My Priorities

Strong schools are built with purpose—through clear priorities, honest leadership, and a commitment to students, families, and educators. My work focuses on high-quality learning, safe and supportive schools, strong programs in every community, modern and reliable facilities, and supporting the educators who make that work possible. Above all, I strive for transparent, responsible decision-making that earns the public’s trust.

Every student in Canyons deserves an education that challenges them, supports them, and prepares them for the world they’re growing into. Over the past several years, I’ve seen firsthand what strengthens learning, what helps teachers thrive, and what leads to real academic growth. High-quality learning isn’t a slogan—it’s the day-to-day work happening in our classrooms.

Here’s what I’m focused on moving forward:

• Strong Foundations Built on Real Understanding: Students learn best when they actually understand the concepts they’re being asked to master. High-quality learning gives teachers the time and flexibility to help students build solid foundations—not just in literacy and math, but especially in critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving. When students grow with understanding instead of being rushed ahead, they gain confidence that carries into every subject.
• Personalized & Engaging Learning: No two students learn the same way. High-quality learning means classrooms where instruction adapts to students’ needs—whether they need more support, more challenge, or more opportunity to explore topics deeply. When learning feels meaningful and reachable, achievement grows and stress goes down.
• Multiple Pathways to Success: College, career, trades, entrepreneurship—students’ futures are diverse, and our schools should reflect that. I’m committed to strengthening academic and career pathways in every part of the district, ensuring students have access to advanced coursework, CTE programs, world languages, STEM opportunities, and enrichment regardless of ZIP code.
• Human-Centered Use of Technology: Technology can help students learn and help teachers teach—but it should never replace the human connection at the heart of education. I support balanced, thoughtful use of technology that enhances learning without overwhelming classrooms or distracting from real engagement.
• Classrooms That Spark Curiosity: High-quality learning is more than covering curriculum. It means creating environments where students ask questions, collaborate, think critically, experiment, and engage with real problems. When learning is relevant and challenging, students thrive.
• Supporting Our Teachers: None of this happens without great teachers. I’m committed to ensuring our educators have the tools, training, and time they need to deliver exceptional instruction. Supporting teachers directly supports student learning.

Our schools thrive because of the people who work in them—teachers, support staff, specialists, nurses, administrators, and countless others who support students every single day. Strengthening the professionals who serve our students has been one of my top priorities on the Board, and it will continue to be:

• Strengthen the support educators rely on: During my time on the Board, we’ve taken meaningful steps to improve the everyday experience of working in Canyons. That includes expanding district daycare options for employees, adding elementary assistant principals to provide onsite leadership and support, and updating leave policies—including maternity and parental leave, military leave, and modernized jury duty leave—so staff don’t have to choose between their jobs and their responsibilities at home.
• Invest in tools and resources that make a difference: Educators deserve the right tools for their work. I support investments that reduce barriers and let staff focus on students. One example is our school-based telehealth program, which now allows both students and employees to meet with a healthcare provider during the school day using specialized equipment and the support of our school nurses. It saves instructional time and limits time away from work.
• Ensure educators have opportunities to grow: Quality instruction depends on continued learning. I support professional development that is practical, relevant, and accessible—whether that means deepening instructional skills, supporting new teachers, or strengthening the expertise of support professionals across our system.
• Promote healthy workloads and sustainable expectations: Burnout helps no one. I support ongoing efforts to protect planning time, improve scheduling, and ensure workloads are manageable so educators can bring their best to the classroom and still have time for their families.
• Maintain open, collaborative communication: Educators deserve a Board that listens. I believe in clear communication, consistent follow-through, and engaging directly with teachers and staff to understand what’s working and what needs attention. Their experience must inform our decisions.

Every student deserves to feel safe, supported, and ready to learn the moment they walk through our doors. Creating that environment means taking care of students’ physical well-being, supporting their emotional health, and building school communities where students can focus on learning. Here’s how I approach this work:

• Protecting Student Well-Being: Safety is a core responsibility. I support practical, evidence-based measures that genuinely strengthen school safety—things that improve emergency preparedness, keep facilities secure, and give our educators and administrators the tools they need to respond effectively.
• Supporting Student Health and Well-Being: Students learn best when their needs are met. I support efforts that help students access appropriate emotional, behavioral, and wellness supports when challenges arise, so learning isn’t interrupted and families aren’t left navigating those concerns alone.
• Fostering Respectful School Communities: A supportive school is one where students feel respected and treated with dignity. I will continue advocating for classrooms free from bullying, harassment, and behavior that undermines learning. Safe, respectful environments help students grow socially, emotionally, and academically.
• Partnering with Families and Educators: Strong schools are built through partnership. I’m committed to listening to parents, teachers, and staff as we navigate safety needs and student support together. When we collaborate—and when decisions are based on real experience—we build safer and stronger schools for everyone.

