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School board candidate forum from 11/2/2023

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so make sure that you keep my thoughts and ideas Seattle School Board along the way we have to learn a little more about should you and your vision for a school district the audience would also like to thank you for being here as an Engaged Community member all 11 candidates were extended invitation to attend all done here can insulin sit on a database on the district they are seeking to represent my name is Thompson. I will be one of the moderators for tonight you don't even need sitting down here in the front row is Chad alleger as well as Faith Devin mop who is RPC and School Board student representative quick rundown of some they represent each candidate had him tonight for the recap all questions have been prepared ahead of time tonight by the moderators in front of you down the questions to be asked up in a few days ahead of time my current school board members Administration average parking is red-handed will have no more than one minute to answer the question and I took one because we have 11 of you and we got a lot of questions we'd like to try and get to try and keep things moving with 18 seconds remaining we will hold up Yellowcard mr. Oliver if we thought so we can move on each candidate's name has been placed in the bag there and that came in it would be the first to answer the question and then we'll move from that side down this way is going to have a chance to be the first one to answer a question if you need to ask. Manchester Pizza periodically we will include a number of what we call quick-fire question which are designed to Simply get a yes or no kind of a reaction every child as well audience members are asked to refrain from making noises of any time any comments gestures or distraction from the audience are unacceptable and will not be tolerated if you are unable to remain silent The Forum will you be asked to leave the school premises also audience members are asked to remain in the auditorium trout before on them to avoid distractions to the candidates at the end of the night you will have the opportunity to speak one-on-one with the candidates outside the auditorium said you had some time before they join us in here the first question we like each one of you to introduce yourself please say your name the district you're running for how many years you been in the district as well as we have an opening statement so I think we'll just start down on the very end there with a my name is Rebecca Bartel, I've been in the district for 10 years my kids just started 2 years what was the other question and if you have anything else you'd like that after opening date I have a two kids in the district and then a third is a year-and-a-half and I did my bachelor's at Wartburg college and I did my doctor physical therapy at seen Ambrose and my physical therapist here in town I came from a small school I understand the challenges but also the benefits from small school I want my kids and the other kids in the district to have the best education I can possibly have and I want to be a part of that offer I would try to go to such as my highlight profile my clinic and and then I wouldn't use a space to make my decisions I would want to see what the letters and I have that Meg have that help me and making my decision rather than just by Kafka I feel like I can make a positive contribution to the great communicator and the great beaver I Atlantic wooden analytically and I had a good Financial that's so that I am done using the text. I feel like there is no reason we can work on and I am excited to but it's got grass I've lived in the district for 30 years and married people in 2010 we have a 7th grader in the state turned in the district right now. My mission statement I get southeast Minnesota translate wifey what is a Minnesota I've been in watch 13 years now and I've watched Community will come together and I wasn't having the longer I've been here you can just be the two communities wine workout School District I grew up in in southeast Minnesota with the same type of one community and I know how that has word someone some stuff here someone comes up there and listened to everyone out there but with that being said I also love the word with the all of us that our ministration of been put together here in Seattle I mean it is on the train tracks and they are put together really gets the papers together is so with that being said they didn't hear and I'm just proud to be part of BPM and want to see cheap things getting better for the future but I want my son to bring you back here and have them kind of school a little better a jingle I have been here so long that I got off the phone with Noah I grew up here emac after Middle School to practice is over Packard by practice cheer for 43 years I'm. We're by Generations not taken care of and I really miss him changing hopefully it will continue to change walk through things I don't like doing things and surgery would have been worried my wife for 50 years unbelievably have three children and seven grandchildren all of which has either gone through the business district song Personal end of the game as far as been flirting here but ruin things that we need to continue to learn how to communicate when he needs to learn how I don't know what's going on and not rush to any need to think about it we didn't want another and then make the bed a hanging on my husband and I have four kids together in the district and they range from 10 to 6 I have went to University College I understand and I have enough I am running because I want to be involved in kids bedrooms that are