3 year term
Brief List of Accomplish and Affilations:
- Life long resident of the City of Plainfield
- Graduate Plainfield Public School System
- BS in Business Administration
- Pursuing MBA at Centenary College, Metro Park
- Founding member of The Juneteenth African American Heritage Organization
- Former Participant in The Safe Haven Program
- Former Participant in The Safe Haven Mentoring Program
- Participant Plainfield High School Peer Mentoring Program
- Former Cheerleading Coach Plainfield Pop-Warner Vikings
Occupation/Profession: Staffing Specialist
I am a single mother of a 7 year old daughter who attends Queen City Academy
My primary reason for seeking a position on the BOE is to help set policies and procedures that will enable our school system to work effectively and efficiently. To ensure that the curriculum that is passed is a curriculum that challenges our students and enables them to compete with students outside of our district. I am also seeking a position on the BOE because I know that I will be able to help the board review the schools budget and can adhere to making sure that monies are allocated in a responsible manner. The last reason I am seeking a position on the Board of Education is because I feel that my background in Human Resources and my love for the community will be an asset to the Students, the teachers, the parents and the community as a whole.
(A). My goal as a member of the Board of Education is to ensure that the policy and procedures that are set and the budgets that are passed are those that have been carefully reviewed and analyzed to ensure that I am making a thought out decision that will be for the betterment of our children. I intend to ask the hard questions, evaluate the answers, speak with my fellow board members about my views and concerns to ensure and vote with a sound clear thought out decision process.
(B). My goal is to ensure that the administration team that is approved by the Board are qualified and receiving a competitive salary. I indeed to do this by reviewing credentials, asking the hard questions and evaluating the answers to ensure that the correct people are in the correct position at the correct salary. I plan to discuss my concerns and views with my fellow Board members and have an open dialog to come to sound decisions.
a. The qualities that I possess are the following:
i. I am a life-long residant of Plainfield
ii. I have attended and graduated from the Plainfield Public School System
iii. I have a BS in Business Administration and am currently pursing my MBA
iv. I am analytical in my thought processes and thinking method
v. I have a love and respect for the City of Plainfield and the children that reside here. I believe that our community and school district holds great talent and once it is properly challenged we will be able to uphold our name as The Queen City.
I believe cooperative and collaborative are the best working relationship. Decisions on the Board cannot be past without a majority vote, therefore all members should have a chance to voice their concerns, issues, opinions and facts. We should be able to agree to disagree at times, we should be able to hold respectful debates and vote in a way that will be in the best interest of our stakeholders. I will ensure that this happens by being open to the other Board Members ideas concerns, issues, opinions, and facts and by voicing my concerns, issues, opinions and facts.
I feel that communication is the key to any relationship and therefore I believe making ourselves accessible to the parents, administration and employees is the one way to open up communication. The Board member(s) that you are communicating with will be able to direct you to the correct person, or the correct process in handling any concern or idea that you may have.
I feel that I am a great asset to the Board of Education and can ensure that I will do my best in holding myself, the Board, and the Superintended accountable for the decisions that are made. I will ensure the budget that is passed is allocated in a cost effective manner, I will ensure that the curriculum that is set before the board is evaluated to ensure it will allow our students to maximize their potential, I will do my best in getting the community involved in our school district, I will ensure that the board goes back to the business of governance. Finally, With likeminded individuals on the board that hold various backgrounds and strengths, who are not afraid to ask questions and who are able to agree to disagree at times, I believe we can move our school district forward.
4 comments:
To the anonymous commenter -- although I do find your question QUITE valid, this is not the proper venue as Mrs. Hendricks would need the opportunity to reply to your concern. Please consider revising your concern by removing specific reference to an individual but rather ask the question in general to all candidates -- as the concern you raise would apply regardless. Please let me know if you would like that done. Otherwise I can not post your comment. Thanks for Blogging!
Renata, the question rephrased. I hope this is better or you can rephrase so it makes sense.
General question to all candidates: How is it not hypocritical to want to be a member of the BOE and makes important decisions for the children of others that will impact them for years to come, if the candidate's own choice for their own children is to enroll them in a charter school? How would they as a BOE member be able to be taken seriously and advocate fairly for PPS and encourage parents and children when the perception is "not my child" regarding allowing PPS to educate their child?
10:02Am are you suggesting that someone who sends their child(ren) to alternative schools can't be fair in their decision making? Would you suggest this is the current position of current BOE members who don't send their child(ren) to a charter school? I am not saying that one is better than the other - both programs serve a purpose in any community. I would suggest that any board member have a broad view and perspective of the bigger picture. It is essential that every board member not be a "rubber-stamper" They need to use the facts to make informed decisions once they are serving the community in this capacity.
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