Hi, I’m
Kelly Ancar.
I'm running for the State Board of Education, District 5, because the same people who oversaw Kansas's educational decline shouldn't be the ones leading its recovery.
Kansas students deserve leadership that is willing to acknowledge what isn't working, champion what does, and focus relentlessly on improving outcomes for every child.
The Board Had Its Chance. Look at the Results.
Under the previous State Board of Educations, Kansas has experienced one of the steepest declines in student performance in our state's history.
Reading proficiency sits at 45.5%.
Math proficiency at 39.6%.
These are not just numbers. They are the outcomes produced by years of board leadership that managed the decline instead of reversing it.
The same people who presided over that failure are now asking for your trust again.
Kansas families deserve a board member who refuses to accept that. Kelly Ancar is that candidate.
What Changes When You Send Someone New.
With a career built on regulatory compliance and institutional accountability, Kelly knows how to read the rules, ask the hard questions, and push for real results — not just better-sounding reports.
A Board That Believes Its Job Is to Move the Needle
Kelly rejects the idea that the State BOE is powerless to drive real outcomes. She will use every tool available to raise expectations and hold institutions accountable when they fall short.
Parents Heard,
Not Managed
You have the right to know what your children are being taught. Kelly will fight to restore that right. Not explain to you why it's too complicated to make it happen.
Transparency,
Not Theater
Curriculum lists, teacher training, and outside access to student data should never be hidden from the public. Kelly will demand accountability on all of it.
Kelly Ancar Has Spent 30 Years Holding Institutions Accountable
As a Registered Nurse in Regulatory Compliance and Legal Nurse Consulting for more than three decades, Kelly's entire career has been built on one skill: looking at what institutions say they're doing AND finding out what they're actually doing.
She has worked with state and federal regulations, written policy, and helped facilities get back on track when they failed the people they were supposed to serve.
