SDEA 2022 Election Endorsements

The SDEA Representative Council approved the endorsements for SDUSD School Board of Shana Hazan for subdistrict B and Dr. Cody Petterson for subdistrict C. The Political Involvement Committee (PIC), which is made up of SDEA members, interviewed prospective candidates for both seats in December and the PIC recommendations of Shana and Cody were approved by the SDEA Board of Directors in January.

Dr. Cody Petterson, SDEA’s endorsed candidate for SDUSD School Board subdistrict C, is Director of Intergovernmental Affairs and Senior Advisor for Education and Environment for San Diego County Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, union lecturer at UCSD, and parent of students in the La Jolla cluster. He is the president of the San Diego County Democrats for Environmental Action and a board member of several environmental justice organizations.

Cody has consistently organized alongside union educators and has lobbied our federal, state, and local officials on numerous education justice issues. He is a committed advocate for Universal Pre-K, Ethnic Studies, Community Schools, Career and Technical Education and strengthening the district’s implementation of restorative practices.

Shana Hazan, SDEA’s endorsed candidate for SDUSD School Board subdistrict B, is a community leader, former union public school teacher, and parent of a student in the Hoover cluster. She is the chair of the City of San Diego’s Human Relations Commission, president of the Friends of Franklin Elementary School Foundation, a member of her School Site Council, and a member of San Diego Unified’s District Advisory Council on Compensatory Education.

Shana collaborated with educators at Franklin Elementary to boost enrollment, improve the instructional program, and secure resources to support high-quality teaching and learning. She worked alongside teachers at community events and on campus to encourage neighborhood families to enroll at Franklin and is a champion for expanding this work districtwide.

SDUSD Measure U (San Diego Student Safety, Health, and School Repair Measure)

Your elected SDEA ARs & CRs (collectively known as the Representative Council) recently voted to endorse SDUSD Measure U (San Diego Student Safety, Health, and School Repair Measure) for the November 2022 election. SDUSD Proposition Z school maintenance bond funds will expire this fall and the other two current SDUSD bonds will also expire soon. The state and federal government do not provide sufficient funding to maintain SDUSD schools ($245 million yearly deterioration/backlog) and without bond funding, resources in the district’s general fund could be potentially diverted away from other priorities in our SDEA contract bargaining platform.

Highlights of the bond include:

• Maintaining highest standard air ventilation and filtration measures when federal COVID relief funds expire
• Maintaining Boxlight interactive displays and 1:1 student devices
• Replacing portables with permanent classrooms
• Solar energy systems and upgrades to facilities reduce greenhouse gas emissions needed to meet climate action goals
• Affordable teacher and employee housing for first time in an SDUSD bond
• Independent Citizens Oversight Committee to provide accountability and oversight

The general election will be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2022. Mail in ballots will be arriving at voters’ homes starting October 11, 2022. This will be the first year with subdistrict only school board elections and the current political climate shows us that we will need to redouble our efforts to maintain our pro-public education and pro-worker board. SDEA members can donate to our Political Action Committee to increase the funds available to support our endorsed candidates. The SDEA PAC Contribution Form is easy to fill out and now available online!