- Said, "throughout the years I have been a part of many fights to preserve the legacy of AIHS, including applying Native American curriculum to Licton Springs K-8, where several of my children have been/are students." 
- Plans to center "inclusive indigenous practice."

School Curriculum

- Wants to provide students with ways "succeed within systems to develop long lasting life skills to pursue a life they desire. Whether \[sic\] that is with a career in STEM, technical labor skills or within service." 
- Plans to provide workshops for families to help them navigate the school system, including special education supports.

College & Career Readiness

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- Said, "\[v\]olunteering in our schools, I have seen the day to day our teachers pace."

Teacher Recruitment

Said, "throughout the years I have been a part of many fights to preserve the legacy of AIHS, including applying Native American curriculum to Licton Springs K-8, where several of my children have been/are students."

Plans to center "inclusive indigenous practice."

Wants to provide students with ways "succeed within systems to develop long lasting life skills to pursue a life they desire. Whether [sic] that is with a career in STEM, technical labor skills or within service."

Plans to provide workshops for families to help them navigate the school system, including special education supports.

Said, "[v]olunteering in our schools, I have seen the day to day our teachers pace."

- Said, "throughout the years I have been a part of many fights to preserve the legacy of AIHS, including applying Native American curriculum to Licton Springs K-8, where several of my children have been/are students."
- Plans to center "inclusive indigenous practice."
- Wants to provide students with ways "succeed within systems to develop long lasting life skills to pursue a life they desire. Whether [sic] that is with a career in STEM, technical labor skills or within service."
- Plans to provide workshops for families to help them navigate the school system, including special education supports.
- Said, "[v]olunteering in our schools, I have seen the day to day our teachers pace."

Top Priorities

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Blaine Parce

- Said, "\[a\]s an out LGBTQ+ person I want to champion a LGBTQ+ and racial equity lens on the school board. I want children and youth to know that they deserve to be safe and treated fairly." 
- Wants to teach skills like self-regulation, stress management, and other social and emotional skills to young children.

- Said, \[t\]he inequities in academic achievement still need urgent attention and focus to make the Seattle School District an excellent learning environment."

- Wants both teachers and parents to be included more in big decisions made by the board of education.

Said, "\[a\]s an out LGBTQ+ person I want to champion a LGBTQ+ and racial equity lens on the school board. I want children and youth to know that they deserve to be safe and treated fairly."

Wants to teach skills like self-regulation, stress management, and other social and emotional skills to young children.

Said, "\[t\]he inequities in academic achievement still need urgent attention and focus to make the Seattle School District an excellent learning environment."

Wants both teachers and parents to be included more in big decisions made by the board of education.

- Said, "\[a\]s an out LGBTQ+ person I want to champion a LGBTQ+ and racial equity lens on the school board. I want children and youth to know that they deserve to be safe and treated fairly."
- Wants to teach skills like self-regulation, stress management, and other social and emotional skills to young children.
- Said, "\[t\]he inequities in academic achievement still need urgent attention and focus to make the Seattle School District an excellent learning environment."
- Wants both teachers and parents to be included more in big decisions made by the board of education.

Debbie Carlsen

- Wants schools to be more inclusive of students with disabilities, and worked to get students who receive special education services to spend more time learning and engaging with their peers. 
- Said, "\[o\]ur policy is a state model for preventative and restorative practices that address high needs and cultivate safe, culturally responsive learning environments that benefit all children." 
- As a school district director, she worked on "inclusive education policy changes in Instructional Philosophy and Special Education."

- As a school district director, she helped get more access to career and technical education.

- As a school district director, she opposed cutting school staff.

Wants schools to be more inclusive of students with disabilities, and worked to get students who receive special education services to spend more time learning and engaging with their peers.

Said, "\[o\]ur policy is a state model for preventative and restorative practices that address high needs and cultivate safe, culturally responsive learning environments that benefit all children."

As a school district director, she worked on "inclusive education policy changes in Instructional Philosophy and Special Education."

As a school district director, she helped get more access to career and technical education.

As a school district director, she opposed cutting school staff.

- Wants schools to be more inclusive of students with disabilities, and worked to get students who receive special education services to spend more time learning and engaging with their peers.
- Said, "\[o\]ur policy is a state model for preventative and restorative practices that address high needs and cultivate safe, culturally responsive learning environments that benefit all children."
- As a school district director, she worked on "inclusive education policy changes in Instructional Philosophy and Special Education."
- As a school district director, she helped get more access to career and technical education.
- As a school district director, she opposed cutting school staff.

Liza Rankin

As of June 28, 2023, Michael Christophersen’s website did not contain information on this issue and Michael Christophersen did not complete our questionnaire.

- Wants to outsource some school departments and reduce the school district's budget.

Wants to outsource some school departments and reduce the school district's budget.

Michael Christophersen

- The School Board of Directors runs the public school system. The School Board of Directors is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- School District Directors work together to make school policy, set the budget, decide what is taught in schools, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- School District Directors are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.