1.  What has been your involvement with the community and school district? Describe your leadership and volunteerism in the community. Did you or your children attend school in the district? Have you volunteered in or been employed by the school district?
I am a 1991 graduate of Senatobia City Schools. I am past President of the Senatobia Rotary Club. I am past President of the Tate County Economic Development Foundation. I am past member of HOPE Ministries. I am the 2022 Tate County Citizen of the Year. I have had 2 children graduate from Senatobia City Schools and I have a son in 9th grade currently.

2.  Why do you want to serve on your school board?  
I think the public school is the most important component leading to the success of a community.

3.  Students from low-income households often need additional resources to achieve academic success. What should your school district do to ensure that all students are successful?
Offer after school programs. Utilize a flexible calendar. We currently do this.

4.  What strategies would you support to create a safer school environment?  What can your school district do to address cyberbullying, mental health, and physical safety?
SRO’s. Hire and retain more counselors. Have informational meetings and literature with parents and students about issues.

5.  What do you see as the most pressing infrastructure needs facing your district?
School choice / vouchers.

6.  Mississippi school districts are funded by a mix of federal, state, and local funds. The state contributes to local school districts through the new Mississippi Student Funding Formula (MSFF). The MSFF is intended to fund teacher salaries, retirement and benefits, transportation costs, facility maintenance, utilities, special education, and other programs. What role will you play in advocating for full funding of MSFF for your district?
I will educate the public and legislators across the state.

7.  Vouchers for private school tuition divert public funds away from public schools and toward unaccountable private schools. Do you agree that tax dollars should be used for only public schools and not for non-public schools? Why or why not?
Tax dollars should only be used for public schools, but if they are used for private schools, then the private schools should be held to the same standards and regulations as the public schools.

8. In Mississippi, academic standards are set by the Mississippi Department of Education and local districts choose curricula from an MDE-approved list. Do you trust educators in your district to teach using their professional judgment and training or should teaching be further regulated by school board policy or law? If you believe teaching should be further regulated, how so?
Teachers should be held accountable by the principals.

9. Mississippi is experiencing a severe teacher shortage. What strategies will you support to recruit and retain high-quality educators?  
Alternate path teaching and easier regulations for retired teachers to get back in the classroom.