Jamilynn D'Avola

Jamilynn D'Avola

Nonpartisan

Candidate, School District 49 school board, District 1

School District 49 school board, District 1

Tenure

2021 - Present

Term ends

2025

Years in position

3

Predecessor

Dave Cruson

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Elections and appointments

Last elected

November 2, 2021

Next election

November 4, 2025

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Jamilynn D'Avola is a member of the Falcon School District 49 school board in Colorado, representing District 1. She assumed office on December 1, 2021. Her current term ends in 2025.

D'Avola is running for re-election to the Falcon School District 49 school board to represent District 1 in Colorado. She is on the ballot in the general election on November 4, 2025.^[source]

Elections

2025

See also: School District 49, Colorado, elections (2025)

General election

The general election will occur on November 4, 2025.

General election for School District 49 school board, District 1

Incumbent Jamilynn D'Avola, Ivy Liu, and Holly Withers are running in the general election for School District 49 school board, District 1 on November 4, 2025.

		Candidate
		Jamilynn D'Avola (Nonpartisan)
		Ivy Liu (Nonpartisan)
	Submit photo	Holly Withers (Nonpartisan)

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2021

See also: Falcon School District 49, Colorado, elections (2021)

General election

General election for School District 49 school board, District 1

Jamilynn D'Avola defeated incumbent Dave Cruson and Fadil Lee in the general election for School District 49 school board, District 1 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Jamilynn D'Avola (Nonpartisan)	58.4	2,288
	Submit photo	Dave Cruson (Nonpartisan)	29.8	1,166
		Fadil Lee (Nonpartisan)	11.8	463

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 3,917
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2025

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2021

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I'm a native of Colorado Springs, and I'm running for the D49 School Board for DD1. I graduated from UCCS with a Spanish degree and my elementary education teaching license. I am a mother, teacher, and a conservative, who understands the absolute imperative need to fight for the best education for our children. As an elementary teacher for more than 13 years, I have collaborated with parents, faculty, and administrative personnel to do what is best for students, to focus on the development of their character and academic skills, and to guide them to be the best of who they are. I am very passionate about what I do, and I want to ensure that all students in District 49 are getting a quality education. I also believe that parents are the first educators of their children, and they entrust the schools and teachers with their children every day with the expectation that, when they send their kids to school, their children will learn what they need to learn to be successful adults. Parents also want to know that their children are safe at school and are not being exposed to things that would go against their family values. I am committed to ensuring that District 49 is a district where parents can feel confident that their children are receiving the best education in a positive classroom environment. I will be a voice for the parents in the community who want what is best for their children.

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I am an advocate for parents' rights, school choice, and family values.
• I will make sure D49 schools go back to the basics for reading, writing, and math, then expand learning with science, World and U.S. History, U.S. Constitution and Civics, Finance, Character and Citizenship, and the Arts.
• I will ensure that D49 does not teach Critical Race Theory, sex education in elementary school, LGBTQ+ Curriculum and/or books in schools. Also, parents have the right to choose whether their child will wear a mask or get vaccines.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

After looking at the Colorado Report Card for 2019, it is very concerning that only 48% of our 3rd-6th graders are proficient in English Language Arts and only 34% are proficient in Math. This should not be the case. As a teacher, one thing I know is that all students can learn and want to learn. I also know that if a student has not learned, the teacher has not taught. All students are individuals of potential and promise, and it is the teacher’s job to cultivate their love of learning and to prove to them that they can be successful. The key to any student’s success regardless of their background, socioeconomic status, race, religion, culture, etc. is a teacher who can prove to him/her that he/she can be successful. This is achieved by equipping teachers with the best research-validated teaching practices and supporting them with coaching. I also know a teacher’s success is influenced by the support of their administrators. My desire is to ensure that our determined and hard-working teachers are better equipped and supported by a positive school culture that is cultivated by dedicated administrators. Effective teachers and paraprofessionals must also receive competitive pay for the countless hours, blood, sweat, and tears that they pour into their calling every day. We need to look at the budget and find out where we are spending money. If it does not reflect what is best for students and what parents want for their children then it should not be in the budget.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

The primary job of a school board member is to review the current curriculum and teaching practices to make sure they are research-validated to be effective for all students. If they are not research-validated, then new curriculum must be brought in and accompanied by additional trainings on these teaching practices for staff, as well as side-by-side coaching. School board members also make and review policy to reflect what is best for students. Policies should reflect what parents want for their children, not what is convenient or what is a "good" idea that contradicts the role of a school, which is to educate and nothing else.

Who are your constituents?

My constituents are located in Director District 1 of Falcon District 49. Powers to Marksheffel, Woodmen to Stetson Hills, and Stetson Hills to Barnes east of Peterson.

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