RE-ELECT
GWYN GITTENS FOR SCHOOL BOARD
District 5
A Champion for Education!

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

I am a Champion for:​

• Investing in Attracting And Keeping The Best Teachers And Staff 

• A Technical School In    District 5

•  Shrinking the Achievement Gap

•  Reducing the Digital Divide

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

​I am a Champion for:

• Fiscal Priorities

•  Building real Schools in District 5 not portables

• Respect And Livable Wages  For Teachers, Bus Drivers And All Staff

•  Prioritizing Resources For District 5  www.leeschools.net

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

​I am a Champion for:

• The District 5 Community

• Letting Us Name Our Schools ... Respect Our Voices

• Clear  inclusive Communication     On All Levels 

• Focus on parent and the community  role in education.

ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE

PRIORITIES!  Since 2018, I championed:

• Salaries for teachers, Bus drivers, teachers, and staff. 

• NOT middle and upper management increases.

• District 5 needs increased “Hard to Serve” funding to attract and keep the Best staff.

COVID-ESSER Funds for 3 Years

• To help decrease the Achievement Gap”

• I advocate the district and union use the funds NOW

• Decisions are too slow coming. If we act sooner.  fewer teachers and bus drivers would retire and resign 

Technical School in District 5

• The highest percentage of working-class families,  are from the East Zone/District 5. but the East Tech Center was moved from the 5-year plan to the 10-year plan,

• 38% of the students at Ft. Myers Tech are from the East Zone. Taxpayers in the East Zone pay 25% of their annual income on transportation!

Reduce the Achievement Gap Champion

• ​ Smaller class sizes, more staff to help “ALL students achieve their highest potential.” 

•  Reduce the Digital Divide:

• Students watched a postage stamp size view of their teachers for almost a year. Halfway through the lesson, the Internet blinks off,  you reboot... class if over.  We need increased towers and connectivity.

I’ve been asking the hard questions since 2018!

KEEP ME WORKING FOR YOU. 

I’ll  NEVER STOP BEING YOUR CHAMPION.

FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 

Just give us the resources we can do the rest!

You Need To  Know:

• Lee County is 4th in the state for having the fewest portables compared to other districts? 80% of ALL portables in Lee County are in the East Zone! Let’s finally build real schools. 

• What I did to fix it:  https://www.winknews.com/2021/04/07/lee-county-school-board-member-upset-with-learning-conditions/

• Do you really understand where each “Penny” is going without a Forensic Audit and $0. Balance Budgeting?

• How will the $100M from the canceled South Zone school AAAA project be reallocated where it's need REALLY needed...District 5?   https://www.winknews.com/2021/11/15/plans-for-a-new-estero-school-could-come-to-a-halt/

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I’ve asked the hard questions since 2018!

Keep ME working for YOU. . . Your Champion!

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT 

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District 5 Community Champion

• Involve All of our community

• Name our own schools

• Planning and decisions that affect our children.

• K-8 schools are the most requested in the East Zone, why not build more https://thelehighacresgazette.com/news/2022/01/veterans-park-renovations-get-approval

Clear Communication Champion

• Transparency = Less "Questions Asked“

• All District communication understandable to all communities.  

• Champion for parent and community rights and responsibilities.

• “Increased Parental and Community involvement” is on the Strategic Plan and we have taken some steps to improve it, e.g. Parent University, but we need to reach deeper into our community to all parents and community

I’ve asked the hard questions since 2018!

Keep ME working for YOU. . . Your Champion!

DONATE / CONTACT

 I have the experience:

• Corporate VP, Fortune 500 Company; Budget and Staffing responsibility

• Entrepreneur, Business Owner

• Educator; High School, Middle, Elementary, and Adult Ed. 

• Interned in Growth and Capacity Department

• Masters Education Leadership

• Bachelors Psychology and Business

• Teacher and Administration Certification

What you can do! 

• Study my time as the District 5 Board Member

• Ask me questions

• Vote, Hold Me Accountable and Support me.

• Donate, Volunteer

I’ve asked the hard questions since 2018!

Keep ME working for YOU. . . I am Your Champion!

WHO CAN VOTE

January 27, 2022

FIND OUT  WHO AND WHEN YOU

CAN VOTE. KNOW THE DEADLINES

BE ARE READY FOR

AUGUST 23, 2022!

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VOTE BY MAIL

AUGUST  13, 2022

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VOTER FACTS

January 27, 2022

LEE VOTE INFORMATION

https://www.lee.vote/Election-Information/Lee-County-Elections-Facts