Action: Support equal access to a quality public educational system from pre-kindergarten through high school with adequate funding, competent personnel, well-maintained facilities, and adequate resources and supplies.

Action: Support the following physical and behavioral health services and programs: a dedicated health space, which conforms to state and national guidelines; sufficient professional staff and funding for each school’s health service needs; school advisory boards which include health professionals, parents and community members; a qualified and trained director of school health programs; funding for community health resources to assist

Support specified statements to assure quality education, particularly addressing the needs of diverse student populations in the Charlottesville Area school systems.

Support local policies that promote learning by recognizing that the basic needs of all children include health care and adequate nutrition.

Support funding for pre-kindergarten programs and full-day kindergarten programs for all students.

Support curriculum and programs that prepare students for a 21st century workforce by providing emphasis on scientific, technological, engineering, and mathematical skills.

Support curriculum and programs that enable students to critically evaluate information found on the internet and other media including skills to understand rights and privacy.

Support all aspects of community education.

Support specific ways to attract and retain quality classroom teachers and to encourage excellence in teaching. Continued monitoring of local school systems, with special emphasis on expenditures and funding sources, education and extracurricular programs, salaries, and responsibilities, and citizen involvement. Special attention to potential major changes in local school systems.

Support cost-effective secure high-speed internet access throughout the Charlottesville area.