"Yes She Can Campaign"

The "Yes She Can Campaign" of Delia Armstrong Busby is launched. With a career focussed on the interests of students and parents, Busby represents the best of the best when it comes to public service.

During her tenure on the school board, she helped fund the parent empowerment program with a sizable grant and assisted the training of parents in dealing with the affairs of their children in school.

She assisted parents and teachers in building teacher contracts that protected the rights of teachers and the needs of students and families.

She supported the building of Christa McAuliffe Elementary School on the eastside to empower all regions of the district to have needed access to schools.

She voted to support the continuance of neighbhorhood schools. She vote to allow parents a voice in schools where the environment was not in the best interest of students and families.

She facilitated community meetings where parents could voice concerns.

She supported and assisted achievement for students and staff

She understands the needs for and the validity of the master agreement to protect the interests of educators

She insisted that the superintendent contract included that the superintendent is responsible for student achievement and that this must be included in the contract between the board of education and the superintendent.

She understands perseverance overcoming unfair actions as an employee and moving to serve the community as the first African American woman to serve as a member of the district eleven school board in 143 years.

She has worked to develop the community involvement in the newly formed Irving Village non profit to stop the urban decay promoted by the closure of nine district eleven schools.