Rosemary Rodriguez
Rosemary Rodriguez was the District 2 representative on the Denver Board of Education in Colorado. She was elected to the board on November 5, 2013, and she served until December 2017 as she did not file to run for another term in the general election on November 7, 2017.
Biography
Rodriguez served as the Denver Clerk and Recorder from 1997 to 2002. She later served on the Denver City Council from 2003 to 2007. Rodriguez was appointed to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission and served from 2006 to 2008. She was involved in state-level campaign operations for President Barack Obama's 2012 re-election campaign. Rodriguez has one child who attended district schools.[1]
Elections
2013
- See also: Denver Public Schools elections (2013)
Rodriguez sought election to the District 2 seat against fellow challenger Rosario C. de Baca.
Results
| Denver Public Schools, Four-year term, District 2, 2013 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Nonpartisan |  Rosemary Rodriguez |
61.8% | 9,305 | |
| Nonpartisan | Rosario C. de Baca | 38.2% | 5,743 | |
| Total Votes | 15,048 | |||
| Source: Denver County Clerk and Recorder, "Final Official Election Results," accessed December 13, 2013 | ||||
Funding
Rodriguez reported $124,785.00 in contributions and $115,626.04 in expenditures to the Colorado Secretary of State, which left her campaign with $9,158.96 on hand in the election.[2]
Endorsements
Rodriguez received the following endorsements during the 2013 campaign:[3]
- Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
- State Senator Lucia Guzman
- Councilman Chris Nevitt
- Former Representative Ruben Valdez
- Former Mayor Wellington Webb
- Rudy Gonzales
Campaign themes
2013
Rodriguez's campaign website listed the following themes for the 2013 campaign:[4]
Achievement gap
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"Even though we are making some progress across the board with our student’s performance, there is just not enough improvement coming from our low-income and minority students. We need to support policies that expect high achievement from our students and that help them reach academic success. Every child in DPS should have the opportunity to receive an education that will not only make him/her a candidate for our fine in-state colleges but also serve as a platform for them to be competitive candidates for our country’s elite Universities" |
Pre-kindergarten
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"Children perform best when they start their academic careers with a quality education at an early age. We need to find more ways to provide parents with programs that allow their kids to start engaging socially and that also promote crucial early childhood cognitive development. We only have one chance to provide our children with the tools that will help them succeed for the rest of their lives." |
Family engagement
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"In our community, family is everything, and that is why education needs to become a key part of the conversation at every family’s dinner table. We need to provide parents with the tools and know-how so they can decide what’s best for their kids’ futures. An open line of communication with parents is crucial to keeping them well-informed, giving them feedback on how they can better their kids’ education, and also provide feedback from parents for DPS about how we can become better educators." |
School governance
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"The success of any School District requires excellent leadership at all levels. If we want Principals and Teachers to be excellent leaders in their schools and classrooms, the School Board must lead by example. We need to take the politics out of the board and work together to get things done. Our kids deserve a quality education and their future should not suffer because of a Board’s inability to resolve policy differences in a constructive way." |
Teachers
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"Teachers have the great responsibility of shaping the minds of students that will go on to become responsible and constructive members of society. This is why we need to give them all the support they need while at the same time creating a system of mutual accountability so that both the board and teachers can be held to standards that promote our ambitious educational goals." |
School choice
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"The ultimate goal of the District should be to prepare the kids of DPS for their academic and professional careers. There are traditional schools that are performing well but there are also traditional schools that are not performing up to par. It is up to the Board to be open to alternatives that ensure that every kid has the ability to attend a school where he/she will receive the education that provides them with the opportunity to succeed. Every student in district 2 should have access to high performing schools." |
Note: The above quote is from the candidate's website, which may include some typographical or spelling errors.
Recent news
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See also
External links
Footnotes
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