PRIORITIES

I want to advocate alongside of educators, parents, and community members to ensure state education representatives and legislators reduce the amount of standardized testing. I believe the current test framework is not a fair system and schools end up spending too much time on test-prep and testing itself. Test scores often just track socioeconomics, and there are hurdles to educating high-poverty populations.
Students need multiple pathways to a H.S. Diploma

We have to get away from the emphasis on where a child lives. Students' zip codes shouldn’t determine what kind of education they receive or lack thereof.
Additional training and support tools for distance learning options. (Internet access, computer training)
Engagement and support services for all families
Reducing overcrowding in classrooms
- Large class sizes impact ability to give attention to students, increases distractions for students, and can lead to increased anxiety and stress for students.

I want to advocate alongside of educators, parents, and community members to state education representatives and legislators to create progressive curriculums.

Curriculums that have a focus on:

Social-emotional learning helps children have strong social-emotional skills, and their academics improve greatly.
Our added focus should be to not only help the child through school, but prepare them to be good citizens and to prepare them for life.
Increased trade/life skilled programming opportunities (Financial Literacy, Entrepreneurship, Home Economics, etc.)

Out of 109 schools (49,155) that are in our district 63 schools still need building improvements.
- Facility conditions can impact teacher recruitment, retainment, and commitment
  - Not being able to recruit and retain top teaching talent directly impacts the quality of education the students receive.
- Facilities impact student engagement, behavior, and knowledge retention.
The district needs long-term strategic planning to identify and prioritize our building infrastructure needs. (State Aide, Grants, Capital Campaigning projects)