Seattle School District Director, District 5
LaCrese Green ▼

LaCrese Green

Tutor, 70

Persona
Longtime tutor of students from Ethiopia.
Big idea
Give students one textbook for each subject. Teach the material in those books. Then test students on it.
Residence
First Hill
Conventional wisdom
Long shot after earning just 12 percent of the primary vote.
Baggage
When former School Board President Cheryl Chow was dying of cancer, Green wrote her and urged her to ask forgiveness from God for being gay, so Chow could go to heaven.
Family
Single, no children.

"The current school board won't let anybody have a voice." — LaCrese Green

Primary election results

10.6%

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LaCrese Green on the issues

Role of the school board

To listen to the community. Would like to see board let citizens present problems at one school board meeting, then have board address/vote on those issues the next.

Short-term solution to overcrowding

Move NOVA program into Garfield High, use the nearby Horace Mann building as a place where students who have been suspended or expelled can continue their education. Reopen T.T. Minor building in the Central Area as an elementary school.

Testing

Wants all tests to be based on material in textbooks, which she believes should be the basis of instruction in all subjects. Wants students to be able to see which questions they answer incorrectly, which they can’t do with the MAP and state tests.

Where new money should go first

Textbooks, then special team to help schools with large achievement gaps

Major endorsements

None