Independent Candidate = Innovative Ideas

Serendipity struck on Central Ave! 😉
On the campaign trail we gate-crashed Councilman Yun’s community meeting, where he very graciously allowed me to introduce myself to his distinguished audience, and we exchanged ideas about innovative strategies to improve the Jersey City Public School funding crisis without wasting resident taxpayers money.
(I told Councilman Yun that I’m a big fan of the ordinance he championed with #ChrisGadsden to share PILOT money with public schools. I hope those ideas can be implemented, because our schools certainly need it.)

Cocktail & Conversation w. the Candidate

UPCOMING BOE Candidate Forums – SAVE the dates!

• October 19, 7- 8:30PM – BOE Candidate Forum hosted by Civic JC, at the Hank Gallo Community Center, Lincoln Park

• October 22, 7:30- 9PM – BOE Candidate Forum hosted by Riverview Block Association & Heights Votes, at the Hope Center (110 Cambridge Ave)

• October 25, 7PM- 9PM – BOE Candidate Forum hosted by the DCNA (Downtown Coalition of Neighborhood Associations), at the P.S.#16 (96 Sussex St)

• October 26, 6PM – BOE Candidate Forum hosted by B.I.T.E. at the Metropolitan A.M.E. Zion Church 140 Belmont Ave

• November 1, 6:30PM – BOE Forum Hosted by SEOC (Statewide Education Organizing Committee) at Mary Bethune Center, 140 Martin Luther King Drive 

 

Posters on the way!

Please email: natalia@ioffe.net if you would like to put up a poster in your window. Thank you!

Campaign Fundraiser – Oct 12, 7PM

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Empowering JCPS Parent Groups

From words to action. I don’t need to win an election to help parent groups connect and facilitate their daily collaboration with JCPS. This work will continue, because we know it’s important to stay connected, learn from each other and make it easier for others.

JCPS Parent groups partnering to make their schools strong and successful! Parent leaders representing PS#16, PS#5, PS#37, PS#3 & MS#4 engaged in a working session to come up with a comprehensive plan to facilitate the PTA/district cooperation and benefit ALL schools. I’ve always said that no administrator or public official is going to be more invested in the welfare of our students than we are. It’s a privilege to work with these guys in helping our schools.

Van Vorst Park BOE Candidate Meet & Greet – Natalia Ioffe

At VVPA I answered questions about the sustainability of the non-profit model as it potentially can apply to our school district, changing the state’s perception of Jersey City, and successfully applying corporate partnerships and free market strategies to help with our school funding deficit.