WE DID IT, THANK YOU BEVERLY HILLS!
I am so grateful and appreciative to have earned your confidence and look forward to serving BHUSD and the whole community over the next 4 years.
I am so grateful and appreciative to have earned your confidence and look forward to serving BHUSD and the whole community over the next 4 years.
THIS NOVEMBER 6TH
#VOTETRISTEN
ELEVATING EDUCATION TOGETHER
VISIONMy vision for BHUSD is to implement structure, organization and accountability metrics related to spending, curriculum, and safety. To bring a measured and thorough vetting approach to decision making. I commit to improving the quality of education delivered to every student in our district ensuring parity and opportunity at all schools with the ultimate goal of making our schools exceptional. I intend to build bridges and good faith partnerships with the City to enhance the relationship with the school district. I will work with teachers, parents, and the community to ensure our students receive the world-class experience they deserve. I commit to making every effort to implement curriculum that will fully prepare our students for the fast-changing global economy, and I commit to supporting a focus on innovative programming for college and career readiness.
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Dear Friends and Neighbors,
I am so excited to be running for a seat on the Beverly Hills Board of Education. As you may know, my husband and I are products of this district. Our children are students in the district. My commitment to this district is deep and has been steadfast. I have spent the last year immersed in the details of how our district is funded, what our challenges are, where the opportunities exist for improvement, what programs are working, our demographics, the model for delivery of education in BHUSD and how to ensure our district’s dollars are spent wisely and effectively. The challenge and opportunity of being a board member is one that requires personal and professional passion, diligence, and dedication. My focus on behalf of our students, and you, will be to prepare the next generation by elevating the education and school environment through dynamic leadership. My campaign, and my priorities, are most clearly stated as follows: * supporting greater student success and safety * elevating district-wide stakeholder accountability * establishing greater fiscal stability * setting a new standard for collaborative leadership To realize this vision, I will lead initiatives to promote solution-driven thinking that is focused on making our schools exceptional by offering a multifaceted, scalable, and lasting framework for educating our students. With this letter, I am asking for your personal vote and for your help in encouraging others to vote for me. There are many roles and opportunities for involvement, so please let me know if you are interested in walking with me, hosting a coffee, or otherwise extending community outreach. Together we can improve education, stabilize our fiscal outlook, build for future generations and elevate our once envied district to its proper place. Thank you for your support and generosity, you are indeed what makes my commitment to our community so worthwhile. Most Sincerely, Tristen Walker-Shuman |
ROLE OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
Citizen oversight of local government is the cornerstone of democracy in the United States. School board members are locally elected public officials entrusted with governing a community’s public schools. The role of the school board is to ensure that school districts are responsive to the values, beliefs and priorities of their communities. Boards fulfill this role by performing five major responsibilities:
These five responsibilities represent core functions that are so fundamental to a school system’s accountability to the public that they can only be performed by an elected governing body. Authority is granted to the board as a whole, not each member individually. Therefore, board members fulfill these responsibilities by working together as a governance team with the superintendent to make decisions that will best serve all the students in the community.
In California, there are approximately 1,000 school districts and county offices of education that are governed by more than 5,000 school board members. California’s is the largest public school system in the nation, serving more than 6 million students — a collective student body larger than the total population of many other states.
[Above is taken from the California School Boards Association]
- Setting direction
- Establishing an effective and efficient structure
- Providing support
- Ensuring accountability
- Providing community leadership as advocates for children, the school district and public schools
These five responsibilities represent core functions that are so fundamental to a school system’s accountability to the public that they can only be performed by an elected governing body. Authority is granted to the board as a whole, not each member individually. Therefore, board members fulfill these responsibilities by working together as a governance team with the superintendent to make decisions that will best serve all the students in the community.
In California, there are approximately 1,000 school districts and county offices of education that are governed by more than 5,000 school board members. California’s is the largest public school system in the nation, serving more than 6 million students — a collective student body larger than the total population of many other states.
[Above is taken from the California School Boards Association]