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District 4 Franchesca Warren

AJC/ACC Voter Guide - School Board Questionnaire

Franchesca received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a Master of Arts in curriculum and instruction from the University of Memphis as well as a Doctor of Education in Education Policy from Georgia State University. She is married and has four children.

Franchesca is the founder and Chief Impact Officer of The Educator's Room, an organization that provides teachers with professional development resources. She has previously worked as Literacy Director for Atlanta Public Schools and Literacy Coordinator for Marietta City Schools.

Franchesca Lane Warren is currently the Fulton County Board of Education member for District 4. She was elected in 2020 and has served one term.

Believes literacy is a "fundamental right for all students."

- Believes literacy is a "fundamental right for all students."

Access to Education

Supports "policies that fund and use evidence-based programs to support the science of reading and mathematical growth in grades K- 12."

Said, "Public schools have a responsibility to teach students the Georgia standards which include teaching accurate history. What one person deems as controversial is another group's history and it's important that we not silence history to make others feel comfortable."

Believes that the way mathematics is taught needs to be revamped.

Believes that an "opt-in" for sex education has practical uses, but should be "a personal decision between a parent and child — not a consequence for all students."

- Supports "policies that fund and use evidence-based programs to support the science of reading and mathematical growth in grades K- 12."
- Said, "Public schools have a responsibility to teach students the Georgia standards which include teaching accurate history. What one person deems as controversial is another group's history and it's important that we not silence history to make others feel comfortable."
- Believes that the way mathematics is taught needs to be revamped.
- Believes that an "opt-in" for sex education has practical uses, but should be "a personal decision between a parent and child — not a consequence for all students."

School Curriculum

Wants to use "data to continue to have smart growth for our South Fulton community."

Wants to focus "on the positive news of our schools while bringing solution-based answers for issues that persist in our community"

Said, "It's critical for the district to ensure students and staff still maintain our commitment to educating children at a high level while being fiscally responsible for our $1 billion budget. To address this pitfall, it will take us moving some of the programs, positions and initiatives into our general funds and looking for more grants to continue to provide these programs for our students and staff."

- Wants to use "data to continue to have smart growth for our South Fulton community."
- Wants to focus "on the positive news of our schools while bringing solution-based answers for issues that persist in our community"
- Said, "It's critical for the district to ensure students and staff still maintain our commitment to educating children at a high level while being fiscally responsible for our $1 billion budget. To address this pitfall, it will take us moving some of the programs, positions and initiatives into our general funds and looking for more grants to continue to provide these programs for our students and staff."

School Facilities & Resources

Supports "wraparound services (i.e., mental health, homelessness, etc.)  for our most vulnerable students and their families."

- Supports "wraparound services (i.e., mental health, homelessness, etc.)  for our most vulnerable students and their families."

Student Wellbeing

The Whole Teacher Movement… We Need It Now…

Supports the "Whole Teacher Movement," which emphasizes providing mental health resources for teachers, paying teachers a living wage, and allowing teachers to be part of decision-making about policies and programs.

- Supports the "Whole Teacher Movement," which emphasizes providing mental health resources for teachers, paying teachers a living wage, and allowing teachers to be part of decision-making about policies and programs.

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Franchesca Lane Warren

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