King County Elections - Erin Jones - Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidacy Statement lyrics

Elected Experience: Erin Jones is a state and national award winning teacher and district/state administrator. She has never sought elected office. Other Professional Experience: AVID District Director, Tacoma Public Schools; Director of Equity, Federal Way Public Schools; Assistant Superintendent of Student Achievement and Director, OSPI; Instructional Coach, Spokane Public Schools; Substitute and Cla**room Teacher, Tacoma; Teacher, South Bend, IN. Education: BA, Bryn Mawr College; Teaching Certificate, PLU. Community Service: Youth ministry leader, 1993-2006, YoungLife leader, 2006-2008. Board member; Girl Scouts of Western Washington, College Spark, Recruiting Washington Teachers, Center for the Strengthening of Teaching Profession, Washington Alliance of Black School Educators. Statement: Every Washington child deserves a great education, regardless of where they live, their household income or the color of their skin. A child's zip code must no longer be the greatest predictor of their educational success and future income. I am the only candidate for OSPI who has dedicated a career to educating students, closing opportunity gaps and improving outcomes. I have worked as a cla**room teacher on both sides of the Cascades, an Assistant Superintendent at OSPI, and an administrator in districts with high-poverty and diverse populations. I am not a politician but an educator and parent of recent public school graduates, convinced we need leadership in Olympia dedicated to helping students succeed, not a political agenda. With your vote, I will apply my pa**ion and experience to demand legislators drop excuses and fully fund our schools, work to replace punitive testing with fair a**essment tools, close opportunity gaps wherever they exist, and expand public school options and excellence statewide. My vision and unmatched commitment is endorsed by King and Snohomish County Democrats, cla**room teachers, school board members, principals and administrators statewide, a bipartisan coalition of current and former legislators, PTA leaders, students and parents across Washington!