For a map of Iron County school voting districts, click here. We have a bond retiring, so it’s a good time to layer in a new bond and keep education funded. The school district and school administration need to allow this process to move forward without interference. We already have a teacher shortage problem, and have an especially difficult time recruiting teachers for certain subjects. We won’t. However, I’ve heard from a number of parents and teachers they would like something different. Check out all of St. George News’ coverage of the 2020 election by clicking here. One does not step there.

Next, I would look at teacher compensation and ways to make it more competitive. Our teachers have been the heroes of this story.

Hours Monday—Friday: 8:00AM–5:00PM Saturday & Sunday: Closed If so, what are your recommendations?

Iron County School District 2077 W. Royal Hunte Dr., Cedar City, UT 84720 (435) 586.2804 | (435) 586.2815. The heroic efforts of teachers, staff and administrators dating back to March is commendable. There was a 6% increase scheduled for education this year and it was cut to 2.5% — barely enough to cover cost of living increases. I will hit the ground running. As a board, we need to earn back the trust of the community. Jeff Corry: Everyone desires and deserves fair compensation.

Dave Staheli: Yes. I’ve volunteered hundreds of hours as a club soccer coach for the youth, had many Rotary exchange students in my home and been highly involved in PTA. The detailed plan was exhaustive and bold. What do we absolutely need, and how can we do it most efficiently and with the lowest cost? Then, I will work to ensure all employees know and follow our policies; if we don’t, they will miss their purpose of creating consistency, fairness, and transparency in our district. Tessa Douglas: From the start of my campaign, I’ve said I would be willing to examine bringing back the mascot, if I felt strongly that my constituents wanted me to. I propose that we follow a process as follows to restore the Redmen tradition to Cedar High School: What qualifications do you have that would make you a capable and effective school board candidate? The process was handled poorly, and people didn’t feel heard.

Outcomes are hugely important to me, and if our schools can’t prepare our students to be successful beyond their senior year, we are doing our children a disservice.

As I spoke with friends and family across the country, many schools struggled to reach students who lacked these things.

Most districts adopt an early-out Friday model for all schools, and this is what I would prefer. It was turned into a racist issue by those who claim to oppose racism and who wanted to erase that Native American honor from our culture and tradition. COVID has exposed weaknesses the district didn’t know they had.

Prep periods and time before and after school during an eight-hour work day should be used for preparation and other teacher efforts to learn and grow in their profession and to assist students who may need additional help. My four kids attended Cedar High and I remember how difficult it was when the name was retired. I will keep late start and I will make it better. I will improve teacher collaboration and training. Thank you teachers, staff, administrators, parents and others! I have been attending the 4 p.m. monthly school board meetings since January of 2019 and the 1:30 p.m. study / work meetings since September 2019, becoming thereby more informed of the workings, duties, and operations of the school board and the concerns of the public. We work under tight deadlines and get things done. In addition to my experience in education, I have also served on a number of boards and understand well how to work with others to create a shared vision and accomplish strategic goals for an organization.

Tessa Douglas: There are a few key things I would do to help attract and retain great teachers and provide consistent support to all personnel across the district. You can see a video about this on my.

Just like a doctor is continually learning, our teachers want to keep up with the changing field of education and technology. It is time for the school board to study the teacher retention problem in Iron County to find out why it is a problem at all. I have many years of leadership experience.

The original plan did not include a mask mandate; it was updated when the governor initiated one. Tiffany Christiansen: My opponent plans to get rid of late start and XLT time.

I applaud the way the district has responded thus far to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cedar City News asked both candidates the following questions. Now, teachers collaborate, use real time data, get specialized trainings such as suicide prevention and have support teams during late start. Rapid growth in our county needs good strategic planning and consistent financial foresight to avoid the need for extreme bond requests like the $93 million bond proposal that was soundly rejected by voters a couple of years ago.