going to affect our community and I'm sure about that I will be hearing them are you tired I do think that change is important you can't do just the way that her changing is really worth it for today and how is she going to affect our community we also need to make sure that we're getting the teachers the reports of the day children and teachers are right I know I would be really sad and I'm sure that a lot of you and bring that back sore and I met at me I feel like we need to talk or some more emergent I program for older students so good evening I'm Brent tripping I have been in the school district for 16 years and I am running for the night and those of you that are joining virtually as well I'm looking for the opportunity to share with you my thoughts on the school board and not praying for you to learn more about me and Hampton Iowa North Central Iowa and graduated from high school After High School I graduated from college I'm currently a technology supervisor and I gave you a bill in Prairie City for the last 16 years all three are currently in the Buchanan school district at 1 in elementary and middle school and one in high school which I think I certainly gives me any other parent with a child in what are the things that my parents instilled in me from their legs with the value and Red Lobster. Tyron Smith basketball program that's a really valuable experience for me because it allowed me I work with many members are you here in the audience to learn about what we're doing is in arguing. What we do better and what we should include improved and also allowed me to talk or several different school districts within our area and even as far as I'm running for school board on I want to be a model District until we got some really positive momentum moving navigate to Red Cardinal Lake Drive in Sumter last thing I am passionate about public education and we've been involved with my entire life I very much look forward to sharing with it more than I do you all know why I think I'm qualified to be on this board and answering questions when I have Athletic Club my name is Erica brinegar I'm alive and plan to stay that way, running for district 4 and I can see I'm still where I plan on bringing the ocean and figuring out teacher retention really good teachers that we're having a turnover that I need to look into and I have a part of her kid and volunteer I spent many many hours Hey Ron we are soccer program and I just really I really really want to work together with the other board members all the future especially I'm headed towards your questions tonight alrighty I run for district for Monroe I have two kids in the district we moved here in 2011 from Indianola because we want to be opportunities for District police station what time is it Tamaqua station a Fighter's aboard experience handle on finances Within this past year we went on a double date. Arrow Finance passionate antique retention genuine Valley waiting are you still have a lot of work to do there I'm a public school Avenue Northwest Portland call Megan Brennan people I graduated each and everyone of you for attending either here or my name is Jeremy. I'm a lifelong music remember Monroe been an active member of the fire department as a firefighter before 7 so there was a preschool one for first grade I'm running just a because I recognized having the kids to school on Thornton Rd I want to ensure our kids are receiving a world-class education and to do that I haven't cuz I listen to the bathroom in the family and in my research and you sure are making love before we said you was going to ensure we were going to be there people people on the border 2013 out of the created then my wife and I are two daughters and I have five grandkids now what are you going to want another one brownies all the education or grandkids hi everyone and Samantha van why thank you for coming tonight I enjoyed having others that are passionate about understanding and researching as being involved with the school I am running for district 7 I have been in the district for 7 years old and I have 3 kids we have a second grader and kindergartener and a three-year-old son in recent years I have served with our PC our parent-teacher Organization for the elementary for the last four years unless you're served as the president and that's a really isn't a lot of great families in our community and another said understand the village that we have did it work best for reached out to everyone about a vision for future ever Elementary and I am stuck up showed up with a part of that and it was a great experience to help move into a dragon board recent mine is tiredness a Rihanna's facilities oversight committee for the school to understand all building all of our need for a living and what that looks like if I got to serve on this board I am pack about having the communication about being a human about making a decision that is going to affect our kids and it is it's amazing to be a part of a small community we get to be a part of something to get to have a boys that you can secondhand with someone and have a conversation with her about being involved in community alright thank you all for those injured were going to move into the questions now draw the first name out of the bag there and are you going to start with Rod I need you to school board members as Leaders what are the high standards or characteristics you believe Divine a school board member and Define did you take the lead in challenging situations View school board members as leaders or characteristics you believe that buying a school board member and you find you take the lead and challenging situations the world leaders in my life Supergirl program refinancing board members