Lehr, Beth

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Pima JTED School District
Age:
51
Occupation:
Project Manager
Education:
BA in Psychology, MEd in Education Leadership, Regulatory Science Law certificate
Biographical Info:

I am an Arizona native who now calls Sahuarita home. I was born in Mesa, went to college at NAU in Flagstaff, started my teaching career and my family while living in Lake Havasu, and moved to Sahuarita 16 years ago.

Statement:

During my eight years as a high school administrator I was able to see the real impact that JTED and Career and Technical Education (CTE) courses had on our students.

Students should have every opportunity available to them. Many incredible JTED programs exist on school campuses, but there are still missed opportunities to build local partnerships. It is important to include the CTE directors and the JTED students in decision making, and I would be a voice for them. I will work with member districts to continue to build local internship opportunities for students, while ensuring that barriers such as lack of transportation don’t hinder a student’s ability to access opportunities. Building community connections and partnerships with businesses will help protect and strengthen local economies.

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* Schools and parents should work together to support the needs of students.
2. Allowing parents to opt their children out of activities or lessons that offend their personal, moral, or religious beliefs. S
3. Increasing state and local taxes to provide more funding for schools and school facility projects. S
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. O
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. O
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. −* This question does not explain what "sexually explicit" means, and the term has been used to vilify age appropriate sex education curriculum and literature.
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. O
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* Overall I support this position. However, there is nuance and systems need to be put in place to ensure objective merit based pay.
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. S
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. −* DEI is not "taught"; SEL is used to help students learn how to regulate their thoughts and emotions; CRT is theory taught in law school.
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. O* Standards are posted and schools allow parents to visit classes. It is unreasonable to expect teachers to post every single instructional material they use.