~Wife ~ Mother ~
~ Advocate ~ Educate ~ Elevate ~
~ Invested ~ Dedicated ~ I'm a born and raised small town girl.
Growing up in Western Kansas, I know what it means to work hard, learn new trades, and adapt to your environment. Leaving home was hard, but living in Piper has brought a new desire and passion to learn new things, expand my knowledge and make an impact for those around me and my children. I have been married for 16 years and have 2 children currently in the Piper School District. My purpose is 3 tiered: Advocate, Educate and Elevate.
10/23/2025
Interesting.
Link here: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/articles/2025/october/schools-are-accommodating-student-anxiety--and-making-it-worse/ #:~:text=According%20to%20a%202022%20study,anxiety%20convey%20two%20harmful%20messages.e
09/10/2025
Do you agree?
08/27/2025
We may be growing now, but what plans are we considering if we hit a decline? Can we manage financial burdens with our facilities and lack of ability to complete projects?
Public schools in a bind amid enrollment declines K-12 enrollment is on the decline between a combination of dropping birth rates and more school choice options putting schools in a tight bind.
08/19/2025
‘Absolutely’ a crisis: Kansas City educators alarmed by falling literacy rates Research shows that just one in four of Kansas City's third-grade students can read at grade level.
08/01/2025
EXCLUSIVE NEWS!
The majority of Kansas families view the current state of their public education unfavorably!
07/12/2025
Teachers need the biggest seat at the table
The filing deadline for Piper 203 School Board is Friday, May 30. Three seats are up for election. If you are eager to contribute, now is the perfect time.
05/08/2025
Kansas #15 for per-student spending, #40 in NAEP outcomes - The Sentinel Kansas spent over $20,000 per student, adjusted for the cost of living, in 2023, but its NAEP ranking remains very low.
05/06/2025
KSDE is strangely quiet on conflicting claims about students below grade level - The Sentinel Commissioner Randy Watson says kids must be at grade level by third grade, but claims the state assessment doesn't measure grade-level performance.
03/31/2025
Secretary Linda McMahon: “Going forward, the correct application of FERPA will be to empower all parents to protect their children from the radical ideologies that have taken over many schools.” https://www.ed.gov/about/news/press-release/us-department-of-education-directs-schools-comply-parental-rights-laws