Profile #5: MUSD Board President Minh Ngo

January is School Board Recognition Month, where we salute our MUSD Board of Education Trustees who aid in supporting student success by establishing our mission, vision, policy priorities, budget and benchmarks. This year we are highlighting each of our trustees.

Name: Minh Ngo

Current School Board Title: Board President

Years on School Board: 4 and counting

Past School Board Titles w/years: 2023 Board Vice President, 2022 Board Clerk, 2019-2021 Trustee

Professional Occupation: Director of Agency Standards of the San Francisco Office in the nation’s largest mutual life insurance company. 

How long have you lived in Milpitas? 10 years

Did you attend MUSD schools? No

Do you have any children who currently attend or attended MUSD schools? 
All 3 of my children currently attend Alexander Rose Elementary as a 5th, 2nd, and Kinder. 

What motivated you to want to join the MUSD Board of Education? 
I grew up in a public education environment. My father is a retired night custodian from a public elementary school and often setup and cleaned up Board meetings. I remember him telling me how important decisions were being made in those meetings. When it came to my children’s educational journey, I wanted to invest my time in building a learning community that provides successful pathways for their generation.

What do you feel is the most important part of being on the school board?  
The collective goal is to enhance the educational opportunities for our learners. The path to a collective goal takes time through engagement with students, teachers, staff members, parents, administrators, and the community.

What are you most proud of during your term on the school board?
Seeing the development of the Randall World Languages School. However, there is still more to come as the work isn’t finished yet.

What is your favorite pastime?  
Being a father and spending time with my children.

Tell us something about yourself that we may not know:
I competed in several Northern California Dragon Boat races. Won a bronze medal once.

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