I'm Jenn McDaigle, and I'm running for Lee County School Board because our kids deserve a district focused on what matters: reading, math, strong teachers, and real preparation for the world ahead — not culture wars.
These aren't talking points. They're the numbers every Lee County parent deserves to see on the front page of their district's report.
I grew up in Crystal River, Florida — in a trailer, raised by a single mother on food stamps. The public school system fed me, kept me safe, and opened doors I never would have found on my own. That assumption — that I deserved to be there — changed my life.
I spent the last decade as a VP at Instacart, Dunnhumby, and Zeta Global — working at the leading edge of industries being reshaped by AI in real time. I know what it looks like when an organization is working, and when it isn't. I know how to read a budget. I know how to fight for results.
I've spent more than a decade working directly with children — in youth ministry, in communities, and in IEP meetings fighting for my daughter Quillen, who had complex medical needs and relied on Lee County's special needs system until we lost her in 2023 at five and a half years old.
My daughter Waverly starts kindergarten this August. I am not running because I have a political agenda. I'm running because I know what schools can be — and I can see clearly that we are not there yet.
Every one of these is something a Lee County parent can track. If I win, these numbers get better. If they don't, hold me accountable.
A child who can't read by third grade is already behind in a race that hasn't started. Focused intervention, phonics-based instruction, and real reading specialists in every elementary school.
Lee County teachers start at $50K in a county where the median home costs $350K+. We're bleeding them to Charlotte and Collier. Competitive pay, real benefits, and stop asking them to buy their own pencils.
$15.9M cut, capital funds raided — every year, the district is patching instead of planning. I've managed real budgets in real companies. I'll read every line. Publicly.
I've watched AI reshape entire industries from the inside. Our kids have maybe five years before the workforce looks nothing like what we're teaching them for. Balance technology with real human connection, hands-on learning, and time outdoors.
I've sat in too many IEP meetings to count. Students with special needs, students learning English, students who just need more time — every one of them deserves a district that shows up. Not paperwork. People.
Aging buildings, deferred maintenance, climate-exposed campuses — this is basic stewardship. Before the next storm, before the next problem, we know what needs fixing. Fix it.
This race is a door-to-door, parent-to-parent, PTA-to-coffee-shop campaign. Every one of these asks directly decides whether Jenn wins.
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If you've read this far, you already believe every child deserves better. That's enough. Now let's go build it.