Candidate for
Member, County Board of Education; County of San Francisco

Gladys Soto is running for the Board of Education to:

1) Bring Latino representation to the Board of Education: the student population of the San Francisco Unified School District is 23% Latino, but the Latino community is currently without representation on the school board.

2) Make San Francisco's public schools equitable for all students.

Gladys's goals during her first term:

1) Dedicate more resources to K-3 reading programs to increase every student's opportunity for success at the middle and high school levels.

2) Ensure Language Immersion programs are accessible to all students.

3) Continue Restorative Practice to keep students in the classroom and learning through disciplinary issues.

4) Improve the nutritional choices available to students at San Francisco's public schools.

Gladys's experience:

1) Elected Delegate for California Assembly District 17

2) Member, San Francisco Unified School District Bilingual Advisory Committee

3) Member, Parent Voices San Francisco, an organization fighting to make quality child-care affordable and accessible

4) Former Associate Executive Director of the Mission Council