Veronica Rivera (Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3, Oklahoma, candidate 2023)

Veronica Rivera

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Candidate, Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3

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Last election

February 14, 2023

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High school

Chaparral High School

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Oceanside, Calif.

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Catholic

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Financial consultant

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Veronica Rivera ran for election to the Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3 in Oklahoma. She was on the ballot in the general election on April 4, 2023.^[source]

Rivera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. Click here to read the survey answers.

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General election

General election for Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3

Steve Long and Veronica Rivera ran in the general election for Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3 on April 4, 2023.

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	Submit photo	Veronica Rivera (Nonpartisan)

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Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3

Steve Long and Veronica Rivera ran in the primary for Dibble Public Schools, Seat 3 on February 14, 2023.

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Veronica Rivera completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2023. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by Rivera's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.

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Who are you? Tell us about yourself.

I have been a Realtor since going on six years in Oklahoma, and have been in the banking industry for about eight years, with a background within accounting/finance. Through out my career I have obtained various different license's including Public Notary, Whole Life Insurance, General Life Insurance, Real Estate Agent, and currently working on my Certified Treasury Professional. My husband, Manuel, and I are parents to four children. Three who currently in the district.

Having children that are still attending Dibble Schools, I have been witness to the wonderful staff, students and families that reside here. I also have a lot of admiration for the current board! Some of the difficult decisions they have made over the last few years have kept our schools going strong! I would be honored to serve in this capacity and help conserve the values that make me so proud to be a part of this community.

I am excited for the opportunity to be an advocate for our children, taxpayers and our teachers!

Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

• I want to share my time and talents!
• I believe in quality education for current and future students!
• I can represent different groups in the community .

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Problem solving, legal policies, public service, development in educational structure.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

My mother a very hard working individual, honest, trustworthy and self motivator.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

The Political Classroom by Paula McAvoy

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

The passion they have towards the districts growing ability when it comes to the overall GPA.
Developing a relationship with each child.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Bilingual Fluently in Spanish, Financial Business Management Background, Knowledge in Treasury, Passionate for public service, Great Communication Skills, Organization and project management, Creativity, Emotional Intelligence, Leadership, Time Management, Dedication, Strong work Ethic, Passionate for Education, Honest, Empathetic, Positive, Giving and Trusting

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Help with the current issues, help with engaging more children to learn and keep engaged.

What legacy would you like to leave?

The legacy I would love to leave behind is a honest, self-motivating and self-made, hard working, dedicated and most importantly passionate about everything put in my way. Being able to change a damaged system by adding love and positivism back into peoples life's.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

The first historical event that I encountered was the World Financial Collapse(2007-2009).
I was recently turned eighteen years of age and recently graduated from Graduate School, it drastically changed my life causing me to move to Oklahoma away from my parents and mature quickly to start my own journey.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Banking for about 8 years.

What is your favorite book? Why?

The difference maker by John C Maxwell

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Wonder Woman

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

All is well with my soul.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

One of my struggles in life has been unfair treatment due to the color of my skin, or the sex I may be.

What is the primary job of a school board member in your view?

Alleviate the issue that arise, manage the monies in the best way manor, help make decisions to better the school.

Who are your constituents?

I pledge to help kids with disabilities to learning, work closely with those children who have disciplinary issues to discover the true problem or disorder.

How would you support the diverse needs of your district’s students, faculty, staff, and community?

Evaluate the way things are being taught.

Get to know everyone on a personal level.
Connect with families and community.
Encourage teachers to use different type of instruction and teaching strategies.
Add more diversity to the schools.

Engage and spend sometime in each school and evaluate the atmosphere.

How will you build relationships with members of the broader community? Which groups, organizations, stakeholders will you specifically target?

Networking events within people in school and the community.

What constitutes good teaching? How will you measure this? How will you support advanced teaching approaches?

Having different teaching methods to help the teaching process and help student's feel engaged and interested in the material.

Offering different teaching methods and differentiated instruction, lecture-based instruction, technology-based learning, group learning, individual learning, inquiry-based learning, kinesthetic learning, game-based learning and expeditionary learning.
Continuously improving their teaching methods by testing different ones using the same lesson, meeting with other teachers to get their perspectives and remaining flexible.
The measurement would be the progress the classroom has when presented with testing information.

The encouragement I would give to support teachers would be by continuous education in regards to different learning environments and help identify the needs and challenges each student may have.

In what areas would you like to expand curriculum? For example, do you see a need for advanced technical training or apprenticeships? What sort of innovative programming would you advance if given the opportunity?

My thoughts and hopes in expanding curriculum would be reaching out to a variety of different fields of business to mentor and have a hands on, to spark interest and generate a better idea in different professions.

What strategies or plans would you advance to ensure the schools are properly funded?

Reaching out to different business for donations. Evaluating the priorities and what would be more beneficial to the district.

What principles drive your policies for safety in schools?

Awareness for children to speak up if felt in danger of feel if something is not right.
Encourage the police department, fire department, hospitals and social services to inform and educate teachers to be aware.

How might you support the mental health needs of students/faculty/staff?

Adding counselors to be able to speak with staff and students.

Tell us your favorite joke.

Why are toilets always so good at poker?

They always get a flush

What existing district policies would you like to change, or what new policies would you like to implement?

Adding a outside security company to come and manage the drugs, searches, and add new technologies to identify weapons, drugs, vapes within school.

Describe your ideal learning environment for students.

A place where children could be praised for the well behavior instead of being disciplined for bad behavior.

A place they feel safe non discriminated and feel like they are important human being.
A place where each child is evaluated and listened to.

A place where a child can talk to someone if they feel uncomfortable.

How do you feel like your school district handled the coronavirus pandemic? What, if anything, would you do differently in the future?

I feel they handled the Coronavirus pandemic very well. I would of done different, would be equipping every student with a device to be able to do virtual classes and offer teachers to be on demand if something isn't understood by a child. Offering virtual tutoring.

What will you do to build a relationship with parents in the district?

I would like to integrate webinars or in person meeting to help educate as well as inform parents on how to understand different behaviors their children might be going through. Give suggestions on how to become more effective in disciplining different types of children. Educating Parents how to better understand their children.

What are your preferred strategies for faculty, staff, and administration recruitment?

Gain permission from staff.

Research and Interview prospects.

Make an informed decision with all the board members.

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