David Tokosfky

“The people across the city and the Valley are much more concerned with the quality of their neighborhood schools than the quantity of neighborhood councils’ proposals and charter reforms. Next year is the last hurrah for the status quo within the Los Angeles Unified School District.”

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NAME: David Tokofsky

AGE: 38

HOME: Eagle Rock

PROFESSION: Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education member representing District 5, which covers portions of the east San Fernando Valley along with northeast and East Los Angeles; former teacher, Marshall High School.

LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENT: Raising the pay of high school sports coaches after 30 years at the same salary, a move that helps to maintain after-school programs for many students.

GOALS FOR 1999: To dramatically improve student achievement levels on standardized tests; to begin the radical reconstruction of district’s school buildings; and to decide “whether the system can rise up from its ashes and be productive or to consider the breakup question.”