“Whatever your story, I can relate. I understand you want the best for your child(ren) and you have to trust others to help you provide it. I can be trusted to take your wants and needs to the school board.” -Jamela Smith-Folds
Taking your voice to the board.
As your school board trustee, I will set direction, provide support, ensure accountability, secure effective and efficient structures, and be a leader that is an advocate for students, parents, teachers, and the community.
Listen
As board trustee, I will listen. I understand that people have a need to express their joys and pain before they are able move to resolution. I have an unyielding desire to listen to teachers, students, and parents/guardians. I will actively listen to your experiences.
Learn
Because I listened, I would have learned what experiences our teachers, students, and parents/guardians are having with the district. The experiences people are having, rather it is positive or negative, has value. As a school board trustee, I learn and grow from your experiences. Your experience teaches and informs me.
Lead
After listening and learning, I lead. I will take your concerns and your needs to the school board. I will ensure that Ward 1 is heard. I will replicate the good and the eliminate bad. Policy drives practice. I will work for policies and practices that serves the students, parents, and teachers of Ward 1. It’s my willingness to find consensus and work from zone of mediations that will move our ward and the entire district forward.