AN ELITE SCHOLAR

• National Merit scholar and attorney at the largest law firm in Utah

• Willingly sacrificed to take a full hiatus from work to serve on the board

• Graduated from BYU cum laude in humanities with double minors in physics and math, then went on to finish the equivalent of a physics degree while in law school

• The only board member with a math/science background (her opponent has a bachelor’s degree in sociology)

• Two decades with 4 children in 8 Davis District Schools

• Two decades of supporting schools in school community councils & PTA leadership/volunteer positions

• Some of her children have also experienced private schools, public charter schools, career/technical education schools, and have even been homeschooled (but not on vouchers); all these experiences give Julie unique insight into what constitutes high quality education

• Father was born in North Korea; she’s profoundly grateful for the freedoms we enjoy in this country–she often tells his story at Farmington & Davis High graduations

 

CHECKS AND BALANCES

• Independent from powerful special interests seeking to dominate Utah school boards

• Was not asked to run by someone in high levels of power in the school district

• Not seeking to expand a therapy referral business and does not stand to benefit professionally by serving on the board

• Chairs the Board Audit Committee and ensures that it operates as independent as possible from the superintendency

• Serves on the Board Policy Committee where she helps craft law for the school district and has prevented the board from making inadvertent legal mistakes multiple times

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MORE MONEY IN YOUR POCKET; PRIORITIZES BILLION DOLLAR BUDGET TO DIRECTLY BENEFIT STUDENTS

• The lone board member who proposed a lower tax increase–to reduce spending on district office administrative bloat & on iPads in the younger grades

• Disagrees with the board’s recent approval to increase the superintendent’s pay (who was already being compensated around $400,000/yr)

• Halted the rubber stamping of corporate welfare; giving unnecessary tax breaks to outside entities harms taxpayers and schools

• Got the district to get competitive bids for services it was overpaying for

• Used legal expertise to minimize lawsuits & save taxpayer money

• Working with legislators to adjust education funding formulas to: 1) reduce pressure to raise Davis County property taxes, and 2) simultaneously bring more money to Davis schools without raising taxes

 

FIGHTS FOR:

• Teacher morale & parent voice

• Small class sizes

• Less screen time in schools

• Conservative family values; uphold state laws to keep explicit books out of schools

• More meaningful teacher/employee/athlete surveys and feedback systems

• Special needs funding (she has a child in Sped)

• Gifted programs (she’s had multiple children in gifted programs)

• Strong dual language immersion schools (she’s had children in both the immersion and traditional English side of immersion schools)

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ENDORSED BY:

• Tracey Meade, long-time head of the exceptional Davis High math department

• Julie Laub, sought-after chemistry teacher at Davis High

• Jodi Lunt, former head of the Davis Education Foundation, the charitable arm of Davis District

• See more endorsements under the “Endorsement” section