teachers are and how

all my classmates are really nice.

• Good



• To make sure that there are intentions are good to be in school and won’t make anyone

unsafe .

• yes

• One main issue, schools. They aren't renovated, and there is teachers complaining about

their room all the time.

• Issues that the superintendent should be aware of is some kids skip school to go down to

VONS.



• The new superintendent should be qualified to do their job. Should be attentive towards

students, understanding, and should be able to take initiative.

• math

• Good person, who funds many different programs, happy, and loves music, band and

choir.

• Skills, qualities, and characteristics that the new superintendent posses to be successful

here is nice but not too nice like gullible, smart, funny, and fair.

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