Full funding through state and local progressive revenue

Equitable distribution of resources among schools

Evidence-based Funding

Social worker, nurse, and librarian at every school

Fully funded and implemented special education resources

• Ensure at least one full-time case manager per school

• Smaller class sizes

• Ensure students with IEPs and 504s are fully supported and receive their dedicated minutes

Schools would be community hubs designed to provide wraparound academic, health, and social support for the entire community beyond the traditional school day, rooted in shared leadership among stakeholders.

Schools would holistically support students’ needs 

• Mental health

• Social-emotional learning

• Culturally relevant, trauma-informed curriculum

• Reduced caseloads for psychologists and other service providers that provide support to students

Schools would be safe

• School safety plans would address root causes and contributing factors to the disproportionate impact of discipline policies and be trauma-informed. Approaches would include wraparound supports, restorative justice, healing-centered practices, and re-engagement strategies as alternatives to School Resource Officers. 

• Ample opportunities to participate in sports, art, music, and language at all schools.

Schools would have shared leadership

• Establish a parent/guardian advisory board for the Elected School Board to include non-resident voices and amplify parent’s voices.

• Establish a permanent, well-trained, youth council to inform education policy.

• Fully support LSCs to be informed, resourced, decision-making bodies and work to fill all vacancies.

Schools would be prepared to teach all learners regardless of their native language and encourage bilingualism and retention of native languages

• Move towards all teachers certified to teach English Language learners with certification free for teachers.

• English language learners receive all supports they are legally entitled to.

• Ensure teachers are trained in history and culture of students to support culturally relevant curriculum.

• Expand dual language programs to more schools.

Transportation

Immigration status

Employment opportunities

Violence

Food insecurity/Healthy meals

Wifi access

Fight for affordable housing

• Advocate for funding to provide safe, affordable, accessible housing for all families experiencing homelessness.

• Support educational rights and needs of students experiencing homelessness.

Remove lead and asbestos from all school buildings

Use green energy to power school buildings

Supply modern, energy efficient, heating, cooling, and ventilation

Create infrastructure for in-house management to ensure facility standards are met

More oversight of vendor contracts that directly impact students

Expand the Parent Mentor Program to all schools

Strengthen community-based educator pipelines like Grow Your Own and Ladders of Opportunity

Students see themselves in their teachers

A commitment to unionized labor in school buildings.