DAVIS SCHOOL BOARD • PRECINCT 3
My Priorities
These are the areas I'll focus on as your board member — centered on students, families and educators, and on the practical decisions a school board can actually make.
How I'll Act on These Priorities
Each priority below includes a specific action I'll advocate for as a member of the board — and a clear way to see whether it's working.
Board Action - what I'll push for
How We'll Measure It - how you'll know
01
Helping Families Support Their Students
When families hit a roadblock, they need a partner in their corner—not a wall of red tape.
A dedicated Parent Advocate gives families a helpful guide to solve issues early, before they turn into major legal battles. I also want to set up simple, anonymous end-of-season feedback surveys for coaches and club directors so our extracurricular activities stay positive and healthy for our kids.
BOARD ACTIONS
Establish a dedicated Parent & Student Advocate—a welcoming starting point for families navigating Special Education, bullying, and school concerns.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
Advocate Role Established: A dedicated, neutral advocate appointed and readily accessible to all district families.
Faster Response & Resolution: Shorter turnaround times for family concerns, solving issues early before they escalate into formal complaints or legal disputes.
Extracurricular Feedback Active: Anonymous end-of-season survey tools implemented for all sports, clubs, and extracurricular programs.
02
A Stronger Focus on Literacy
Reading is the foundation for everything—and it should be something our kids genuinely love.
Some of my favorite childhood memories involve sitting on the classroom floor listening to a teacher read out loud. We need to bring that joy back into our schools by putting real books in kids' hands—not just screens. That means funding reading specialists where they're needed most, giving librarians the time to actually be librarians, and filling our shelves with high-interest books that make kids excited to read on their own.
BOARD ACTIONS
Prioritize reading fundamentals: Invest in physical books, protect library time, expand reading specialists, and support proven classroom reading instruction.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
Benchmark Gains: Progress on grade-level reading benchmarks the district already reports.
Library Support: Restoring librarians' time to focus on literacy and student engagement.
Physical Reading: Growing school collections of high-interest physical books.
Advocate for real literacy resources: Fund reading specialists, protect school libraries, expand high-interest physical books, and support strong foundational reading instruction.
03
Listening to the Experts in the Classroom
Grounded leadership means being present in our schools, not just sitting at a board table
Too often, district decisions are handed down without understanding how they actually impact a teacher’s day or a student's classroom. I plan to be consistently present in our schools, sitting down with administrators, teachers, and support staff so they know they have an accessible partner on the board who truly values their expertise.
BOARD ACTIONS
Build real school partnerships: Maintain a regular listening cadence with precinct educators, staff, and administrators before voting on district initiatives.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
Visiting every school in Precinct 3 at least twice a year to meet face-to-face with teachers, staff, and administrators. I’ll also host regular listening check-ins before major board votes so the perspectives of the people closest to our kids directly guide every decision I make.
04
Age-Appropriate Technology Use
Technology and AI should support learning — not replace foundational skills, face-to-face teaching, problem solving, writing, math and human interaction.
Technology & AI
AI tools make it easy and tempting for technology to become a quick substitute for actual learning rather than a tool to support it. We must be very careful with how AI policies are shaped in our schools. Some of the most valuable learning happens through the process of struggling, trying, and working through problems independently. We need to work hand-in-hand with our classroom teachers to craft practical, common-sense AI policies that ensure foundational skills in writing, math, and critical thinking are never bypassed for a technology-assisted shortcut.
BOARD ACTIONS
Protect classroom learning time: Establish practical technology and cell phone guidelines that support teachers, respect school realities, and prioritize direct human instruction.
Cell Phones
Elementary schools should stay completely phone-free. In junior highs and high schools, classroom instruction time must remain strictly distraction-free and phone-free. At the same time, our school administrators and teachers have shared real concerns about the difficulty of policing phones during lunch, passing periods, and open-campus transitions. I respect their perspective, and we need to keep working together with our school staff to evaluate these rules and make sure our policies are both effective and realistically enforceable
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
AI Standards: Clear policies guiding how AI is used in learning to protect core problem-solving skills.
Regular Reviews: Ongoing feedback loops with administrators to keep cell phone rules realistic, enforceable, and focused on increasing learning, connection, and student engagement.
Protected Learning: Keeping class time focused on direct instruction and peer interaction.
05
Supporting Every Student, From IEP to AP
Social media and technology have isolated so many of our kids. We need to build real, face-to-face places where every single student feels connected, supported, and like they belong.
Every student needs to know they have a place in our schools—whether they're navigating an IEP, taking AP classes, or anywhere in between. Technology and social media has left so many of our kids feeling lonely and isolated, and we see the toll it takes on their health and well-being every single day.
