Creating a fiscally responsible model of excellence, actively seeking out creative, untapped funding for the district.

I led a group of volunteer community members and school faculty to design, build and maintain a large school vegetable garden.  This garden resides on the grounds of Parkdale Elementary School.  Through the successful attainment of grants, this project was realized without burdening the Town of Aurora taxpayers.  The teachers are now able to utilize the Garden to teach science, math, nutrition, language arts, and history in the Garden.  This gives children the practical, hands-on educational experience that is needed for them to compete globally.  We continually engage the community in maintaining the Garden.  The Parkdale Elementary lunch program will be offering vegetables and herbs from the garden this spring, enriching the selection of offerings for lunch.