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[Archie McAllister] has other issues and concerns for the district. "I live next door to Tiffany Elementary (in East Chula Vista) and my grandchildren are in elementary school," stated McAllister. "I got involved with the school district with the budget action committee for two years and I have been on the School Site Council for three years, I am the School Site president, and I want to make sure that the children are ready for the new standards in Math and English."
As a teacher McAllister believes that the earlier you get the children into school the better. "I would like to be the champion for Project Head Start and get it involved more with district," stated McAllister. "If the kids are learning at a younger age the chance for success are greatly improved. This would be especially true for the kids on the West side whose parents may not be able to afford preschool for their children.""I am willing to turn this into a fulltime position. Going out to the PTA meetings! Going out to the School Site Councils! Going out and meeting with the parents and trying to get them involved," declared McAllister. "I think one of the problems is that there is no accessibility to the school board by the parents! When you go to a school board meeting you will see that they have pushed the parents segment to address the board to the end of the meeting. Parents have to wait till 10 o'clock to make their selves heard! They, the board, simply are not accessible for the people. When was the last time you saw any one of them on any of the campuses?"See the full content of this document
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Archie Mcallister Fighting for Diversity
The Chula Vista Elementary School District serves the City of Chula Vista, Bonita, Sunnyside, and South San Diego. It is a district with 44 schools and approximately 27,400 students. It is the largest district of its kind in the state and covers an area that ...
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