Our kids need more real, offline places to connect, make friends, and build community through reading clubs, STEM, drama, service groups, and intramural sports—programs where every student can participate.
We can expand these after-school opportunities without asking local taxpayers for a single extra dollar. By pushing state leaders to send Davis District its fair, per-student share of Utah’s Meta settlement money (~$2.3M every year), we can fund student wellness and connection right where it counts—in our local schools.
BOARD ACTIONS
Bring Meta settlement dollars to our classrooms: Work with state leaders and policy advocates to secure Davis District's share of Meta settlement funds (~$2.3M annually) to expand after-school connection, wipe out participation fees, and support student mental health—at zero cost to local taxpayers.
Extracurricular Staffing & Stipends
Paying club advisors, intramural coaches, and program leaders across all our junior highs and high schools so more after-school groups can thrive.
Paying club advisors, intramural coaches, and program leaders across all our junior highs and high schools so more after-school groups can thrive.
School Mini-Grants
Sending $5,000 to $10,000 direct grants straight to individual schools for STEM, drama, sports, and service groups to completely eliminate participation fees so every family can participate.
Connection & Wellness Specialists
Supporting caring staff focused directly on student mental health, peer support, and making sure every kid finds an offline group where they feel welcomed and supported.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
Success means securing Davis District’s fair ~$2.3M annual share of Meta settlement funds at zero cost to local taxpayers, delivering mini-grants that completely eliminate participation fees, and seeing a real increase in the number of students actively involved in after-school clubs, sports, and wellness activities.
06
Common-Sense Decisions
Practical policies, responsible funding, and decisions that work in real schools.
Practical Policies
Good intentions still need workable rules. Overburdening our teachers with state mandates and unnecessary administrative red tape takes precious energy away from actual teaching. We need practical district policies that protect instructional time, respect educators' professional capacity, and keep the focus on our kids.
Responsible Funding
Our public schools rely on stable, guaranteed funding. I will actively work to protect Utah’s constitutionally dedicated income tax funding for public education so these resources stay directly in our classrooms—preventing tax burdens from continually shifting onto local property owners.
Student Safety & Transportation
Student safety isn't negotiable. Ten years ago, I fought the district on a hazardous safe-walking route issue for kids going to Canyon Creek Elementary. That fight taught me invaluable lessons about navigating district bureaucracy and standing up for families. I will always prioritize student safety to ensure every child has a safe, reliable path to school.
Healthy, Sustainable Schools
As demographics and enrollment shift across our district, conversations about school boundaries and resources must be handled with care. I am committed to early, transparent community dialogue so parents and neighborhoods are always partners in the process, never caught off guard.
BOARD ACTIONS
Deliver practical, community-first governance: Stand up for constitutionally protected public education funds, eliminate red tape that overburdens teachers, prioritize safe walking routes for local schools like Canyon Creek, and ensure transparent community dialogue on district decisions.
HOW WE'LL MEASURE IT
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Teacher Satisfaction & Retention: Measurable increases in teacher job satisfaction and a clear reduction in educator burnout on district surveys.
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Protected Education Funding: Active advocacy to safeguard Utah's constitutionally protected public education dollars for local classrooms.
IF ELECTED
My First Year in Office
My First Year in Office
01
Establish a Parent & Student Advocate
Lay the groundwork for a neutral, accessible district resource so families facing Special Education, bullying, or school concerns can get real answers and early solutions.
02
Secure Meta Settlement Dollars for Connection
Partner with state legislators and policy leaders to direct Utah’s Meta settlement funds (~$2.3M/year) straight to local schools—expanding after-school clubs, sports, and wellness at zero cost to taxpayers.
03
Listen Directly Inside Our Schools
Visit every school in Precinct 3 at least twice a year to sit down with teachers, staff, and administrators so board policy always reflects real classroom experiences.
What actually is the role of a Davis School Board member?
Q: What is the primary role of a Davis School Board member?
A: School board members represent the community's voice in local education. Rather than managing daily school operations—which is the superintendent's job—board members set district policies, adopt and oversee the budget, hold district leadership accountable, and ensure resources directly benefit students in our classrooms.
As your representative, my role is to listen to parents and educators, advocate for common-sense local policies, ensure transparent fiscal decisions, and partner with state leaders to protect public education funding.
DAVIS SCHOOL DISTRICT BOARD MEMBERS
Help set district priorities
Adopt district policies
Oversee the budget
Guide the district's direction
Represent their precinct and the broader community