Jennifer Morgan (California)

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Jennifer Morgan

Nonpartisan

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Last election

November 5, 2024

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Birthplace

Redwood City, Calif.

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Jennifer Morgan ran for election to the San Juan Unified Board of Education to represent Area 2 in California. She lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Jennifer Morgan was born in Redwood City, California.

Elections

2024

See also: San Juan Unified School District, California, elections (2024)

General election

General election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 2

Incumbent Pam Costa defeated Jennifer Morgan and Mohammad Sharif in the general election for San Juan Unified Board of Education Area 2 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Pam Costa (Nonpartisan)	58.8	10,233
		Jennifer Morgan (Nonpartisan)	33.7	5,869
	Submit photo	Mohammad Sharif (Nonpartisan)	7.5	1,299

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,401
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Campaign themes

2024

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Jennifer Morgan completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2024. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Morgan's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I am a tenacious parent (of a 9th grader and a second grader) that has been actively involved with our local public education system for several years. I grew tired of seeing aspiring politicians use the school board as their own political sandbox - wasting resources, time, and energy on continuously pushing their own personal agendas at the expense of the nearly 40,000 students San Juan Unified serves.

Seven years ago, amidst dismaying times, I hung up my hat in the private sector to devote my focus on the local community; being a parent I chose to observe public education. Over the years, I served on school site councils for the Title-1 (low-income) elementary and the International Bauccalaureate middle schools in my neighborhood.I chaired or contributed to multiple district committees focusing on curriculum, investing in English-learners and low-income families, and advocating for students with disabilities. I launched numerous educational programs at our elementary school, recently implementing our largest initiatives to-date: a school-wide academic field trip program and a sensory learning-lab inside the school's library - at no additional cost to parents.

I have fiercely advocated for students with IEPs to a current school board that does not have any Special Education or disability representation on it. While I appreciate the incumbent's extensive time already served on this school board, it is time to pass the torch to the next generation.

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?

• REMOVE operational inefficiencies that impede systemic progress in our local public education system.
• REPAIR the toxic, outdated culture that continues to choke San Juan Unified and deter top-talent from joining or staying with the community.
• REBUILD San Juan Unified's special education department. The families supporting our disability community have been ignored, dismissed, and disparaged by San Juan's own board members* and district leaders for too long. It is time for a paradigm shift and a restructuring that embraces current scholarly understanding of neuroscience and epigenetics.
  • Please see the video clip from our candidate forum where the incumbent and I both respond to an audience question about special education - available on my website and/or fb page.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

State funding for public education and properly training credentialed educators on contemporary knowledge of disability.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents by Isabel Wilkerson

The World Becomes What We Teach: Education a Generation of Solutionaries by Zoe Weil

Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education by Ken Robinson, Ph.D.

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Integrity - I am not an aspiring politician looking to further a personal career or agenda. Lip service alone is not enough to drive true change that is desperately needed in our local public education system. We cannot repair this country's problems unless we repair how we educate its citizens (and future voters.)

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Integrity, Class, No-nonsense attitude

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