District 7 of the State Board includes 1/8 of the state population in 10 counties including 19 K-12 school systems and 3 community colleges (*Bevill State Community College, *Northwest-Shoals Community College, and *Shelton State Community College).

I'm proud of what the State Board has achieved in the almost 10 years since I've been your representative. Some of those achievements are:

• Reduced class size caps in ALL K-12 grades
• Doubled the number of computers in schools
• Statewide all grades 3-11 score above 50th percentile on Stanford
• Drop-out rate reduced more than 11%
• Established annual statewide Parenting Day to bring parents into schools
• Successfully Merged Bevill State and Walker Colleges
• Opened new Shelton State Community College campus and programs
• New State Fire College facilities opened for state's firemen and paramedics
• Developed Dual Enrollment for high school students with higher education
• Encouraged 2 year colleges to partner with K-12 systems for distance learning
• Opened new wood products program and TV station at Northwest-Shoals CC

• Expand the successful Alabama Reading Initiative to all elementary schools
• Establish the Math, Science, Technology Initiative for all schools
• Have all students reading at grade level by 3rd grade
• Strengthen partnerships between K-12 schools and community colleges
• Expand Dual Enrollment for high school students
• Appoint from my district an Advisory Committee for our community colleges to help plan for future job needs
• Continue to safeguard access to community colleges - particularly for senior citizens
• Develop policy to help recruit and keep Alabama's students in Alabama
• Be accessible to all that I represent in District 7