izing ▁account ing ▁procedures . ▁On ▁her ▁watch ▁the ▁California ▁Department ▁of ▁Education , ▁did ▁its ▁first ▁ever ▁Str ateg ic ▁Plan . ▁East in ▁was ▁the ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁Net Day , ▁held ▁on ▁March ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁where ▁ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁volunte ers ▁joined ▁East in , ▁President ▁Cl inton , ▁Vice ▁President ▁G ore , ▁and ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁Cab inet ▁in ▁an ▁electronic ▁" bar n ▁raising ". ▁The ▁event ▁was ▁such ▁a ▁success ▁it ▁was ▁copied ▁in ▁ 4 0 ▁states ▁and ▁ 4 0 ▁countries . ▁Later , ▁Vice ▁President ▁G ore ▁said ▁his ▁experience ▁that ▁day ▁was ▁what ▁motiv ated ▁him ▁to ▁suggest ▁an ▁e - rate ▁tax ▁to ▁help ▁schools ▁across ▁the ▁nation ▁to ▁enter ▁the ▁digital ▁era ▁with ▁proper ▁w iring ▁and ▁technology . ▁ ▁East in ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁Garden ▁In ▁Every ▁School ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 . ▁ ▁With ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁people ▁like ▁restaur ateur ▁Alice ▁W aters , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁establish ▁gard ens ▁in ▁over ▁ 3 , 0 0 0 ▁schools . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁en list ed ▁California ▁as ▁the ▁first ▁state ▁to ▁join ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁Team ▁N ut r ition ▁effort ▁for ▁improved ▁nut r ition ▁in ▁schools . ▁She ▁o vers aw ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁curr icul um ▁gu ides ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁teach ▁the ▁academic ▁content ▁standards ▁in ▁the ▁context ▁of ▁nut r ition , ▁garden ing