as leaders and you mind that using Creed and challenging situation the School Board number so we need to be transparent and basically we do think I'm challenging issues there were times that I think I'm able to do I know a lot of people don't agree with some of our decisions are born do we get a sure tell him what are your standards I need the qualities of a school board member are important to the sense of you have to be sure you are working as a seen so much for one person is for one person baby one you are working as a board as a team makes it since yesterday on communicating I'm at work at work from here I'm a senior analysts are firefighting team being in a nationwide group is called women and a lead actor in it so we have an Iowa tax and within her merely have a chapter and I serve as president on that board as well I do enjoy and stepping up to take leadership and he sent me or something bothering me or I should have said something and I didn't so I am I Judith Eva I think what defines a leader is someone who's willing to do the work as well as to be open to communication and information that they may not have thought of I think being a leader you need to have Anders is willing to put in the time and I feel like I'm I see your pain if they live really but also I mean when you get people who come to you and they want your help from school students or parents you have to be able to listen and to understand where they're coming from and just take a different perspective I feel like that l l why you got to be the leader you got to be able to be approachable with me I mean agree with you but I know a list of everybody that comes up when you're on this Google as far as things that I have to go to bed so you can read the news Roberta Hare ATI so that's mine will Amazon follow me weird person bands on Wednesday in the corner 5 years in the book mobile another cigarette store manager want any was chief of staff at the wind been over eight years really any last minute they must be doing something right read the alarm volume they characteristics I think are really important in a leader and someone that's on the floorboard I'll give you honesty you want anybody giving yeah yeah that's great and then you also. you're still going to learn things every year I'm going to hear not willing to do that and you're just not going to help yourself and you're not going to help the community as much as you can spare time. Doesn't just mean going board meeting that means that means figuring out how things the other us congressman and Senators on issues that I believe around 4 piece of a lot of women honestly I think I've been part of a team wouldn't have to be at mother at fine arts store in in the in the workplace and with all those in mind that's how we need to go about setting policies that are best for our entire student population as far as addressing challenging situation every day my career and I have to look at both the big picture for both in the short-term and long-term well soon as we make are going to have him pass on that big at your solution so I am I like to analyze all the information I have to make those informed citizen. I think that a characteristic of board members and someone is willing to spend hours that it pays working for the board researching and asking the question open some of the golden everyone and someone that's able to take the lead and situations and if you need more information to be willing to ask for it give me a call so that you're not lying though and always work together with other people the board members ministration and staff priority first one is for rent what is Google made order school committees have you been to or participated in the last 12 months feel free to share the names of those committees the number of school board meetings exact number on Empire 235 attended several in person I I watched as many as I can online as well I love the fact that you're now sitting in the or table newsletter out to the trigger to go to check in on what happened at the board meeting if you weren't able to either encourage all you make sure you were looking at that I mentioned before the I'm at the planning committee was one most recently that I've been on again I figured me another I know that our staff would be happy to walk you through elementary middle school and high school is science rooms in its heart in its locker rooms I think that if you walk around and look at them you'd be appalled at what you see anyone I've been still multiple 10 person board meeting I tried to watch on them and I've always been a minute the last bottle wines but I do like I said you soccer program a board member has been on Baldwin and 30 + 4 and work session for the last year and during that rehab your and things I want to say that to meeting my niece I haven't been in in the last year to keep up on the minutes later. we provide this community service online Bordine's on Wyoming and serve on the board of Jocelyn Federal Reserve meeting in the fire department I have been to several meetings and I have been on the silliest a game called me six years out of the can or sitting in Parma right now I went through the bond we had how many men we did football stadium I had a candidate several meetings in 2015 just amazing how much cost does it take to go to college together and so I'm hoping that you know me to be. good morning every morning should be fine thank you Jeremy said it is amazing that we offer so much information out of a rug everyone to be able to watch Steven and it is intended probably half of the season last year and watch the other half on Zoom I know it's important to stay up-to-date with what we're spending John what are you darling I'm so these are I mentioned