Pat Beckham

Hello, my name is Patrice (Pat) Beckham.  Our education system was created to help students gain the knowledge and skills needed to prepare them to lead productive and fulfilling lives.  Our schools must focus on creating individual pathways to success for all students. 

My Priorities Include:

 Improve Student Learning

• • • • •  Encourage more technical and vocational education. 

        •  Improve math and reading skills in primary grades, particularly K-3.

        •  Focus on teaching our children communication, collaboration, creativity and critical thinking skills to prepare them for the complex world they will face after graduation.

        •  Introduce financial literacy concepts in elementary school and build on those concepts as children grow older.

Support and Retain our Teachers

• • • • •  Incentivize teachers to stay either financially or by changes to their work environment.

 Address support staff needs in classrooms. 

• • • • •  Encourage community involvement in the classroom and school, in general, in order to improve the support of teachers and children.

Transparency - Open and Honest

• • • • •  Online access to curriculum for interested parties.

        •  Coordinate educational goals with parents and teachers.

        • Stream/record Board meetings to be accessible to the public.

Smart Spending for our Schools

• • • • •  Control spending and ensure the focus is on our children's education.

        •  Eliminate WASTE.

        • Prioritize classroom needs. 

-Pat