On Wednesday, October 19th 6:30pm Santa Monica Malibu Council of PTAs and League of Women Voters Santa Monica Education Fund cosponsored and recorded a SMMUSD Board of Education Candidate Forum. We welcomed the community and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District (SMMUSD) Board of Education candidates and congratulated them on qualifying to be a candidate for the SMMUSD Board of Education.
As part of the National Parent Teacher Association and California State PTA, Santa Monica Malibu Council of PTAs is a key member of the oldest, largest volunteer child advocacy organization in the nation. For 125 years, PTA has worked toward bettering the lives of every child in education, health and safety. Through advocacy, as well as family and community education, PTA has established programs and called for legislation that improves the lives of children, youth, and families.
Since the decisions of elected officials significantly affect the well-being of children and youth, it is a PTA responsibility to disseminate as much factual, objective information as possible during election campaigns to help voters make informed choices. All voters should be encouraged to carefully evaluate each official candidate. Candidates forums are one way to provide such information in a nonpartisan, impartial, educational environment. CAPTA encourages local PTAs to hold Candidate Forums, one co-sponsor they recommend is the League of Women Voters.
Santa Monica Malibu Council of PTAs cosponsored this forum with the League of Women Voters of Santa Monica Education Fund. Together we have decades of history working to improve the lives of the people who live in our communities. The strength of our partnership is based on the fact that we are both nonpartisan, non-profit, volunteer-based organizations that never endorse or oppose any candidate for public office.Thank you to the League for your continued partnership to make these forums possible for our community.
We thank all the candidates for taking part in the candidates forum and for stepping forward to run for office. We also want to thank you, the community, for your interest. Thank you.
