Angela Tolliver
Non-Partisan | Texas
Candidate Profile*
Conservative (Conditional)
*Additional information appears below for educational purposes; however, only data received prior to the candidate deadline was considered during Panel Evaluation.
BIOGRAPHY
Name
Angela Tolliver
Party
Non-Partisan
Election Year
2023
Election
School Board
Race
Joshua ISD Board of Trustees - Place 2
Incumbent
No
Links
EDUCATION
Burleson High School, Burleson, Diploma, 1985
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Bachelor of Science, 1990
Texas Woman's University, Denton, Bachelor of Business Administration, 1990
WORK & MILITARY
Candidate did not provide
AFFILIATIONS
Joshua ISD, Teacher, First Christian Church Burleson
POLITICAL OFFICES HELD
Candidate did not provide
POLITICAL OFFICES SOUGHT
Candidate did not provide
Race
ENDORSEMENTS*
*These endorsements were received after the deadline and were not considered in the Panel Evaluations and are for additional educational purposes only.
CONSERVATIVE (2)
*Rafael Cruz
*Allen West
OTHER INFORMATION
QUESTIONNAIRE
RIGHT TO LIFE
Abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, should be a resource for instruction or services in the school.
Strongly Disagree
Human life begins at conception and deserves legal protection at every stage until natural death.
Agree
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.
Strongly Disagree
What is your position on government funding of public education from Pre-K through college?
Federal government has no business dictating what is taught in public schools. I am for limited government overall. When the government gets involved, there tends to be corruption. Education should focus on academics, vocational education, and arts only with local volunteers leading extracurricular activities.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY
At school, students should be able to speak freely and civilly about matters of conscience and faith, including Christianity.
Strongly Agree
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.
Strongly Agree
EDUCATION
What is the function of the local school board?
The school board should be a conduit between the school administration and the teachers, students and community. They should listen to what the people want and make balanced, fair and responsible decisions and policies.
Who should have the authority to set curriculum and determine resources used in those curricula?
Teachers should have significant input in those decisions. Curriculum that is
When should parents be restricted from speaking in school board meetings?
Parents should not be restricted from speaking in school board meetings. Input from parents is vital to the district.
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
Language Arts, Mathematics, American History, Science, Personal Finances, Art and Music, Vocational Learning, Foreign Language, Information Technology, Physical Fitness,
Which more closely matches your view of America's founding principles? A) Liberty and equality. B) Slavery and racism.
Liberty and equality. America is a meritocracy and people should be evaluated on the content of their character, not the color of their skin as Martin Luther King famously stated.
What does "equity in education" mean to you?
Equity in education starts by having a system that allows teachers to teach. A teacher who has a class of students that is a manageable size can flourish and create an environment that stimulates students to be the best they can be. We must get back to allowing teachers to make learning fun. Busywork for teachers is detrimental to morale and creates resentment, exhaustion, and apathy. There are no "magic" programs that will make a difference. Reasonable teacher/student ratios, creativity by the teachers, and time to know their students and do their job will create success. Having administration that is there to support rather than make them feel like failures is non-negotiable. Teaching to the test will only churn out a poor "product." We have to get past looking good on paper at the expense of true learning and growing.
Written parental consent (opt-in) must be obtained before students are taught courses such as Comprehensive Sex Ed (CSE) or Social Emotional Learning (SEL).
Strongly Agree
In addition, the curriculum MUST be publicly available at all times and age appropriate. It must be scientific. Social Emotional learning is not something that should be a "course."
The loss of local control in education is too high a price to pay in exchange for federal dollars.
Strongly Agree
Absolutely. We need to get back to basics.
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
The school is NOT the place for that.
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 believe in God, Family, Country. I am a Christian and believe that the Holy Bible is the ultimate guide. I believe that everyone has value. I am driven by traditional family values.
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
The school is not the place for healthcare.
Who is responsible for teaching sexual education to children, and what is the appropriate age when it should be taught?
Parents are responsible for teaching sexual education to children. It is appropriate to include the biological aspects in health and biology classes ad Family and Consumer Science (Home Ec) classes.
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
human anatomy/the reproductive system, stages of pregnancy and fetal development, consent
Judeo-Christian values established a framework of morality that is necessary for our system of limited government.
Agree
ELECTIONS AND VOTING
People should be able to vote without photo identification.
Strongly Disagree
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.
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?
Conservative
Please provide publicly available information, including interviews and media reports, validating your answer to the previous question (other than your website).
I am not aware of any
Is there anything else you would like voters to know about you?
Regardless of my personal views, my goal is to represent the people in Joshua ISD. I feel like I have a unique perspective as a business owner, 22 years of teaching experience....the majority in Joshua, teaching experience in the alternative high school, and being the mother of a legally blind daughter (special education experience)
2ND AMENDMENT
Teachers who are licensed to carry should be allowed to carry guns at school.
Agree
I think this can be a good idea as long as there are safety procedures in place. If a teacher carries a weapon, it should be concealed on their person at all times. A locked storage might work as long as the security is strong at the campus.
OTHER IMPORTANT ISSUES
Under what circumstances (if any) should schools be allowed to require vaccinations?
None. That is a parent's decision.
I support mask mandates.
Strongly Disagree
Masks are proven to be detrimental to the development of children.
All official open meetings should be live streamed, recorded, and have transcripts available online for public access.
Strongly Agree
All votes should be roll call votes and recorded in meeting minutes.
Strongly Agree
