Campaign Phone
614-746-8636
Contact Email
k.j.andrew@att.net
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Education (30 words)
University of Dayton - Master of Business Administration, Denison University - Bachelor of Arts
Current job (10 words)
Payments Product Manager
Work experience/qualifications (60 words)
My professional background includes more than three decades in the private sector, where I managed people, processes, systems, strategy, and budgets with a focus on results and accountability. I understand how to navigate complex challenges, build consensus, and drive meaningful outcomes.
phone
614-746-8636
The people of the school district elect and entrust the Board of Education to represent their legislative and judicial interests, while the administrative functions of the district fall under the purview of the Superintendent. In turn, the Board holds the Superintendent accountable for the effective and efficient leadership, supervision and administration of the district.
With over three decades of private sector experience, I am well-prepared to serve on the school board. I have led people, processes, systems, budgets, and strategy. I know how to navigate complex challenges, build consensus, influence decisions, and deliver meaningful results.
The most recent State Report Card provides reason to celebrate, but also a roadmap for where we must go next. The district’s strong academic performance reflects the dedication of students, teachers, families, and the broader community. At the same time, it underscores the urgency of addressing critical challenges: ensuring all students achieve early literacy, preparing every graduate for life beyond high school, supporting and retaining great teachers, engaging the entire community, and securing sustainable funding.
By focusing on student success, teacher investment, community engagement, and school funding, we can ensure that our district not only sustains its progress but reaches new heights. The path forward will not be easy, but it is one worth pursuing—for the benefit of our students, our community, and our shared future.
My vision is to elevate our district to the next level of academic excellence, positioning it among the very best in the state—public, private, or charter. To achieve this, we must close gaps in student success and ensure funding that reflects our performance, growth, and needs. A key goal is measurable improvement in third-grade reading proficiency and graduating students fully prepared for college, career, or service. Our strategies must be sustainable, giving every student a long-term path to success.
Equally important, we must develop alternative revenue sources through strategic partnerships to supplement declining state support. By diversifying resources, we can strengthen stability and focus our investments on what matters most: student achievement.
This vision reflects my belief that strong leadership, accountability, and collaboration with families and the community can create a culture where all students thrive.
The Ohio Constitution requires a system of public schools because every child deserves access to a high-quality education. While families may choose charter, religious, or home schooling, public schools remain unique in their mission and impact. At Licking Heights, we welcome all students—regardless of background or circumstance—ensuring equity and opportunity. Governed by an elected Board of Education, our schools are accountable to the community and provide a comprehensive education: rigorous academics, career pathways, arts, athletics, and extracurriculars. Our diversity is our strength, enriching classrooms and preparing students for life in a global society. Public schools are held to rigorous standards, ensuring transparency and continuous improvement. Most importantly, Licking Heights represents the vitality of our community, uniting families and preparing every child for success and citizenship.
Contact Email
knbishop7@gmail.com
Education (30 words)
Masters of Management & Health Care Administration, Mount Vernon Nazarene University & Bachelor of Arts in Communication, Ohio University
Current job (10 words)
Data Science Business Analyst, OhioHealth, 15 years
Work experience/qualifications (60 words)
Healthcare product/data leader (MHA; Lean Six Sigma Black Belt); UX/HCD trained. PTO president and parent of three, including a neurodivergent child. I’ll strengthen early literacy and math, support excellent teachers, foster welcoming schools, and budget transparently for classroom impact.
School boards govern rather than manage. The board sets vision and measurable goals, adopts policy and budget, hires and evaluates the superintendent, ensures legal and fiscal compliance, and earns public trust through open engagement. As a parent of three Licking Heights students, a former PTO president, and a frequent school volunteer, I’ll protect what’s working, our top-tier academic growth, and focus on what needs work: early literacy, achievement gaps, chronic absenteeism, and transparent budgeting that keeps dollars closest to classrooms. I’ll seek out student, educator, and family perspectives, define problems precisely, and report progress clearly so that equitable education is real for every learner, regardless of ability or background.
1. State funding pressure and potential cuts.
Recent state-level changes, including voucher expansion and formula shifts, are squeezing local budgets. Without stable funding, we face hard choices: larger class sizes; fewer interventionists, aides, and mental-health supports; reduced busing and extracurriculars; delayed curriculum/technology updates; and deferred building maintenance. This directly affects teachers, staff, and students' ability to thrive.
2. Meeting every student’s needs.
Expand early literacy/math supports; strengthen special education, English learner, and gifted services; improve mental health and school climate; and close gaps without lowering expectations, so all students, regardless of ability or background, can thrive.
3. Managing growth and facilities.
Plan with accurate enrollment forecasts, phased capacity, and clear boundary/transportation updates, protecting class size and safety while following long-range plans that prioritize classrooms.
By the end of my term, improvement reaches each school, not just district averages. K-3 reading and middle school math increase for every subgroup, and gaps narrow. Teachers have the tools, planning time, and coaching to deliver strong instruction, and students receive tiered supports without long waits. Services for students with disabilities and English learners are timely, predictable, and collaborative, with clearer IEP, 504, and language access communication. Chronic absenteeism declines and discipline is fair and consistent. As the district grows, class-size targets, transportation reliability, and phased facility upgrades keep pace. Families can track goals, budgets, and progress in regular public updates, so equitable education is visible in every building.
Ohio’s public school system is our community’s commitment to educate every child, and Licking Heights lives that commitment. We are tuition-free and nonselective, welcoming students of every ability, language, income, and belief. Locally governed by an elected board, we follow state standards, employ certified educators, provide services (special education, 504 supports, language access), and report results and budgets in public. Distinctive here are rapid growth and diversity with expanding pathways: new facilities to protect class size, clear transportation and boundary updates, career-technical and college-credit options, and arts, athletics, and clubs that build belonging. Families may choose other paths, but a strong public system like Licking Heights delivers transparent stewardship and equitable education measured by how well every student learns. When every child is served, the whole community moves forward.
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Contact Email
rpmark@sprintmail.com
Education (30 words)
Graduate of licking heights high school Many work degrees pertaining to my career path. Maintenance, business, management, project management, pla
Current job (10 words)
Worthington Enterprises as a planner
Work experience/qualifications (60 words)
Seeking my 3 term for Licking Heights School Board.
It takes a collective group of different backgrounds, that can work well together. In this role you have to be forward thinking, and carefully making decisions that can have lasting effects well into the future. Financial responsibilities, areas that we can control or have a say, I feel we need to be transparent and treat it as it's like our own money we are spending. In closing I would like to share, the school board is more of a steering group, not involved with day to day actives, this seems to come up from time to time and miss understood. We are responsible for Superintendent and Treasure.
School funding
Transportation
Safety
I want to leave it in a better place than when I started.
If we can provide a school which kids want to be at, learn in a safe environment, with parent engagement and offer a online option, I belive the alternatives don't look as attractive.
