https://www.katcross4gusd.com/home daily 1.0 2026-04-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/3afcd6c0-8734-4ad8-9028-4925ac78ad43/gusd+board+2024.jpg Home With my board colleagues and GUSD superintendent Dr. Watson. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/e5bd06f6-70f3-4800-9cd1-950272c05625/kat+cross+falcons.png Home I am grateful to continue my work despite my ongoing cancer treatments. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/811d2c36-f0bf-4115-9982-66356824a9a2/kat+cross+with+son+monte+vista+gusd.jpg Home It's always a joy to visit one of my children's schools! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/a05e3c41-6afa-4ed2-891d-b4a5a9e80161/montrose+parade+2025.jpg Home A blurry joyful photo from the 2025 parade https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/7238878b-6e6b-472f-8b96-117ac8c4e088/Kathleen+Cross+Community+Schools.jpg Home At the GUSD Community Schools event, August 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/b0242c46-653e-4a5a-aec7-c633bd4eec43/visiting+muir.jpg Home Visiting John Muir with my colleague Ingrid Gunnell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/79a621e3-e7f8-402e-bee4-793f99361f2f/neighbors.jpeg Home Grateful to my neighbors. They encouraged me to run for office :-) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/d736dc4a-917b-4e35-bc6a-422645cf2693/kat+Voting.jpg Home Voting in my local elections! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/9868eca3-bc64-4395-a3e6-466e1731458c/6th+grade+promotion.jpg Home Attending a 6th grade promotion in 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/d7ef5a80-dc43-429c-b3e8-44c901c57c21/LACOE+visit+to+RMS.jpg Home Visiting Roosevelt Middle School with Dr. Watson and LACOE Superintendent Dr. Duardo. Site visits are a wonderful part of the job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/b79bbb63-4854-4b65-bd4d-b80a1db8cf7d/lincoln+fundraising.jpg Home I know firsthand how much parent support matters to each school in GUSD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/fbbaf1a9-94db-4b31-b0a6-d8f45bdc2209/peace+walk+2023.jpg Home At the 2023 Glendale YWCA Peace Walk. I appreciate this community that continues to learn and grow together. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/35201249-6cbd-43e6-94ae-be166de2cc67/csba+delegate.jpg Home I'm also a delegate to the California School Boards Association. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/0c2c2f49-36a8-4ad5-8fe5-2a65650e6bca/student+recognition.jpg Home Student recognition is one of my favorite parts of this job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/2fe79db3-7cb2-487b-aca7-47fa1321d557/lincoln+lions.jpg Home Visiting Marshall Elementary! Go Tigers! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/6dacabb1-39cb-4cf5-9c8a-1e6d5586f272/attending+commencent+gusd.jpg Home Another beautiful commencement ceremony at CVHS https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/eddfadb8-d72e-492f-8aa1-1bb1a41efd88/swearing+in.jpg Home Blurry joyful screenshot of me getting sworn in by my children's former principal with all 3 of my kids. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/0329f8c7-2033-474c-ac32-8b1ae839aad5/IMG_8185.jpg Home Grateful for student support in this campaign! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/d39b9fee-184f-45dc-b399-c197b913ecfe/Kathleen+and+kid.jpg Home Knocking doors with my daughter in 2022! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/daf3c790-0e18-4f1a-9d86-2c0f996b8c32/back+to+school+monte+vista+2024.jpg Home Back to school at Monte Vista Elementary! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/1a016194-23df-43f5-8dc3-690b68a38f82/kat+headshot+gusd+gear.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/e88337a9-4e8e-420e-aebf-e94f0d2bec33/hiimkathleen.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/1703724470673-R6MFWXDG72E53JUFAUX3/GUSD%2BBoard%2BMember%2BKathleen%2BCross.jpg https://www.katcross4gusd.com/meet-kathleen-cross daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/bc07b403-fdcc-480c-a054-9246b17cad31/kat+cross+community+schools+fair+2025.jpeg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/cbd1db95-b42c-4c47-9c7c-3be63c9f60c7/Kathleen+Cross+Family+Portrait+2026 Meet Kathleen - A rare family portrait of a very busy group of people! I am the lucky mother of three children. A family portrait. (Credit: Launa Penza Photography) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/a20b574b-cf0f-4b1b-a008-b8ca0b08f025/filing+papers+2022+kat+cross Meet Kathleen - Picking up filing papers to run for office with one of my kiddos in 2022. My campaign then (and now) is led by volunteers in our community. With my son, picking up papers to run for office in 2022! