Cascia Talbert Introduces Her Candidacy for the Crystal Lake Grade School Board

From Cascia Talbert:

Cascia Talbert

My name is Cascia Talbert and I am running for Board of Education for the Crystal Lake Elementary School District 47.

I was born and raised just outside of Madison, WI.

I attended the University of Wisconsin at Whitewater
where I studied music, history, and law.

I graduated with a BA in History and a legal studies minor with paralegal certification for the State of Wisconsin in 2001.

My husband, Chris and I were married in 2003.

Our most recent move was from Spokane, WA to Crystal Lake, IL in 2014.

We have five children, all with special needs.

When my husband’s job relocated to the Chicago area, we chose to move to Crystal Lake because of the great schools.

Our children have IEPs [Individual Education Plans], so it is vital that they get the best education possible.

Four of our children attended Indian Prairie Elementary School.

The teachers and staff there went out of their way to make sure our special kids were successful.

If I noticed that there was something wrong with their education, I spoke up and requested an IEP meeting.

Every time the school cooperated and listened to my ideas.

Changes were implemented and my kids thrived. I have had numerous successes advocating for my unique children.

When COVID-19 hit in the spring of 2020, the shutdown of the schools had a negative impact on my children.

It broke my heart when I saw them suffering academically, socially, and emotionally.

My active 11-year-old son experienced depression for the first time when his favorite sport was cancelled.

My high-school daughter has a hair pulling disorder and the stress was too much for her to handle.

She pulled her hair out so much that I had to shave her head.

We were unable to cover all the bald spots.

My eighth grader has high functioning autism and an above average IQ.

He is used to getting straight A’s, but remote learning confused him.

His grades took a nosedive.

My youngest has high functioning autism and a behavioral disorder.

He is unable to learn remotely.

The school has tried everything possible to get him to stay focused and complete the work.

I knew I was not the only parent in D47 having these challenges.

I decided I needed to do something about it.

One of my good friends and I put together a Facebook group for parents from D47 and D155 who saw their kids suffering with remote learning.

Within two weeks our group grew to nearly 1,000 members.

We organized gatherings at school board meetings and parents spoke up.

But nothing changed.

Many of the parents I was in contact with thought that nobody on the board was listening to us.

After reading all the disappointing and frustrating comments and posts from parents on my Facebook group I knew I had to do something more to help.

Therefore, I am running for Board of Education for D47.

I want to be a voice for the parents and families in our district.

I am not affiliated with unions or any other interest group in Crystal Lake.

I am just a concerned parent of five children with special needs.

I am not a teacher nor am I married to a teacher.

Our family is not wealthy, and I am not running for office to get wealthy.

My husband works in sales and I am a stay-at-home mom with an Avon business on the side.

I care about our community, the families and the children that attend our schools.

I will listen to all those families looking for direction, be the voice for
all those in need of one and be a community leader who makes a difference.

For more information on Cascia Talbert visit her personal blog at talbertzoo.com.


Comments

Cascia Talbert Introduces Her Candidacy for the Crystal Lake Grade School Board — 8 Comments

  1. That’s defeatist attitude, Wanton Libertarian.

    Send her money.

    Put our her yard signs.

    Tell people to vote for her.

  2. Thank You Cascia Talbert, for throwing your hat into the School Board Election.

    Be aware you will be going up against the Teacher’s Union, so you will have your work cut out for you.

    You will need a small army of Moms & Dads to get the word out to all the folks in District 47.

  3. Geal, Shame on you!

    If you bothered to find out about her, she’s the one to throw a monkey wrench into the demonic works of 47.

    She gets my bullet vote!

  4. If you guys are serious about wanting her to win, listen to CPTKangaroo.

    If you only vote for one person, you increase their chance of winning.

    If like-minded people did this, she could win.

    From Wikipedia

    Bullet voting,

    [1] also known as single-shot voting

    [2] and plump voting,

    [3] is a voting tactic, usually in multiple-winner elections, where a voter is entitled to vote for more than one candidate, but instead votes for only one candidate.

    A voter might do this either because it is easier than evaluating all the candidates, or as a form of tactical voting.

    This tactic can be used to maximize the chance that the voter’s favourite candidate will be elected, while increasing the risk that other favoured candidates will lose.

    A group of voters using this tactic consistently has a better chance for one favourite candidate to be elected.[4][5]

  5. Excellent!

    Just the candidate we need!

    When she’s elected, we the people need to attend every school board meeting in support of her —- and let our voices heard!

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