Karen Overbey for USD 453

I want to improve student academic achievement.
I am concerned about the radical racial and gender ideologies that are showing up in our curriculum, in our teacher training, in our libraries and in our classrooms.

Declining student academic achievement: I want to decrease the number of district goals to focus on measurable, obtainable goals and guardrails that prioritize academic achievement.
Gender ideology indoctrination: I want to pass and implement a Parents Bill of Rights.

Yes. I think it would bring much needed competition that would improve student achievement and provide the opportunity to decrease the leftist indoctrination of our children by providing more alternatives.

Parents are the ultimate authority. Always.

No, I do not agree with that statement. We are the least racist country in the world by all measures. Our American ideals, which are western ideals, which are judeo-Christian ideals, allow for the rise of the individual based on character and merit. We have not always lived up to our ideals because this is a fallen world. But our structures, institutions, and systems are certainly not inherently racist.

DEI is a lie. We need to get back to equality of opportunity and merit, not equity.
SEL is appropriate in certain cases for certain individuals (I’m thinking perhaps in Special Education where a child is having emotional outbursts.). But “transformative SEL” is not targeted at individual students, but instead I targets the entire student body with the intent to change attitudes and culture. It’s the Trojan horse that brings in extreme leftist values such as CRT and gender ideology nonsense. I believe in character and citizen development, not SEL.
I am not in favor of sex education beyond the biology of human reproduction. Values about sex should be taught at home by parents.

“Clear the plate.” Decrease the extras required of teachers, administrators and students that do not promote academic achievement. Allow for consequences on students who are not there to learn instead of placating bad behaviors. Approach policy decisions by asking how do they promote academic achievement? Monitor progress.

No biological males allowed in female spaces. The feelings of a tiny minority do not cancel the rights of girls to be safe.

Yes. Very much so. We need to stand for the right of girls and women to not have their opportunities taken and their safety jeopardized in the name of “being nice.”

Not yet!