Pete Schweda

West Valley School Board, incumbent, Position No. 2.

Personal: Age 46 … attorney … born in Spokane … lived in West Valley 14 years … married, 2 children … interested in coaching ice hockey … served on West Valley board 12 years.

Education: bachelor’s and law degrees from Gonzaga University … favorite class, physics … least favorite, probably Latin … currently reading “The Runaway Jury” by John Grisham. “But I only read it when I’m on vacation.”

Issues: Implementation of the essential learning requirements … Continue to create new programs to help educate our children … Continue to have more parent involvement and community partnerships.

Accomplishments: Increased awareness of parental involvement and community involvement. “Test scores have gone from bad/mediocre to among the best in the area” … “When I came on, the board had no reserve account, and we ended the year last year with $1.3 million in the bank.” At the same time, West Valley pays its teachers on the state’s salary schedule. .. “The board and central administration and entire district are very cohesive, I think.”

If I were king for a day: “I would make every child a successful learner.”

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