School board

Board of Education Member, Detroit Community School District

Partial Term Ending 12/31/2028

Vote for: 1
Term: 4 years
Candidates: 3
Election: Nov 3, 2026

What this office does: A school board member is one of the officials who set policy, approve the budget and hire the superintendent of the school district.

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Ijazz Jackson

No party listed

Home health aide, Precise Health Care

The gist

Pledges to keep schools open and support struggling students
Supports parental accountability for absences, paired with support
Supports keeping literacy and academic intervention as a budget priority
Opposes closing schools only for appearing on the small-schools list
Supports considering Eid al-Fitr as a permanent district holiday

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Pledges to keep schools open and support struggling students
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“my three top priorities would be academic achievement, support for students and families, and keeping our schools strong and open”
Supports parental accountability for absences, paired with support
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Yes, I believe parents should be held accountable when their child is chronically absent, but accountability should come with support.”
Supports keeping literacy and academic intervention as a budget priority
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“First literacy and academic intervention should remain a priority.”
Opposes closing schools only for appearing on the small-schools list
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“I don’t believe a school should be closed simply because it is on a list of small schools.”
Supports considering Eid al-Fitr as a permanent district holiday
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Yes, I believe DPSCD should consider making Eid al-Fitr a permanent addition to the district calendar.”

Aliya Moore

No party listed

Self-employed

The gist

Supports more attendance agents and help with rides
Supports consolidating some of the district's 19 small schools
Opposes heavy reliance on screen-based tools like i-Ready
Supports observing the Eid holiday
Supports regular ICE protocol training for staff and community

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Supports more attendance agents and help with rides
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“I do believe we need more attendance agents and more access to gas cards / rides .”
Supports consolidating some of the district's 19 small schools
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“The district needs to consolidate some of these 19 schools and begin to be more financially responsible.”
Opposes heavy reliance on screen-based tools like i-Ready
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Tools like I ready and Zearn have now become the instructors causing our children to have too much screen time.”
Supports observing the Eid holiday
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Yes if we are recognizing and observing others then why not this holiday.”
Supports regular ICE protocol training for staff and community
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“provide monthly or by monthly meetings concerning protocol training for both staff and the community”

Shawn Vaughn

No party listed

Organizer, BAMN

The gist

Supports making Detroit a sanctuary city to protect immigrant students
Proposes expanding bilingual education and elementary language classes
Supports forgiving the debt from Detroit's state takeovers
Opposes punitive measures toward parents over absences
Supports celebrating Eid in schools like other holidays

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Supports making Detroit a sanctuary city to protect immigrant students
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Protect our immigrant students and community members from ICE raids and deportations by making Detroit a true sanctuary city.”
Proposes expanding bilingual education and elementary language classes
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Increase bilingual ed services and expand language classes across the city starting in elementary school”
Supports forgiving the debt from Detroit's state takeovers
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“The debt that has been used to hang over our district that we inherited from two separate state takeovers should be forgiven.”
Opposes punitive measures toward parents over absences
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Instead of punitive measures, we should make our schools inviting for parents”
Supports celebrating Eid in schools like other holidays
Detroit school board voter guide: candidate questionnaire responses
Candidate questionnaire · Chalkbeat Detroit · s3.amazonaws.com
“Just as we celebrate easter, we should celebrate eid.”

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