My belief has always been that educating children is the responsibility of a community. Sarasota has always strived to meet the complex yet rewarding challenges of public education, as well as to welcome the expansion of charter schools, which meet a variety of children's and parents' needs. Defining public education in Sarasota, Florida, is the need of the hour. As a candidate for the Sarasota School Board District One, I am ready to serve my community and the children of our future.