Leander ISD
Board of Trustees, Place 2
Chitra Nedun
Nonpartisan- On ballot as
- Chitra Nedun
- Current role
- Technology leader (per her candidate bio)
- Background
- Master's in computer science and certificate in AI applications, UT Austin (per candidate)
- Technology leader, 20-plus years (per candidate)
- Specialties: operational efficiencies, data management and AI (per candidate)
- Parent of a Canyon Ridge Middle School student and a Vandegrift High School graduate (per her candidate bio)
- Experience
- Served on the Leander ISD Curriculum Committee (per her candidate bio)
- Volunteer, Austin Tamil School (per candidate)
- Volunteer, VTSeva and the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (per candidate)
- Top priorities
- "Improve Student Outcomes: Prioritizing growth, achievement, and student well-being."
- "Support & Retain Teachers: Ensuring educators have the tools and retention incentives to thrive."
- "Protect Classroom Funding: Directing resources where they matter most"
- "Strengthen Fiscal Responsibility: Enhancing budget oversight and transparent use of funds to reduce taxpayer burden."
- "Ensure Family Confidence: Rebuilding trust through open communication and collaborative partnership."
- Tidbits
- Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
- Library books: No public statement found
- School funding and bonds: Community Impact Q&A: priorities include "smart budgeting through strategic, long-term planning and advocating for mandate-matched state funding"
- Vouchers / school choice: No public statement found
- Endorsements
- Williamson County Democratic Party
- Jim Penniman-Morin, Cedar Park City Mayor (listed by campaign)
- Michael Endres, Cedar Park City Councilman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
- Shweta Padmanabha, Cedar Park City Councilwoman, Place 6 (listed by campaign)
- Annette Sponseller, Leander City Councilwoman, Place 4 (listed by campaign)
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- Andrew Naudin, Leander City Councilman, Place 5 (listed by campaign)
- Gloria Gonzales-Dholakia, Leander ISD Board of Trustees, Place 2 (listed by campaign)
- Pooja Sethi, Candidate for Texas House of Representatives D47 (listed by campaign)
- Campaign website
- chitraforlisd.com
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