Hello and thank you visiting my campaign website. Here you will learn about my first term as a Davis School Board member and what I would like to accomplish if re-elected. I would appreciate your endorsement, support and vote on November 2!

I am proud of my first term as a DJUSD trustee. Thanks to a supportive community, hard working students, dedicated teachers and staff, and the leadership of the school board we maintained excellent schools while improving programs supporting student success – despite difficult financial times.

We developed an effective leadership team, increased transparency in budgeting and decision-making, implemented a strong conflict of interest policy, and maintained a solvent budget by making difficult but necessary reductions while striving to keep student learning first.

Some of my achievements include:

• Hiring highly effective superintendents.
• Co-chairing two successful school parcel tax measures (Q and W).
• Conceiving the idea of the Da Vinci Junior High – Emerson.
• Working with the State Allocation Board to secure $4.5 million in facility funds denied to the previous school board.
• Relocating Da Vinci Charter High to the Valley Oak campus.
• Securing an open and cooperative approach to parent and city partnerships.
• Implementing on-line agendas and policies, making them more accessible.
• Creating a tutor/learning center at Davis Senior High for all students.
• Supporting the Bridge Foundation and other programs to improve academic achievement of low income students performing below grade level.
• Creating and serving on the Achievement Gap Task Force and assuring that the recommendations moved forward.
• Expanding and securing a new home for the special education and low-income preschool.
• Serving as a liaison to Blue and White, Farm to School and Davis Schools Foundations.
• Facilitating difficult conversations and decisions while school board president.

My goals include long-term fiscal solvency while maintaining programs, supporting our new superintendent, implementing strategies to close the achievement gap, expanding early learning, and maintaining positive communication with the community. For more information on how California schools are funded and the Davis School District spending plan go to www.districtdollars.org.

I have learned much and have more to give as your representative. I’m a nurse, mother and an active member of the community with three teenagers who enjoy sports, music and many other opportunities available to Davis youth.

Please re-elect me so I can continue to provide effective compassionate leadership for our schools and students.

Thank you!