Our schools at Glendale Unified School District are preparing our students for graduation and careers beyond. College and career preparations are essential to the lifelong success of our students. My plan to achieve this goal is:

• Committing to high academic competency that starts in early education until graduation. 

• Allocating funds to programs to support students in career and college readiness with tech courses, counseling opportunities and dual enrollment programs. 

• Focusing on the success of all students who require resources and guidance such as applications to a four-year college, honors courses, and college prep courses.

• Determining student success after graduation and incorporating improvements where necessary to continue to grow our graduation rates and college enrollment after graduation.

• Increase LCFF funding to help fund college readiness programs by attracting enrollment and attendance at GUSD.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created many challenges for our students, educators, and parents. Many of our students already coping with mental health conditions are especially vulnerable to the changes and it is our duty as board members to create a space to help heal the unexpected changes the pandemic has brought to our lives. We can do this by:

• Investing in improving our student’s mental health by increasing counseling opportunities and developing programs to provide access to resources to help transition unexpected changes to learning. 

• Investing and supporting the next generation will directly impact the future of this country. The pandemic has exposed the urgent need to address our youth mental health crisis and ensure students have high quality mental healthcare.

Public school funds are critical to student achievement. Funds improve learning by decreasing class sizes, increase academic programs and funds to help provide quality education. We need to be accountable to how money is allocated in our district by providing transparency in our process.  

• Ensuring that our funding is spent on student achievement and our classrooms.

• Require data and statistics when promoting new programs that require additional funding.

• Promoting accountability structures to maintain the integrity of our district.

Our educators and classified staff work tirelessly to ensure that the needs of all our children are put first and provide high quality education. To keep this commitment, we shall:

• Empower educators and classified employees to take on leadership roles by providing opportunities such as mentorship programs and professional development programs for educators.

• Commit to ensuring that the priority of budget allocations goes directly into the classroom so that teachers don’t have to pay out of pocket for school supplies.

• Work with educators to tackle issues such as class size, school safety, mental health and access to resources so that teachers can provide quality education for their students.