Policy Platform

• Enhance a close working relationship with Torrance Unified to improve services, reduce costs and help our schools remain top performing.
• Work collaboratively to improve shared facilities and field usage, coordinate services (such as after school programs and community education), investigate shared vendors, and coordinate teen programs.
• Continue the City’s help for schools, including crossing guards and school resource officers, for the safety of our school age children.

Experience/Qualifications to Lead the Plan

• As an El Camino trustee, supported dual enrollment so Torrance students can earn college credit while at high school.
• At El Camino, advocated for Open Education Resources, which saved students $1 million in textbook costs annually.
• Campaigned for Measures Y and Z to help improve Torrance schools.
• As a Torrance Commissioner, ensured that students had access to the Torrance plunge.