"For Director District 6, voters have an excellent choice in Maria Ramirez. We like Ramirez, a public sector manager, for her understanding of such real-life challenges for high school students as holding part-time jobs and early school start times."
--Seattle Post Intelligencer, October 12, 2007

"Maria Ramirez understands the ins and outs of the district better than any candidate, including the sitting Board members. Maria Ramirez has been and would be a tireless advocate for making sure all students get the opportunities they deserve. I urge you to support Maria Ramirez, who would bring to the Seattle School Board both experience and heart."
--David Edelman, Teacher, Ingraham High School

Maria has 25 years of public administration experience
Maria will bring to the board a degree in Economics and twenty-five years of public service, including managing and underwriting capital projects, planning social services, managing human resources and administering government contracts.

Maria has proven leadership on public education
➢    Led four parent-teacher associations in West Seattle.
➢    Served on a district-wide task force developing a plan to eliminate the   
       achievement gap in Seattle.
➢    Worked with two superintendents, collaborated with more than 20  
       principals and hundreds of teachers and parents.
➢    Hosted educational forums to engage parents around the WASL, school
       choice, and discipline solutions.
➢    Participated in the selection of new teachers, principals and        
       administrators.
➢    Addressed recruitment and retention of staff.
➢    Informed program placement, bilingual services, and special education
       services.

Maria has the heart and experience the School Board needs
Maria Ramirez, a single mother of two sons, is a data-driven, results-oriented community leader who believes that Seattle’s schools can and must do more to give every child an opportunity to achieve.