Bruce’s background

Physical safety

• Additional school resource officers, and funding for additional training opportunities 
• School site modifications to limit access points 
• Increased frequency of active joint active shooter drills with local law enforcement 

Increased academic rigor to prepare students for college and the workforce 

• Career Technical Education (CTE) courses that lead to a career path, not just a specific job
• Increased correlation between math and the workplace applications
• Increase college graduation rates by increasing AVID participation so that every child has the skill sets to actually graduate from college, not just enroll
• Continue the county’s focus on financial literacy so that they understand the long impact of decisions after high school graduation 

Providing support and services to meet the individualized needs of every student

• Expanded Learning Opportunities (ELO) in TK through sixth grade to help students get back to grade level
• Focus at the state level to increase funding  outside of Prop 98 to provide the expanded support structure to provide for educational equity programs 
• Increase the number of counselors at each school site with mental health backgrounds to help identify and provide services to our students and to utilize to focus on chronic absenteeism