Caprice Young

“We need kids who are technologically fearless and creatively empowered. That starts with reading. We have to prove we can do the basics right first. Valley students need talented teachers and clean, uncrowded facilities.”

NAME: Caprice Young

AGE: 34

HOME: Cahuenga Pass

PROFESSION: Los Angeles school board member representing much of the East Valley and an executive consultant for IBM. Also president of Hollygrove, a home for abused and neglected children in Hollywood.

LATEST ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Young described her biggest accomplishment as giving birth to Roxanne Sonnet on Aug. 28. She also prides herself on making time to attend preschool functions for Alexandra, her 3-year-old daughter. “I love them and enjoy spending time with them,” Young said. Young also cited the “tough” management decisions she has made as a school board member in 1999, including selecting a new interim superintendent and chief operating officer for the LAUSD and suspending construction at the environmentally plagued Belmont Learning Complex near downtown.

GOALS FOR 2000: Articulate a vision for what our schools must become for our kids to succeed in the Information Age; reform the 1/8school district 3/8 management; ensure resources are focused on the school sites; recruit a world-class superintendent; build schools and fix up the ones we’ve got; find a way to recruit and keep top talent for our schools; expand implementation of proven reading, math and arts curricula.