As a Bexley Board of Education member, I am committed to ensuring all of our kids get the tools, education, and support they need to thrive now and in the future. I would make sure that a student’s learning experience is as customizable as possible to meet their unique educational needs and give them the social and emotional skills to meet the moment they find themselves as a society. This includes:

• Increasing access to innovative instruction and learning so that talented and gifted kids could be challenged and pushed to achieve their full potential.
  
  
• Improve college and career readiness because children need to be shown a wider range of post-high school education options, including colleges and universities, vocational schools, and technical schools, in order to empower students to choose their post-graduation paths.
  
  
• Ensure special education programming meets students’ needs because we should be doing better to support students needing intervention services. 
  
  
• Immerse our students in a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion and create a dialogue on how we can address inequity in our community.
  
  
• Increase access to emotional and behavioral health resources to address lasting impacts of the pandemic through increased proactive partnership and emotional and behavioral wellness programming to help children and their families through the coming years.

I will always put the interest of students first, and I will be easily available to parents who have questions or want to discuss important issues. I value honesty, transparency, and open dialogue.