COMMUNTIY IMPACT, Q&A: Meet the candidates running for Tomball ISD Position 6

Plans to "Maintain ‘A‘ academic ratings."

Wants the district to  "Maintain ‘A‘ academic ratings."

- Wants the district to  "Maintain ‘A‘ academic ratings."

School Curriculum

Believes in maintaining "strong financial discipline" and finding "spending efficiencies."

Believes school funding is a major challenge, noting "Despite raging inflation, funding from the state has not changed since 2019."

Believes in "stretching our tax dollars, looking for ways to increase efficiency, while providing a high value education for all."

Believes in maximizing the use of tax dollars and seeking ways to "increase efficiency, while providing a high value education for all."

- Believes in maintaining "strong financial discipline" and finding "spending efficiencies."
- Believes school funding is a major challenge, noting "Despite raging inflation, funding from the state has not changed since 2019."
- Believes in maximizing the use of tax dollars and seeking ways to "increase efficiency, while providing a high value education for all."

School Facilities & Resources

Believes student achievement is the top priority and supports partnering with Constable Mark Herman to ensure school safety.

Believes student achievement is a top priority and supports partnering with Constable Mark Herman to ensure school safety.

- Believes student achievement is a top priority and supports partnering with Constable Mark Herman to ensure school safety.

Student Wellbeing

Believes in prioritizing the hiring of "the best teachers" and providing them with daily support.

Supports initiatives to recruit and retain teachers, including the "Grow Your Own" program, which helps aspiring teachers currently employed by TISD obtain higher education through grant dollars.

Plans to address anticipated growth in the district through initiatives to recruit and retain teachers, including the "Grow Your Own" program, which helps aspiring teachers currently employed by TISD obtain higher education through grant dollars.

- Believes in prioritizing the hiring of "the best teachers" and providing them with daily support.
- Plans to address anticipated growth in the district through initiatives to recruit and retain teachers, including the "Grow Your Own" program, which helps aspiring teachers currently employed by TISD obtain higher education through grant dollars.

Teachers

Believes in prioritizing "small town, family-focused values."

- Believes in prioritizing "small town, family-focused values."

Access to Education

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As of October 14, 2024, Jennifer Kratky’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Supports public meetings for board member discussions and more fiscal transparency, such as an online searchable check register.

- Supports public meetings for board member discussions and more fiscal transparency, such as an online searchable check register.

Supports enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on bullying.

- Supports enforcing a zero-tolerance policy on bullying.

Believes in paying teachers competitively, reducing unnecessary tasks, and hiring the right administrators to lead and support them.

- Believes in paying teachers competitively, reducing unnecessary tasks, and hiring the right administrators to lead and support them.

Supports informal engagement opportunities, such as town hall meetings, constituent coffees, or phone call appointments, between school board trustees and the people they serve.

Believes in preventing burnout and ensuring that parents of currently enrolled students have a voice on the school board.

Supports term limits for school board members, ensuring that parents of currently enrolled students have a voice on the school board.

- Supports informal engagement opportunities, such as town hall meetings, constituent coffees, or phone call appointments, between school board trustees and the people they serve.
- Supports term limits for school board members, ensuring that parents of currently enrolled students have a voice on the school board.