-Hi, my name is Allycea Weil,
My neighborhood is the Central District.
parent of two amazing kids raised in public schools,
I shop local, support local, and advocate local.
seasoned school volunteer,
My experience informs my practice
former PTA president and vice president,
and my work is grounded in community.
proud disrupter of systemic oppressive systems,
I see this job as simple, not easy, but simple.
and your candidate for school board director for District 5.
Rebuild trust with families and school communities
Having worked with families and staff
Rebuild trust with families and school communities
to bring equity to schools,
and empower the youth so that they can chart a path to success
I have seen and felt the impact of harmful district policy,
as they define it.
the inconsistency in policy not aligning in budget decisions,
This is your district and mine. It needs to feel like that.
and an overall toxic environment
We need to fulfill our promise to end the school to prison pipeline
during engagement meetings, pitting families
We need to fulfill our promise to end the school to prison pipeline
against each other to fight for resources.
by expanding our investments in community organizations.
It's disgusting. As an advocate in equity,
In the Central District and in the Black community,
I'm experienced in having difficult conversations
we know that we keep us safe.
and breaking down complex issues.
We need not only radical transparency for families,
I come with a curious nature to understand
but giving them a voice in what is cut or what is expanded.
and find resolution with minimal impact
but giving them a voice in what is cut or what is expanded.
to the most vulnerable of communities.
These are just a few concepts I hope to bring to fruition
My neighborhood is the Central District.
as your School Board Director for District 5.
I shop local, support local, and advocate local.
I need your vote to help bring radical change
My experience informs my practice
that is much needed in this city,
and my work is grounded in community.
so we can shift away from trends of privatization.
I see this job as simple, not easy, but simple.
Our public schools belong to families it serves,
Find and evaluate a superintendent.
and it's time to change this unbalanced power dynamic.
Rebuild trust with families and school communities
and it's time to change this unbalanced power dynamic.
and empower the youth so that they can chart a path to success
-Hello, community. My name is Julissa Sanchez,
as they define it.
-Hello, community. My name is Julissa Sanchez,
This is your district and mine. It needs to feel like that.
daughter of immigrants,
We need to fulfill our promise to end the school to prison pipeline
and a youth and housing justice advocate.
by expanding our investments in community organizations.
I am the mother of a current student at Garfield High School.
In the Central District and in the Black community,
As a director of advocacy at CHOOSE 180,
we know that we keep us safe.
I worked directly with young people
We need not only radical transparency for families,
who are impacted by the school to prison pipeline
but giving them a voice in what is cut or what is expanded.
by creating systemic change in a world where they can thrive.
These are just a few concepts I hope to bring to fruition
This past legislative session, I supported young advocates
as your School Board Director for District 5.
and using their stories to pass a bill expanding
I need your vote to help bring radical change
and using their stories to pass a bill expanding
that is much needed in this city,
and advocating for gun violence safety laws.
so we can shift away from trends of privatization.
because our kids deserve more than Band-Aid solutions.
Our public schools belong to families it serves,
because our kids deserve more than Band-Aid solutions.
and it's time to change this unbalanced power dynamic.
They deserve leaders who reflect their lived experiences
Thank you.