Candidate Marc Cooper wearing a dark blue suit, white shirt, and red tie, smiling at the camera.

Elect

Marc Cooper

for

Franklin McKinley School Board 2026

The role of the Board of Trustees for a school district is to represent the values of the community. That’s what I will do for you.
— Marc Cooper, Candidate for Franklin McKinley School Board 2026

My ABC’s as a

Board Trustee

After teaching in the public school system for the past 22 years, I have sadly recognized that children are being promoted to high school unprepared to succeed academically. I am running for Franklin-McKinley School District Board to have an impact on the preparation of kindergarten through 8th grade students to succeed in high school.

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Catch up with Marc out and about:

  • Friday, October 3, 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. School visit @ R.F. Kennedy Elementary School

  • Sunday, October 5, 5:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. "An Evening of Remembrance, Two Years Since October 7" @ Freidenrich Community Park at the Oshman Family JCC, Palo Alto

  • Tuesday, October 14, 7:30 p.m. FMSD Board Meeting @ Board Room, Franklin-McKinley School District (FMSD), 645 Wool Creek Drive

  • Wednesday, October 15, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. School Visit @ George Shirakawa Sr. Elementary School

  • Friday, October 17, 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. School visit @ Franklin Elementary School

  • Friday, October 17, 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. "Dahl Fall Festival" @ Captain Jason M. Dahl Elementary School

  • Friday, October 24, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. "Meadows Elementary Fall Festival" @ Jeanne R. Meadows Elementary School

  • Tuesday, October 28, "Community Meeting with the Board of Education at Lairon Academy" 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. @ Lairon College Preparatory Academy

  • Tuesday, October 28, 7:30 p.m. FMSD Board Meeting @ Board Room, Franklin-McKinley School District (FMSD), 645 Wool Creek Drive