Every student deserves access to a school that is strong, stable, and fully equipped to support their learning. As enrollment shifts and communities evolve, we must plan carefully to keep programs robust, staffing consistent, and opportunities wide open for every child. My focus is ensuring each school in Canyons remains sustainable and capable of offering the complete educational experience our students deserve:

• Protect strong programs through sustainable school sizes: Students benefit from schools that are large enough to support full academic, arts, and extracurricular offerings. I will continue prioritizing thoughtful, data-informed planning so every school can provide a complete and vibrant educational experience—not a reduced version caused by declining enrollment.
• Align boundaries and resources with where students actually live: Responsible planning requires accurate projections, community input, and an honest look at demographic trends. I support boundary decisions that reduce overcrowding, prevent under-enrollment, and ensure resources are focused where students need them most.
• Strengthen staffing stability and student support: Schools thrive when educators have predictable class sizes, reliable support, and balanced workloads. I am committed to aligning staffing with enrollment to maintain strong school cultures, stable relationships, and consistent instructional quality.
• Preserve opportunities that depend on healthy enrollment: Electives, clubs, arts programs, advanced courses, and peer-group strength all rely on sustainable student numbers. I will continue advocating for decisions that protect these opportunities across every community in the district.
• Lead with transparency and community collaboration: Families deserve clear information and consistent communication as we plan for the future. I believe in engaging directly with school communities, listening to their experiences, and ensuring decisions are guided by both data and the perspectives of those most affected.

Modern schools aren’t a luxury — they’re essential to student learning. When buildings can’t keep temperatures safe, support instruction, or accommodate today’s programs, students lose learning time. My focus is ensuring every school in Canyons is dependable, safe, and built for real classrooms, not ideal conditions:

• Keep learning on track by ensuring classrooms stay functional year-round: Students cannot learn when rooms reach unsafe temperatures or when core building systems fail. Continued investment in heating, cooling, air quality, and lighting is essential to protecting instructional time and student well-being.
• Invest where improvements have the greatest impact on student learning: Prioritize upgrades to the spaces students use most — classrooms, labs, libraries, and learning commons — so the physical environment supports focus, engagement, and strong instruction rather than limiting it.
• Lead transformative modernization projects that elevate every part of the student experience: I championed the $23 million reinvestment in Jordan High School — a comprehensive upgrade that strengthened academic spaces, expanded opportunities for arts and athletics, improved student gathering areas, and modernized essential facilities. This project honors Jordan’s legacy while ensuring today’s students learn in a school that truly meets modern educational expectations.
• Support technology teachers can rely on every day: Provide dependable classroom tools and instructional technology so lessons flow smoothly and students benefit from modern teaching methods without interruption.
• Strengthen safety and accessibility across all buildings: Continue improving access, visibility, campus circulation, and key entry points — including recently approved safety vestibule upgrades at Jordan and Corner Canyon — so students and staff can learn, move, and gather safely and confidently.
• Protect taxpayer investment through disciplined stewardship: Maintain transparency around major projects, continue proactive maintenance, and ensure every dollar invested in facilities leads to meaningful value for students and the community.

Trust isn’t built through slogans—it’s built through consistent, honest work. Throughout my time on the Board, I’ve tried to lead the way I want my own elected officials to lead: with clarity, accountability, and a steady commitment to doing what’s right, even when the conversations are difficult.

Parents, educators, and community members deserve a Board Member who explains their decisions, owns their reasoning, and listens with respect. My goal has always been to make the district’s work easier to understand—whether that’s boundary studies, long-range planning, legislative issues, or the day-to-day decisions that affect families. When you reach out, I answer. When concerns come up, I follow through. And when the community deserves straight talk, I give it.

Here’s what Responsible Leadership looks like in practice:

• Lead with facts and clarity: Communicate openly about decisions, data, and constraints—without spin, without jargon, and without hiding the ball.
• Listen to every community—respectfully: Keep showing up, responding to emails, attending meetings, and engaging honestly with parents, teachers, and students.
• Explain decisions and own them: Build trust by being clear about the “why” behind every vote or recommendation.
• Follow through, every time: When issues arise, don’t hand them off—stay engaged until families have answers and next steps.
• Stay focused on students, not politics: Keep district work grounded in what helps kids learn and what strengthens their schools.