As a Christian mother of four kids, I am passionate about education and vested in our community. Over the past 10 years of involvement in Magnolia’s schools, I have learned that great schools do not happen by accident. It takes dedicated families, teachers, coaches and others working together to create positive learning opportunities for our kids. I am concerned by those who want to politicize our schools, and I believe that parents should lead, not politicians.

I am the proud mother of four children, and I have been involved in Magnolia’s schools for the past 10 years, first as a home room mom and PTO member, later on the Magnolia ISD Parent Leadership and Facilities Planning Committees, and recently on the school board. At ExxonMobil, I learned about running large organizations and managing budgets, [which is] important because Magnolia serves 13,750 students and employs 1,950 people with a total budget of $153.4 million.

Our children should have the best opportunities for success, including preparation for entering the workforce, military or college. I want to honor our teachers and empower them to succeed in the classroom. Finally, I will ensure Magnolia remains a fiscally conservative school district. We have maintained a balanced budget for over 13 years and have the lowest debt per student in the area. I want Magnolia to stay on this responsible course.

One challenge is managing future growth. Magnolia’s schools, which offer Career/Technical Education (nursing, welding, EMT, cosmetology), Navy JROTC and college prep, are a driver of this growth, and we need to plan for the future. A second goal is keeping Magnolia’s tax rate among the lowest in the area. Conservative fiscal management has allowed us to pay off debt from prior bonds early, saving taxpayers $58 million, and we need to maintain this discipline.

I am concerned about the district’s implementation and promotion of [the] International Baccalaureate [program], a Globalist/United Nations-designed program, which is also aligned with Critical Race Theory praxis and Social Emotional Learning. These anti-American programs are designed to create global citizens of our children, indoctrinating them, teaching that there is no American exceptionalism, that “white men are devils,” that “white privilege” promotes “racism.”

I am a Texas Certified Teacher for Spanish, ESL and bilingual education. I have a Bachelor of Science in Languages from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C., with a Spanish major and a Russian minor. I spent 25 years as a secretary/administrative assistant in the corporate world, where I honed my Spanish, writing, proofing, editing and interpersonal skills. I’ve attended and taught at both public and private schools.

As fulfilling my oath of office is my sworn duty, I will always put students and parents first, making parent/guardian and student’s rights my main priority, as well as engaging with taxpayers, keeping in mind that it is their money that funds our schools. I will make the teaching of reading, writing, math, science and solid basic curriculum a primary focus and will work to end the use of IB, CRT praxis and SEL in MISD. I will never rubber stamp anything or be coerced or otherwise persuaded to vote for something which is against my conscience.

No. 1: Property tax relief. There will be the temptation to raise taxes even higher, but I will be against higher taxes as tax revenue is being misused, diverted to places other than education. … No. 2: Resuming normal operations after the [COVID-19] disruption. I’m against dependence on Washington money with its “requirements” for receiving it, as this will be a challenge as we move forward. I will vote against dependence on any further unnecessary federal government funding.