Why I am Running…

I am running because I want to make sure the school district prioritizes our students. If I am elected, I will be the only board member who has recent experience as a student at Carlynton, a perspective which will help me put our students first. I do not believe the current school board has done this. Instead, they have allowed administrators to run roughshod over everyone, and never hold anyone in positions of power accountable. I know many of our families have experienced this: You need help from the administration, so you ask Person A who can help you. They tell you to see Person B; but then Person B tells you that's not really their job and you have to see Person C. Person C tells you to go see Person A again. And when you've finally had enough of that, you go see the School Board, who points you right back to the endless loop. Or, perhaps you've had the experience where you catch an administrator or faculty member breaking a law, rule, policy, or maybe just generally poor behavior. You report them to someone, and maybe someone responds, or maybe they won't. They'll tell you that they can't publicly disclose the discipline, but we know it must not have been serious because the behavior often persists. 

I don't want our families to continue to have these experiences. Now, I alone cannot solve this overnight, as this is a failure of the culture of leadership, but I believe I can be part of the solution.