Experienced Leadership
to put STUDENTS FIRST
Dear Neighbor,
It is my honor to represent the working families of our community on the Chula Vista Elementary School District Governing Board.
Since I was elected four years ago, I have been a voice for change in our schools— fighting for transparency and accountability in a district where complacency is the status quo.
For too long, our students have under-performed in math and reading, parents have been left voiceless, and administrators are disconnected from what happens in the classroom. This must change. ¡YA BASTA!
While I have been consistently outnumbered and outvoted over the course of my term, I am proud to have stood strong and been a lone voice for change. Through it all, I have been motivated by my belief that we can build a school district we can all be proud of. Where students excel and families thrive.
That is why I am running for re-election this year, because together, we will finally put STUDENTS FIRST.
Delia Dominguez Cervantes
About Delia
I spent most of my career working with the San Diego County Health and Human Services Agency. I began as an eligibility technician and worked my way up to an administrator in the department. While working with the County of San Diego, I attended Southwestern College and went on to graduate with Honors from the University of San Diego Paralegal Program. Throughout my career, my work focused on helping some of the most vulnerable in our community access the resources they needed to get by. By the time I retired, I was supervising numerous processes, overseeing a large staff, and ensuring the fiscal responsibility and efficiency of our programs.
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I have been a longtime non-profit volunteer and am deeply involved in our community. I have been an active member and a leader in the Latino American Political Association since 2000, served on the City of San Diego’s Latino Advisory Board, completed the City of Chula Vista Citizen’s Police Academy, and I volunteer helping provide supportive services to victims of domestic violence through SBCS - Casa Seguras.​
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In 2022, I was elected to serve as a Governing Board Member of the Chula Vista Elementary School District. As one of the few governing board members in recent history to be elected without the support of entrenched special interest groups, I a voice for the community and demanded accountability and transparency from our district and administrators.
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Most importantly, I am a committed wife, mother, and grandmother. In our blended family, we have nine children and sixteen grandchildren.
Issues
Transparency, Accountability, and Parental Involvement
Our children are better served when parents and families are able to play a part in the education of their child. Unfortunately, CVESD has developed a culture of exclusion in which parents seeking to get involved are ridiculed and obstructed. We need to ensure Chula Vista schools are open, transparent, accountable, and welcoming to parents and families. Throughout my time on the board, I have viewed part of my job as being an advocate for those dealing with issues in our district. I have had the honor of helping numerous families navigate problems they are having in the district, by elevating their concerns and providing them with the information and connections they need to advocate for their child.
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Improving Academic Outcomes
Students in the Chula Vista Elementary School District are underperforming– particularly those in our lowest-income, predominantly immigrant communities. We need to ensure teachers are rewarded for their hard work and provide them the necessary resources to be successful. We absolutely need to focus on the underperforming schools and address the root cause of the overall proficiency scores in reading, writing, and math performance of our students.
Student Mental Health
Our schools need to provide supportive learning environments that foster the well-being of our children. Never, should the needs of adults be placed above those of our children and students. We can never let the mental health of our students suffer again. We should be prioritizing efforts to make our classrooms happy, healthy learning environments.
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Campus Safety
Currently there are only a few schools in the district with school resource officers and we need to change that. We should have school resource officers on each and every campus in the district. In addition, we should not spend another penny of bond revenue until we use those funds to build fencing and security camera systems on every campus in the district. The safety of our kids, staff and teachers should be our top priority.
