Ballot Statement
I have served as a school board member for 24 years in a multi-ethnic school district, holding school superintendents accountable for making student academic achievement and student safety a top priority.
As a parent-oriented representative, I am fiercely independent from the influence of the teachers’ union. The political activism that has filled classrooms with non-academic instruction at the expense of the basics of reading, writing, math and science is one of my main concerns.
I believe that school districts must maintain and uphold high academic standards so that students are able to successfully compete in the University of California and California State University systems or be adequately prepared to follow alternative career paths.
My commitment to academic performance transparency advocates that students, teachers and school administrators have information to make timely course corrections.
As a fiscal conservative, I demand financial stability and balanced budgets while ensuring there is sufficient funding for campus security and law enforcement to protect students and staff.
I am a 3rd of five generations having resided in North San Diego County, a mother, grandmother and wife. I believe that with the proper education, our children will become happy, healthy and productive adults.
