Vote Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Letisha Hinds for School Board Bentonville Zone 5
I am running to promote creativity and forward-thinking ideas so that our teachers, students, and community can thrive.
PRIORITIES
We have great schools! My daughter is currently in the fourth grade and has had wonderful teachers. They have always been responsive and open. However, we lack some basic things like enough bus drivers and after school care. My biggest concern is providing great education to support our community's growth!
Teachers & Staff
- Our teachers and staff do not get paid enough to afford to live in Bentonville. We are not taking care of the people who educate our children.
- Our excuse cannot be that we pay the most in the state when we are consistently ranked at the bottom in the country.
- We need to reevaluate how we approach our staff's benefits, pay, incentive, and workload so that we can attract and retain them.
- We are severely underfunded in education. This is something that has to be addressed at the local and state level.
Community & Growth
- We need to address issues that our families are facing as our community continues to grow. These issues include transportation and after school care access as well as teacher burnout and cost of living increases.
- My solution is to understand from our teachers and staff what really drives their day and how we can reduce their burden or workload so that they are supported at every level!
- Bentonville will continue to grow and our district needs creative minds who are willing to be proactive and make sure our schools can keep up so that we are the best option for education in Bentonville.
- I'm a mom with a 4th grade daughter in the Bentonville School District!
- I love creativity and even volunteered to teach a sewing club at Old High Middle School!
- I love our community and what Bentonville represents -- I believe You Belong Here!
- I will always take on a challenge and use my unique perspective and creativity to think outside the box.
- I love Arkansas football, sewing, and design, and am proud to see my daughter take on these hobbies!
- I genuinely believe we have an opportunity to provide meaningful representation to all families within Bentonville. I'm happy to work towards that representation!
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