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Set policy & direction
Trustees establish the policy and strategic direction that guide the district’s decisions.
Area 1 field record · Candidate for Los Rios Trustee
D’Andrea Chapman for Los Rios Community College District Trustee, Area 1 —
The Los Rios Board of Trustees sets policy, safeguards public resources, and holds the district accountable. D’Andrea Chapman is running to bring experienced, student-centered leadership to that public work.
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D’Andrea Chapman
Running for Trustee,
Area 1
02 / 06 · The elected role
What a trustee does
for the public.
This is not a job marketing a college. It is elected public leadership for the district that serves our community.
Los Rios describes its Board of Trustees as the district’s governing body, responsible for its educational, physical, and financial well-being—and for setting legal policy. That is the work D’Andrea is running to do.
Read the district’s official Board of Trustees description02
Protect the public trust
They help safeguard the district’s educational, physical, and financial well-being.
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Practice oversight
They examine information, ask questions, and hold the system accountable for the decisions it makes.
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Keep the public at the table
They listen in open meetings and bring community concerns into public governance.
Leadership starts with the full picture.
03 / 06 · Why D’Andrea
Ready for the
trustee table.
A trustee needs to understand what happens between a board decision and a student’s actual day. D’Andrea does.
As an educator, former school administrator, former Dean of Academic Affairs, and Education Programs Consultant with the California Department of Education, D’Andrea has worked across K–12 education, higher education, special education, career preparation, and systems improvement.
Her work supporting foster youth makes the responsibility personal: public systems must be understandable, connected, and accountable to the people who rely on them. That is the perspective she will bring to the board.
My commitment as your trustee
I will bring a fresh lens to the public work.
I will ask what a decision means for students, follow how public resources are being used, and make sure the community can see the work behind the vote.
My promise is to bring independent judgment, practical education experience, and a steady focus on outcomes. The board’s work should be clear, responsible, and connected to the everyday realities of students, families, faculty, staff, and working adults across Area 1.
FIELD RECORD
What I bring to the board table.
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System knowledge
Experience across K–12, higher education, student support, and systems improvement.
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Student-centered lens
A practical understanding of what students and families encounter when public systems are hard to navigate.
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Public accountability
A governing approach that links policy, budgets, evidence, and public communication.
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Fresh perspective
Independent questions, clear priorities, and a commitment to show the work behind board decisions.
04 / 06 · Board priorities
Leadership with
public purpose.
From the meeting agenda to the public vote, these are the standards D’Andrea will bring to board work in Los Rios: clear policy, responsible stewardship, visible outcomes, and accountability to the public.
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Policy judgment
Set clear policy and strategic direction so decisions stay anchored to student success and the public interest.
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Fiscal stewardship
Ask careful questions about budgets and investments so public resources strengthen programs, access, and student opportunity.
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Student outcomes
Keep the board focused on whether policies and investments are helping students persist, complete, transfer, and build careers.
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Accountability
Practice transparent governance, review evidence, and make board decisions in view of the communities the district serves.
Hear the governing case
The principles behind the priorities.
These are not campaign abstractions. They are the questions D’Andrea intends to carry into public board decisions.
Governing principles
People, Pathways & Accountability
D’Andrea’s concise statement of the public responsibilities that should guide every trustee decision: people first, reachable pathways, and visible accountability.
Trustee work
Governance, Oversight & Accountability
A clear view of the board table: set policy, practice fiscal stewardship, monitor student outcomes, elevate community voice, and remain accountable.
Student-outcomes scorecard
The questions that should stay on the agenda.
Trustees do not run day-to-day operations. They do have a responsibility to ask whether the system is delivering results, and whether every student can reach a real next step.
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Persistence
Are students staying enrolled and moving forward?
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Completion
Are students reaching certificates, degrees, and meaningful milestones?
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Transfer
Are pathways into four-year study clear and attainable?
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Career opportunity
Are programs connecting learners to real work and upward mobility?
