Building a Legacy of Community Service
For Jennifer Konyn, the decision to run for the School Board is rooted in a discovery within her own family history. Growing up in the home of her grandparents, Jennifer was shaped by their service-minded leadership and deep ties to the Middle Tennessee community. When she was young, Jennifer found a card from his own campaign for City Council - and from that moment she began imagining what it might look like to run for public office.
Today, Jennifer is following in his footsteps. Motivated by her grandfather’s legacy of quiet, impactful service and her own experience as a mother of two, she is stepping up to ensure a future of accountability and academic excellence for all Williamson County students.
General Policy
Special Education
& Accountability
• IEP Excellence: Ensure the district fully honors and funds the services students are legally entitled to through their Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).
• Early Intervention: Advocate for expanded resources for the Tennessee Early Intervention System (TEIS) and pre-K special education to support students before they reach elementary school.
• General Accountability: Keeping schools transparent and responsive to the families they serve.
Equitable Funding
& Opportunity
• Protect Public Education: Push for school funding that reaches every classroom, ensuring every student has exactly what they need to succeed, regardless of their neighborhood.
• Program Expansion: Protect and expand funding for the arts and the International Baccalaureate (IB) program to support students with diverse interests and talents.
Restoring a "Voice
of Reason"
• Bipartisan Dialogue: Navigate the forced partisan nature of the race by focusing on logic, reason, and the shared "end goals" of parents and teachers.
• Representing Diversity of Thought: Serve as a voice for the many Williamson County residents who feel their perspectives are not currently or may not longer be represented on the board.
Data Driven Governance
• Data Over Passion: decisions should be made through logical conversation and objective reasoning.
• Evidence over Ideology: Prioritize objective data and educational research when making district-wide decisions rather than reacting to "hot-button" political topics or personal preferences.
• Objective Policy-Making: Ensure that school board decisions are rooted in what is proven to benefit the entire student body.