E. Schassberger

Nonpartisan

As your Hollins school board member, I will be available to the members of our community. I will visit our schools and listen to the needs of our staff. I will seek input from the parents and students when considering policy updates and implementation. Communication is how we build trust, but comprehension is how we create change.

Classrooms are no place to wage culture wars. We don’t have to be afraid of what our children are learning in Roanoke County Public Schools. Like all public schools in Virginia, our teachers are obligated to teach Virginia’s Standards of Learning. If there is ever a problem with curriculum or non-curriculum teaching, there are systems in place to address it.

As your Hollins school board member, I will work to restore the collaborative partnerships within Roanoke County Public Schools that are essential to student success. When we collaborate to promote one specific goal, putting children first, our whole community succeeds.

Caregivers and students must feel comfortable reporting experienced or witnessed behaviors to a teacher or school administrator. Teachers must feel comfortable reporting to their building administrator about behavior problems they are experiencing or witnessing in the building. Caregivers must be quickly notified of behavior problems affecting their students. To build comfort in reporting we must address behavior problems promptly and with fidelity.