
MY PLEDGE
If elected to serve on the school board, then I will work to:
- end one size fits all policies and assure that southeastern Gwinnett is fairly represented
- provide foreign language as a special/elective for all schools and grade levels
- provide teachers with greater autonomy and improve teaching conditions
- eliminate top heavy administrations
- reduce student/teacher ratios
- reduce the number of standardized tests and provide for a combination of formative and
summative assessments
- improve special education resources and streamline the IEP process
- restore common sense to policy making
- return vocational education to all high schools and acknowledge that 4 year colleges are not for every student
- assure that discipline policies are fair and equitable for every student
- create a panel process that has transparency and where parents and students are comfortable having a voice
- prioritize the health and safety of children in schools
- create a process for students to have an opportunity to expunge disciplinary records
- rebuild GCPS reputation for world class education
- create advisory boards for the School Board members to assure input from community parents, teachers, students
and community stakeholders
- remove partisan politics from education
- be a voice for students, teachers and parents