how I'd served on the PTO for the last four years for every one of those years as vice president and then the last year as president Ron Metz in recent months and I had the opportunity to tour the schools in the last couple weeks I had made requests to school fast as I could and they were more than happy to have me come in and I can ask questions I can see all the things that we've been talking I have a better understanding of what I need for I have a 10 multiple bird me and I seen them all actually they spoke at a board meeting for minutes when they change the time when they're expecting to be a great alignment well great alignment for the preschool so but I was able to talk but only after the road had taken place so when we do have two board meetings we have to actually take into account what are take that into duration be a two-word both Elementary and there are areas that could be improved but we also have to maintain what we have so we don't get to a boy Maria spend a large amount of money to replace but that way we can use the money infected lie the currency district do I have attended all the meetings and I could have been here last year and I've been on it for 4 years since I've been on board and as I look around. if you look at their facilities are not going to sell the Water by rehab and continue to keep it up and I that's up to you in the buildings we had you can roads are doing all that but those schools around us are going to opiates brother if we don't continue to keep up with what we have and continue this morning sure the other facility there's lots of nice things around even if you do have to go back and look at their new GM in that stuff the way they did away room I had to get a wrestling room very nice look at it and that's what I want to see and then also be able to work with no well I was getting them in here and they're very good company to work with so yes I do thank you for everything updated honest man Billy Morris I want to remember there's lots of communication and sometimes my new watch and Ward me and sometime or lady communicated by us so that you sitting on the outside know what's really going on and why scenes were made it so I would like to see that improve good a loss of life see you evil brain r r raise enough to come toward me it's big leave me not going to answer that day not want them to get an answer their question whether I agree with it or don't agree with a shih tzu they deserve an answer the question science what was the last year or so has been a little crazy, correct way to nursing school and things so I haven't actually attended or meetings at Herndon and I do read the newsletter I do read the minutes I but I am now at a place were my life's a little bit more parade and I have the time and energy that I think it's really important to be able to vote my husband that's why I'm doing this know how ever while I was in nursing school I'm I was involved with several boards and committees, and I do believe that experience on those has allowed me to see anything bring back the information and that's enough why I think it's really important Bristol or Elementary coronavirus and results are showing positive growth in student achievement use it for green alignment for all Elementary grades why or why not I do support getting all of our students equal on Maple Plainfield I'm going to have a big discrepancy and testing scores between the two schools I don't think of something that any of us would be okay with I do think this is my topic that in the hole at all it's caused our community to become a little divided so this is one of those situations where it's really important to go back to the community and find out what's important and take that back to the board and maybe realized something, I think this is not just a one-stop-shop it's not something that we're going to fix on our first try so all we can do is keep trying dial support. I think if you look at it based on what we've seen that also proves that it also I think they'll score I'm stopping this I think very well and I think there's some advantages of how we can enter those she turned out to be in the classroom also for sports that you think about that too if we can buy and have realignment you don't have to have a support staff going from Prairie City Monroe back and forth I don't know if I'm going back and forth between the different town so we can solve that issue as well I can see the benefits of aligning the call great and run School however I got something that I still feel like we need more information on be one hundred percent support of us when we were having the vision team ready for arms like this a lot of questions ask for help. Monroe who will be out of the elementary building and do it but I feel like it's back for needed with those hard for me to say that I want hundred percent and for that but I am not also against it I just would need one back or I wrote it or something along those lines yes I'm for grated line I was on the board watch my my my child went through that I'm sorry to deal with a staffing issues what was the result they can specialize in stop. yeah I really need to take some more information on play video as a school board member I remember one focusing on what's best for the students and staff family BPM sometimes how to remove your kid on the bus is kind of scary but looking a Transformers everything you got to do what's best for the students teachers and I traded their collaborate and a better line the education for the dude that I'm not even tripping a green Limon Pier 1 in Monroe in 2014 did not go well so here we are bad now years later talking about it looks like they were going to behave and be able to move forward on it as we said