QUALIFICATIONS: Two years of direct experience serving on the Olathe Board of Education, during one of the most challenging times facing our students, our staff, our administration, and our community.
I have two young adult children, both graduates of Olathe schools (ON/ONW). I am self-employed as a Development Consultant with contracts with non-profit media organizations.
I began paying attention to public education policy and public education funding in Kansas when my children were in elementary school; my dedication to understanding how the state impacts our district and how we plan for it has a long history.
Investing deliberate attention over more than a dozen years has resulted in my understanding how the Olathe School District has managed steady growth, changes required in technology and infrastructure, demands of professional staff, and outcomes and expectations in a competitive and diverse community. My personal experience with students with IEPs and divergent learning needs has made me aware of how much our families need individualized attention.
Six years of dedication to the Olathe Public Schools Foundation gave me insight and direct experience with our 51 individual schools, community and business partners, and the unmet needs that exist within our school community.
I have two young adult children, both graduates of Olathe schools (ON/ONW). I am self-employed as a Development Consultant with contracts with non-profit media organizations.
I began paying attention to public education policy and public education funding in Kansas when my children were in elementary school; my dedication to understanding how the state impacts our district and how we plan for it has a long history.
Investing deliberate attention over more than a dozen years has resulted in my understanding how the Olathe School District has managed steady growth, changes required in technology and infrastructure, demands of professional staff, and outcomes and expectations in a competitive and diverse community. My personal experience with students with IEPs and divergent learning needs has made me aware of how much our families need individualized attention.
Six years of dedication to the Olathe Public Schools Foundation gave me insight and direct experience with our 51 individual schools, community and business partners, and the unmet needs that exist within our school community.
PRIORITIES:
- Implementation and execution of our Strategic Plan. Continuous assessment and development of our Portrait of a Graduate model. Support for our Superintendent’s Leadership Team in its evaluation and reiteration process.
- Ensuring that all graduates exit with at least one Market Value Asset, and the soft skills to succeed on the academic or business path of their choosing.
- Commitment to an educational culture where all belong, it is believed that all can and want to achieve, and social/emotional understanding is in practice.
- Increasing student preparedness and engagement between Olathe high schools and Johnson County Community College
- Planning for the financial health of the district with clear-eyed understanding of the changes ahead, and for the community’s need for predictability and stability.
- Working constructively as a board, respectfully and diligently, with decorum and civility.
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