Dr. Van Truong, newly elected to Beaverton SD 48J board, pledges to equalize student success

Dr. Van Truong, newly elected to the Beaverton School District 48J board for Zone 1, said he will focus on ensuring all students have the opportunity to succeed.

"I spent 40 years in education," Dr. Van Truong said, outlining a career that began as a classroom assistant and included roles as a teacher, principal, executive director of teaching and learning and interim assistant superintendent for PBS. He said the board seat became available when he retired and that he now has the time to continue serving students.

Dr. Van Truong framed his candidacy as a personal mission. "I am the result of public education," he said, and added that he came to the United States as a refugee, crediting public schooling with creating opportunities he otherwise would not have had. He said his goal is "to equalize the success of our student by education," and emphasized that he intends to represent students who "don't look like the mainstream students."

The statement identified Dr. Van Truong's priorities as broad commitments to equity and student support rather than specific policy proposals; he did not outline concrete next steps or immediate board actions in the remarks.