Dr. Patsy Sosa-Sánchez

Non-Partisan | Texas

Candidate Profile

Liberal (Conditional)

BIOGRAPHY

Name

Dr. Patsy Sosa-Sánchez

Party

Non-Partisan

Election Year

2023

Election

School Board

Race

Denton ISD Board of Trustees - Place 7

Incumbent

Yes

Links

Dr. Patsy Sosa-Sánchez websites FacebookXLinkedIn

EDUCATION

Texas Woman's University, Denton, PhD Reading Education, 2015

Texas Woman's University, Denton, MEd Curriculum, Teaching and Learning/Bilingual Education, 2006

Texas Woman's University, Denton, BS Interdisciplinary Studies/Bilingual Education, 2004

WORK & MILITARY

Candidate did not provide

AFFILIATIONS

Texas Education Agency, Teacher Standards Revisions Work Group (ELPS/BTLPT); Equity Assurance Panelist (PPR Technical Studies), National Association for Bilingual Educators (NABE)

Local Conference Committee Co-Chair; Higher Education Roundtable Delegate; National Essay Competition Committee; Member, Texas Association of Teacher Education (TxATE), Executive Board Member - 2nd Vice President; Editorial Board - Asst. Editor;Member

Texas Association of College Technical Educators (TACTE), Member, Texas Journal of Literacy Education

Editorial Board, Texas Association of Bilingual Educators (TABE), Teacher of the Year Selection Committee; Scholarship Committee; Local Conference Committee Chair; BESO Institute Contact Faculty Mentor

Bilingual Educators Association of the Metroplex (BEAM), Executive Board - Historian (two years); Teacher of the Year Committee Chair; Symposium Facilitator Coordinator; Student Essay Committee; BESO Volunteer Coordinator; BEAM Panel Facilitator; Member, Denton Soccer Association

(93-2003) Commissioner; Coach, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, (1990-2013) Religious Education Teacher; Eucharistic Minister

POLITICAL OFFICES HELD

Denton ISD Board of Trustee, Place 7, 3

POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT

Candidate did not provide

Race

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SELECTED FINANCIAL SOURCE DOCUMENTS

OTHER INFORMATION

  • Election Voting History from Denton County Elections Department for Dr. Patsy Sosa-Sánchez during time of residence in district and/or at current address:
    • 2022 Primary election: Democrat
    • 2016 Primary election: Democrat
    • Voted in four Democratic Primary elections 2000 - 2022
    • Voted in nine General elections 2000 - 2022

**Voter history is not considered during panel evaluations.**

  • Candidate position on immigration status.

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  • Please note: The following information was received by iVoterGuide after panel evaluations occurred and is for additional educational purposes only.

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  • Feb 14, 2023 Incumbent biography/history.

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QUESTIONNAIRE

RIGHT TO LIFE

Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.

Choose not to answer

This is not in the purview of a school board member.

Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.

Choose not to answer

This is not in the purview of a school board member.

ECONOMY

Free enterprise and the right to private property are essential elements of a productive economic system.

Strongly Agree

School districts should be able to use taxpayer money for lobbying the state legislature.

Neutral

We don't lobby, but it is important for the legislators to know what is going on at the grassroots level to make the decisions that best serves all of our constituents.

What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?

We are currently rated around 42nd in the nation and 36/50 with NEA (2018). If the state does not fund public education, no one will. It is important that we focus on supporting what our constitution has outlined as far as funding for public education.

RELIGIOUS LIBERTY

At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.

Choose not to answer

We educate our children. We do not discriminate on religious beliefs. We embrace the diversity in our schools. It is the law to provide public and free education to all.

School districts should not discriminate against individuals, organizations or small businesses because of their belief that marriage is only a union of one man and one woman.

Choose not to answer

We educate our children. We embrace the diversity in our schools. It is the law to provide public and free education to all.

EDUCATION

What is the function of the local school board?

Hire superintendent; implement local policy aligned with state/legal policy; approve budget.

Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?

TEA provides the TEKS and the ELPS which is determined by the State Board of Education and the Commissioner.

When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?

Parents are never restricted at school board meetings - it is an Open Forum.

Please list in order the following priorities in relation to the role of a K-12 public school (omitting any that do not apply): Mathematics, Information Technology, Science, Political Activism, Personal Finances, Gender Identity, Physical Fitness, American History, Critical Race Theory, Language Arts, Art & Music, Vocational Learning, Sexuality, Foreign Language, Social Emotional Learning

English/Spanish Language Arts; Mathematics (Personal Finances embedded in Financial Literacy standards); Science; American/Texas History (Political Activism - Citizenship standards); Foreign Language (secondary education student choice, except in bilingual/dual language); Information Technology (embedded in the content areas); Physical Fitness/Art & Music (embedded in content areas and special areas); Vocational Learning (secondary education student choice).

Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.

Liberty and Equality

What does "equity in education" mean to you?

Equity in education is meeting the needs of ALL learners. For example, where the gifted and talented students are challenged, the special education students' needs are met, and the materials and resources benefit the emergent bilinguals for comprehensible input and output.

Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).

Choose not to answer

The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.

Disagree

Parents are the ultimate authority in their child’s education and should be able to freely pursue whatever educational options they deem best for their child.

Strongly Agree

School boards are accountable to parents and taxpayers.

Strongly Agree

Do you believe students should have access to materials that graphically depict and describe sexual acts?

No

All print and digital material available or presented to students should be easily accessible for public review.

Strongly Agree

VALUES

Briefly describe your spiritual beliefs and values.

I am a Christian mother of three children, and a wife of 32 years.

I support allowing public high school students to participate in athletic competition based on the gender with which they identify instead of biological sex.

Strongly Disagree

No school official should be involved in the sexual transitioning of a student, including the use of alternative names and pronouns.

Strongly Agree

No healthcare diagnosis or treatment, whether mental, reproductive, or otherwise, should be given to a child without first receiving written consent from the parent.

Strongly Agree

Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?

This is state mandated curriculum and happens in the young adolescent ages.

If you support the teaching of Sex Ed, please answer the following question: Sexual education should include these topics (list all that apply and add your own, if needed) -- Physical and emotional health outcomes; contraceptive methods; consent; abstinence; sexual orientation and gender identity; human anatomy/the reproductive system; abortion methods and side effects; stages of pregnancy and fetal development; sex acts and pleasures of sex

The state mandated curriculum teaches abstinence. This is above board jurisdiction. It is a TEA mandate.

Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.

Choose not to answer

The focus for what the school board does is to do what is going to make our students successful, regardless of who's value it is.

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

People should be able to vote without photo identification.

Choose not to answer

Not under the purview of school boards; we have no jurisdiction over this rule.

ABOUT YOU

Have you ever been convicted of a felony or been penalized in either civil or criminal court for sexual misconduct? If so, please explain.

No

A candidate's personal moral values are relevant when considering a candidacy for elective office.

Strongly Agree

When you consider your views on a wide range of issues from economic and social matters to foreign policy and religious liberty, which of the following best describes you overall?

Choose not to answer

Fiscally conservative; socially moderate.

Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).

None

Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?

I believe my experience in education and my previous experience on the board makes me the more qualified candidate.

2ND AMENDMENT

Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.

Choose not to answer

This is under local school district's discretions, and is presented by the community as deemed necessary.

OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES

Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?

We comply with all state mandates regarding vaccinations. They can apply for a waiver.

I support mask mandates.

Choose not to answer

We comply with all state mandates regarding mask mandates.

All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.

Agree

In accordance with the Public Meeting Act guidelines, the state mandate the requirements of open meetings, which include school board meetings.

All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.

Agree

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