[Lincolnparkdc] Fwd: Vol 6: Early Voting Has Started!

Mark markrichardgrace at gmail.com
Mon Oct 29 16:08:29 EDT 2018 

Dear Ward 6 Friends (and please forward to more if you’d like)

Please consider voting for Jessica Sutter for Board of Education.  If
elected she will be the only DC School Board member who has actually been a
teacher.

Jessica is smart, driven and passionate about education for DC youth.

She also represents a new voice and change.  Thank you for considering!

See below for more about her philosophy and approach.


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*From:* Jessica Sutter <jessicasutterw6 at gmail.com>
*Date:* October 26, 2018 at 6:24:34 PM CDT
*To:* <kdc252 at gmail.com>
*Subject:* *Vol 6: Early Voting Has Started!*
*Reply-To:* <jessicasutterw6 at gmail.com>

I'm honored to announce that I received the "Washington Post's" endorsemen
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t
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"She is
our choice over incumbent Joe Weedon in Ward 6 because of her multi-pronged
experience as a teacher working in the Office of the State Superintendent
of Education and as a senior adviser to the deputy mayor for education. We
like her emphasis on helping parents navigate the education system."

*"Oh! You're the Charter School Candidate." Actually, I'm Not.*


"Oh! You're the charter school candidate."

That was my greeting at a door in Ward 6 this weekend. That’s how my
opponent has characterized me, but it’s not accurate, and I was glad that
this voter was interested in asking me about my vision for DC education, my
policy positions, and my charter school experience. Because I’m not driven
by education doctrine—I’m driven by helping students succeed. I think
that’s why the Washington Post endorsed me for the State Board of Education.
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I first set foot in a charter school in 2003. I had completed my teaching
certification and two years of teaching in a Chicago Catholic school
serving mostly low-income, immigrant students. I was living in Los Angeles
and training teachers all over the country in civic education curriculum. I
worked with urban and rural schools, conducting professional development on
the Rosebud Sioux reservation in South Dakota, in Catholic schools in DC,
and in public schools in Baltimore City.

I heard from a friend about a new “start-up school” that was looking for
teachers in East LA. I was honored to be selected as a 5th grade “founding
teacher,” and spent the next three years helping build KIPP: LA Prep with a
fantastic, energetic and talented group of educator colleagues. Alycen had
grown up in the school’s neighborhood; Michelle was a talented reading
teacher; Carolyn was a veteran teacher; Rita was a native Spanish speaker
and helped build powerful parent relationships with our school team. I
loved learning how to improve my craft from this great group of colleagues,
and meeting with other KIPP teachers from across the country to build my
professional skills.

In 2006, I got a call from my friend David  who had an opening for an 8th
grade social studies teacher at KIPP DC: KEY Academy. I eagerly accepted
the role and the chance to move closer to my family in Maryland. I had only
a vague notion at this time that charter schools like KIPP were changing
the education landscape in cities all across America and did not see myself
as an education reformer. I was a teacher, serving kids whose neighborhood
schools led their families to seek out something better, something safer,
something they hoped would provide their child with the kind of education
that would prepare them for a bright future.

When I headed to graduate school in 2008, DC had undergone a sea change:
Mayoral control was implemented, schools had been closed, more charter
schools were opening and I dug in on the topic of ed reform in both my
classes and in my own DC community. As I learned more about philosophies of
reform and their implementation, I decided to focus my own PhD research and
writing on charter schools as a public policy tool that can give every
parent the ability to choose a school that is right for their child, not
just parents who can pay for choice. I would ultimately write my doctoral
dissertation on charter school closures in Washington, DC.

Some residents with money have a variety of education choices: they can
move to a DC neighborhood where the boundary schools are considered
desirable; they can apply to a charter school; they can pay tuition at a
private school; or they can relocate to a neighboring jurisdiction.
Low-income families and those who rely on public housing or public shelters
have far fewer choices—and always have. In a city like DC, where housing
costs continue to soar and neighborhood segregation by both race and
socioeconomic status is a persistent reality, too many families are left
without the choices that others have.

As a teacher, researcher, and on issues of policy, here’s what I believe:

   -

   Families make many choices about their own child’s education—and they
   always have. I don’t think that people who can’t afford shouldn’t have
   choices.
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   With public school enrollment District-wide split nearly 50/50 between
   DCPS and charter schools (and more than a third of students in Ward 6
   attending charter schools) we need more collaboration between the sectors.
   There is much to learn from great schools all across the District and we
   owe it to our students and families to do that.
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   What got us here will not get us to the next iteration of success for
   our school system. We need to look at how our policies on choice, funding,
   data and facilities are serving our citizens. And where policy isn’t
   serving us well, we need to change it and update it to move us forward as a
   District.

All of this boils down to my favorite pillar of leadership used at KIPP: If
there is a better way, we find it. We as a District must keep seeking
better ways forward in public education that will serve all of our students
and families. Better ways are not sector-specific. We’ve got a great deal
to learn from all of our schools and I support a robust,
equitably-resourced system of public education that meets the needs of all
our students—no matter where they live.


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*Click on the Image for the Video*.
Jessica's closing argument at the DECC's Candidate Forum last night. "Why
should voters in #Ward6
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choose you? My answer: Experience. Hard work. Courage. And a desire to
listen and learn from my neighbors."

*Early Voting Is Here!*
Team Sutter is out at Early Voting Centers encouraging people to vote for
the only qualified candidate for the State Board: Jessica, of course!

*Events*
Meet and Greet at RiverPark DC in Southwest.
Meet and Greet in NE where I shared with my neighbors my vision for what
equity in schools means for all students throughout all of DC.
*School Visits*

I'm determined to visit all 36 schools here in Ward 6. Before visiting with
AppleTree Southwest campus, I got to meet with parents in Stanton Park who
discussed concerns they had ranging from construction issues to middle and
high school options for their kids. I also met with parents at the The
Pretzel Bakery to discuss their questions and concerns. I'm willing to take
on the tough challenges and the hard questions.
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*How You Can Help*

*(1) Canvassing & Hanging Signs*
It's crunch time! We're canvassing like crazy and hanging signs everywhere
and you can help us!  Please join us by emailing Jessicasutterw6 at gmail.com
to find out how you can help!

*(2) Donating*
Yes, you can still donate! I’d love to show continued strong support for
the campaign, which underwrites our get-out-the-vote efforts across the
ward and mailers to help make sure Ward 6 voters know they have a choice in
this election. Donate here
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We need amazing canvassers like YOU to help us! Please email
jessicasutterw6 at gmail.com if you can spare some time after work or on the
weekends. Thank you!

*(3) Tweeting*
Tweet this:
https://twitter.com/jessicasutterW6/status/1052572111921995776.It's a video
of me talking about what I've heard as I've knocked on the doors of over
1600 residences here in Ward 6.

Follow me on *Twitter*, *Facebook*, and *Instagram*. Retweet, share, like.
(All my links are below.)

If you notice my opponent spreading false information, call him out on
it. For example, he is spreading word that I am getting support from
“special interests." That simply isn't true and I'm proud that all of my
donations are from individuals who believe in my work on behalf of
children.


*(4) Help on Election Day*

*We really need your help on Election Day.* We need volunteers to hand out
literature at polling places and monitor how things are going for voters.
Please email us at jessicasutterw6 at gmail.com if you can help us out on the
big day!
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*Paid for by Jessica Sutter for SBOE (Chris Tessone, Treasurer) *

*121 13th St NE #301 Washington, DC 20002*

A copy of our report is filed with the Director of Campaign Finance of the
District of Columbia Board of Elections.

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