Claudia Brown-Curry | Democrat For Congress

Provide a safe environment for all children:

I believe that we must make certain that a system is in place that is effective, efficient, and expedient in re-assuring our parents that their children are safe.

 

Reinforce educational achievement for all children:

I believe that our state and school district should continue to hold children to high academic standards.  These standards should convey clearly and specifically what our children should know and be able to do by the end of each grade level or other checkpoints.  I am committed to leading our school district in providing all students with the opportunity to achieve as well as exceed established high academic standards.  To do this, the school district and every school must align policies, curriculum, instruction, materials, facilities, technologies, professional development, assessments and school structures.  Students who need extra help should receive timely and intensive interventions.  We must do everything we can to help our students succeed and excel.

Also, in meeting the demands of high academic standards, we must make every effort to give the schools and teachers the resources they need to educate our children

 

Strengthen parental and community involvement:

The success of our public schools depends on the support of many people.  We especially need the support of our parents and community.  We must increase our efforts to operate as teams and partners in leading our school system and the education of our children toward excellence.  I am committed to keeping open lines of communication as we work together with our parents and community to improve the education of our children.  I am passionate in my belief that a well-run school system is dependent on the ability and willingness of school leaders to work together as a team with one aim in mind – that is to do what is best for the children being served.  We must never lose focus of that aim and we must never exclude our parents and community.

 

Improve salaries for ALL employees:

First of all, every Escambia county school district employee is important. Therefore, when it comes to addressing the improvement of salaries and benefits, every employee should be considered. Public school employees’ salaries nationwide have failed to keep up with inflating – meaning teachers, administrators and support staff are losing ground in a fight for more pay.  Escambia County is no exception.  We must be committed to finding ways to improve the salaries of all employees and we must keep this high on the priority list.  This might be a slow process, but we must make every effort to find ways to improve.

 

Equip ALL schools for a community of learners in advanced technology:

Since advanced technology has a positive impact on student achievement, we must expand our efforts at equipping ALL schools for a community of learners in advanced technology.  We can no longer afford to equip some schools with advanced technology and not others.  Every child deserves our best, and every child’s school deserves our best support.

 

Expand support for quality teachers and administrators:

Expanding support for quality teachers and administrators can no longer be equated with doing more with less.  Teachers and administrators are already struggling with crushing workloads and limited resources.  We must exhaust our efforts at finding creative ways to give teachers and administrators at ALL schools the resources they need to help our children succeed.

Overall, I stand for giving every child our best – our best teachers, our best curriculum, our best resources, our best everything.  You can count on me to be fair, honest, dedicated and effective.  I believe that all children can learn and that ll employees can make a positive difference in the lives of our children.  Our best must be given for every child.