I am a husband, father, and at-risk youth support worker in Nanaimo. I studied urban planning, community development, and human geography at the University of Saskatchewan before moving to Nanaimo in 2014. In my work with at-risk youth for the past 7 years (particularly in the last 2) I have seen that schools function as a pressure gauge for students, parents, and teachers. I would like to provide a down-to-earth approach to ensure that the security, stability, and predictability of education prevails. My first task as trustee would be to donate a portion of my salary back to students as a sign of good faith, 3000 dollars. Secondly, I would like to address how to best adjust the budget to remove obvious administrative overspending. Finally, the mental health of students is under attack. I would like to reward teachers and programs that teach students how to learn, rather than what to learn. Further, I would like children to know that they can be accepted for who they are, not what society tells them to be.