Being an advocate for the midtown community, being around the children of midtown day in and out- I had to do all that I can to make their educational experience better than the one I had. When you’re poor, when you’re a minority, when you suffer from a disability, you’re most likely always one of the ones who are left out, the ones who are ‘forgotten.’ Now, imagine being the director of a center full of children and employees who are all a part of those who aren’t considered when the decisions are made. Each one of their faces- they are my motivation.

Transparency, accountability and the ability to relate to the community we serve.

Parental involvement is the only thing that can turn these scores around. Teachers and admin are already doing all they can.

I support our teachers and our admin.

Yes, I understand the district’s annual budget. I have experience in my professional life at reading and understanding budgets, so understanding the dynamics of the district as well as the different funds and their roles wasn’t difficult.

The bond is a continuation of the current tax, not a new one. By providing for items like the expansion at Hosea, funds going to fine arts, sidewalks for the safety of our students- this plan is helping to educate our children.

I don’t have an opinion on that since I’ve never been a part of a general levy to increase our district’s annual budget, nor have we ever discussed that during my time on the board.

There currently is no redistricting proposal.

As much as I would love to keep open all three of our high schools, the issues stand that our town can’t support three high schools and still be fiscally responsible as well as educationally equitable. Simply put, we no longer have enough students to fill the seats, nor the teachers to teach them all if we did. This decision is very tough for me, as I truly believe that for neighborhoods to thrive, a school community is needed. As a child, I missed out on a lot due to not being able to be a part of a close-knit school in my neighborhood, so I know firsthand the impact that has on children. But we can’t allow our emotions and nostalgia to outweigh the needs of our community and our district as a whole, as well as being responsible with taxpayer money.

Our teachers are there to educate, not to protect and serve. School safety should be left to the professionals of that field.

Waiting periods for evaluations are too long at times, which can impeded educational progress. The new department restructure should help this issue.

The biggest issue facing the district is a combination of things- such as previous bad experiences that rolled in to lack of trust, which led to poor public perception and poor morale. Add that to just the regular issues school districts face, and we have a mess on our hands. The good thing is that the problems are being handled, one by one. You can’t expect problems that have been allowed to grow and grow over several years, such as the boundaries, to be fixed in a year or two. Things take time, but we’ve been lucky to not only have admin that isn’t afraid to tackle the problems, but to also have board members who are up to the challenges.

Open, clear communication with mutual respect for all, while respecting protocol and boundaries.

I support policies that protect the safety of all of our students, irregardless of gender, referred or otherwise. That should be our main priority- providing safe environments for all students to learn and grow.

CRT is a collegiate topic that was never Intended for elementary or high schools, so my answer would be no. I’m not sure why the word ‘woke’ is in quotations?

Schools have policies for a reason that are followed to the letter- if my child is in danger, of course I should know about it. I know of no movement to limit parental involvement.

Non partisan mother who works hard to serve her community