Kelly, Sharon

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Canon Elementary School District
Age:
64
Occupation:
Retired from Canon School as a School Bus Driver/Transportation Director
Education:
High School
Family:
I am a happily married woman of 27 years, 4 kids and 1 grandchild
Religion:
Christian
Biographical Info:

I have lived in Black Canyon City for 34 years. I have 4 adult children who all attended Canon Elementary School. I am a dedicated community member and a current Canon Elementary School District Governing Board member, seeking election to a four-year term. I have served on the board, as of 12/31/26 for two years following an 18 year career with Canon Elementary School. Now retired, I remain committed to the students, families, teachers and staff who make Canon Elementary School special.

Statement:

I am running for office because I want to support our staff and superintendent in their efforts to make Canon Elementary a great school for every student. I believe strong leadership, dedicated staff and a supportive school community are essential to providing students with the best educational experience.

Survey

Response Legend

  • SSupports
  • OOpposes
  • *Comment
  • −Declined to respond
  • †Declined to respond, Position based on citation
Question Response Comments/Notes
1. Requiring district and charter school officials, including teachers, to inform parents about their child’s social, mental, emotional, or physical health. S* I believe the parents know what is best for their children and need to know what the needs of their children are.
2. Allowing parents to opt their children out of activities or lessons that offend their personal, moral, or religious beliefs. S* Parents need to be involved in their children's learning. A parent needs to be able to opt out of any activities or lessons that go against their beliefs.
3. Increasing state and local taxes to provide more funding for schools and school facility projects. O* The people are taxed enough.
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. S* Absolutely a must. A parent needs to have communication with the teachers/staff to make informed decisions about their child's education.
5. Allowing all parents to use tax credits and publicly funded empowerment scholarship accounts to enable their children to attend any private, homeschool, or online academy of their choice. S* I agree with this although, there needs to be greater accountability to make sure the tax dollars are being spent for educational purposes.
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. O* These kind of "instructional materials" NEVER belong in a school setting for minors.
7. Acquiring parental consent for school faculty and staff to refer to students by pronouns that do not align with the student’s birth sex. S* Parents need to know that the teacher is working with them to make sure their child is getting the best possible education, no teacher should be encouraging a student to use pronouns.
8. Allocating teacher pay raises based upon merit rather than providing uniform salary schedule increases based upon years of teaching or additional credentialing (e.g. master’s degrees). S* Every teacher needs to be paid based merit. They deserve it for all their hard work and dedication, especially for continued education.
9. Implementing policies to allow students and faculty to use the restroom, locker room, and shower room based on self-identification rather than biological sex. O* A boy is a boy, a girl is a girl. It is scientifically impossible to identify as the opposite sex.
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. O* Schools should not be teaching students DEI, SEL or CRT. They need to be teaching, math, ELA, science, etc., the basics of education and higher education.
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S* All parents need to know what the school is teaching their children, need transparency.