COALITION FOR
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS
2022
CANDIDATES' FORUM
October 17, 2022 on Zoom
for
SBUSD and Goleta Union
School Boards
Here is the Youtube Link (complete):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5VVhDe0ovE
Coalition for Neighborhood Schools
hosted a Candidates’ forum on Zoom in partnership with the
Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (Jacqueline Inda)
The Resource Santa Barbara (Teri Jori)
Moderators were Jerry Roberts of Newsmakers.
and Lanny Ebenstein, former president, SBUSD
HIGHLIGHTS
FROM THE CANDIDATES’ FORUM
Candidates were asked about our advocacy issues:
1. walking to school and
2. creating a new Lincoln School Campus
at 720 Santa Barbara Street.
Click here to watch all eight candidates:
https://youtu.be/MP_CU1DyOAU?feature=shared
CANDIDATES' FORUM 2020
WHAT THE CANDIDATES SAID
Speaking of Neighborhood Schools:
The Candidates in their own words: Click here
Watch forum: Click here
CNS Hosted the first-ever "Zoom" Candidates' forum for the SBUSD in September, 2020. Our focus was to ask the candidates their position on creating a downtown elementary school and increasing opportunities for children to be able to walk to school.
The candidates were asked these questions:
1. Do they believe every elementary student should be able to walk to school?
2. Would they support consideration of moving the Santa Barbara Unified School District's administrative offices and maintenance facility from their current location to another downtown elementary school?
3. What models of language instruction do the candidates favor?
4. How can art and music instruction be expanded for all students?

Let's Talk About It...
“Parents in Santa Barbara have options, that’s great… but at CNS we believe the neighborhood school is the best option for the vast majority of children.”