Alon Shiran for Sequoia Union High School District Board
A Bay Area native, longtime Belmont resident, parent of three, and product executive running to restore the academic excellence and fiscal discipline our community deserves.
Vote for Alon Shiran if you want:
Every child, their full potential - bring back advanced and honors classes, with a real path for every student.
Direct more of every dollar to the classroom - prioritize teachers and students ahead of bureaucracy.
A future-ready curriculum - real skills through partnerships with local labs, hospitals, and businesses, not a curriculum stuck in the past.
A board that listens to families and teachers - answers for results.
Kids who want to be at school - less stress and more belonging, without lowering the bar.
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I was born in the Bay Area. My wife and I moved our family to Belmont for the same reason so many of our neighbors did: the historic excellence of this district's public schools. We wanted a community anchored by top-tier education.
Now, with three kids right in the thick of the system - spanning the entire journey from a youngest in 1st grade to an oldest heading toward high school - I'm personally invested in where SUHSD is going for the next decade.
Why I'm Running
I care about our kids. Like many of you, we chose this community because of its schools - and strong schools are what make a strong community, not the other way around. Right now, this district is moving the wrong way: advanced classes eliminated, lawsuits and settlements, votes that ignore the community's clear feedback, and a budget that puts bureaucracy ahead of teachers and students. I'm running to change that.
Restore Academic Excellence and Real Choice
Every kid has something they could be great at, and our schools should help them go as far as they can in it. When advanced courses disappear, the families who can afford other options leave, and the public schools left behind get weaker.
Fiscal Discipline and Transparency
SUHSD's own 2026-27 budget plans a $7.4 million deficit, pushing reserves below the board's 8% minimum. I'll bring real budget accountability to how the district spends your tax dollars, so every dollar traces back to a real benefit for staff and students.
Prepare Students with a Future-Ready Curriculum
Bring real product and technology experience to modernizing our curriculum, AI included, so teachers and students have the training, tools, and policies to build real skills, not let technology do the thinking for them.
A Board That Actually Listens and Is Accountable for Results
Restore the partnership between our schools, our families, and our teachers, and hold the district accountable for clear, measurable student outcomes - not top-down mandates.
Student Wellbeing and Belonging, Without Lowering the Bar
Nearly three in ten of our juniors report feeling chronically sad or hopeless. The pressure comes from college admissions, families, and peers, not from a class at the right level. Manage the load, build belonging, and keep the options.
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Election Day
November 3, 2026
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I'm running because I care about our community, our children, and our teachers. Public education shouldn't be about managing deficits or lowering expectations - it should be about helping our kids fulfill their potential and meeting the needs of our neighbors. I'm bringing professional, executive oversight to this board: to listen to our parents and teachers, restore academic choice, keep up with the changes in our world and economy, and make sure our schools stay the best in the country - so we continue to have an amazing community.
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