Serena didn't seem we did work through a lot of those what is that thing about saving all the things and the amount of time that was put into the decisions that were made and the hours upon hours always have people in the room with the same interest in mine and we need to do is fax the baby kid that's a hot one right Siri for me I guess but I can understand if someone is you're not used to that that that isn't a challenge but if we look at the benefits of this obviously the test forward and the girls that are able to have special eyes go to tell you things are going to keep our attention ever teachers so if you look at the literature it says that students who move to different buildings around their school year and around their lives more buildings name of their test scores go down and if you also The Ledger how kits do with traditional schools their test scores go up so so it doesn't you know it's even going to lie the grades I mean 60 and 80 are going to Everett it's been a lot better but you have students who are still scoring low are still going to score a low weather at you can buy them with other kids or not I mean in the medical community the Riders they have they don't wear their patients are and staff teachers they have been driving for a while so I feel like it's for the cast of the kids biking is not a great time for our kids to be spending on the bus it's in the classroom they already have a long bus ride and I feel like we need to answer why why do we have the test cards that are low in let's go yeah I'm bored right now every building we have a budget we have to say into and every building we get on there a line for the future every buildings going to need an addition and we do the gas to go away I don't know where I'm going to get you down there with him and see what did I do to you to hear what in addition to high school we have to use our building and use our classroom or the people to decide the kid and I just made it better easier for the cheapest they're in rooms that are more comfortable for them and we have to take into consideration that all the teachers we get this red wine all the teachers could go go together and they can regroup everyday and Go by different way and they can talk and collaborated Everyday Thang I wouldn't say that I am to Whitmore realizing I'm not totally against tonight I am again doing it in such a manner that everybody involved doesn't know exactly what's going on as a faucet we have this thing about doing things for the school board members our job isn't just a school board members our job isn't Newton is a balance is a community is the economic position music the politics embarrassing to get it we're not just about students we had to deal with what we do we have to have the community support so I'm more about how things were done then about what is nessus what does this point we have to understand the school doesn't exist in a vacuum Rasputin's our school National governments they are the parents businessperson Brandon in a question is p Samson Roman is down 32 individuals from last year to this year what should I be doing to address the challenges of declining enrollment looking at me rolling down I-5 is important to them even the focus on the booty that's all we can do today Rent A Wheel of 31 students we need to figure out why we lost you students YouTube and find out why they're leaving the district we need to concentrate on seeing what they need to try and bring them back to our smoke I don't think you're going to you're not going to go away next year either I think we're going to have a problem for next year it's already 3:31 students take bear out what your income dollars and dollars we got to be careful about that and I know talking we need to take caution to the wind little bit and see what I see students I think is related to a number of things for the bigger picture call me if he comes in strong or an arcade multiple we have to gather some of this could be it could be what we're offering or what we're not not operating that could be great alignment that could be exploratory options for Middle School it could be more advanced students getting the paperwork ready I need to I don't think any one particular day or maybe one new gym and go back to her whatever maybe it is the whole communities so we have to realize that education also has a customer service component and if the parents aren't being heard or if the school is doing something that the parents don't like and they don't have a say they have they're going to go to option they're going to homeschool or they're going to open and roll somewhere else or they're going to do the voucher program so you have to listen to the parents that is your target audience if you wanted Roman to go up you need to ask them what you can just do what you want it is a community we have to work as a community have to listen to that we have to listen to the thanks am headed right on the head you got to have a strong Community Baptist strong school and you guys have a strong school have a strong community and I think that comes down with keeping our Administration as long as long as things are going right we have to be holding together if they can hold it together and keep the train rolling that's what you had to do we can't go and change superintendent every 4 years I know that's the I would average for a superintendent be gone but you can't do what you will not the same thing and keep a good program going if you can't have it here but people with bangs and I don't know that's fine I get it but to have a straw and if you want to come here and keep difficulty people wanting to come in straight Selena Gomez wolves available is there babysitting, tracking more young couple