phone
7852596907
Campaign Phone
7852596907
phone (work)
7852596907
phone (mobile)
7852596907
phone (home)
7852596907
Personal Biography
I am a mother of four, grandmother of 10, great grandmother of one. I’ve been a registered nurse for over 30 years, working in compliance and regulatory oversight, and a small business owner for more than 12 years, employing hundreds of people over that period of time. I’ve been actively working to protect children and families for several years, promoting parents’ rights. My skills include bringing large institutions into compliance with the law and improving outcomes.
Community/Public Service
Community Care Network for Veteran's Administration for 5 years, past services coaching pom squad (7th graders) and Soccer (6th graders).
Education
Bachelor's in Nursing from Fort Hays State University in 1995, Hays, KS; Graduated from Ransom High School in 1982
Ballot City
Hays
County
Ellis
Home Phone
(785) 259-6907
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kelly@ancar5boe.com
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State Board of Education
For more than 30 years, I have provided regulatory oversight and compliance auditing to large healthcare institutions across the country as RN consultant. I have 12 years of small business experience as well, functioning in a director role in a highly regulated industry. I have served on Corporate boards, as President and Chief Operating Officer, as well as a Compliance Officer. I have taught nursing school at a university level and for a VoTech twice, developing presentations for teaching documentation skills to survive federal audits. I have spoken publicly about parents’ rights in education, and published several articles about that topic.
1. Literacy has to be restored at the earliest opportunity and age. Six out of 10 graders do not read at grade level, and we have dropped from fifth place (for reading) in the country in 2013 to the bottom 10 today. That is an unsustainable decline that will affect our workforce, our economy, and opportunities for children.
2. Compliance with the law. For example, our current Board of Education recently voted to allow a teacher with admitted grooming behavior involving a 17 year-old girl to keep his license and continue teaching. This is a violation of policy and statute that fails to protect children in Kansas.
3. The relationship between the KS legislature and the BOE is dysfunctional, by their own statements. Trust must be restored.
Teachers must have full support from administrators and parents when dealing with behavior problems in the classroom. The majority of the class cannot be expected to sacrifice learning time due to disruptive behaviors and school policies must offer guidance to teachers, struggling with this problem, which teacher say is the number one issue they face. It’s difficult to teach children how to read if you are in constant chaos in the classroom. K-3 should also have two teachers in the classrooms at all times, which would be possible if administrative costs are cut considerably. The classroom should be budgeted first, ensuring that teachers and students have everything they need to promote the best learning environment.
The state board has to take a more active role holding schools accountable for spending practices. Administrative costs are escalating and outpacing expenditures in the classroom, with little to no positive result in student outcomes. We’ve already proven over these past 15 years that spending more money does not improve education. We must answer where the money is going and make sure that it’s being used in the classroom first and foremost. After we answer the questions about where all the taxpayer dollars are going, we can answer whether or not we need more.
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