Don’t Leave Chavez Behind: Let Us Rise!

The César Chávez PTA is advocating to the PPS School Board and Administration for 2 key things:

  1. No budget cuts for our school for the 2025-26 school year

  2. Prioritize a school re-design conversation, since our current school model is NOT working.

Over the last decade, PPS has had numerous conversations with our school community about shifting from our current school model to something new, but nothing ever changes. César Chávez is the only school in PPS to support 5 unique programs within our school. Below is a graphic, highlighting each of the 5 programs:

We are so grateful to our school community, principal, assistant principals, and teachers for making Chávez such a special community. However, the truth is our school is not working for the majority of our students. The achievement gaps our school experiences is significant, especially for students of color.

The proposed budget cuts for the 2025-26 school year will have a LARGE impact on our community. While PPS has factored in some equity measures as a part of the budget cut process, there is a lack of understanding about the unique demands our school experiences and how that causes greater racial disparities for our students.

Get Involved!

We are organizing a series of school-wide events and advocacy opportunities for families at our school.

March 20th Presentation and Conversation
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm- School Cafeteria
Join us for our 2nd school-wide event. We’ll review the impacts of being a K-8 dual language immersion school, upcoming budget cuts, and our plan to advocate for our students.

April 8th Sign Making Party!
5:30-7:30 pm - School Cafeteria
Join us for a sign making party in the school cafeteria. We’ll be prepping for the May 6 School Board Meeting. This event is for the full family and will include dinner.

Write an Email!
Send an email to publiccomment@pps.net by Friday, May 2nd, asking the school board for no budget cuts for Chavez next year and to prioritize our redesign planning.

May 6th School Board Meeting
5:00-9:30 pm - Meet Out Front of School
We plan to attend the school board meeting on May 6 from 6-9 pm with our signs and matching shirts. We’ll meet at the school at 5 pm and take a bus to the meeting. Dinner will be provided.