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Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education
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Lynn Jennings

Candidate for Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education

No party listed

Background

Occupation
Senior director, EdTrust
Campaign website
lynnforward5.com

Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives & National Partnerships at EdTrust and a former teacher; a former PTO president and LSAT chair at John Burroughs Elementary who served on the board of a Ward 5 public charter school. She holds a B.A. from Spelman College and a Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.

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Photo: Campaign photo — VOTE411 (League of Women Voters)

Documented positions

Education

  • Proposes expanding OSSE attendance tools and the ATTEND program.

    Lynn Jennings' Priorities for Ward 5 Schools

    Campaign website · Lynn for Ward 5 · lynnforward5.com

    “Push OSSE to expand and publicize tools like its Attendance Dashboard, and support bringing the Attorney General's ATTEND program to more schools”
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  • Supports public tracking of how education dollars reach classrooms.

    Lynn Jennings' Priorities for Ward 5 Schools

    Campaign website · Lynn for Ward 5 · lynnforward5.com

    “Demand clear, public information showing how education dollars translate into educators, academic programs, enrichment, and student supports”
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  • Supports alert systems against ICE and Guard activity near schools.

    Lynn Jennings' Priorities for Ward 5 Schools

    Campaign website · Lynn for Ward 5 · lynnforward5.com

    “Work with communities to build and strengthen alert systems that keep our kids collectively safe from ICE and National Guard activity near schools”
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  • Supports Algebra I access by eighth grade in Ward 5.

    Also advanced coursework, dual enrollment and career-connected learning.

    Lynn Jennings' Priorities for Ward 5 Schools

    Campaign website · Lynn for Ward 5 · lynnforward5.com

    “Advocate for every Ward 5 student to have access to Algebra I by eighth grade, advanced coursework, dual enrollment”
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  • Supports safe, reliable passage to school for Ward 5 students.

    Lynn Jennings' Priorities for Ward 5 Schools

    Campaign website · Lynn for Ward 5 · lynnforward5.com

    “Advocate for safe, reliable passage to and from school for every Ward 5 student”
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  • Pledges regular listening sessions with students, families and educators.

    VOTE411 Voter Guide: DC Ward 5 Member of the State Board of Education (candidate questionnaire)

    Candidate questionnaire · League of Women Voters of the District of Columbia (VOTE411) · onyourballot.vote411.org

    “I will hold regular listening sessions, meet people in their schools and communities”
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