Jackson, Eddy

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Paradise Valley Unified School District
Phone:
(714) 723-8486
Age:
43
Occupation:
IT Operations Manager
Education:
Various Technical Certifications
Biographical Info:

I have been married to my high school sweetheart Shayla for over 23 years. We have 4 children; Isaiah, Chloe, Aaron and Caleb. We actively attend Shiloh Community Church in Phoenix.

Our family moved to Phoenix in the Spring of 2016 from Orange County, CA to live more freely and with a lower tax burden.

I am an IT Operations Manager with over two decades experience managing IT infrastructure and operations, managing budgets, negotiating contracts. I have served as an active member of my community as a youth sports coach, HOA Board Member and church Trustee Board Member.

Statement:

I am running for the school board to restore trust and transparency in the district. We have lost around 5,000 students in PV since 2018. I will work to rebuild the trust within the community and make PV a more competitive district.

Endorsements:

AZ Women of Action

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 strongly believe parents are the primary stakeholder in their child's life and should be aware of all aspects of their child's health.
2. Allowing parents to opt their children out of activities or lessons that offend their personal, moral, or religious beliefs. S* I fully support the rights of parents to direct the education of their child.
3. Increasing state and local taxes to provide more funding for schools and school facility projects. O* In 2022-2023, PVUSD received nearly 16k per student in funding. Funding is not the problem. We need savvy business leaders to better direct the funding the district receives.
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. S* I support current Arizona statute that requires an opt-in for sex ed.
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 support educational freedom.
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. O* I support the district's current policy to review the content of books that enhance student's growth and learning through the Literature List Committee with teacher, parent and administrator input. Any materials containing sensitive material should be labeled as sensitive with an alternative assignment available.
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* We need to get back to educating students.
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* I support performance based pay for our great teachers.
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* My daughter is a student athlete. I will protect girls' restrooms, locker rooms and sports.
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. O* We need to focus on academics.
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S* I support curriculum transparency.