Candidate Statement

By Carmen Avalos

Carmen Avalos humbly request your support on November 3rd to re-elect her to the Cerritos Community College Board of Trustees.

19 year resident of the Cerritos College District As a parent of children attending schools in Downey USD and Bellflower, I see the need to have programs at our local community college that are accessible for our communities higher educational and career technology training needs.

As a former educator/teacher of the Norwalk-La Mirada Unified School District, it gave me a true understanding of the educational challenges our youth and families are facing.

Carmen Avalos, will continue to work to make Cerritos College responsive to the needs of the community by:

• Providing fiscal responsibility and accountability to you, the taxpayer.

• Ensuring the intergrity of the College by promoting the hiring and retentnion of quality employees

• Continitue the ongoing work of increasing the transfer rate to four-year universities and support the habits of mind program via iFalcon.

• Continue the on-going partnering with our local K-12 school districts to promote higher education and make resources available to our educators, students, parents.

• Utilizing technology to create opportunities for all members of our community by facilitate more on-line courses.

• Establishing the college as a resource center for community events, job opportunity fairs and activities.

A vote for Carmen Avalos as your Cerritos College Board of Trustees will ensure an experienced and genuine advocate for our children, our families, our community. I humbly request that you re-elect Carmen Avalos. Thank you.