Empowering Teachers

Empowered Teachers Empower Students

Empowering Teachers

Let’s listen to them — not just once, but regularly. By holding weekly and monthly conversations with our educators, we can understand their needs and take real action to support them. When teachers are heard and empowered, students succeed.

I fought for my first job as a 14-year-old working for a nonprofit youth agency running group homes, after school programs, and schools. I saw firsthand how students' trust in their teachers and support staff go hand in hand with better scores and more well-rounded development.

Empowering Parents

My mom raised me to be an avid reader. She read every book alongside me. Book bans don't work because they steal parents' rights to make the decisions that are right for their child. Parents should have complete access to their child's reading choices, and have the ability to opt-out of whatever books they do not want their child to read. Opt-out, not opt-in, and only for their child. No one else should get to parent your child.

Supporting Administration

Our Superintendent is the educational leader and chief executive officer of the District. We pay Dr. Gregorski a lot of money because he is highly qualified. It's our job as a board to pass the budget and hold him accountable. It's his job to hold the rest of the schools accountable. Let's support him instead of getting in the way with more policies that create confusion or put our students and teachers at risk.

How you make the difference

Install a yardsign

Knock on doors

Call/text your neighbors

Hold a meet & greet

There are more than 12,000 teachers, support, & admin! Their voice matters, too!

"Not long ago, I accompanied a group of students to the Texas Capitol for an advocacy day. They were bright, passionate, and a little nervous — but eager to speak up about the issues affecting their education. For many of them, it was their first time participating in something like this. They’d prepared their remarks, dressed professionally, and carried themselves with pride.

We visited several offices, and most welcomed the students warmly. But then, we came to one door — one that literally closed on them. A staffer looked out, saw who we were, and simply said, “They’re unavailable,” before shutting the door.

It was a small moment, maybe even routine in the world of politics. But I saw something shift in the students. One of them turned to me and asked, “Do they even care what we have to say?”

That one closed door — just one — was enough to leave a mark. These students weren’t demanding anything unreasonable. They wanted to share their stories. To be heard. To feel like they mattered in the decisions being made about their futures.

I’m running for the Katy ISD School Board because I believe every student deserves to be heard, every teacher deserves to be respected, and every door should be open when it comes to public education. I’ve seen what happens when we empower young people to use their voices — and I’ve seen what it looks like when they’re ignored.

I want to be the kind of leader who keeps the door open. Who listens. Who acts. Because even one closed door can change how a student sees their place in the world — and I refuse to let that be the lesson they take away from engaging in democracy."

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