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Alex Wakeman Rouse
My name is Alex Wakeman Rouse. She, her pronouns. I'm a parent of two kids: one who's in second grade at Dunlap Elementary in Seattle Public Schools in Rainier Beach, and I have a five-year-old who will be an incoming kindergartner next year. I grew up here in Seattle. I'm a graduate of Seattle Public Schools, and my mom also worked as a school nurse for the school district.
I helped found All Together for Seattle Schools. I'm the current board co-chair of the group. And we're a grassroots, parent and caregiver-led advocacy organization but that's really been advocating for the district to communicate transparently with the public and involve parents and school communities.