Higgins, who resigned in January from a longtime post as a teacher at Concord High School, said students will also be tops on her priority list. She currently works as a teacher for a virtual high school program, she said.
“Coming right out of the classroom, and with a degree in special education and a daughter with (special needs), I could see concentrating on the instructional committee and assessment issues as leaning where my strengths are, as an educator and a fan of kids,” she said.
Higgins and school administrators have all refused to comment on why she resigned from her post. District administrators cite confidentiality laws that limit their ability to discuss personnel matters.
“All I can say is that resignation seemed like the best choice for me at the time. I can’t say anything about the specifics,” Higgins said. “I don’t blame people for being curious, and it doesn’t upset me that people want to know. I would tell my story, but a lot of it isn’t my story to tell. I shook a hand, and made an agreement, and I’m honoring my word.
“If there were a reason that I shouldn’t be involved with children or in a school district, I wouldn’t continue to operate camps or work in clubs run by seasoned veterans in the community, so I would ask that people please keep an open mind. There are a lot of reasons that people in all types of jobs would resign their positions,” she said.
Higgins, who lives in Ward 4, and Metalious, who lives in Ward 9, both said they support a ward-voting proposal that voters will also consider in November, as part of the Concord School District Charter Commission final report.
The commission was formed to draft the rules that would dictate district operations, which currently are part of state law. A proposed charter amendment will appear separately on the ballot in November, switching the school board from nine at-large members to three at-large members and two each from three ward clusters.
Such a move would bring more geographic diversity to the board, said Higgins, who lives within a few blocks of five current board members.
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