My ideas and opinions

I will do the following if elected to the Board of Education:

• Evaluate and review all contracts to ensure prices being paid for services are fair and justified.
• Propose new ways for monitoring the effectiveness of teachers. Not all students test well and not all students respond the same to the curriculum available.
• Allow the teachers to spend more time on teaching and allow the teachers to take back their classrooms.
• With the budget being trimmed last year, many are saying the next round will include teacher layoffs. I believe there still is room for other cuts before the teachers and immediate classrooms are affected.
• I guarantee that those who do not directly work with our children will be reviewed first for their effectiveness in serving our children and our district.
• I promise to evaluate each program with a fresh perspective and also with the perspective as a parent. I do have business, budget and committee experience through my many volunteer activities amd professional work in Wichita.
• My greatest asset is that of a Mom to boys in USD 259.
• I promise to be available to all parents, students, teachers, staff members and BOE members.