Newsletter
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Ty For TCAPS: Top Vote Getter in Board of Education Election
Thanks to a wonderful campaign team and fantastic community support, I am honored to have been the top vote-getter in the 2024 TCAPS Board of Education election. I am grateful for this opportunity and excited to work for our Traverse City area kids while focusing on my campaign priorities. READY TO SERVE IN A NEW WAY I believe in…
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Ty’s Responses to the Traverse City Record-Eagle For Story On TCAPS School Board Candidates
*UPDATE*: My responses were added to the story’s online version. My responses were left out of today’s Traverse City Record-Eagle story on the candidates for our school board. Here they are: How do you think the district should respond to conflicts with parents over cultural issues like book bans, religion in classrooms, and LGBTQ+ rights?…
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3 Important Issues Facing Traverse City Area Public Schools
Prior to interviews with the Traverse City Educators Association and Michigan Educators Association, school board candidates were asked to submit responses to several questions. One question was, “What do you see as the three most important issues facing Traverse City Area Public Schools?” Here’s my answer. One: Declining Enrollment We’re down 75 kids this year…
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On Mission-Based Budgeting & Decision Making at Traverse City Area Public Schools
Last week, I sent this email to the community as a heads-up about a special Traverse City Area Public Schools (TCAPS) school board meeting that was called the night before (four days before school was to start). The Traverse City Record-Eagle followed up with a great story about that meeting in last Sunday’s paper. In…
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Help Send Ty To The TCAPS School Board: Host A Sign
Signs help local candidates stand out – especially in a district as large as TCAPS (nearly 300 square miles). If you want to help send Ty to the TCAPS school board by hosting a sign, please let us know HERE. Township residents can pick up at Ty For TCAPS HQ (there’s a bunch on the…
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