2022 LAUSD Elections

Marvin Rodriguez: Prioritizing Community Participation In The LAUSD

If elected, this LAUSD candidate would want to engage the communities he serves at every level, from the classroom to the board room.

“if the school board wants to represent a model of honest and transparent community engagement, it must take a more proactive approach at giving representation to the voices of the communities it serves.”

- Board District 6 Candidate Marvin Rodriguez

This is the second in a series on engaging the LAUSD community. Please read the first part for an introduction to the issue.

Marvin Rodriguez is running against an incumbent who has shown that she will go to great lengths to prevent parents from having input into the policies of the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD). In fact, within minutes of becoming Board President, Kelly Gonez announced that she would keep the Parent Engagement Committee from holding meetings. When parents pressed for a resumption of these meetings, Gonez responded that parents already had enough of a voice. She also reneged on an agreement she reached with the committee’s chair, Scott Schmerelson, to restart the committee meetings when her political…