I’m Mom to a 3rd grader. 1-yr treasurer of BPE Booster Club, District Leadership Team appointee, and EEF Board member (raised $325K+). Texas MBA problem solver and a business strategy consultant.
I'd start by getting our financial house in order. Long-term visibility relieves teacher uncertainty. Offer competitive pay as we ask them to do more with less and incentives to reward/attract talent. Foster a culture built on collaboration & recognition. Expand recruiting pipelines with UT & Texas St. Streamline non-instructional tasks. Strengthen mentoring & create teacher leadership pathways.
1. Increase student involvement in district management; establish a student committee for the Superintendent
2. Expansion through project-based learning & real-world tasks; connect learning with purpose
3. Implement formative benchmarking across grades & subjects to track mastery and adjust instruction weekly
4. Encourage early and targeted interventional support for students who need extra help
Stringent pre-employment vetting process. Trust AND verify through professional & personal references. Pre-employment AND ongoing national background & employment checks (Texas DPS/FBI). Create an improved system for student/parent incident reporting. Immediate and judicious investigation of issues. Better collaboration with law enforcement. Implement Two-Adult / Open Visibility best practices.
Safety. Teachers. Product. Taxes. Our job is to safely educate our kids in the Eanes
method. Safety is not negotiable. The Eanes product is special and needs to be
maintained —and this hinges on our teachers. We can efficiently manage our district with
proper strategic planning, including facilities needs. Raising taxes as a last resort and not to kick the can.
Trustee 6 yrs: VP, Secretary; Marketing director 13 yrs: budget optimization/strategic planning; Preschool teacher 10 yrs: child development focus; District volunteer 17 yrs: consensus-builder
We grow our own, partnering with universities to build our teacher pipeline. Children of staff have access to on-site daycare and preschool. Every first-year teacher gets a mentor. In 2025 we passed a compensation model rewarding excellence. Culture retains teachers. Investment attracts them. I've fought for both through good years and hard years. Eanes educators deserve nothing less.
Maintain academic excellence from elementary to graduation. Expand Career and Technical Education and alternative learning programs. Strengthen mental health resource. Use performance data to deliver targeted support early, when it makes the biggest difference. Ensure curriculum flexibility so students explore passions without sacrificing outcomes. Every child deserves their own path to success.
As a parent and former preschool teacher, student safety is personal. I championed our district police department in response to evolving community needs. On the Safety and Security Committee, I've directed resources where they matter most. Rigorous background checks, ongoing training, and monitoring aren't checkboxes. True safety demands physical security and emotional wellness. I fight for both.
Protect classroom instruction and student outcomes first. Even in the hardest times, I've fought to maintain competitive teacher compensation. Cuts start with overhead, not classrooms. Identifying efficiencies and creative revenue opportunities with community input. Hard decisions have been made. Harder ones may follow. I'll make them honestly, transparently, with students at the center. Always.
