Leadership and Endorsements

The WUSD standard of excellence in education, safety and diversity is widely known and respected. 

• Niche, a nation-wide school ranking service, gives Wiseburn an overall grade of “A”  https://www.niche.com/k12/d/wiseburn-unified-school-district-ca/#about

• Wiseburn closed the achievement gap across diverse student groups https://www.dailynews.com/2010/08/21/wiseburn-schools-close-learning-gap/ 

• All our Wiseburn schools have been recognized as California Distinguished Schools and National Schools to Watch
  • Anza: 2000, 2004, 2020
  • Cabrillo: 2008, 2012
  • 138^th Street: 2018
  • Dana: 2001, 2005, 2013
    • National Forum Schools to Watch School in 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 & 2018
    • California Gold Ribbon School: https://www.cde.ca.gov/ta/sr/gr/

• All our schools have either been rebuilt or remodeled since 2001 thanks to community bond support

• Wiseburn School District unified in 2013-2014: The partnership between Wiseburn Unified School District and Da Vinci Schools represents a creative approach to providing an articulated K-12 program.  

• I’m a long-time member of Wiseburn Education Foundation (WEF) and teamed to create our important Rock Around the Block community fundraiser.  https://wiseburnedfoundation.org/

Your vote for Joanne L Kaneda on your November 3 ballot continues my commitment to excellence in education, safety, diversity, fiscal integrity, and community partnership.