On July 10, Alex Medler announced his candidacy for the Boulder Valley School District’s Board of Education, District C seat in the November election. Medler has two children that attended BVSD schools and he is passionate about the promise of public education. For 30 years, Medler has worked to improve children’s lives and support their education in leadership roles with non-profit organizations, government programs, boards, and commissions. Medler said “I am committed to helping BVSD remain a strong school district and advancing student equity. My track record demonstrates my commitment to bringing people together to work on common-sense solutions.”

Alex Medler’s main goals are to advance and sustain recent initiatives by the district to address equity, expand post-secondary options and early care, and address student wellbeing and mental health. He recently led an effort to ensure students with disabilities have equal access to all forms of public school choice in Colorado. Medler is also an expert in school oversight and governance, has helped school districts better manage charter schools, and has worked to improve federal and state laws to strengthen charter school oversight.

Medler is also highly interested in ensuring all LGBTQ students feel safe and supported. “As the parent of a graduated LGBTQ student, I’m proud of our district’s and our community’s embrace of trans youth and their families, but there is still plenty of work to do. Our youth are not immune to the hate in our national discourse, but we can make our district and our community a source of support,” said Medler.

For more information and an outline of Medler’s priorities on his campaign, you can visit alexmedler.org.