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Ballotpedia, Steve Bottfeld

Supports using innovative educational programs and up-to-date resources to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.

Believes feedback from parents, guardians, and teachers should shape education policy.

Plans to use data-driven decision making to find areas for improvement and implement targeted strategies.

- Supports using innovative educational programs and up-to-date resources to prepare students for a rapidly changing world.
- Believes feedback from parents, guardians, and teachers should shape education policy.
- Plans to use data-driven decision making to find areas for improvement and implement targeted strategies.

School Curriculum

As of September 18, 2024, Steve Bottfeld’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School Facilities & Resources

Student Wellbeing

Supports providing teachers with support and fair pay to create a better work environment.

- Supports providing teachers with support and fair pay to create a better work environment.

Teachers

Access to Education

Ethics & Conduct

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Steve Bottfeld

As of September 18, 2024, Ann Elizabeth Ordway’s website did not contain information on this issue.

School System Budget

School Safety & Discipline

Deer Valley Unified School District, Ann Elizabeth Ordway

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Ballotpedia, Julie Stockwell

Plans to identify issues preventing educational excellence and implement strategies to solve them.

Believes a strong, diverse curriculum will prepare students for success.

- Plans to identify issues preventing educational excellence and implement strategies to solve them.
- Believes a strong, diverse curriculum will prepare students for success.

Plans to ensure the district stays within its budget and complies with new laws.

Believes public schools are underfunded and supports increasing funding and resources for the district.

- Plans to ensure the district stays within its budget and complies with new laws.
- Believes public schools are underfunded and supports increasing funding and resources for the district.

Believes in creating a secure environment to ensure students and staff feel valued.

Supports upgrading school campuses to improve security.

- Believes in creating a secure environment to ensure students and staff feel valued.
- Supports upgrading school campuses to improve security.

Supports empowering teachers to design educational plans that serve each student's unique needs.

Believes recruiting and retaining talented teachers and staff who understand children’s needs is a top priority.

- Supports empowering teachers to design educational plans that serve each student's unique needs.
- Believes recruiting and retaining talented teachers and staff who understand children’s needs is a top priority.

As of September 18, 2024, Julie Stockwell’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Julie Stockwell

Ballotpedia: Karen Pack

Supports evidence-based curriculum and phonics instruction.

- Supports evidence-based curriculum and phonics instruction.

Promotes fiscal responsibility with a focus on ensuring funds directly benefit students and educators.

- Promotes fiscal responsibility with a focus on ensuring funds directly benefit students and educators.

As of September 18, 2024, Karen Pack’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports "adequately trained teachers and smaller class sizes."

Advocates for teacher training and support.

- Prioritizes smaller class sizes.
- Advocates for teacher training and support.

Karen Pack

Believes schools should not be used for political manipulation or to "push agendas."

Believes schools should not be used for "political manipulation" or to "push agendas."

Believes schools should focus on reading, math, science, history, and technology, saying "The teaching of controversial topics should be left to the parents."

Believes schools should focus on reading, math, science, history, and technology, and that "controversial topics should be left to the parents."

Believes parents should be the primary decision-makers in their children's education.

Believes the removal of laws preventing teaching of "alternative lifestyles" initiated the "push to sexualize children."

Opposes education on race and racism (ERR) and supports legislation to prevent such topics in K-12 schools and higher education.

Opposes education on race and racism and supports legislation to prevent such topics in K-12 schools and higher education.

- Believes schools should not be used for "political manipulation" or to "push agendas."
- Believes schools should focus on reading, math, science, history, and technology, and that "controversial topics should be left to the parents."
- Believes parents should be the primary decision-makers in their children's education.
- Believes the removal of laws preventing teaching of "alternative lifestyles" initiated the "push to sexualize children."
- Opposes education on race and racism and supports legislation to prevent such topics in K-12 schools and higher education.

Believes the Governing Board should ensure funds are used wisely for student education.

Believes the governing board should ensure funds are used wisely for student education.

- Believes the governing board should ensure funds are used wisely for student education.

Opposes policies that allow individuals to use bathrooms that do not align with their sex at birth.

Opposes policies that allow transgender students to use their chosen bathroom.

- Opposes policies that allow transgender students to use their chosen bathroom.

Believes in the need for "good teachers" and addressing those who "have agendas."

- Believes in the need for "good teachers" and addressing those who "have agendas."

Supports programs to educate parents on how to navigate the school system and understand different options.

- Supports programs to educate parents on how to navigate the school system and understand different options.

AZ District News, The Truth About The Controversy Surrounding Kim Fisher’s Conduct

Has a history of "unprofessional conduct and hostile behavior in Arizona school districts."

Has a history of "unprofessional conduct and hostile behavior" in Arizona school districts.

- Has a history of "unprofessional conduct and hostile behavior" in Arizona school districts.

Kim Fisher

Daily Independent, Get to know the Deer Valley Unified school board candidates: Melody Holehan-Kopas

Supports seeking alternative sources of revenue.

- Supports seeking alternative sources of revenue.

As of September 18, 2024, Melody Holehan-Kopas did not have a website or any information online.

Supports redistricting schools to reduce overcrowding.

- Supports redistricting schools to reduce overcrowding.

Supports competitive salaries and benefits for teachers.

- Supports competitive salaries and benefits for teachers.

Melody Holehan-Kopas

As of September 18, 2024, Terri L Roberts did not have a website or any information online.

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Ballotpedia, Tiffany Hawkins

Plans to speed up academic progress in critical skills such as reading, math, science, and history.

Supports a parent's choice to direct their child's education.

- Plans to speed up academic progress in critical skills such as reading, math, science, and history.
- Supports a parent's choice to direct their child's education.

Plans to research and review new programs prior to implementation to reduce spending.

- Plans to research and review new programs prior to implementation to reduce spending.

Plans to enhance campus safety by updating emergency training, involving students in feedback after drills, and collaborating with parents and district leaders to improve bullying and harassment policies.

Plans to enhance campus safety by updating emergency training, listening to student feedback after drills, and collaborating with parents and district leaders to improve bullying and harassment policies.

Plans to review how the district communicates with parents and encourage more timely updates on academic performance.

- Plans to enhance campus safety by updating emergency training, listening to student feedback after drills, and collaborating with parents and district leaders to improve bullying and harassment policies.
- Plans to review how the district communicates with parents and encourage more timely updates on academic performance.

Promises to address the gaps in support for teachers.

Promises to address the gaps in support for teachers and provide them with additional resources. 

- Promises to address the gaps in support for teachers and provide them with additional resources. 

As of September 18, 2024, Tiffany Hawkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tiffany Hawkins

- School board members set district policy, encourage parent involvement, establish budgets, and determine educational goals for your local school district.
- This position is voluntary. School board members are not paid a salary.