Issues

Back to Basics: Classrooms Over Chaos

Parents Matter – But No One Group Speaks for All

Protect Public Education

Stabilize Our Schools Before It’s Too Late

Support Teachers Like Professionals

Transparency Isn’t Optional

Back to Basics: Classrooms Over Chaos
Our classrooms have become battlegrounds for politics instead of places for learning. Teachers are buried in paperwork, compliance rules, and fear of saying the wrong thing instead of doing what they were trained to do… teach.

We need to:
- Remove non-essential administrative burdens
- Restore classroom autonomy
- Trust teachers as professionals
If it doesn’t help a child learn, it doesn’t belong in the classroom.
Parents Matter – But No One Group Speaks for All
Parents absolutely deserve a voice in their child’s education. But our schools should not be controlled by the loudest voices in the room.

A small, organized group of activists has been driving decisions that impact every student, every teacher, and every family—whether they agree or not.

We need:
- Balanced, community-wide representation
- Policies rooted in education, not ideology
- Classrooms that are safe and inclusive for every student
Strong schools require partnership between parents and educators, not conflict.

Parental rights should never come at the expense of every other child’s education.
Protect Public Education
School choice matters. Parents should have options.

But those choices should not come at the expense of the students who remain in public classrooms.

We need:
- Accountability for where public dollars go
- Strong investment in public schools
- Leadership that fights for—not against—our system
Every child deserves a great school – not just the ones who can access alternatives.
Stabilize Our Schools Before It’s Too Late
We are seeing declining enrollment, teacher shortages, and families leaving the system. That’s not a coincidence – it’s the result of decisions.

Turning this around will require:
- Honest evaluation of what’s working and what’s not
- Willingness to make difficult decisions
- Long-term planning, not short-term politics
Not everyone will agree with every decision, and that’s okay. What matters is that decisions are made thoughtfully, transparently, and with students at the center.

We can’t keep doing the same things and expect different results.
Support Teachers Like Professionals
We don’t have a teacher shortage, we have a retention problem.

Teachers are leaving because:
- They aren’t supported
- They’re overburdened
- They’re under constant scrutiny
Yes, salary matters – but we cannot control all of that locally. What we can control is:
- Work environment
- Respect and autonomy
- Creative incentives and benefits
- Reducing burnout
In the private sector, when you can’t compete on salary alone, you compete on environment, flexibility, and support. Our schools should be no different.

If Brevard becomes the best place to teach, it will become the best place to learn.
Transparency Isn’t Optional
The school board works for the people – not the other way around.

Right now, too many parents, teachers, and even students feel dismissed or ignored. That erodes trust—and when trust is gone, nothing else works.

We need:
- Honest communication, even when decisions are hard
- Real engagement, not performative listening
- Accountability to taxpayers and families
If elected officials don’t want transparency, they shouldn’t be in public office.

You deserve to know what decisions are being made… and why.