John believes in the Paulding School District’s mission to engage, inspire, and prepare students for success today and tomorrow. To better achieve these objectives, John will strengthen partnerships between schools and parents. He recognizes that lasting success for the students can only be achieved when the family unit and the classroom are working toward a common goal. John will work to establish a working relationship between all stakeholders including county administration, principals, parents, students, teachers, and the community. Parents should never be left out of this discussion.

Sending your children home safe every day is the school’s primary goal. Nothing else matters if your kids don’t come home at the end of the day. John knows this and ensuring a safe learning environment is why John established a security department and implemented a full security assessment. John will use this assessment in conjunction with his military experience to implement procedures that keep Paulding County students safe from all potential threats. John’s safety protocols will protect our student’s mental and physical well-being.

Preparing children for the future requires allowing room for them to make mistakes and to learn from those mistakes. To give every child the best chance for success, John developed the Second Chance program which offers students who work hard the opportunity to overcome mistakes and have infractions removed from their records. The Second Chance program gives students who meet certain stipulations a fresh start at new opportunities. John will continue to expand this program in the next four years to help even more Paulding County students get back on the path to success.

John recognizes that the school tax is a significant portion of your property tax bill and has worked to reduce that tax burden without compromising the quality of the education provided to our students. John expanded the property tax exemption for seniors to include everyone over 68 years old. He will continue working to keep Paulding County millage rates as low as possible for everyone. John understands that inflation is challenging everyone’s budget and that rising prices will stretch the school budgets as well. John is determined to exercise fiscal responsibility and find ways to make the budget stretch further so that Paulding County can continue to provide the highest quality education without increasing the budget at a time when families cannot afford to pay more.