Cynthia Soliz

Nonpartisan

On ballot as: Cynthia Soliz
Current role: Lawyer, Soliz Coleman, PLLC
Background: Former educator (per candidate Q&A)
Former Austin ISD counsel (per candidate Q&A)
Two-time PTA vice president (per candidate Q&A)
School Health Advisory Council chair (per candidate Q&A)
Twenty-year Austin resident and current Austin ISD parent (per campaign)
Fluent in Spanish and American Sign Language (per campaign)
Experience: Educational work in Austin since 2008 (per candidate Q&A)
Member, City of Austin Ethics Commission (per campaign)
High school mock trial team coach (per campaign)
Top priorities: "Mitigating the impact of TEA action on AISD."
"creating the least disruption at the campus level: support where needed; but, trust and autonomy where it's not"
Campaign site: "A huge part of that is keeping public education public."
Campaign site: "Stop selling schools."
Tidbits: Curriculum and instructional materials: No public statement found
Library books: Campaign site: says her activism this year "helped keep full time librarians in schools"
School funding and bonds: Campaign site: "Continue to advocate for a change in the recapture formula to take into account suburban and urban school district needs."
Vouchers / school choice: Campaign site: "Austin ISD has long been late to the idea that school choice is not the future, but the current reality."
Endorsements: None found in our research
Campaign website: cynthiasolizforaisd.com

Board of Trustees, At-Large Position 9