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Equitable support
Can every student find the guidance and services needed to succeed?
The trustee lens
Governance that
does the work.
The board does not manage a classroom or a campus day to day. Its work is to ask the questions, set the direction, and insist that the district delivers for students, working adults, and families across Area 1.
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Ask the question behind the agenda item
What will this policy, investment, or decision mean for students and the people who serve them?
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Follow the public dollar
Pair fiscal stewardship with clear priorities, transparent decisions, and responsible long-term planning.
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Measure what matters
Look beyond enrollment to persistence, completion, transfer, career opportunity, and equitable access to support.
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Make accountability visible
Use public meetings, evidence, and clear communication to help community members see how decisions are made.
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Treat community voice as governing input
Listen to students, families, employees, and partners before—and not only after—board decisions.
05 / 06 · Hear D’Andrea
A trustee should
show her work.
Campaign videos explain the leadership questions D’Andrea is bringing to this race: student pathways, public accountability, and opportunity that leads somewhere.
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Special release · Campaign field guide
The Lazy Girl’s
Campaign Playbook
How to Run a Local Election Without Wasting Your Time, Your Money, or Your Mind
Most campaign advice tells you to collect endorsements, post more, and hope. This book shares the practical reality: what actually moves voters in a local race, written in real time from inside an active campaign.
Whether you are a teacher, veteran, nonprofit leader, parent, neighborhood advocate, or working professional, D’Andrea shares the field plays, operational discipline, and lessons learned so the next first-time candidate doesn’t have to enter blind.
32Chapters & action plays
Real timeLessons from the 2026 race
$9.99Kindle pre-order
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Why I wrote the Playbook.
A personal invitation from D’Andrea Chapman for people considering a path into local public leadership.
Before you pre-order
A few quick answers.
Everything you need to know before choosing the Playbook.
06 / 06 · Trustee listening, Area 1
What should your trustee carry into the board room?
A public trustee should listen before the meeting, not only during it. From North Highlands and Natomas to Rio Linda, Del Paso Heights, and McClellan, share what D’Andrea should understand about your community.
Your response will be reviewed by the campaign. It will not be published without your permission.
Area 1 field record
Area 1 needs representation now.
D’Andrea is ready to bring a fresh perspective, practical education experience, and a steady focus on student outcomes to the trustee table.
Representation means showing up, listening with purpose, and carrying community priorities into public decisions—not simply maintaining the status quo.
Ready to serve Area 1
A short campaign record introducing D’Andrea Chapman’s candidacy for Los Rios Trustee, Area 1.
Community listening index
Verified community field notes will be added as conversations occur. Until then, each card identifies the topic D’Andrea is listening for—never an invented statement attributed to residents.
North Highlands
What I’m hearing
Awaiting verified community input.
Listening focus
Career technical education, workforce access, adult learners, and the transition from high school to opportunity.
Natomas
What I’m hearing
Awaiting verified community input.
Listening focus
High school transition, college navigation, dual enrollment, and transfer pathways.
Rio Linda
What I’m hearing
Awaiting verified community input.
Listening focus
Dual enrollment, career technical education, and clear high-school-to-college pathways.
Del Paso Heights
What I’m hearing
Awaiting verified community input.
Listening focus
College access, first-generation navigation, student support, and community connection.
McClellan / Area 1
What I’m hearing
Awaiting verified community input.
Listening focus
Workforce transitions, veterans, adult education, and pathways into a new career.
Hear the questions
Two campaign videos invite Area 1 residents to name the college access, training, and student-support priorities they want their next trustee to understand.
Community input
What should students need next?
A campaign prompt for community feedback on dual enrollment, career pathways, and college support services.
Working adults
Affordable education and career training
D’Andrea highlights accessible, flexible training options and invites community input on the pathways that matter most.
Get involved
Put your name behind accountable leadership.
Whether you want to volunteer, host a neighborhood conversation, display a yard sign, share campaign content, or simply stay informed, D’Andrea’s trustee campaign needs you.