recommend ribs we had to be careful but was able to do it. Sometimes we think will must be our facility is considering you had to pull back just add it on there Eli Manning ever won an hour so we we have to look at things as they are and I was thinking we would like them to be and we have to figure out how we can dress Bowie particular factors I think if you put yourself in the position of your aunt who has an option but we're just under gifts compare our school district to those around us that you may be considering you need to look at what they're offering the kids there different programs all their after-school activities that they offer and a lot of schools are way up here and then I got everything that works for one district has been or our district I'm just kind of trying to copy and paste that's not going to fix everything and we also need to go back to figure out what you want more of it and I'm just going to keep coming back to that we need I know how to keep our teacher because I doesn't matter what you offered to school if we don't feel like we have good teachers why would you send your kids it doesn't matter what you're offering yeah I think there's a number of factors as well are you sure it's not a very good one opportunity for foreign language things like opportunities to partner with local businesses that are in the world help set up kids like that orbit Beyond or whenever you are building another thing we could look at 10:30 at the high school level is opportunities for open some of those right now what what can we do to help prepare them for those that are going on to college after they graduate and give them a little more take a look at it as well I think one of the biggest thing that he was saying is when parents aren't feeling welcome or like they're being communicating bed I can have the bed when you have a choice to take your children somewhere else and somewhere else maybe better at that I think I saw some of the high school. consideration of the AP courses I think we need to do more with that building. another nice but also divided in our staff and I think we need remember how they treated and I don't think that actual sorry daughter in China and exactly what I'm expensive as years go by what's that about we need to practice first 50 to pay for the most districts around in the 30s talk to him Super Car Guys super so whatever explain to her that we're going to do Charlie some quick questions so I'm going to ask a yes or no reaction how I really feel the need to allow you just ask that you limit yourself to about 50 second chance to get to know if you want to elaborate enchantable card yes or no yes or no okay yes yes absolutely I do not yes yes I would say no can we get a security guard or I mean who knows who has the training yes or no the school district's good condo policy which results in equal to 10% of the students extracurricular activity reported within 48 hours for the Alcohol Tobacco or drugs is usually Wildwater Mentor performance yeah can you bring me a little bit more. go to condo policy will result in a suspension equal to 10% of the students extracurricular activity self reported within 48 hours for the first infraction Alcohol Tobacco or trucks we're talking about Alcohol Tobacco and drugs with our students and we get to be longer yes yes surprisingly no reason and the reason is that I think he's some kind of I'll see if that doesn't differentiate between Athletics are not happy y'all need to be treated the same as something yes because I deleted it because honesty and responsibilities were children however I do think there are probably circumstances that warrant yes and I also feel that actually Ariana cazares Pharmacy yes or no and then you can have the number to the end of this school or members are elected for a period of four turn do you support term limits for school if yes how many 4-year terms should be ever be allowed because there are several times are we going to show we have this right now 11 and 8 that's one reason they went to the four-year term because it was a lot better I would be open to the 49 I do think involvement is on and yes I would be open to teachers yes I agree on term limits in about 2 to turn for the event I do agree there should be a time when I'm not there should be three terms that give it to you and you want to serve we can get a lot of things. I'm not a big fan of it but I've seen. You home but it takes I think you're due to get it so you know what's really going on so yes I am in agreement with her and when I found him I feel like a doing your job and the community doesn't feel like you're doing your job they should be able to say no we wait a little bit when you know who's available term limits as well I think it's healthy to get it running necessary or I made that you go to run into problems with getting people don't want to do it all the time and also I think that yes I believe turns messed up. We had we had problems eating pork okay what you do one more of these so there's this regarding the building that PCM this includes discussion about a New Journey yes or no will you support a bond for the construction of new facilities including a disease that seems about as the best way is our tax money then I would support it yes I was born whatever you want something Home Depot Burlington I wouldn't talk about something like that I can afford to have a chemistry right now I'm not really supportive of it and we got that currently on right now 13 million that we got seven years left on that or try again we get down the road here I think it is yes that's why I said I think this was back to the visiting the community with the school and I need to be something, saying that's not just I think we have