Nicole Tesch is running to keep her seat on the Oak Harbor School Board, Position 4. Tesch has served on the board since she was appointed in 2022, and was recently hired as an assistant and communications coordinator with the Anacortes superintendent's office. She has an extensive background as a project manager and executive assistant in both the corporate world and the public sector. She has held positions with the cities of Oak Harbor and Anacortes, as well as Island County.
Tesch also was formerly the co-chair of Citizens for Better Schools, where she successfully campaigned for the 2021 levy that funded student programs, counselors, nurses, and librarians. As the legislative representative on the board, she has advocated for inclusionary practices and reforms to the ways we fund our schools. And after voters failed to pass a bond for school buildings, she wrote grant applications that secured nearly $30 million in federal dollars to fund an elementary school and early learning center. Tesch's skills as an advocate and grant manager will be instrumental as Oak Harbor decides how to fully fund education in future years.
If re-elected, Tesch would also focus on supporting the Running Start program, incorporating social and emotional learning, and creating an inclusive and supportive environment for kids and educators.
Tesch is being challenged by Jessica Thompson, who unsuccessfully sought election and appointment to the school board in recent years. Thompson is the state committeewoman for the Island County Republicans, and works as an operations manager at a cryptocurrency company. Like most conservative candidates, she has vocally opposed honest education about race and LGBTQ+ issues, fully funding repairs to our aging school buildings, and switching towards cleaner fuels in school vehicles and kitchens. She also was part of the crew of anti-maskers that disrupted school board meetings during the height of the pandemic, forcing them to return to virtual meetings. Unlike Tesch, who attended Oak Harbor High School and has five children in the school system she represents, Thompson has chosen to homeschool her kids.
Nicole Tesch is clearly the best choice in this race for Oak Harbor School Board, Position 4.
Nicole Tesch is running to keep her seat on the Oak Harbor School Board, Position 4. Tesch has served on the board since she was appointed in 2022, and was recently hired as an assistant and communications coordinator with the Anacortes superintendent's office. She has an extensive background as a project manager and executive assistant in both the corporate world and the public sector. She has held positions with the cities of Oak Harbor and Anacortes, as well as Island County.
Tesch also was formerly the co-chair of Citizens for Better Schools, where she successfully campaigned for the 2021 levy that funded student programs, counselors, nurses, and librarians. As the legislative representative on the board, she has advocated for inclusionary practices and reforms to the ways we fund our schools. And after voters failed to pass a bond for school buildings, she wrote grant applications that secured nearly $30 million in federal dollars to fund an elementary school and early learning center. Tesch's skills as an advocate and grant manager will be instrumental as Oak Harbor decides how to fully fund education in future years.
If re-elected, Tesch would also focus on supporting the Running Start program, incorporating social and emotional learning, and creating an inclusive and supportive environment for kids and educators.
Tesch is being challenged by Jessica Thompson, who unsuccessfully sought election and appointment to the school board in recent years. Thompson is the state committeewoman for the Island County Republicans, and works as an operations manager at a cryptocurrency company. Like most conservative candidates, she has vocally opposed honest education about race and LGBTQ+ issues, fully funding repairs to our aging school buildings, and switching towards cleaner fuels in school vehicles and kitchens. She also was part of the crew of anti-maskers that disrupted school board meetings during the height of the pandemic, forcing them to return to virtual meetings. Unlike Tesch, who attended Oak Harbor High School and has five children in the school system she represents, Thompson has chosen to homeschool her kids.
Nicole Tesch is clearly the best choice in this race for Oak Harbor School Board, Position 4.