Priorities
Prioritizing Student Success
- Eliminate the digital divide
- Reduce learning gaps by expanding access to quality preschool programs and identifying learning barriers and unique talents as early as possible
- Incorporate life skills and in-the-field experiences into lesson plans
- Promote career and technical education for all students
- Look beyond Florida to pilot innovative learning models and practices with demonstrated effectiveness
- Offer a rich and varied curriculum that builds strong character, enhances personal development, and prepares students to thrive in an ever-changing world
Implementing Common-sense School Safety Protocols
- Ensure our schools are safe havens for children by providing a nurturing environment where all are respected
- Establish equitable and effective school disciplinary measures that disrupt the school-to-prison pipeline and take community input into account
- Increase school counselor allocations to move toward nationally-recommended ratios
- Reform the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Act to better reflect the needs of each school
- Forge strong partnerships between schools and community stakeholders to address issues of traffic safety and neighborhood violence
- Monitor data-sharing practices
Safeguarding Community Health—COVID-19 and Beyond
- Implement rigorous health-monitoring, contact tracing, and sanitation protocols in all school facilities
- Provide students and employees with the mental health support they require
- Support children’s nutritional and sleep needs
- Align health education with CDC recommendations
- Advocate for widespread coronavirus vaccine administration, once available, and promote equal accessibility for all
Creating Quality Neighborhood Schools
- Encourage recruitment and retention of top-quality teachers and non-instructional personnel by paying them the salary they deserve
- Intertwine the needs of the community into the educational goals of the school
- Pursue joint use agreements that open school grounds for community enrichment and recreational purposes
- Use technology to increase parental and community engagement in classroom activities and school and district policy discussions
- Engage the community in highlighting the achievements and accomplishments of local students and neighborhood schools