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Ballotpedia: Benny Kinsey

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Supports expanding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs to teach students resilience, self-regulation, and effective communication.

Supports expanding STEM programs, financial literacy courses, and civics education.

- Supports expanding Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programs to teach students resilience, self-regulation, and effective communication.
- Supports expanding STEM programs, financial literacy courses, and civics education.

School Curriculum

Supports providing resources and workshops for parents to reinforce learning and behavioral strategies at home.

Aims to reduce practical barriers like transportation, homelessness, or financial challenges by advocating for free or reduced-cost transportation, school supplies assistance, and support for homeless or low-income students.

Supports developing systems to track attendance data, evaluate initiatives, and identify areas for improvement.

Advocates for expanding access to technology for at-risk students.

- Supports providing resources and workshops for parents to reinforce learning and behavioral strategies at home.
- Aims to reduce practical barriers like transportation, homelessness, or financial challenges by advocating for free or reduced-cost transportation, school supplies assistance, and support for homeless or low-income students.
- Supports developing systems to track attendance data, evaluate initiatives, and identify areas for improvement.
- Advocates for expanding access to technology for at-risk students.

School Facilities & Resources

Supports controlled access, surveillance systems, school resource officers, and visitor management protocols for school safety.

- Supports controlled access, surveillance systems, school resource officers, and visitor management protocols for school safety.

Student Wellbeing

Supports programs that provide mental health resources and support for educators, including counseling services, stress management workshops, and wellness programs.

- Supports programs that provide mental health resources and support for educators, including counseling services, stress management workshops, and wellness programs.

Teachers

Plans to increase access to mental health services in schools, including counseling, therapy, and support groups.

- Plans to increase access to mental health services in schools, including counseling, therapy, and support groups.

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Ballotpedia: Denise Morrison

Advocates for reducing emphasis on standardized testing.

- Advocates for reducing emphasis on standardized testing.

As of October 9, 2024, Denise Morrison’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes in improving background checks for school staff.

Believes there must be accountability for failures in child welfare.

- Believes in improving background checks for school staff.
- Believes there must be accountability for failures in child welfare.

Proposes a college assistance program to address teacher shortages.

- Proposes a college assistance program to address teacher shortages.

Believes Klein ISD's debt negatively impacts teachers, students, and taxpayers.

Denise Morrison

Ballotpedia, Dustin Creager

Believes in using "our own moral language" instead of being "conformed by categories of critical race theory."

Believes the school district should use their "our own moral language" and focus on "the true history of America." rather than being "conformed by categories of critical race theory."

Supports initiatives that serve special needs children.

Plans to focus on initiatives that serve special needs students in the school district, including developing special education programs that provide strong support and high quality technology. 

- Believes the school district should use their "our own moral language" and focus on "the true history of America." rather than being "conformed by categories of critical race theory."
- Plans to focus on initiatives that serve special needs students in the school district, including developing special education programs that provide strong support and high quality technology. 

Supports transparency in how taxpayer dollars are spent.

Plans to continue focusing on ensuring transparency with taxpayers and that taxpayer funds are carefully spent. 

- Plans to continue focusing on ensuring transparency with taxpayers and that taxpayer funds are carefully spent. 

Believes all decisions should be based on "what is best for the 53,000 students of Klein ISD."

Believes the board should focus on what is best for students in the district. 

- Believes the board should focus on what is best for students in the district. 

As of October 9, 2024, Dustin Creager’s website did not contain information on this issue.