Ballotpedia: Yanin Cortes

Yanin graduated from Georgia State University in 2009. She resides in Gwinnett and is married with 3 children.

Yanin previously worked as a teacher at Shiloh High School in Gwinnett County. She later founded Mojitos Cuban Bistro in Norcross with her husband.

Yanin Cortes' campaign for County Board of Education Member in Gwinnett County School Board District 3 is her first entry into politics.

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Supports developing programs for transitioning and international students.

Supports expanding the Play 2 Learn initiative, which helps prepare infants through 5-year-olds for kindergarten.

- Supports developing programs for transitioning and international students.
- Supports expanding the Play 2 Learn initiative, which helps prepare infants through 5-year-olds for kindergarten.

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Wants to increase parent-teacher transparency.

Said, "We must always take into account maturity and grade level when it comes to all learning materials."

Said, "As your representative on the school board my commitment will be to seek common ground not a political agenda."

Said, "I believe that history is a vital component of a well-rounded, world-class education...[But] the school board should be able to reasonably accommodate those who might find certain materials distressing."

- Wants to increase parent-teacher transparency.
- Said, "We must always take into account maturity and grade level when it comes to all learning materials."
- Said, "As your representative on the school board my commitment will be to seek common ground not a political agenda."
- Said, "I believe that history is a vital component of a well-rounded, world-class education...[But] the school board should be able to reasonably accommodate those who might find certain materials distressing."

School Curriculum

Believes that her experience as an entrepreneur and business owner has given her the experience needed to adjust budget expenses and meet financial deadlines.

Wants to develop relationships between the school district and local businesses.

- Believes that her experience as an entrepreneur and business owner has given her the experience needed to adjust budget expenses and meet financial deadlines.
- Wants to develop relationships between the school district and local businesses.

School Facilities & Resources

Wants to expand the Student Resource Officer program and said, "We must ensure the presence of at least two safety resource officers at all times in all of our schools."

Wants to repeal "Anti-discipline policies."

- Wants to expand the Student Resource Officer program and said, "We must ensure the presence of at least two safety resource officers at all times in all of our schools."
- Wants to repeal "Anti-discipline policies."

Student Wellbeing

Promises to support teachers to assist with retention and "Make Gwinnett a more desirable place to teach."

Said, "Teachers need planning time, they need a heads-up when we, as a board, decide to implement a shift in policy."

- Promises to support teachers to assist with retention and "Make Gwinnett a more desirable place to teach."
- Said, "Teachers need planning time, they need a heads-up when we, as a board, decide to implement a shift in policy."

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Yanin Cortes

Yanin Cortes graduated from Georgia State University in 2009. She lives in Gwinnett County with her family.

Yanin Cortes previously worked as a teacher at Shiloh High School in Gwinnett County. Yanin and Her Husband, Luis later founded Mojitos Cuban Bistro in Norcross.

This is the first elected position Yanin has run for. 

Supports a "development/reform of programs for transitioning and international students."

Supports expanding the  The Play 2 Learn initiative, which helps prepare infants through 5-year-olds for kindergarten.

- Supports a "development/reform of programs for transitioning and international students."
- Supports expanding the  The Play 2 Learn initiative, which helps prepare infants through 5-year-olds for kindergarten.

Wants to increase "awareness of Parent-Teacher Transparency."

Believes that " It is necessary for us to learn from our mistakes and to understand how we got here to prepare our students for the world stage... that said, we must always take into account maturity and grade level when it comes to all learning materials."

- Wants to increase "awareness of Parent-Teacher Transparency."
- Believes that " It is necessary for us to learn from our mistakes and to understand how we got here to prepare our students for the world stage... that said, we must always take into account maturity and grade level when it comes to all learning materials."

As of April 23, 2024, Yanin Cortes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Wants to expand the Student Resource Officer program.

Wants to repeal  "recent Anti-discipline policies."

- Wants to expand the Student Resource Officer program.
- Wants to repeal  "recent Anti-discipline policies."

Promises to support teachers more on the School Board to assist with retention.

- Promises to support teachers more on the School Board to assist with retention.

- 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.