Why I’m Running.
I believe we in Yavapai county can do better for our children. Our children deserve the right to be well educated. Arizona K-12 education is ranked 48th in educating our youth in the United States [1] and 47th in the amount spent on each student[2]. Although I do not believe there is a 100% correlation between money spent and a good education, I would like to increase teacher pay to attract and keep great teachers to give our students the best opportunities to succeed.
Fiscal transparency is necessary to clearly show constituents how their tax monies are being spent. Motivate parents and community members to get involved in their local schools by volunteering in classrooms, monitoring school boards, and taking back control of what is taught in their schools.
The future is in the hands of our children. I would like to go back to ‘teaching’ our next generation instead of ‘facilitating their discovery’ of what we have already discovered. Teach children to be curious, to take what we have already discovered as a society and discover new things, new innovations, new technological advances in whatever fields they desire. Their generation will be tasked to pay our national debt, continue protecting our precious earth, and keep our country strong.
I believe that we can educate all of Yavapai’s children making them integral parts of our local and state economy’s going forward. We need to bring back the basics of education; math, science, reading, writing, fact-based history, and civics. Remove CRT, DEI, SEL and the 1619 Project from our K-12 curriculum.
Bring the values our country was founded on back to the classroom. Promote a love of this great nation. Inspire students to strive for academic excellence, appreciate and understand the importance of education and become better citizens. Elevate the career of teaching; hire and retain great teachers willing to promote a love of country and our state’s conservative values.
Use biological gender in schools K-12.
About Kara
Kara Woods was born and raised in rural Northern Wisconsin. She attended Ripon College in Ripon, Wisconsin where she received degrees in mathematics and physics. As a military wife for over 27 years until her husband’s retirement as an Army Colonel, Kara taught in schools across America from Florida to North Carolina and Texas to Hawaii. Living in Prescott since 2013, she taught the advanced math program at the Middle School before opening a business and becoming a member of the Prescott Unified School District’s Governing Board. Kara resides in Prescott with her husband and her two children and their families. A lifelong conservative Republican, she has been extremely active in Republican politics in Arizona as a Precinct Committeeman, a State Committeeman, and the Treasurer of the Yavapai County Republican Committee.
The Issuses
TEACH THE BASICS WELL
Math, Reading, Writing, Science, fact-based History and Civics
Hire and retain excellent teachers who promote American and community values
Problem-solving and critical reasoning using Direct Instruction
Remove CRT, DEI, SEL and the 1619 Project from curriculum
FISCAL TRANSPARENCY
No new taxes for education
Aim to help reduce district administration costs and reallocate existing education funding into classrooms
PARENTAL CHOICE
Support school vouchers and education savings accounts
Work with all schools and parents to improve the education of our next generation of Yavapai students
PARENTAL AND COMMUNITY CONTROL
Control of locally adopted curriculum and supplemental materials
Volunteers and assist teachers in all classrooms
Appoint School Board Members
Appoint interim school board member when members retire early
Choose interim members who value academic achievement as a main goal
CONSERVATIVE VOICE
Biological Gender thru 12th grade (Boys are Boys and Girls are Girls)
Uphold the Constitution and its foundational values
Promote Love of Country