4 Pillars of Vicki’s Vision

Vicki is Your Voice for:

Excellence in Education - Affordable Homeownership - Resident-Focused Development - Government That Works for All

Excellence in Education

Montgomery County Public Schools should be a key contributor to empowering all students to become independent, accountable, self-supporting adults with basic academic and life skills, personal development that supports acceptance of others and wise decision-making, as well as career options that support their immediate entry into the job market or that prepare them to advance their education for entry into the job market. 

  • Focus on the 3Rs for all.

  • Expand offerings of advanced & specialty classes with Montgomery Community College.  

  • Lower the average class size and increase individual tutorials/small classes for struggling students.

  • Allocate by contact hour as much money per academic student as is allocated for each student in an extra-curricular program. 

  • Increase the hiring of and rewards for high-performing teachers.

  • Prioritize mentoring programs.

  • Maintain the physical plants of schools, building only if a school can no longer be maintained.

  • Require that students be on campus during regular school hours.

  • Assure safety at school facilities.

  • Graduate with full academic honors only those who meet standards for 12th-grade core competencies per nationally standardized tests.

  • Graduate with full technical honors only those who meet standards for 9th-grade core competencies per nationally standardized tests and meet "industry" standards for core competencies in a specific technical area.

Government That Works for You

  • Infrastructure to support economic development, particularly that related to public services, is a concern concurrent to economic development.

  • Integrating commercial and residential development into neighborhoods so that the newcomers bring out the best of each of these neighborhoods while addressing their shortcomings.

  • Public transportation to reduce traffic congestion.

  • Address public safety issues.

Affordable Homeownership

  • Focus on homeownership, not rentals.

  • Affordable, not luxury homes

  • Promote multi-generational and flexible housing designs.

  • Compile a comprehensive list of all County services (with fees charged), rebate programs (with Fees charged and potential rewards) and administrative reporting required of owned multi-family Dwellings (i.e., condominiums and cooperatives), and compare same with traditional, single-family homes

Resident-Focused Development

  • Rehabbing of communities and neighborhoods.

  • Timely access to public transit while providing a quality living environment.

  • Maintain distinctive neighborhood characteristics and charm.

  • Protect our most vulnerable populations.