Policy

The Sterling district is home to two very different groups of learners. While LCPS provides a great education for a majority of our students, like those in Loudoun Valley Estates 2, our Title I schools in Sterling do not experience the same academic equity. I want ALL of our students to have the same access to high-quality learning, and my focus as an education advocate is to ensure that our Sterling schools get it.

School safety is a cornerstone of great education. All students need a safe, secure environment to learn, which includes both physical and mental safety. Our students have a great sense of belonging in our schools in LCPS. I want to ensure that we continue to foster a great physical safety presence in our schools so our kids can focus on what they do best!

With a $2B budget and an annual spend of $25,000 per student, no student or teacher should go without the very best supplies and resources available. Teachers need time to prepare and teach students. They need a culture that supports their work, free from political bias. We want teachers to have the best possible workplace culture to ensure they can achieve their highest potential.

For too long, the LCPS Administrative Office has not been held accountable for student outcomes and performance. Current School Board members have rubber-stamped administrative decisions without any oversight for a $2B budget and continue to approve salary and budget increases despite the decrease in student enrollment. As your tax bill increases, student academic performance decreases. We need to right this ship.

Our Loudoun schools must ultimately prepare students for life after high school. Expanding of vocational programs, certificates, and work-based learning in our Sterling schools will create career opportunities immediately after graduation.

This summer, the US Supreme Court reaffirmed Title IX, upholding the separation of boys' and girls' sports and the dignity of their unique spaces in restrooms and locker rooms. ALL of our students deserve to have a safe environment to learn and be engaged in their academic community. We need to work with our communities to revise School Board Policy 8040 to meet federal and state requirements while ensuring ALL of our students are heard. We also need to acknowledge the impact of those policy decisions on our Title I schools with regard to Federal funding.