Would take office in January during the pandemic and the height of flu season, so planning around these health issues is a priority

Rethink the current COVID-19 response in schools

Arrange task forces that include teachers and students for this response

Ensure there are back-up plans in place for distance learning

- Would take office in January during the pandemic and the height of flu season, so planning around these health issues is a priority 
- Rethink the current COVID-19 response in schools
- Arrange task forces that include teachers and students for this response
- Ensure there are back-up plans in place for distance learning

COVID

Prioritize marginalized communities within the budget

Create innovative solutions like community gardens that can serve many purposes

- Prioritize marginalized communities within the budget
- Continue the meal kits program
- Create innovative solutions like community gardens that can serve many purposes

Cost of Living

Utilize the opportunity presented by the pandemic to rethink the ways students are learning

Get more feedback from the community about their needs with distance learning

Increase transparency from the Board about decision-making

- Utilize the opportunity presented by the pandemic to rethink the ways students are learning
- Get more feedback from the community about their needs with distance learning
- Increase transparency from the Board about decision-making

School Curriculum

Increase auditing to ensure that the claim of data-driven policies in Cobb can be backed up

Ensure programs for Special Education and school counseling are being adequately funded

- Increase auditing to ensure that the claim of data-driven policies in Cobb can be backed up
- Ensure programs for Special Education and school counseling are being adequately funded
- Ensure a good return on investment

Budget

Grew up in South Florida going to public schools in a suburban area very similar to Cobb

Has been living in Cobb for almost a decade

Running as a mom and parent; the school board only has one mom on the Board currently

Understands the evolving, diverse Cobb community because of her multicultural family; multiple languages and ethnicities all under one roof

- Grew up in South Florida going to public schools in a suburban area very similar to Cobb
- Has been living in Cobb for almost a decade
- Running as a mom and parent; the school board only has one mom on the Board currently
- Understands the evolving, diverse Cobb community because of her multicultural family; multiple languages and ethnicities all under one roof

Worldview

Julia Hurtado

Advancing STEM, robotics, and virtual reality instruction in school for students at every possible level

Opposes changing the Cobb schools senior property tax exemption

- Advancing STEM, robotics, and virtual reality instruction in school for students at every possible level
- Broaden Capstone and AP curriculum
- Opposes changing the Cobb schools senior property tax exemption

- Advancing STEM, robotics, and virtual reality instruction in school for students at every possible level
- Broaden Capstone and AP curriculum
- Opposes changing the Cobb schools senior <pv key='property-tax'>property tax</pv> exemption

Top Priorities

No policy information available; does not have a campaign website.

Other Policies

David Banks

- The Board of Education runs the public school system. The Board of Education is entirely independent from the rest of the county government.
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and appoint the superintendent to run the schools day to day.
- Board of Education members are elected to four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.