Commerce City Parents of Padres Unidos host the Campaign for Accountable Public Schools Education Forum

What: Campaign for Accountable Public Schools Education Forum will be held this Friday. This is an opportunity for the parents in the community to dialogue with two school board representatives who are filling open positions on the Adams 14 School District Board. The school board election in Commerce City this year was cancelled because there were only two candidates for two open positions. Because of the lack of a democratic election, parent members of Padres Unidos in Commerce City have organized a forum to get to know the two board members who will fill the positions – Adrian C. Schimpf and Robert Vashaw.

When: 6 to 8 pm, Friday, October 30, 2009

Where: Our Lady Mother of the Church, 7290 72nd Ave, Commerce City, CO 80022

Who: Parent members of Padres Unidos in Commerce City with children from multiple Adams14 District schools

Commerce City, CO – Currently, Adams 14 School District has a graduation rate of 42%, one of the lowest in the state. Parents will be focusing on seven main issues to improve their schools: quality education, equal opportunity, fair discipline, accountability to community, respect and access, quality bilingual education, and immigrant student rights. This forum will engage incoming board members to share their views on these issues and opportunities that lay ahead.

Existing School Board representatives, incoming School Board representatives, Superintendent Sue Chandler, Commerce City City Council, City Council candidates, Senator Bennet, and Representative Perlmutter have all been invited.

For more information, please call Kristen Sharp at 303-564-5260.