Shayla has been an effective, and fearless leader on the Prince George's County Board of Education.
Now she needs your help to continue to fight for our community on the County Council.
Here are a few of her accomplishments in office:
- Led initiative for Equity Learning Hubs. Shayla collaborated with the administration to design a program which supported some of the district's most vulnerable students at the height of the pandemic with in-person instructional support. The program passed unanimously and has supported over 1,300 students. In it's first year, 57% of participants having gains in Mathematics & 53% having gains in ELA . The program will now be expanded county-wide as a Saturday school in an effort to close learning gaps in elementary ELA and literacy.
- Revitalized the Parent and Community Advisory Council- led the charge to revamp the PCAC- a mechanism to increase community involvement in policy making. This initiative also passed unanimously and Shayla currently serves as Board Liaison to this 14 member Council.
- Served as Academic Achievement Chair and spent the year focused on Literacy and Special Education Initiatives across the district.
- Passed budget amendment for Bridge to Excellence Schools- Passed a budget amendment which allocated $10M for under-performing schools within our district. Funds were used to support tutoring initiatives and extended day programs.
- Initiated first-ever partnership between Blacks In Government and a public school district in order to provide students with jobs in the federal government. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/new-pgcps-program-will-help-students-get-government-jobs 6. Worked with Parks and Planning to implement a county-wide Saturday Academy focused on Math and Reading Literacy Over 600 families attended the program weekly starting this past March.