Who is Debby?

  • Serves on the School Board

  • Retired high school bilingual teacher

  • Long history of activism for public education and social justice in Chicago

  • CPS parent to two daughters and now a CPS grandparent 

  • Long-time Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) activist, former president of West Andersonville Neighbors Together

What has Debby Done?

  • Passed teachers contract without a strike

  • Passed historic first-ever principal’s contract with CPAA

  • Kept budget cuts from impacting classrooms and kids

  • Saved 5 Acero charter schools from closing  in response to community input

  • Saved Chi Arts, Chicago’s premier arts school from closure

  • Passed historic first Green Schools resolution 

  • Stood firm and supported community organizing to protect students and families from ICE attacks