Nancy Valencia

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Nancy Valencia

Nonpartisan

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Last election

March 3, 2020

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Birthplace

Long Beach, Calif.

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Nancy Valencia ran for election to the Long Beach Unified School District school board to represent District 4 in California. She lost in the primary on March 3, 2020.

Valencia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.

Biography

Nancy Valencia was born in Long Beach, California.

Elections

2020

See also: Long Beach Unified School District, California, elections (2020)

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 4

Doug Otto won election outright against Davina Keiser and Nancy Valencia in the primary for Long Beach Unified School District school board District 4 on March 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Doug Otto (Nonpartisan)	51.2	14,400
		Davina Keiser (Nonpartisan)	25.1	7,046
		Nancy Valencia (Nonpartisan)	23.7	6,675

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 28,121
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Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Nancy Valencia completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Valencia'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.

For over 25 years, I have had the honor to work with Long Beach students. I am a former teacher in Long Beach Unified School District and Norwalk-La Mirada District and currently substitute in LBUSD classrooms. I am a former PTA President at Horace Mann and Signal Hill Elementary School and a LBUSD AmeriCorps Site Supervisor.

Since 2004, I have served as the Executive Director of DAYS Long Beach, a nonprofit that annually serves hundreds of students in Long Beach providing free supplemental educational opportunities to students Kindergarten-College age, including:

Weekly after-school tutoring Mentoring Leaders Long Beach, a youth-led leadership development program A six-week summer program, providing breakfast, lunch, educational programs, and field trips Parent engagement workshops

Early in my career I worked at a Long Beach halfway house for incarcerated women. While there, I partnered with Long Beach City College, to provide the first ever court recognized parenting course for residents who were on parole to help prepare them for reunification with their families.

My practical experience in K-12 LBUSD classrooms as a teacher, directing independent nonprofit education programs serving children and youth in Long Beach, and my work on boards of Long Beach community organizations focused on improving the lives of Long Beach families and students, argues strongly in my favor as the most qualified and experienced candidate.

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?

• Engage parents, teachers, and staff in the decision-making process to improve schools and help all LBUSD students graduate with 21st century skills.
• Enhance our response to individual learning needs and expand language learning opportunities.
• Promote, strengthen, and expand a culture of inclusion and a climate of caring in our schools. Our schools need to be safe for all students and staff.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

I believe that high quality public schools can serve as the foundation of a strong community. The health, economic, and societal benefits that result from high quality public education are well researched and documented and I aspire to help LBUSD continue and build on past success to ensure that the benefits of a high quality public education are available to all LBUSD students.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

I learned to value service as the highest form of leadership while working in a restaurant over a five year period in my late teens and early twenties. While there, I learned important lessons about the value of service, the importance of creating a memorable experience for customers, anticipating their hopes and needs, ensuring that the back-of-house chaos did not negatively affect the front-of-house climate, and the essential skill of balancing multiple priorities. These same lessons were important to my success as a public school teacher and now as the Executive Director of DAYS Long Beach, a local nonprofit serving hundreds of children and youth in Long Beach. When I am elected, I will carry the lessons learned as a servant-leader to the board of the Long Beach Unified School District.

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

LBUSD has demonstrated the benefits of maintaining high quality public education and has gained local, state, and national recognition. As a representative of LBUSD, making sure that other elected officials are aware of the power of a high quality public education, the success achieved by LBUSD, and the benefits that accrue to their respective communities is an important advocacy role for me as a member of the board.

As a critical service provider, LBUSD is an important component of our collective efforts to achieve economic and social security. Success will require that I, as a member of the board, work closely with city, county, state, and national elected officials to achieve our collective goals.

Who are your constituents?

Students and their families, residents of Long Beach, LBUSD employees, and local businesses,

How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?

Strong board leadership is required to establish clear, achievable, measurable goals for the entire district designed to ensure that all students - regardless of race, ethnicity, socio-economic status, or any other characteristic - graduate with 21st century skills in keeping with LBUSD's mission.

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