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/2b838bc6-4a75-4561-b499-9a57a4228160/kat+cross+swearing+in+gusd+july+2022 Meet Kathleen - Being sworn in by my children’s principal in 2022 was one of the most special and proud moments of my life. Being sworn in by my children’s principal in 2022 was one of the most joyful and proud moments of my life. https://www.katcross4gusd.com/communication daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/190cf5e0-a66d-46d9-a874-30323846013a/kat+cross+back+to+school+drive.png Communication - Make it stand out Our community events are great way for families to learn about GUSD, ask questions, and be matched with services in one place. https://www.katcross4gusd.com/endorsements daily 0.75 2026-04-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/c2fbcd9f-6b84-46d9-808a-3099e251e247/kat+honorary+service+award+pta.jpg https://www.katcross4gusd.com/contact-us daily 0.75 2025-10-05 https://www.katcross4gusd.com/programs daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/3a8a0b1e-634e-4d51-9efa-68ccb0d35633/kat+cross+with+student+panel+2025+2.jpeg Programs - Make it stand out With students at a workshop on how to rebuild youth communities after the Altadena fires. Many of our GUSD families were affected, and this event gave students a voice, which is so important to me. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/ab4beb15-35f5-4a30-9c1d-8f72249e7c60/kat+cross+monte+vista+arts+day.jpg Programs - Make it stand out Supporting the expansion of arts education in GUSD with Prop 28 funds and parent involvement. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/7238878b-6e6b-472f-8b96-117ac8c4e088/Kathleen+Cross+Community+Schools.jpg Programs - Make it stand out At the GUSD Community Schools Resource Fair, August 2024. Our Community Schools were established with grants and act as hubs for families, providing healthcare, nutrition, and support to our most vulnerable students so that they can thrive in school. https://www.katcross4gusd.com/guidance daily 0.75 2026-03-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/b3bcc731-e054-4d6c-868a-73ab9077cfc2/kathleen+cross+portrait Guidance - Make it stand out I would not be the person I am today if I had not had support and intervention of caring teachers and parents as a child and adolescent. I bring this perspective to every decision I make as your GUSD Trustee. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/daf3c790-0e18-4f1a-9d86-2c0f996b8c32/back+to+school+monte+vista+2024.jpg Guidance - Make it stand out School should be a place of discovery, learning, and joy. As a tireless cheerleader for public schools in Glendale, have worked to bring positive changes to parent engagement across GUSD. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/6510259e-2cbe-4694-aa9f-a2636dafa4da/kat+cross+SELPA+info+session.jpg Guidance - Make it stand out Navigating both Special Education and GATE programs for my children was overwhelming when I started as a GUSD parent. In the past 3 and a half years, I have worked as a Trustee to bring more hands-on info sessions to the community around topics like curriculum, special education, and mental health support. https://www.katcross4gusd.com/transparency daily 0.75 2025-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/60babce4-e402-42ec-82e1-2714e82a1cc1/GUSD+support+December+2025.jpg Transparency - Make it stand out Hosting events for GUSD families (this is a holiday event for English Learners in 2025) is a great way to show newcomers what public schools can provide for their children. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/82cf0447-e82b-405f-8eb4-ddde7f6de9e1/curriculum+nights.png Transparency - Make it stand out In response to concerns, I worked as a board member with GUSD to create the first curriculum nights, where families could come and see firsthand the materials used in grades TK-12 in GUSD. https://www.katcross4gusd.com/gusd-area-c daily 0.75 2025-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/55ff7d3a-d068-41de-8cae-a318899b41dc/GUSD+Trustee+Area+Voter+Map Area C - Make it stand out If you live in Area C and are a registered voter, you can vote for Kathleen Cross! https://www.katcross4gusd.com/vote daily 0.75 2026-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/620e0b39b6385650d924b898/d80cc26a-1403-41a5-8226-2ef8fdce1b0c/how+to+vote+for+Kathleen+Cross.png Vote for Cross https://www.katcross4gusd.com/donate daily 0.75 2025-12-27