Why are you running for Board of Education?

In 1996, My husband and I moved into the Forest Hills School District. We heard about Orchard View Elementary and wanted our children to attend. We had a SUPER FANTASTIC experience raising our children in Forest Hills Public Schools. 

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We dove straight in: 

1. Getting involved with sporting events

2. Volunteering in the classroom

3. Chaperoning trips

4. Working as co-PTO Presidents

5. Coaching

6. Working for the district

7. Teaching for community services and so much more. 

Our children graduated, and we became empty-nesters. So life started to look a little different. 

Last summer, a neighbor approached me and mentioned that I should attend a Board of Education Meeting, so I did. But I was not prepared for what I experienced. Sitting there listening, I thought, "What happened to Forest Hills?" 

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But it was not just at our school, so I took a year to research. I attended meetings, looked at news sources and medical articles, and listened to parents, retired & current staff, coaches, and bus drivers. I knew our whole country, in every school district, was facing the same issues.

I know the future of our community and the future of our students is at risk if we don't change something soon.

For a year, I was asked to run for the school board. I wondered how to carve out the time from my schedule with running my own business. But looking at my grandkids, knowing what the future could hold for them, I could not sit idly on the sidelines. My passion is serving others. I would love to serve on the Forest Hills Board of Education, where I feel I can help make a difference in bringing the community + classrooms back together.

I filed on the deadline day and spent the next month preparing the way by moving business responsibilities to other team members. I went to more meetings, answered more questions, and gathered support. My thoughts, goals, news articles, and mission have made it to this digital platform. This site will serve as a place where I can interface with Forest Hills parents and staff.  It will be updated weekly.

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