From Classroom to Boardroom · 2005–2026
They’ve known me as Mrs. Blaske for 21 years.
Before I ever asked this community for its vote, I spent 21 years showing up for its students — in classrooms, at games and performances, building a program our students did not have, and bringing employers in to meet them. This is that record, year by year.
- Years serving MVUSD students at Vista Murrieta
- 21Years serving MVUSD students at Vista Murrieta
- Years teaching by June 2026
- 25Years teaching by June 2026
- Course engineering pathway she founded and built
- 4Course engineering pathway she founded and built
- Years living in Murrieta
- 26Years living in Murrieta
Experience you can verify. Not a promise to learn our schools — 21 years already spent inside them.
A Classroom Becomes Home
21 years at Vista Murrieta • 25 years of teaching by June 2026
For more than two decades, Murrieta families knew me simply as Mrs. Blaske. Not as a candidate — as the teacher their child came home talking about.
My work at Vista Murrieta grew from daily classroom lessons into relationships with students, parents, teachers, staff, administrators and community partners. I learned this district from the inside, one school year at a time.
It was never just my classroom. It became my community.
What this means for the boardroom
Every board decision eventually reaches a classroom. I have spent 21 years on the receiving end of those decisions, so I know which ones help students and which ones only look good on paper.
- 21 years at Vista Murrieta High School
- 25 years of teaching by June 2026
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In 2005 a classroom in Murrieta became my second home. 21 years later, families still know me as Mrs. Blaske. Read the whole story: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2005#2005
Students Saw More Than a Teacher
Relationships • mentorship • school spirit • whole-student support
A strong school is more than classes and bell schedules. It is built through trust, belonging, activities, arts, athletics, service and relationships.
Parents saw me at Back-to-School Nights, in classrooms, at performances, on campus, and alongside students in the moments that mattered — including being named Bronco of the Year by the school community.
What this means for the boardroom
Students thrive when schools develop the whole student, not just the test score. I will protect the athletics, arts, activities and support programs that keep students connected to school.
- Bronco of the Year, 2013–14
- Advisor and mentor across clubs, arts and athletics
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Back-to-School Nights. Games. Performances. Club meetings. Students saw more than a teacher — and that is exactly the kind of trustee Murrieta deserves. The full story: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2013#2013
Building Something Students Didn't Have
Founding the CTE Engineering program and pathway at Vista Murrieta
In 2015 a vision became a pathway: engineering opportunities for students who were ready to design, build, test, fail, improve and discover what they could create.
One course grew into a four-course pathway and became part of the hands-on, career-connected learning that helps students see their futures more clearly.
Leadership isn't only about identifying what students need. It is about helping build it.
What this means for the boardroom
Idea → program → pathway → opportunity. I have already done this work inside MVUSD, so I can help the district expand pathways without guessing at how they get built.
- Founded the CTE Engineering pathway at VMHS
- One course grew into a four-course pathway
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In 2015 our students didn't have an engineering pathway. So I built one. It is still running today. Here is how it happened: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2015#2015
Turning Passion Into Possibility
Technical skills • PLTW training • innovation • project-based learning
Students designed, competed, presented and problem-solved: bridge competitions, robotics, engineering design challenges, and summits that showed them a future they could reach.
The pathway kept growing because students kept proving what they could do when someone handed them real tools and real problems.
What this means for the boardroom
Every student deserves pathways that connect learning to a real future — college, career, trades, military service, entrepreneurship and life.
- Project Lead The Way trained instruction
- Students competing and presenting beyond campus
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Bridges. Robots. Competitions. Summits. When students get real problems, they rise to them. Week 4 of the story: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2016#2016
Excellence Recognized — Student Centered
Teacher of the Year • District Teacher of the Year • ITEEA Teacher Excellence
Recognition was never the goal. The goal was always the student: a student who feels seen, challenged, supported and prepared.
These honors came from colleagues, from the district, and from a national association — people who watched the work up close.
Public service should be measured by impact, not titles.
What this means for the boardroom
Accountability, excellence and trust are not slogans. They are standards I have already been held to, and standards I will bring to how this board measures student outcomes.
- VMHS Teacher of the Year & MVUSD District Teacher of the Year
- ITEEA Teacher Excellence Award (national)
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Teacher of the Year. District Teacher of the Year. A national excellence award. Earned in Murrieta classrooms, for Murrieta students. The story: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2019#2019
The Classroom Meets the Real World
Industry partners • work-based learning • certifications • student presentations
Students presented to industry professionals, earned certificates, toured facilities and worked on problems brought in by real employers.
Local companies, colleges and agencies became part of the classroom — and Murrieta itself became an extension of it.
Murrieta itself can become an extension of the classroom.
What this means for the boardroom
Expand partnerships with businesses, colleges, trades, the military, public agencies and community organizations so students connect passion with purpose before they graduate.
- Industry partnerships bringing employers into the classroom
- Work-based learning, certifications and student presentations
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Real employers. Real projects. Real certifications. This is what career-connected learning looks like when it actually works. See it: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2020#2020
A New Way to Serve
From the classroom to the boardroom
I taught their children. I listened to parents. I worked alongside teachers and administrators. I built programs. I advised students. I connected classrooms with careers and community partners.
In September 2026, Influential Women recognized this work — not because I asked, but because the impact reached students, families, and the community long before this campaign began.
Now I'm ready to bring that classroom perspective to the MVUSD Board of Education — with the same values, in a new seat.
Retired from the classroom, but not expired when it comes to serving students.
What this means for the boardroom
I will fight for students, support teachers, listen to parents, work with administrators, and build stronger community partnerships — because better schools are built when every decision begins with what is best for students.
- Candidate, MVUSD Trustee Area 1
- 26-year Murrieta resident
- Recognized by Influential Women, September 2026
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For 21 years they knew me as Mrs. Blaske. On November 3, I'm asking to serve those same students from the boardroom. Read the full 21-year story: https://guiablaske.com/my-story?utm_source=social&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=story-2026#2026
September 8, 2026
Speaking before the MVUSD Board of Education
Three minutes during public comment: vision, integrity, and heart — and how philosophy becomes policy, policy becomes programs, and programs become opportunities that change students’ lives.
The values haven’t changed
Then: C.L.A.S.S. → Now: Vision • Integrity • Heart
The words may have changed, but the principle has not: education is about developing capable students and good human beings.
- CCharacterRespect, compassion, and integrity — academic and personal.
- LLeadershipModeling positive behavior and building a culture of positive risk-taking.
- AAttitudeMotivation for excellence, accepting challenge, welcoming feedback.
- SScholarshipOwnership of learning and the habit of doing your personal best.
- SServicePositive citizenship and real contribution to the community.
The difference is 21 years of showing up
I will fight for students. I will support teachers. I will listen to parents. I will work with administrators. I will build stronger community partnerships — because better schools are built when every decision begins with what is best for students.