Promise #1: Later Start Times I will advocate to change the start times of our schools to be in the best interest of our students.  Research shows that stude...

Problem 1: A part of the McCleary ‘fix’ was the ‘levy swap’. The state is using property taxes to pay for education across the state and has limited how muc...

This is the first of my three goals for Vancouver Public Schools and I'm going to go over details for what this means and give examples. But first we have ex...

For people outside of education state spending on Special Education can often be a mystery. Let’s be honest, for people in education funding can be a myster...

Lisa's three goals to improve VPS with our communities help.

Let's follow the leadership of other districts and start our high schools later.

I am Lisa Messer and I am up here today to speak about the importance of open and fair elections.

One of my goals as a board member is adopting policies and a budget that reflects the changing priorities and values of our community.

I visited Hough Elementary with my kids recently. The playground scored a perfect 10 from both of them. But more importantly let’s discuss the safety and h...

How my goals fit with the responsibilities of a School Board.

I visited Sarah J Anderson Elementary recently with my kids to highlight the issue of crowded schools. Did you know that Anderson Elementary has over 800 stu...

Not just for my two kids but for all our students, but especially for those who don't have a voice at the table. Vancouver School District needs to be able t...