Building a Better Board

!!!💚🤍 SEAN WEEK 💚🤍!!!
DAY 3 - LEGACY

After our principal was fired on 6/9/2014, Bring Back Brinet changed its name to Building a Better Board on 6/24/2014 as we shifted our focus from that one-agenda item to the greater good of all students in the school district.

Man...it's been a heck of a ride!

Sean leaves a legacy which impacts exponentially more children and families, many of whom may not know his name. That's ok. It's the way MC Sean rolled. Perhaps the most poignant was Sean's desire to honor Mr. Jesus Velarde for volunteering to cross children for several years while the SCESD trustees and City of Salinas collectively failed to fund crossing guards & up keep crosswalks (BBB took pictures of all the crosswalks which were faded or non-existent).

Sean asked the school board to honor Mr. Velarde by way of a ceremonial proclamation thanking him for his service, but they never did, so BBB did it at the the Jane Parker traffic forum at Mission Park. This is but one call to action among countless others for which Sean went the distance.

p.s. Even as of a couple of days ago, a parent, in tears, shared how Sean met with her and other parents to teach them how to advocate for themselves in the school district. She was talking about the five day Special Education (SPED) Town Hall that Sean initiated and coordinated back in December 2022. (Here's a snippet: https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1AEaPP6khL/)

Please join us on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at 1 PM at First Baptist Church Salinas to celebrate Sean's life and legacy!

Rest easy, Sean. 💚🤍