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Parent and former educator Scott Esserman has a wide breadth of education-related experience that he believes will be a critical asset as an At-Large School Board Member. In 2015 he helped to open Denver’s Northfield High School, where he authored an innovation plan to give it additional flexibility from district and state rules. Scott is currently a volunteer chairperson on Denver Public Schools accountability committee, and prioritizes improving student outcomes while removing disparities. He wants to explore other innovative options for both school funding and supporting “community schools” (which he defines as those with culturally relevant curriculum, discipline focused on preparing harm, and strong partnerships between schools and their communities).
Scott is currently an education consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion in schools.Parent and former educator Scott Esserman has a wide breadth of education-related experience that he believes will be a critical asset as an At-Large School Board Member. In 2015 he helped to open Denver’s Northfield High School, where he authored an innovation plan to give it additional flexibility from district and state rules. Scott is currently a volunteer chairperson on Denver Public Schools accountability committee, and prioritizes improving student outcomes while removing disparities. He wants to explore other innovative options for both school funding and supporting “community schools” (which he defines as those with culturally relevant curriculum, discipline focused on preparing harm, and strong partnerships between schools and their communities).
Scott is currently an education consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion in schools.Scott Esserman
Parent and former educator Scott Esserman has a wide breadth of education-related experience that he believes will be a critical asset as an At-Large School Board Member. In 2015 he helped to open Denver’s Northfield High School, where he authored an innovation plan to give it additional flexibility from district and state rules. Scott is currently a volunteer chairperson on Denver Public Schools accountability committee, and prioritizes improving student outcomes while removing disparities. He wants to explore other innovative options for both school funding and supporting “community schools” (which he defines as those with culturally relevant curriculum, discipline focused on preparing harm, and strong partnerships between schools and their communities).
Scott is currently an education consultant specializing in diversity, equity and inclusion in schools.
Xochitl "Sochi" Gaytan
Small business owner Xochitl ‘Sochi’ Gaytan has been a Southwest Denver resident since childhood, and her two sons are current and former DPS students. She was a president of the Harvey Park Community Organization, and is a current co-chair of the Colorado Latina Forum. Sochi was born in Mexico, and is now a naturalized U.S. citizen, but growing up she changed public schools seven times as her parents relocated in search of more affordable housing. This experience has framed Sochi’s priorities as a DPS board candidate, and she is particularly focused on better supporting the Black, Hispanic, Latino, Mexicano, and Chicano families who are underserved in the district. Sochi aims to focus on re-allocating funding to classrooms, smaller class sizes, more access to arts, music and sports programs; supporting students who are learning English as a second language; and improving accountability and transparency.