Every parent fears their kid experiencing either racism, bullying, or god-forbid suicidal ideation. My fear is any child losing their spark for learning due to feeling unsafe. It is so hard being a kid, especially a kid in todays world. The best part of being a kid is being allowed to make mistakes as long as those mistakes become a learning opportunity or opportunity for mentorship. Kids that exhibit racist or bullying behavior deserve mentorship and counseling. Kids that are the victims of racism or bullying deserve acknowledgement, reassurance, and counseling.

Every child, teacher/staff, and parent should confidently walk into our schools as they are, regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, faith background, abilities, languages, immigration statuse, and nation of origin. All are welcome! 

The RiverPark residents pay for additional maintenance of Rio Schools. I'm happy to pay it, but district budgets need proper oversight. Our current board approves nearly all requests without question. I oppose the blank check without question status quo.

I have spent years managing regional books and found hundreds of thousands in vendor billing abuse, misused funds, and theft.

Less than half of our students meet or exceed state standards, in some areas it's only one third. Right outside of Oxnard are some of the highest rated schools in the State, but our district is special. We need to connect with families and the community to identify and solve root causes of chronic absenteeism, student achievement, and other critical areas to building well-rouneded students.

Staff and Teachers are feeling unseen and unheard. As I've talked to RSD employees over the past few weeks, a common theme has come up, they are feeling like their voice does not matter to the Board of Trustees. I am a strong proponent of Servant Leadership, as a Trustee I work for and serve the community, parents, students, and the district employees.

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Parents and Teachers have at least two things in common. Both are passionate about their kids' education and safety, and both are not as supported by society as they should be. Parents and Teachers are overworked and likely burnt out and underappreciated; but again passionate about the kids. This leads to situations where teachers blame parents for child behaviors, parents are not present when these behaviors happen and expect teachers to address them as the present adult.

We need to have honest conversations on how we can take some of the burden off each other's shoulders, and get to a point where we are uplifting each other in the overworked circumstances the government and the top 1% have put us in.