KaCey Venning

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KaCey Venning

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Elections and appointments

Last election

November 30, 2021

KaCey Venning ran for election to the Atlanta Public Schools school board to represent At-Large Seat 7 in Georgia. Venning lost in the general runoff election on November 30, 2021.

Biography

Venning is an author and youth advocate and worked as a liaison and curriculum support provider for Title I schools. She co-founded HEY! Helping Empower Youth, a nonprofit organization focused on underserved youth in metro Atlanta, in 2011.

Elections

2021

See also: Atlanta Public Schools, Georgia, elections (2021)

General runoff election

General runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7

Tamara Jones defeated KaCey Venning in the general runoff election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7 on November 30, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamara Jones (Nonpartisan)	66.9	45,034
	Submit photo	KaCey Venning (Nonpartisan)	33.1	22,250

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 67,284
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General election

General election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7

Tamara Jones and KaCey Venning advanced to a runoff. They defeated Patricia Crayton, Royce Carter Mann, and Stephen Spring in the general election for Atlanta Public Schools school board At-Large Seat 7 on November 2, 2021.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tamara Jones (Nonpartisan)	39.2	30,391
✔	Submit photo	KaCey Venning (Nonpartisan)	19.9	15,392
	Submit photo	Patricia Crayton (Nonpartisan)	15.1	11,708
	Submit photo	Royce Carter Mann (Nonpartisan)	12.9	10,003
	Submit photo	Stephen Spring (Nonpartisan)	12.2	9,434
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	567

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 77,495
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Campaign themes

2021

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Campaign website

Venning's campaign website stated the following:

“	The Plan to Move APS Forward Education equity is an investment and will be the top priority if KaCey Venning is elected to serve on the Atlanta Public School Board in the District 7 At-Large seat. Her plan is to ensure every student in Atlanta Public Schools has an evidence-based curriculum for all K–12 student achievement. KaCey Venning's established career as a non-profit leader and advocate for youth and families is grounded in the pursuit of educational equity. In the last 17 years, she has sought to provide educators and parents with the support needed to empower the academic success of every student served. Rethink how we do school: As of 2019-2020, White students in the Atlanta Public School System presented 84.1% and above the English Language Arts proficiency rate while Black students were 25.3% and above. KaCey's chief response to the pitfalls in the data is to rethink how the Atlanta Public School system implements educational equity for all APS youth. To the student, education equity means they will meet or exceed the standards for ELA and math proficiency regardless of their zip code, parents’ income, race, or disability for better success outcomes. To the parent, equity in their child(ren)'s education provides wrap-around service support beneficial to students and families. For teachers, establishing equity in the classroom is being equipped with supportive policies, training, and resources to teach every child in every classroom. Prepare students for real life: We know that the graduation rate for students in Atlanta Public Schools has fluctuated over the last 5 years, and projective numbers will not account for the recent impact of the pandemic. Why wait for the future? Education should prepare students with life skills that not only equip them for work or post-secondary education but navigating adulthood. KaCey Venning has over a decade of supportive work in providing Atlanta Public School students in Title I schools with extra-curricular STE(A)M programming and life skills training. The objective for introducing STE(A)M to children in Title I schools was an intervention through supplemental education. The goal is to establish an evidence-based curriculum and support services that include creativity, critical thinking, and complex problem solving; and will also include vocational training and teach entrepreneurial skills for all APS students. Restore those who have fallen: (Restorative and Social Justice) Atlanta Public Schools serves more than 52,000 students. Black students represent 79% of the student body but account for 91% of the suspensions. This number is disproportionate to that of other students. KaCey Venning believes that wrap-around services and other behavioral support interventions can change the student achievement outcomes for underperforming students. Restorative and social justice as an intervention will use social and emotional learning and mental health support as a tool for measurable success outcomes for all students. The objective is to reach underperforming and under-resourced students through a culturally responsive curriculum for inclusionary learning.	”
—KaCey Venning's campaign website (2021)

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