[Vision2020] Area Residents Quiz Luna on Schools Reform

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the Idaho Media Center at:

http://www.sde.idaho.gov/newsandpress/mediacenter.asp

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About Superintendent Tom Luna

Tom moved to Idaho with his wife Cindy 27 years ago to attend college at
BYU-Idaho (formerly Ricks College). Tom also attended Boise State
University and later graduated from Thomas Edison State College.

Before becoming Idaho’s Superintendent of Public Instruction in January
2007, Tom was a successful businessman. He was the president of Scales
Unlimited Inc., a company he has owned for more than 20 years in the
Treasure Valley. Two of his brothers now run the business.

Tom first got involved in the state’s education system by serving on the
Nampa School Board for seven years, including three years as chairman.

Tom was appointed under former Governor Phil Batt to lead the Idaho
Achievement Standards Commission. Under former Governor Dirk Kempthorne,
he was appointed to chair the Idaho Assessment and Accountability
Commission. The success of these two commissions resulted in the popular
Achievement Standards and the Idaho Standards Achievement Test (ISAT),
both useful tools for teachers and parents.

In March 2003, President Bush appointed Tom to serve as a senior advisor
to U.S. Secretary of Education Rod Paige.  Tom traveled the country on
behalf of President Bush and Secretary Paige, focusing on rural education
and school choice, two issues that greatly affect Idaho.

Tom returned to Idaho in March 2005 where he continued to advocate for
quality public education until he was elected state superintendent in
November 2006.

As Superintendent of Public Instruction, Tom is determined to create a
customer-driven education system that meets the needs of every student in
Idaho and prepares them to live work and succeed in the 21st century.

Tom Luna and his wife Cindy have raised six children in Idaho. They are
the proud grandparents of four grandchildren. Five of their children have
graduated from Nampa High School and his son, Sam, currently attends
public school in Nampa.

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Seeya round town, Moscow.

Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change
and the Realist adjusts his sails."

- Unknown