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Jon Alfuth
Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education
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Ward 5 seeing the second largest gains in ELA proficiency in the city!
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Great news for DC students! 📈 ELA proficiency is on the rise — increasing in 5 of 7 grades and 7 of 8 wards across DC. Progress is happening citywide! Big shoutout to 5th and 8th graders who saw the largest year-over-year improvements! 🔗 https://osse.dc.gov/dccape
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Federal Law Enforcement: My team and I have knocked on thousands of doors across Ward 5 and we’ve heard time and time again that federal law enforcement actions are making students and families feel less safe. Students in Trinidad have been intimidated by National Guard troops since the beginning of the school year. Students at some of our Hispanic-serving charter schools have had to find creative ways just to make sure students can get safely to and from the building due to the presence of ICE.
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Build opportunities for cross Ward community engagement so that parents, students, teachers, and advocates have a collective voice in advocating for safe and healthy learning environments as well as other issues.
Federal Law Enforcement: My team and I have knocked on thousands of doors across Ward 5 and we’ve heard time and time again that federal law enforcement actions are making students and families feel less safe. Students in Trinidad have been intimidated by National Guard troops since the beginning of the school year. Students at some of our Hispanic-serving charter schools have had to find creative ways just to make sure students can get safely to and from the building due to the presence of ICE.
Special Education: We also have heard that students with special needs are being poorly served by our current education system. Reports from the US Department of Education and conversations with neighbors speak to the failures of our current system, including both classroom services and transportation. And too often, when services are delivered they come after severe delays. Students need to have access to the services to which they are entitled in a timely manner. If elected, I would support adding metrics to our state accountability system that track how well schools are serving students…
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We can't prepare students for their future if they aren't in school. If elected, I'll focus on working with stakeholders across the city to put in place strategies that support all students in regularly attending school.
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We need to make sure that students have access to both rigorous academic experiences and high quality college and career pathways if we're truly going to prepare them to be future ready.
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Ensuring safe and healthy learning environments reflects a major priority for families I talk to. This includes safety getting to buildings, in the building, and students feeling supported while at school, as well as supporting our teachers. Read more at https://www.jonforward5.com/
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how the heck do I contact @actblue? I need to change something on my account but you have no public contact information and the form that I keep getting routed to won't go through. What am I supposed to do?
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This past week I got to see two of my wonderful former debaters make the case for why they should get credit for their hundreds of hours of debate work every year! Thanks to them for all their hard work in preparing their testimony and the @DCSBOE for listening so intently!
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Please reach out to [email protected] for media inquiries. You can also access our media packet here.
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Our smallest canvasser, my son William and I, getting back from a community canvass in Brookland where he knocked on 30 doors!
Please reach out to [email protected] for media inquiries. You can also access our media packet here.
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Elevate the voices of both DCPS and charter schools across Ward 5 in funding conversations to make sure that all schools have the financial resources to create safe and healthy learning environments for all students and prepare them for the future.
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As your state board member, I will work towards the following:
Elevate the voices of both DCPS and charter schools across Ward 5 in funding conversations to make sure that all schools have the financial resources to create safe and healthy learning environments for all students and prepare them for the future.
Support increased safety getting to and from schools by ensuring access to safe passage programs for Ward 5 schools and for the many students who travel outside of Ward 5.
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“Here is a School Board Candidate that has the planks on his platform that will provide measurable outcomes for our public schools in Ward 5. Increased Literacy Percentages, improved student attendance, and a growing workforce readiness makes up his foundation.”
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Ward 5 Resident, Mom of Four, and Education and Healthcare Advocate
“Here is a School Board Candidate that has the planks on his platform that will provide measurable outcomes for our public schools in Ward 5. Increased Literacy Percentages, improved student attendance, and a growing workforce readiness makes up his foundation.”
Donnie Shaw, Ward 5 Resident and Rotary Club President