Re-Elect Bonnie Coronado
For Lawndale Elementary School Board
A lifelong educator, raised right here at home
Bonnie Coronado was raised in Lawndale. Her father passed away when she was young, and her mother raised her and her two siblings as a single parent — an experience that taught her early just how much before- and after-school care can mean for a family, a lesson she has carried into every year she's served on the school board.
She is a product of Lawndale's own public schools and a graduate of Leuzinger High School. From there she earned her Associate's Degree at El Camino College, transferred to UCLA to complete her Bachelor's degree, and later went back to earn a teaching credential from Cal State Dominguez Hills.
Bonnie spent 19 years working at Northrop Grumman, a major aerospace company, before she made the decision to return to school and pursue her true passion — teaching. Today, she still teaches at the elementary level — she has taught Kindergarten through 4th grade at Compton Unified School District, and speaks Spanish with many of the families she serves.
Outside the classroom, Bonnie has stayed close to school life through the School Site Council and PTA at every school in Lawndale, supporting fundraisers and after-school programs. She previously worked for Lawndale Parks and Recreation, where she helped start the city's holiday camps, and helped sponsor an outdoor science school for Lawndale students. She also worked with the City of Lawndale to establish shared use of the city's parks for community events, including the Egg Hunt and the Jazz Festival.
- First Latina ever elected to the Lawndale Elementary School District board
- Second-youngest trustee ever elected to the board
- ECC Woman of the Year
- Named a State Senate District "Woman of Distinction," 2013
A career built around Lawndale kids
Bonnie's vision for the next term
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Explore new ways to grow enrollment
Convene a taskforce and study session to explore approaches such as project-based learning, magnet school and academy school models, and expanding Dual Immersion at Addams.
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Every student reading by 3rd grade
Make it a district-wide goal that every student is reading at grade level by the end of 3rd grade — the foundation for everything that follows.
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Keep raising academic achievement
Build on the district's recent gains and continue pushing scores upward at every school site.
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Address students' social-emotional needs
Continue prioritizing the support services that help students feel safe, seen, and ready to learn.
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Grow art programs in every school
Expand access to art instruction as a core part of every child's education, not an extra.
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Maintain strong student-to-teacher ratios
Protect the classroom sizes that let teachers give every student the attention they need.
What's gotten done for Lawndale students
Accomplishments
- Expanded Dual Immersion to Rogers Middle School and Mitchell Elementary
- Built a new two-story building at Rogers to match Addams
- New playgrounds at Mitchell, F.D. Roosevelt, and Twain
- Passed Measure LL to modernize schools for student safety — removing lead paint, improving fencing, repairing asphalt
- Brought Community Schools and family resources, plus social workers, to every school site
- 4 schools earned State or National recognition
- PBIS gold, platinum, and silver awards across the district
- One of the highest-paying districts in the area
- Steady, sustained increases in academic scores
- An attendance award — Lawndale was one of only a few districts in LA County honored among 1,000 districts statewide
Beyond the Board
- Donated thousands of books and materials to programs across the district
- Keeps an open phone line for parents' and teachers' concerns
- Worked with the City of Lawndale to establish shared use of city parks for community events — the Egg Hunt, Jazz Festival, and more
- No Personal Agenda — serves every school without favoritism toward any cause or group
- Works well with the entire board
- Asked by State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond to serve on an advisory committee
Bonnie, out with Lawndale students and families
Endorsed by local leaders
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