Indiana Superintendent of Public Instruction Candidate
Currently the library media specialist at Crooked Creek Elementary
School in the Metropolitan School District of Washington Township in
Indianapolis.
Ritz attended Ball State University studying education. She
received her masters from Ball State and a second masters from IU-PUI in
library science. Ritz is a National Board certified teacher and a
Golden Apple Award winner. She also has served as president
of the Washington Township Education Association. In total, she has 33
years of classroom experience.
Ritz wants to give more time to education and less time to
testing. She would like to see more power in the hands of local school
districts to implement state and federal standards. She wants to make
teacher licensing and evaluation standards top in the
nation. Ritz also plans to clear the barriers to quality vocational
education.
— Matthew Glowicki
— Matthew Glowicki
