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LAUSD Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis on The Budget

How would he ensure transparency and accountability as the school district spends $18.8 billion per year educating students?

“I do support charter schools, their ideas and innovation, but they need to be regulated.”

– LAUSD BD3 Candidate Andreas Farmakalidis

Andreas Farmakalidis (from his Twitter feed)

Andreas Farmakalidis is one of five candidates challenging incumbent Scott Schmerelson for the LAUSD Board District 3 seat. During the campaign, he has actively engaged with the voters by answering all the questions in the Candidate Forum series including those about PROP-39 co-locations, Special Education, Governance, and Student Safety.

For the January entry in the series, Farmakalidis was asked five questions related to the budget. For background on this subject please read the article LAUSD Candidate Forum: The Budget.

These are the candidate’s answers, edited only for format:

• Would you have a financial professional independently evaluate the budget presented by the Superintendent before voting on its approval? YES YES YES YES