"As a parent to children that have and are in the Unit 4 school system, you have allowed me to continue my commitment in a larger capacity. Stewardship and participation in the direction of one of the largest economic drivers in our community cannot be underestimated. It is the focus of all of our board members, administration and staff that we find and make a way to empower our youth towards success. Diversity of student backgrounds, experiences and thought adds to the richness of Unit 4 allowing a glimpse of a world outside of Unit 4.

Thank you for this opportunity to serve. I ask that you communicate with all of us as we work to make our school system a reason families come, stay, prosper and grow. I look forward to hearing from you."

"I would like to thank everyone for giving me the tremendous opportunity to serve as one of your school board members. I look forward to working with the board and the community over the next four years to continue to provide excellent education and increased opportunities for all of our Unit 4 students. As a Champaign native I am passionate about the success of our community and there is no better place to nurture that type of passion in our children."

"I am honored to be entrusted to serve on the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education. I am committed and passionate to see all Unit 4 schools be as successful as possible in educating our children, at all levels. As a parent of two children in our district I get to see all the effort and dedication that goes into our children’s education. I am proud of being part of a diverse community and school district. I am excited to step up to the challenge to keep our school district moving forward. I will do my best to promote each student’s opportunity to succeed to their fullest potential! I am excited to work with all members of our community. Together we can make a difference!"

"All children have a right to a quality education, regardless of their abilities, their backgrounds, or their strengths and weaknesses. This school district must bridge the gap between those who need more assistance to keep up and those that need more assistance as they soar ahead. At the same time nurturing and advancing those in the middle. But, ALL children CAN learn. As a school district we must embrace this concept and address the needs of our children accordingly.

We need to develop short and long range plans that allow us to grow as needed, increase programs in a realistic, careful way, and give our administration a clear framework within which to work. We need to improve our facilities and expand our offerings to enrich the education of all our students.

As a test of success, I would like to see our children look back as adults and say that Unit 4 Schools provided them with an educational foundation that served them well the rest of their lives."

"I am very pleased and honored to be able to serve on the Champaign Unit 4 Board of Education. As a parent of four children in our district, I have witnessed first hand how hard our schools work to serve the needs of all children. We have a wonderfully diverse school district. This diversity is one of great strengths and we will continue to work to embrace and take advantage of it. The quality of public education in this community is critical to its success and I look forward to continuing to work in partnership with others to enable Unit 4 to achieve its full potential."

"I consider it a real honor and privilege to serve the diverse residents of the Champaign Unit 4 School district. As a former board member, I will again pledge to work closely with my fellow Board members to make sure that the proper policies and procedures are in place so that our faculty and staff will have the necessary resources to deliver only the very best as we all strive to meet the educational needs of our children. We as a Board must continue to build off the solid foundations already established and work hard to keep the positive momentum currently being generated moving forward. Our children deserve only the very best!"