Lee, Heidi

Meet the Candidate

Running For:
School Board
District:
Queen Creek Unified School District
Phone:
(520) 840-2053
Age:
51
Occupation:
Teacher
Education:
BA in elementary/special education. MA in educational leadership
Family:
4 sons
Biographical Info:

I’ve been in public education for 28 years. I spent 3 years as an employee of QCUSD as the Director of College and Career Readiness and CTE. I’ve been a teacher, academic coach, professional development specialist, assistant principal and district director. I have 4 sons, 1 of whom has autism and receives special education. I live in Queen Creek with my fiance and youngest son.

Statement:

I’m running for office to make things better for the students, staff and families in Queen Creek. I believe increasing transparency at the district level will increase the trust of the stakeholders. Or teachers and families deserve scientifically research based curriculum to take our students to a more competitive place academically.

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
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. O
4. Requiring signed permission from a parent before a student may participate in any sexuality related instruction, activities, or clubs. S
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
6. Making available books and instructional materials that include sexually explicit images and themes in school classrooms and libraries. O
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
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* Merit should be based on more than test scores.
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
10. Teaching what is known as diversity, equity, inclusion (DEI); social, emotional learning (SEL); or critical race theory (CRT) in public schools. O
11. Requiring each district and charter school to post online a list of all curriculum and instructional materials being used in the classroom. S