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Mary Rush Wood, Incumbent Board Member
My name is Mary Rush Wood. I am a current member of the Lansing USD 469 School Board and I'm running for re-election.
I am a lifelong Lansing resident and a graduate of Lansing High School with deep roots in this community. I worked for the Sisters of Charity from 8th grade until I graduated from Lansing High School in 1976. When my husband of 19 years, Greg, passed away in 2005, I continued to raise our daughter here in Lansing while pursuing my career in healthcare.
Commitment to Service
I am strongly committed to volunteer service, and have served others in many capacities over the years, particularly through K-12 fundraising efforts and as a member of the Parent Teacher Organization. In addition to serving as a school board member since 2022, I have also been the treasurer for the Wyndham Hills Home Owner's Association since 2013 and an active member of the Leavenworth County Republican Women's group.
Board Member Accomplishments:
As a a board member for the past four years, Mary Wood has represented Lansing well. Here are a few of her most significant accomplishments:
- Voted to remain revenue neutral (NOT raise property taxes) all four years.
- Helped pass The Parent's Bill of Rights
- Curriculum Transparency (all curriculum is listed online, including library books
- Library, classroom material and display policy to keep political ideology off of walls and out of classrooms
- Gender policy to ensure "no secrets" are kept from parents and restricts shared bathrooms and locker rooms to members of the same sex.
- Removed DEI professional development training and curriculum
- Reversed unfair COVID leave policy for teachers and staff