Students Over Systems
Teachers Salary
We have complained about teacher salaries for decades. If you do the same thing over and over again and expect a different result, you are insane. We need new and innovative ideas to help attract some of our best young minds to the teaching profession.
Classroom Size
Classroom size is another issue that seems to never get solved. You need outside the box ideas if you want to reduce classroom size. We need to implement technology and new ideas to reduce classroom size.
Curriculum Integrity
The Utah State Curriculum needs to be apolitical. I am a conservative school teacher that understands the need to keep my politics out of the classroom. It is not the job of public schools to influence a students political preference. We need to ensure that teachers are teaching students to think critically and are provided with the tools to make intelligent decisions for themselves.
Protect Female Sports
Women's sports has provided unique opportunities for young women in our schools. It is a mistake to allow boys to compete in girls sports. We need board members that are willing to stand against a woke culture and protect our female sports.
National Education Association
The values of the NEA do not coincide with the values of many Utah teachers. We need to make sure that Utah values are represented amongst teachers in Utah. The majority of NEA donations to political candidates are Democrats. We need board members that recognize that the NEA does not speak on behalf of Utah teachers.
Diversity Equity and Inclusion
The left is subtle and crafty in their use of language. I believe in embracing diversity in our schools, I believe in treating all students equally in our schools and I believe in including all students in a school culture; however, the ideas being promoted by many organizations do the opposite of what they suggest. The woke ideology divides rather than includes and does not bring us together. I will embrace and represent all students, but I will stand against curriculum that divides us. The ideas being sold as diversity, equity and inclusion are often used to divide us.