MY FOCUS & MISSION
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STUDENT SUCCESS & SUPPORT
Continue to support the academic and social/emotional well-being of ALL of our students.
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SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION
Continue to upgrade our campuses and infrastructure and build a thriving public school system that sustains quality facilities. As well as 21st technology and quality teachers and staff.
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SMART & EQUITABLE SPENDING
Continue to administer smart spending of limited resources that are centered on equity and based in data and academic success.
STUDENT SUCCESS & SUPPORT
Pushed for curriculum upgrades in Math and Social Studies
Supported Ethnic Studies for all incoming freshmen
Increased dual enrollment opportunities for AUSD students
Ensured summer school opportunities at College of Alameda
Secured and increased mental health resources at all AUSD campuses
SUSTAINABILITY & INNOVATION
Co-led the Measure B effort, a $300 million bond in 2022 that is improving school sites across our district
Current Liaison for Local Revenue Measures; co-led the Measure E campaign which combined and extended out 2 expiring parcel taxes in March 2023 and secured critical funding for staff salaries
Worked closely with legal counsel to successfully defend a lawsuit against Measure A, a parcel tax passed by the Alameda community in 2020, securing a published decision from the First District Court of Appeal that now gives school districts statewide the ability to craft similar parcel taxes
Voted this year in labor negotiations with all staff to give 8% raise AND cover 100% health care costs for single employees
SMART & EQUITABLE SPENDING
Extended our Kindergarten program to full-day teaching and learning
Implemented a thriving transitional kindergarten program for our youngest learners, increasing enrollment across the district