Leadership

The nature of the board demands leadership. Board members are leaders in the community and in the district. They take the insight and expertise of the other district leaders and make decisions based on a singular premise, what is best for the students. What is best for students also takes into account what is best for teachers, and the community. 

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Experience

Being a new school board member is challenging. There is no way to be fully prepared for the enormity, complexity and especially now, the intensity of this job in your first year. I was blessed to have four veteran board members on the board when I started. The next three elections added new people one or two at a time. Now things are very different. 


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2013: The first yard for my first re-election effort.

2021: The first yard sign in my 4th school board race.