Mis prioridades
I believe in a brighter educational future where every student feels that they truly belong.
For students with disabilities, the right to a Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) is an important guarantee enshrined in Federal and State law.
As part of my vision for a District where every student feels that they truly belong, I see specific opportunities for change within PUSD as it pertains to improving our Special Education programs and, as a PUSD Board Member, what I can do to bring about that change.
Vamos a elevar nuestra cultura de la Junta Escolar para mejorar los resultados del Distrito.
El reto
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Nuestra Junta de Educación actual, lucha por alinearse con las prioridades correctas para lograr los resultados necesarios para nuestros estudiantes. Parte de la razón es que las divisiones personales están obstaculizando la construcción de puentes para lograr una gobernanza más productiva.
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Pérdida persistente de aprendizaje, exacerbada por la era COVID, continúa afectando profundamente a nuestros estudiantes más vulnerables.
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Deterioro de la salud mental de los estudiantes y falta de capacitación del personal para abordarlo.
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Escaso servicios de apoyo para Estudiantes de educación especial, estudiantes del idioma inglés y jóvenes de crianza.
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Desarrollo profesional insuficiente, vías de crecimiento, compensación justa y oportunidades de vivienda asequible para profesores y personal.
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Falta de acciones a largo plazo para la sostenibilidad y éxito del distrito.
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La oportunidad
Ahora mismo tenemos la oportunidad de crear una cultura de equipo, centrada en los resultados de los estudiantes como nuestra luz guía. Nuestra junta puede trabajar mejor en conjunto, respetando las diferencias comunes y al mismo tiempo buscando activamente un consenso común sobre formas de avanzar, rápidamente y con un propósito. Establezcamos el modelo de cómo nuestra comunidad puede trabajar junta para participar en el diálogo sobre el futuro de nuestro Distrito.
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Qué haré
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Aprovecharé mis habilidades profesionales como planificador estratégico, oyente activo y facilitador para ayudar a construir puentes dentro de la Junta. para alcanzar un consenso más rápido sobre los problemas que enfrentamos.
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Defenderé procesos de gobernanza eficaces que desarrollen resultados estudiantiles claros y medibles como base para la priorización y la toma de decisiones.
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Priority Two:
Every family should feel properly engaged so that they can support their students in whatever pathway or program they choose.
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Desired Outcome #1
Improved family engagement programs and services.
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What I Will Do
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Use my years in PTA leadership as a way to prescribe and encourage education programs for families and caregivers so that they can effectively collaborate.
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Advocate for each of the parent groups to include a parent of an IEP student on their governance team (and that includes PTA).
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Desired Outcome #2
Increased Transparency.
What I Will Do
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Offer my communications expertise to the superintendent to encourage more precise communications systems and best-practices to increase program transparency so that families understand where they fit into that process, what's coming and how they can engage most effectively.
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Guide the superintendent to develop a SPED change implementation roadmap that is easily accessible and understandable by families​.
Priority Three:
All PUSD teachers and staff should feel valued and supported so that students experience a positive learning environment.
Desired Outcome
Better training and role support.
What I Will Do
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Support a Culture of Success: Celebrating SPED teachers and staff that rise to the occasion in delivering excellence to our students with disabilities, wherever they are.
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Advocate for targeted training in IEP development, and training for GenEd and SPED teachers working together in the LRE utilizing Universal Design for Learning.
Priority Four:
Pasadena's diverse community should come together to design a greater educational future that works for every student.
Desired Outcome #1
More advocacy for Local and State Funding
What I Will Do
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Lobby the state representatives to study alternatives to SELPA block grant funding, such as inclusion of special ed in the Local Control Funding Formula where it can be more equitably allocated per-pupil based on established focus groups and the program implementation can be more integrated in the LCAP.
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Desired Outcome #2
Increased Inclusion through Community Partnerships
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What I Will Do
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Support expansion of Community Schools Framework to include the community in shared decision making and development of services, programs and activities that include students with disabilities
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Host quarterly public education forums to discuss issues and develop community led solutions for change (with at least one forum per year dedicated to special education)​