"No board member can make a decision in isolation. A board member has no power individually, only through the majority of the board."
- Dr. Mark Clement
- Student Achievement – The most important element here is quality teachers
- Increased Teacher Salaries – Teachers work better when they are reasonably compensated
- Smaller Classes – Studies have shown that smaller classes result in higher student achievement and better teacher satisfaction.
- Listening to input from teachers, parents and students to understand the issues
- Collaborating to find a data driven strategy
- Persuading other board members to adopt a strategy
- New School Funding – We currently pay as much as 40% more for buildings if we bond and make payments. I would like to move towards having the district save up for building projects and avoid the interest.
- Consolidation – As school age populations decline, I want to keep students and teachers together as they move to a new school.
- Legislative Work – I want to help the legislature to catch the vision of increased educational achievement in Utah and then help to support them in getting there.
- I am committed to moving decision making to the most local level. Empowering principles and classroom teachers to make decisions for their students results in better outcomes.
- Make deliberate decisions based on data. I want to invite the public to contribute to a solution and this takes time.
- Be transparent and honest with parents as to what is possible instead of just telling them what they want to hear.
- Helped select the best Superintendent and Business Manager in the state
- Helped to create financial information that is easier for the public to understand.
- Helped to keep elementary schools together when consolidation is necessary
- Served as president of the Alpine School Board as we came out of COVID
- President Elect for the Utah School Boards association, serving students throughout the state
- Computer Science Professor at BYU and advocate for STEAM education
