Mike Wiser is the current president of Spokane Public Schools' Board of Directors, where he has served since 2017. Wiser was born in Spokane, where he worked as a chief strategy officer at CHAS Heath, a nonprofit community health center. He has two kids in Spokane schools and started Spokane Dads, a social group for kids and dads, during his time as a stay-at-home father.
He is running for re-election to Position 5 on a platform of keeping class sizes small, recovering from the pandemic in a responsible way, and reforming unjust discipline practices. Before Wiser's time as a director, Spokane Public Schools had the highest numbers in the state for students being restrained or isolated in padded rooms. The district has now banned these outdated practices that harmed students of color and students with disabilities.
Wiser also approved redrawing school zone boundaries and adding new schools to keep class sizes small enough for all students to get support from their teachers. Because of the concerns over the socioeconomic divisions between schools, Wiser also held back his full support for the new plans until he ensured that there were options such as magnet schools to serve disadvantaged kids.
Overall, Wiser's views align with progressive values. He supported deferring to Spokane health professionals for decisions about COVID vaccination requirements, wanted to keep campus officers unarmed to keep our kids safe, and supported the introduction of comprehensive sex education that will keep kids healthy.
He faces two opponents in this race. Ericka Lalka is a real estate investor and committeewoman for the Republican party. Her traditional fearmongering that our school budgets are "spiraling out of control" indicates that she would reduce the funding that our schools need to help teachers and kids thrive. She supports increasing armed security in schools, though we know policing in our schools will only make them worse places for learning. She recently made a Facebook post advocating to repeal a bill that protects youth who are seeking gender-affirming or reproductive care.
Also vying for the school board position is David Voltz, who has shared very little campaign information, lacks a website as of early July, and boasts a thin, vague platform. It appears that Voltz was one of Inslee’s many challengers in 2020, running as a “Cascadia Labour Party” candidate. Voltz wants to increase parental discretion over public curricula, which has previously led to setbacks on comprehensive sexual health education, multicultural programs, and accurate history lessons. He also states he would support teachers and improve student mental health services.
Wiser is fighting to make Spokane's public schools amazing places for every kid to learn, regardless of their family's race or income. Because of his seven years of dedication to our teachers and students, he has earned your vote for Position 5.
Mike Wiser is the current president of Spokane Public Schools' Board of Directors, where he has served since 2017. Wiser was born in Spokane, where he worked as a chief strategy officer at CHAS Heath, a nonprofit community health center. He has two kids in Spokane schools and started Spokane Dads, a social group for kids and dads, during his time as a stay-at-home father.
He is running for re-election to Position 5 on a platform of keeping class sizes small, recovering from the pandemic in a responsible way, and reforming unjust discipline practices. Before Wiser's time as a director, Spokane Public Schools had the highest numbers in the state for students being restrained or isolated in padded rooms. The district has now banned these outdated practices that harmed students of color and students with disabilities.
Wiser also approved redrawing school zone boundaries and adding new schools to keep class sizes small enough for all students to get support from their teachers. Because of the concerns over the socioeconomic divisions between schools, Wiser also held back his full support for the new plans until he ensured that there were options such as magnet schools to serve disadvantaged kids.
Overall, Wiser's views align with progressive values. He supported deferring to Spokane health professionals for decisions about COVID vaccination requirements, wanted to keep campus officers unarmed to keep our kids safe, and supported the introduction of comprehensive sex education that will keep kids healthy.
He faces two opponents in this race. Ericka Lalka is a real estate investor and committeewoman for the Republican party. Her traditional fearmongering that our school budgets are "spiraling out of control" indicates that she would reduce the funding that our schools need to help teachers and kids thrive. She supports increasing armed security in schools, though we know policing in our schools will only make them worse places for learning. She recently made a Facebook post advocating to repeal a bill that protects youth who are seeking gender-affirming or reproductive care.
Also vying for the school board position is David Voltz, who has shared very little campaign information, lacks a website as of early July, and boasts a thin, vague platform. It appears that Voltz was one of Inslee’s many challengers in 2020, running as a “Cascadia Labour Party” candidate. Voltz wants to increase parental discretion over public curricula, which has previously led to setbacks on comprehensive sexual health education, multicultural programs, and accurate history lessons. He also states he would support teachers and improve student mental health services.
Wiser is fighting to make Spokane's public schools amazing places for every kid to learn, regardless of their family's race or income. Because of his seven years of dedication to our teachers and students, he has earned your vote for Position 5.
Mike Wiser is the current president of Spokane Public Schools' Board of Directors, where he has served since 2017. Wiser was born in Spokane, where he worked as a chief strategy officer at CHAS Heath, a nonprofit community health center. He has two kids in Spokane schools and started Spokane Dads, a social group for kids and dads, during his time as a stay-at-home father.
He is running for re-election to Position 5 on a platform of keeping class sizes small, recovering from the pandemic in a responsible way, and reforming unjust discipline practices. Before Wiser's time as a director, Spokane Public Schools had the highest numbers in the state for students being restrained or isolated in padded rooms. The district has now banned these outdated practices that harmed students of color and students with disabilities.
Wiser also approved redrawing school zone boundaries and adding new schools to keep class sizes small enough for all students to get support from their teachers. Because of the concerns over the socioeconomic divisions between schools, Wiser also held back his full support for the new plans until he ensured that there were options such as magnet schools to serve disadvantaged kids.
Overall, Wiser's views align with progressive values. He supported deferring to Spokane health professionals for decisions about COVID vaccination requirements, wanted to keep campus officers unarmed to keep our kids safe, and supported the introduction of comprehensive sex education that will keep kids healthy.
He faces two opponents in this race. Ericka Lalka is a real estate investor and committeewoman for the Republican party. Her traditional fearmongering that our school budgets are "spiraling out of control" indicates that she would reduce the funding that our schools need to help teachers and kids thrive. She supports increasing armed security in schools, though we know policing in our schools will only make them worse places for learning. She recently made a Facebook post advocating to repeal a bill that protects youth who are seeking gender-affirming or reproductive care.
Also vying for the school board position is David Voltz, who has shared very little campaign information, lacks a website as of early July, and boasts a thin, vague platform. It appears that Voltz was one of Inslee’s many challengers in 2020, running as a “Cascadia Labour Party” candidate. Voltz wants to increase parental discretion over public curricula, which has previously led to setbacks on comprehensive sexual health education, multicultural programs, and accurate history lessons. He also states he would support teachers and improve student mental health services.
Wiser is fighting to make Spokane's public schools amazing places for every kid to learn, regardless of their family's race or income. Because of his seven years of dedication to our teachers and students, he has earned your vote for Position 5.
