Nathaniel Phillipps

THANK YOU for reading! I am a homegrown community organizer from a historic area of a most rebellious place: Las Vegas, NV. He survived the school district at a time when virtually half of other Black boys didn't: in the 5th-largest school district in the nation. Nathaniel's educational journey looks too different than other young people from his neighborhood --- graduating from one of the state's top high schools, attending a top-tier master's program, and studying, working, and living around the world.

That's why much of my career has served students and learners of all ages as a way to work against inequities and bridge unity across differences. I currently serve on the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network (GLSEN) national council of advisors.

I'm an advocate, facilitator, and educator first---not a politician. That means defending the dignity of students in a hostile world. Just as critically, being an effective trustee for students means defending the humanity of our professional staff and teachers and empowering them to soar.

Education in Nevada would never be this rotten if we had people with guts standing up for our most precious resources: students and the caring adults who teach them. Fund schools! Pay teachers! Invest in neighborhoods, not international mining conglomerates and underground tunnels to nowhere. I'm ready to shake it up!

• I am a classroom educator. None of your trustees have educated your children or others their age before, at least, not unless they've grown up a looong time ago. I've taught at elementary, middle, high, and university level, across four continents, using four languages, in schools of all kinds: public, private, residential, traveling, and so on. I've facilitated after school programming, provided wrap-around social services and referrals, youth mental health first aid. I am a huge advocate for higher education, as well. Students with backgrounds like mine are too often denied the incredible educational opportunities like those I've been lucky and worked HARD to access. Learning is for everyone.
• ALL students deserve to see themselves reflected in front of the classroom: to learn in languages that are accessible to them (in addition to the language of instruction); and, be provided whatever resources provide equity to each learner. Diversity increases academics. Multilingualism is an academic strength. Everyone learns a little differently.
• Educating is one of the hardest jobs in the world. Imagine doing it underresourced, underpaid, and undervalued. As a classroom teacher I won't stand for anything less than the full dignity and *compensation* educators deserve. To accomplish more for our educators are professional staff requires getting our hands dirty, ruffling some feathers, taking a moral high ground, and as I like to say, truly defending the humanity of our students --- which starts with defending our own!

the criminal injustice system
housing and homelessness
international affairs
climate, energy, and conservation
food systems

Ida B. Wells: investigative journalists and abolitionists, born enslaved.

She told the truth even when it could cost her very life.
Fearlessness.
Service to her people.

The Four Pivots by Shaun Ginwright

Integrity, humility, servant-leadership, the ability to mediate and generatively respond to conflict, introspection, patience.

Trained in facilitation, mediation, coalition-coalition building, lobbying, various traits that will serve the district in meeting its multifaceted challenges and committments.

1) Ensuring community members, specifically students and parents, are not only represented but given active voice at each and every board meeting.

2) Be the fiercest advocate for educators and staff (including substitute and non-licensed/professional). They are the district's most precious resource and therefore we've got to take care of them, show up for them, and meet their needs. Let's create a district that any family would want to enroll.

3) Safety of all personnel and students. The way to achieve this is the opposite of investing in more policing on campus. Every campus should have a social worker, enough counselors, parent engagement coordinators, bilingual staff, mental health professionals, all the paraprofessionals, tutors, and (valued) volunteers they need before we hire more policseor give more to that department.

A youthful, vibrant, inclusive, inviting, collaborative, meaningful one.

I remember being in the fourth grade on 9/11, waiting in line with my classmates on that fateful day.

Berlin wall the month I was born. That's a big deal!

Target customer service associate and cart boy

Curriculum and pedagogy books...just kidding! Anything spooky and/or with zombies!

I'm super excited for the new "1984" on Audible, starring Andrew Garfield!

Best question yet! Definitely a wizard --- idk how you top that. Within the Harry Potter Wizarding World universe sans the transphobia and blatant racism.

Beyonce Knowles-Carter, Miley Cyris on Cowboy Carter - "II Most Wanted"

Poverty. Racism. Housing insecurity and homelessness. Being a first-generation student and educator.

Showing up, reading a lot, communicating, advocating, being forward thinking, responsive to all constituents, expanding services, financial management and growth.

One of the main jobs is too work with and "managing" the superintendent while not being overbearing. Ideally, the Super is very competent and dynamic and doesn't need to be micromanaged. We need effective partnerships between our trustees, superintendent, staff, parents, students, and educators.

Students, educators and staff, parents, voters.

By being the most diverse candidate and representative of the broad differences across our schools, while nurturing strong and inclusive coalition and collaboration across them.

Groups that represent historically underserved students: Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) students, LGBTQ students, learners with disabilities, English-Language Learners, and parents groups.

I specifically look forward to collaborating with educators and staff districtwide!

Engaged, caring, informed, practicing, introspective, evaluating.

Properly staff and provide accurate, comprehensive history curriculums that include the full breadth of the diversity of Nevadans and our national fabric.

See above.

The state failed everyone by not adequately or intentionally implementing restorative justice. I would fix that.

It's so important to highlight how what happens on schools has a lot do with the quality of neighborhoods. Unlike many others, I believe its more prudent, efficient, and better for the longterm when we help neighborhoods be more resilient and dignified with services and quality of life hardworking Washoe residents.

That's the vision of public office and leadership I bring to the board.

Pay for it and provide it as fair compensation to educators.

You don't want me telling jokes. But, voters might appreciate a bit of sarcasm and sardonicism. It should never cross the line!

Lilith Baran, - Renoite, Candidate for Reno City Council

Patty Ramirez - WCSD Teacher, Parent of WCSD students

The Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada Action

Ian Bigley - Earthworks, Renoite

Monique Normand - University of Nevada, Reno (UNR), Renoite

Elvira Diaz - Community Leader, Sparks, NV

B. Fulkerson - Earthworks, Renoite

Escenthio Marigny (PhD. Candidate, NYU), Renoite

Kitt Miller - Community Leader, Washoe Valley

John Hadder - Great Basin Resource Watch, Renoite

Kyle Roerink - Great Basin Water Network Inc, Renoite

Nancy Hart - Nevada Coalition Against the Death Penalty, Renoite

Jakki Duron - Planned Parenthood, Reno Resident

Invite them to every meeting.
Maintain regular newsletters and engagement.
Serve with integrity, honesty, transparency, and actively.

Pay them more.
Respect them all (regardless of gender, class, and other background).
Uphold equal protection laws.
Cultivate generative conflict resolution.

Not to sound like a broken record, but this is probably the primary most sacred responsibility of a government that pretends to be "for the people."

We need stricter "sunshine" and transparency laws and stronger penalties for violators. Government should be as accessible to as many people as possible; this means services in multiple languages, buildings that all kinds of bodies can navigate and are welcomed within, and valuing the immense diversity of our district families.