Celia Jaffe

CJaffe
Celia Jaffe
Former President,
California State PTA

Celia Jaffe is the former president of the California State PTA, where she served from 2019 to 2021 after nearly three decades of leadership in the organization. She previously served as vice president for education and president of the Fourth District PTA. An elected trustee of the Huntington Beach City School District for 10 years, she was also a member of the Delegate Assembly for the California School Boards Association. Jaffe began her career as a high school English teacher and has worked with various foundations and civic groups. Jaffe earned an MA in education from Stanford University.

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Contributing topics
Access, quality & alignment in early childhood education
Continuous school improvement & support
Education finance
Educational governance & policy
Supporting students’ social-emotional, mental & physical health
Contributing initiatives
COVID-19 Recovery
Getting Down To Facts II
LCFF Research Collaborative
Celia Jaffe in the Media
: What Did He Get Right? Reactions to Governor Newsom's K–12 Budget
: What Did He Get Right? Reactions to Governor Newsom’s Early Education Budget
: In the Right Direction? Perspectives on Gov. Newsom’s Education Budget
: Panel Recommends Continuing Districts’ Waiver from NCLB
Publications by Celia Jaffe
Promising Practices in Local Stakeholder Engagement in School Governance
Community engagement remains one of the most challenging expectations of California’s Local Control  Funding Formula (LCFF), so much so that state leaders have funded an