Maricopa Colleges Faculty PAC

Pam Petty

602.944.9615

electpampetty@gmail.com

http://electpampetty.com

ABOUT PAM PETTY

Brief Biographical Information

Ø      Third generation Arizonan with strong ties to north Phoenix

Ø      Sunnyslope High School graduate

Ø      District 3 resident for total of over 25 yrs (16 most recently)

Ø      Long-time family connections to the Maricopa District

§         Pam’s mother graduated from Phoenix College in 1935

§         Pam’s uncle, Robert Jaap, served on the original 1962 Maricopa Community College District Governing Board and was the Governing Board’s first president.

Ø      Pam and her family have a strong educational background and she is very familiar with education issues facing all of us today.

§         Her mother was an elementary school teacher in North Phoenix.

§         Both of her adult children teach in Arizona high schools

§         Pam has over 30 years teaching and educational leadership experience

Recent Teaching Experience

¨       College Faculty, History, Chandler Gilbert Community College, 1996-2006

¨       High School Teacher, Glendale Union High School District, 1979-1996.

Leadership Experience

·         Chair, Division of Social and Behavioral Science, Chandler-Gilbert Community College, 2002-2006

¨       Chair, Instructional Technology Committee (TLT Ocotillo Roundtable), Chandler-

Gilbert Community College, 1998-2002

¨       Chair, Organization of American Historians, Committee on Teaching, 1994

¨       State Board for National History Day in Arizona, 1988 - 1997

¨       College Board Consultant - Advanced Placement U.S. History, Table Leader and

¨       Reader, 1990-2000

¨       Social Studies Department Chair, Independence High School, 1980s

Other Past and Present Professional Service and Affiliations

¨       Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona

¨       Southwest Oral History Association

¨       Organization of American Historians

¨       MCCCD Women’s Leadership Group

¨       MCCCD Faculty Association

¨       Phoenix-Metro Women’s History Study Group, 1982-present.

¨       State Board and Judge for National History Day in Arizona, 1980s and 1990s

¨       School Desegregation Committee, Glendale Elementary School District, 1980s

Education

¨       B.A. History, University of Arizona

¨       M.A. History, Arizona State University

¨       Ed.D. Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University

Awards

¨       National Endowment for the Humanities/DeWitt Wallace Teacher-Scholar for

                            Arizona, 1991-92.

Issues Statement

“Pam Petty for YOUR Community Colleges.”

Candidate for District #3 Maricopa County Community Colleges Governing Board

Affordable, quality education available to everyone

I am running for the governing board because:

• I believe in public service.
• Serving on the Governing Board will give me the opportunity to give back to my community and to the college district.
• I have over 30 years of teaching and educational leadership experience at both the college and high school levels.
• I am knowledgeable about the issues facing our community colleges.
• I will serve the citizens of Maricopa County and work to provide the community college district with effective, ethical, and quality governance.

MY KEY POSITIONS

Ø      I will be a strong advocate for the students of Maricopa County.

·        I believe that Governing Board policy decisions should focus first on making quality education accessible to everyone in our communities.

·        I will work to provide the highest quality education at the lowest cost for our students.

·        I advocate an increased focus on teaching and learning to prepare students for an enriched and successful life.

·        I will work to make our community college campuses secure, safe havens for students and employees.

·        I will support decisions that put student learning first.

Ø      I will work to maintain fiscal responsibility.

·        I will work to eliminate any wasteful spending and to set spending priorities to support student learning.

·        I support personal and institutional responsibility.

·        I promise effective and accountable stewardship of taxpayer money.

Ø      I will work to make the Community College District function efficiently and effectively.

·        I will support policies requiring that employees carry out their public trust professionally and responsibly, and that the colleges maintain the highest ethical standards.

·        I will support more interaction between the Governing Board and the college employee groups.