Tom Griggs for PSD School Board
Together, we can build a stronger tomorrow
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About Tom Griggs
I view serving as a member of the Poudre School District Board of Directors as an opportunity to repay the rich support the district has provided my family and me over the years, to become an even more vocal advocate for high quality programs, equitable access to education for all children and families, and to champion the district’s critical role that education plays in this community. It is my intention to bring to bear all the background and varied perspectives that come with my diverse education experiences - for meeting present and future challenges.
35 years in the field of education
A Teacher of Teachers
For 24 of the last 29 of these years, I have been a teacher of teachers, first at San Jose State University in California and then at the University of Northern Colorado, in Greeley, where I taught for 20 years. My former students are now teachers and administrators throughout the state of Colorado, including Poudre, Thompson, and other districts around the state.
Since my retirement after 20 years from UNC, I have served both as a regular and a full-time substitute teacher and as a Social Emotional Learning Specialist in Poudre and Thompson School Districts.
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Public School Advocate
I am a thoughtful advocate for teachers, school system staff, students, and their families. My former students are now teachers and administrators all around Poudre, Thompson, and other districts throughout the state of Colorado.
My own kids benefited from the kind and highly skilled treatment they received from so many of their teachers and schools’ staffs in Poudre School District. The district helped me raise my children; Sera and Beau had many opportunities they benefited from, and each did their best to make the most of the wonderful opportunities with which they were presented. They are doing well, each in her/his own way, as young adults today. I am running for school board because I believe no child in this district deserves anything less!
I made several trips to Brazil over a five-year period, first as a Teacher-in-Residence working with Brazilian public school English as a Foreign Language teachers, then as a Fulbright Distinguished Teaching fellow in 2018-19, and finally as a visiting international professor at Universidade Federal dos Vales de Jequitinhonha e Mucuri (UFVJM).