Noblesville grad & current teacher explains her ‘Yes’ referendum vote

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Dear Editor:

I have spent over half of my life inside Noblesville Schools. First, as a student, and now I have the privilege of being a Noblesville Schools teacher.

Noblesville Schools played a huge role in shaping me into who I am today. Now I get to watch our schools shape the next generation every single day.

That is why this upcoming referendum means so much to me.

When people hear the word “referendum,” they may immediately think about taxes and money. But as a teacher, when I hear “referendum,” I don’t think about a number. I think about my students. I think about my coworkers.

I think about the student who needs a little extra help understanding a lesson. I think about the student who needs someone to check in on them when they are having a difficult day. I think about the importance of having manageable class sizes so teachers can give all of their students the attention that they deserve.

I think about the teachers who spend hours planning lessons, grading papers, and answering emails. I think about the teachers who find any way to reach and support all of their students. I think about the teachers who put their personal lives on the back burner to be there for their students.

I think about what it takes to make school a place where children feel safe, supported, challenged, and cared for. This referendum helps support academic programming, mental health services, school safety, appropriate class sizes, and the recruitment and retention of teachers. Those aren’t abstract things to me.

Those are my students. Those are my coworkers. That is my classroom.

I became a teacher because I believe children deserve teachers who have the time, resources, and support to do their jobs well. I believe every student in Noblesville should be able to have the resources I had as a student, and that students in our community have had since 2010. I believe teachers deserve to work in a community that continues to value what they do.

When it comes down to it, this is much simpler than a complicated ballot question.

Do you support our students? Do you support our teachers?

I do. That’s why I will be voting yes for the Noblesville Referendum.

Mya Crosser
Noblesville Schools Class of 2020