School District Filling Positions on Bond Oversight Committee

Five years ago, people who lived in the Menlo Park City School District approved the sale of $91.1 million in bonds to replace portable classrooms with buildings and modernize existing facilities.  

Now, the district is looking for five people to join its Bond Oversight Committee to conduct performance audits on those Measure U Bond projects.

The Committee is composed of seven people with different skill sets who reside within the boundaries of the school district, according to , district facilities director. Some of the primary responsibilities of the committee are to review bond expenditures to make sure that the money was spent on district improvements, and prepare the annual performance reports that are required by Proposition 39.

The district is looking for people who are more than 18 years of age who fit the following descriptions:

• Two people who are parents or guardians of a child enrolled in the district
• One person who is active in the business community
• One person who is active in a senior citizen’s organization
• One person who is active in a bona fide tax payer’s organization.

Interested parties may direct their questions to Ahmad Sheikholeslami who can be reached by phone at (650) 321-7140 or via email at ahmad@mpcsd.org. 

People who wish to serve on the Committee should send Mr. Sheikholeslami a letter of interest along with background information about the organization in which the applicant is active.  Email or snail mail is acceptable.  The physical mailing address where one can send these items is:

Menlo Park City School District
Attn: Ahmad Sheikholeslami
181 Encinal Ave.
Atheron, Ca 94027