Kansas Families Deserve a Board Member Who Refuses to Manage Failure.
There is a version of this race that looks very familiar. An incumbent, or someone closely tied to the board, runs on experience and connections, promises incremental improvement, and wins because most voters assume the person with more time in the system must know better.
That story has played out in Kansas education for years. And we have the outcomes to show for it.
The Numbers
Reading proficiency at 45.5%. Math proficiency at 39.6%. A generation of Kansas students measured against expectations their own board helped lower.
Parents who raised concerns dismissed as activists. Teachers buried under political pressure that has nothing to do with helping children learn.
And a State Board that has spent years acting as though its hands were tied — as though it had no real power to change any of this.
45.5%.
Reading Proficiency
39.6%.
Math
Proficiency
50K
Students in
District 5
Meet Kelly
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.
Kelly demands results — measures outcomes, not effort
The Previous State Board manages process — meetings, committees, and plans without accountability
Kelly built a business, hired people, made payroll — understands real-world accountability
The Previous State Board has political connections and "experience" — insulated from consequences
Kelly believes the State BOE has real power to drive change — and will use it
The Previous State Board acts as though the board is powerless, then points to constraints as an excuse
Kelly brings fresh accountability — no legacy
of failure to defend
The Previous State Board asks voters to trust the same leadership that produced these results
Raise the Bar.
Restore the Trust.
Rebuild Kansas Education.
The Decline
Is Real
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Only 45.5% of Kansas students read at grade level
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Only 39.6% are proficient in math
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The board that oversaw this decline is asking for your trust again
Leadership Matters
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Experience is only valuable when results justify it
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Lowering benchmarks to hide failure is not a strategy
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Kansas needs a board that believes it can drive needed change — and the will to follow through
Children
First
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Safe environments where learning comes first
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Proficient workforce = stronger Kansas economy
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Every child deserves to be expected to succeed