Supports directing school resources toward academic enrichment, to teach academics, and prepare students for a more competitive career and future.

- Supports directing school resources toward academic enrichment, to teach academics, and prepare students for a more competitive career and future.

School System Budget

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

School Safety & Discipline

Supports data driven decision making, modeling, goal setting, and measurable outcomes.

- Supports data driven decision making, modeling, goal setting, and measurable outcomes.

School Curriculum

Prioritizes meeting the needs of students on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and staff members in the special education department.

- Prioritizes meeting the needs of students on an Individual Education Plan (IEP) and staff members in the special education department.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports an increase in quality academic trainings for PUSD teachers.

- Supports an increase in quality academic trainings for PUSD teachers.

Teachers

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Janelle Bowles

As of September 18, 2024, Becky Proudfit did not have a website.

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Becky Proudfit

As of September 18, 2024, David Matthew Sandoval did not have a website.

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Supports prioritizing a "Back to Basics initiative" to enhance academic skills.

Believes art education is critical for developing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

- Supports prioritizing a "Back to Basics initiative" to enhance academic skills.
- Believes art education is critical for developing creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.

As of September 18, 2024, Jeffrey A Tobey’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Jewish school board candidate emphasizes school safety

Believes PUSD needs to address problems such as bullying, harassment, and vaping.

Supports the Parent Bill of Rights to foster trust and respect between parents and schools, believing that effective communication and parental involvement are essential for student success.

- Believes PUSD needs to address problems such as bullying, harassment, and vaping.
- Supports a Parent Bill of Rights.

Student Wellbeing

Believes teachers should be the "4th best paid" in Arizona.

- Believes in increasing teacher salaries.

Supports strengthening technical trade education to ensure students gain practical skills for real-world success.

Supports strengthening technical trade education.

Believes families deserve to send their children to safe schools for a quality education at a reasonable taxpayer cost.

- Supports strengthening technical trade education.
- Believes families deserve to send their children to safe schools for a quality education at a reasonable taxpayer cost.

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Jeffrey A Tobey

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As of September 18, 2024, Melissa Leigh Girmscheid’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Supports financial transparency and public discussion of the district budget.

- Supports financial transparency and public discussion of the district budget.

Advocates for improving educator retention, including teachers and school staff.

- Advocates for improving educator retention, including teachers and school staff.

Supports increasing student access to diverse K-8 and high school programs.

- Supports increasing student access to diverse K-8 and high school programs.

Melissa Leigh Girmscheid

School board candidate says he knows schools best. Why? He's still a student

Supports preserving and expanding the M.E.T professional academy, International Baccalaureate Program, and CTE courses.

Supports preserving and expanding the M.E.T. professional academy, International Baccalaureate Program, and CTE courses.

Supports moving away from high-stakes testing and instead focusing on developing high-quality educators.

Aims to establish youth board liaisons and district advisory councils to ensure that the perspectives and needs of students are integrated into the policy-making process.

Believes in making informed choices driven by empirical evidence.

- Supports preserving and expanding the M.E.T. professional academy, International Baccalaureate Program, and CTE courses.
- Supports moving away from high-stakes testing and instead focusing on developing high-quality educators.
- Aims to establish youth board liaisons and district advisory councils to ensure that the perspectives and needs of students are integrated into the policy-making process.
- Believes in making informed choices driven by empirical evidence.

Advocates for equitable funding allocation between northern and southern schools, ensuring that all students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.

Proposes the implementation of participatory budgeting, which would grant students a voice in shaping their educational environment.

Supports passing a bond measure to repair failing infrastructure and build a new school.

- Advocates for equitable funding allocation between northern and southern schools, ensuring that all students have access to the resources and opportunities they need to thrive.
- Proposes the implementation of participatory budgeting, which would grant students a voice in shaping their educational environment.
- Supports passing a bond measure to repair failing infrastructure and build a new school.

Supports partnerships with service providers, health organizations, after-school programs, and youth centers to provide comprehensive support and holistic education for students.

- Supports partnerships with service providers, health organizations, after-school programs, and youth centers to provide comprehensive support and holistic education for students.

Plans to prioritize educator retention by implementing strategies that recognize and reward teachers, including advocating for increased teacher compensation.

- Plans to prioritize educator retention by implementing strategies that recognize and reward teachers, including advocating for increased teacher compensation.

As of September 18, 2024, Mikah C Dyer’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Mikah C Dyer

- 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.