How much access do you believe parents should have to their children's curriculum? classroom? teacher? online?
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Do you support allowing all students to use bathrooms, showers and locker rooms, as well as participate in sports, based on the gender with which they identify, not the sex they are assigned to at birth?
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Will you work to remove harmful materials as defined in Texas penal code 43.24 from all school property? Additionally, do you support removing the “educational exemption” from this law?
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Should the SBOE have total & final authority on what teaching materials are used in the classroom? Please explain fully.
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Please give your opinion of each of the following programs and the reasoning supporting your opinion: Common Core, Critical Race Theory, Social Emotional Learning, International Bacculaureate.
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The SBOE has been charged by Governor Abbott with developing standards for books found in school libraries to prevent pornography from getting into the hands of our schoolchildren. What is your position on the development of these important standards?
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Would you pledge to vote against any attempt to authorize any CISD employee salary that would be more than 50% above that of the Texas Governors salary?
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Briefly explain how American history should be taught to our students.
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What is the State of Texas school system ranked in literacy and what would your plan be to make it No. 1 in the country?
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What is your position about parental choice and charter schools?
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In your opinion, what are the three most important roles of the school board and if elected, how would you contribute to those important roles??
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Would you be in favor of returning prayer to every classroom in the state?
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What are three reasons why you think you are the best candidate running for this Board position?
My family and I have lived in our school district for over 8 years. I have 4 children currently enrolled in the district attending elementary through junior high. I am running for a seat on the school board because as the father of 4 Conroe ISD children, I am fully invested into the success of our schools.
I've experienced first-hand the education many of our children are receiving in our school district. I have seen the incredible love and sacrifice our school district employees have given to teach our kids, and I have observed the strain imposed upon them by the rapid growth of our district.
Two years ago I decided to run because I felt our school district needed to focus more on the areas most important to the education of our kids. It is my goal in running to do just that. I will strive to put a focus on teaching our children the skills and knowledge they will need to be successful once they graduate from high school. It is my goal to focus on academics. It is my goal to focus on education.
Our district is good, but it can be better. Conroe ISD is considered a “B” (89) school district according to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) this year. I intend to focus on what it will take to become an A school district. This focus is important to our children today, and it is important to the children that will come through our district in the future. The unfortunate truth is that although we have parts of the district that are A-rated, parts of the district are C-rated. The confluence of these areas brings our overall average level to a B. If we want to improve our district, we must put more focus on these areas and ensure that our educators have the resources and support they need to be successful. It is our responsibility to ensure every child of Conroe ISD is given the best education possible.
I am running because I have ideas I believe will benefit all schools in our district. A key focus will be to lower the student-to-teacher ratio. According to our district's home page, we have “68,000+” students. According to the TEA, we had 4,110 full-time equivalent teachers in 2021. This makes our student-to-teacher ratio a little over 16.5:1 when the average in Texas is 15:1. Focusing on improving this metric is one way we can improve all of our children’s educations.
I think we have a good, strong school district, but believe there are several areas we can focus on and improve.
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Improve our teacher-to-student ratio as this directly affects how well teachers teach, and how well our children learn. Our district’s growth has outpaced the number of teachers we have and this is directly affecting our children’s education. We must hire more teachers.
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Ensure our teachers have highly competitive pay. We must seek to retain the valuable men and women that work tirelessly to educate our children from kindergarten through 12th grade.
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Increase the availability of after-school academic activities. I have a passion for STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) and would encourage us to improve our district in these subject areas. I’m particularly passionate about competitive UIL mathematics. It’s available in our district but its reach can be widened.
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Ensure a diploma from Conroe ISD will mean more in the future. Our district needs to focus on making sure our children are well prepared for college, life, and work after graduating high school.
I believe my perspective and experience will help improve our district. I will be a tireless advocate for improving our children’s education and making Conroe ISD even stronger.
Would you support a district policy that requires all staff members and students to be vaccinated against COVID-19?
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Are standardized tests good or bad? Please explain fully.
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How much influence does the board have on the actual classroom curriculum used? What is your plan to achieve that?
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