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Elect PVUSD Trustee

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Improving our Schools Together!

Dear Neighbor,

I’m an environmental leader and music teacher
who loves to serve our community as a PVUSD
Board Trustee. It is a privilege to represent Area 6,

which includes parts of Watsonville, Freedom,
Amesti, Pinto Lake, and the Larkin Valley.

Last year I was unanimously appointed by the
PVUSD Board after the previous trustee went
to the Watsonville City Council.

I’ve been working hard to improve our Schools and

I’m pleased to report that we’ve made progress on

some big items:

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Salary Raise
Support for Music and Arts
Administration

We delivered a much needed 15 percent raise for our teachers, finally making our salaries and benefits competitive with nearby districts.


We protected and expanded music and arts programs that are very popular and important for the development of our students.


We hired new administrators who are building a positive and collaborative culture and our staff is working better together.

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And yes, there's much more to do!

Salary Increases for Faculty

We must pay ALL staff better wages,
including classified workers who are
the foundation of our schools

We need to improve our
Special Education department

Special Ed Support
School Mentorship

Finally, we must have safe schools and we will improve security and provide mentorship programs.

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I’m honored to be again strongly supported by our Teachers union, the

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers, as well as many other local leaders.

With your support and vote, it would be an honor to keep serving our students!


-Adam

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Adam with music students
Adam with mariachi

About Adam

As a climate refugee from Fresno, I’m honored to reside where my grandfather worked as a bracero farmworker from Oaxaca, Mexico. As an environmental leader, I’ve helped win big campaigns to ban fracking and protect farmland in our County. As a co-founder

of the Campaign for Organic & Regenerative Agriculture, I’m now working to transition farmland near schools to go organic so our kids and staff aren’t exposed to toxic pesticides. I have served on the boards of Watsonville Wetlands Watch, Regeneración Pájaro Valley Climate Action, the Sierra Club, and other organizations as well.

As a professional violinist and teacher, it is very rewarding and exciting to help build a youth orchestra accessible to all PVUSD students 4th grade and above. We are now in our 3rd year and our students are sounding great. I also enjoy performing for our community with the Santa Cruz Symphony and playing Mariachi music with my band Mariachi Libertad.

We support Adam for PVUSD!

Pajaro Valley Federation of Teachers (PVUSD Teachers’ Union)
Classified Service Employees Association

(Bus Drivers, Cafeteria Workers, Electricians, Office Staff, Custodians, Campus Safety Staff)

Monterey Bay Central Labor Council

Monterey/Santa Cruz Building and Construction Trades Council

Pajaro Valley Cesar Chavez Democratic Club

Maria Orozco - Watsonville Vice-Mayor & Former PVUSD Area 6 Trustee
Felipe Hernandez - Santa Cruz County Supervisor
Glenn Church, Monterey County Supervisor
PVUSD Trustee Jennifer Holm
PVUSD Trustee Danny Dodge Jr.
Eduardo Montesino, Watsonville City Councilmember
Ari Parker, Watsonville City Councilmember & PVUSD Teacher
Tony Nuñez, Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Board
Katie Gabriel-Cox, Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Board
Marcus Pimentel, Pajaro Valley Healthcare District Board
Sandy Brown, Santa Cruz City Council

Community Leaders (partial-list)

Murry Schekman, Former Interim PVUSD Superintendent and Principal of WHS & EA Hall
Jaime Marquez
David Morales
Ariel Benson
Gary L Manfre
Maria Heredia
Roy Recio, Founder of the Tobera Project
Dr. John Walther
Laura Walther
Jorge Duque
Eloy Ortiz
Christine Lyons
Jennifer Khan
Julie Miller
Eileen Clark-Nagaoka

Maria Perez
Isaac Weintraub
Dr. Ann Lopez
Judy Gittelsohn
Judy Stabile
Bob and Dean Prikazky
Phoenix Artemisia
Michael Gaither
Amalia Diaz
Carol Wallace
Julie Baird
Christi Suchil
Jennifer Schacher, Former PVUSD Trustee
Bob Gomez, (Watsonville Poet Laureate)
Javier Vargas
Jose Chuy Hernandez
Ron and Jane Weed Pomerantz
MIreya Gomez Contreras
Miguel Felix
Hugo Raygoza
Miguel Orejel
Joe Gregorio
Todd Wilson
Jovita Molina
David Patiño
Sarah Patiño Hulick
Tammy Harkins
Martha Flores
Dee Gonsalves
Brogan Sterns
Tessa Accardo
Emilio Reed Alaniz
Sarah Legions
Gary Green
Martha Vega
Don Brown
Rhia Hurt
Alejandra Vaca-Perez
Marcela Portales

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