to spend wisely and it has to be a decision that the whole community is the war in the world I didn't board him or are you at the network be at Community BLTs like Rod said it I feel like he's going to use it so they have anymore so they know you have their support I am only if we had one it would have to be here in Oregon I'm worried about the next time it's really amazing because I wouldn't do that This Is Us Mary baby girl before that working for people who make their living I would need to do some more research on that before I could yes or no decision I think that there are other things that are School District community I'm sorry I'm doesn't really fit everyone in it or anything like that we hold on here before I agree and you need to be involved with the possibility of having to be set up to host by our performances as well currently running at the high school gym for a lot of band and choir concert okay thank you all for that we're getting go back to few other questions I know we got to get to you but with 11 people in an hour and a half an hour so I'm going to try and get through at least we're about tonight single biggest issue War challenge facing increasing at the school district today single biggest challenge facing School District today in Miami in all honesty is that we have a big disagreement about how things are to be run between the board and administration that might not be popular it needs to be resolved until the song I am in agreement with Greg I don't feel like it's just our Administration that are creating White cramps in the community and I think that has to be addressed I think the one that comes to mind for me and this is the teacher shortage that mentioned earlier and then be able to hire racing I also claimed that the greatest thing right now is to divide it between station and staff I feel like that also and I think I've heard about the teacher retention nobody wants to work in a place where the environment feels hostile and I think that's not only or staff but also more what are biggest issues are Hunter Mountain I talked with Mandy and I need an amount to iron they said overriders music in bus route Avalon problems I think that's a lot so that's a really big concern we have to do things to make sure our district teacher shortage just communication between give me the week I think the biggest issue right now is that we tell the teachers do do do do do people make I think the teachers leaving the district we need to have two interviews of the board how to make better is a district and even have some stay interviewed one why you want to stay here I think until we find this out you know if we can get that's what we need to do to retain teachers it's interesting because you hear different opinions across our answer and then I guess maybe is indifferent to the jewels to speak two different individuals but from the teacher that I had worked with in the last couple years in the most recent line are teachers enjoy working for PCM and enjoy our leadership we have an amazing group of administration said it has innovated they are busy they are willing to do what it takes about is the fact that I have heard from the teachers that I spoke to her last night but I didn't realize it's happening between our ministration where is the biggest problem these Administration they are the experts in their field they know what they're doing and so when they come to a board that is when we work hard we work as a team and it is I agree time is going to be researching it's asking more questions but you still take into account the needs of that ministration well I feel like transparency communication but we also have to look at ads why why teachers leaving obviously there's an environment and of school administration that people don't that teachers don't want to stay and we have to address that because you can you can't lose quality teacher they serve as a measuring they serve as a guide for the teachers entering the profession we have to figure out why they're leaving and we need to address that issue it just is not available so the culture that are working in it needs to be addressed so that they want to say that you can hire you know all the staff you need so I think that would be yes I agree it is teaching retention with her dolls and comes back what I said earlier you got to have an Administration that's been in a while so they just want to stay in that you know what's going to happen we can't have a board and try to push out and administration just to change our use it can't be a board member to view or how he wants to school that's why we hired a new administrators sitting here and come back to the house and talk to us about how we need to run today all right we're going to start with Samantha this time the question is being on the school board is not a volunteer I took is it it is a responsibility you agree to take on what will you do to ensure that you're prepared and present for every school board meeting and humidity the company you're asked to be a part of that's a great question I thought about that for the last 5 months I've had is meant to somehow I'm ready to roll but we're with the FBI listen to some School Board actually puts out teachings and webinars for candidates to be able to take before they're even elected it when they're running I think about how to run a legal campaign what is a board fight with student what is the board's role in the community and it's been very informational I obviously I'm not served on the school board before so I knew I had some things I needed to learn but taking advantage of options I feel has made me do so much better about what the position of the board needs to be and how to look forward to so yes it is at my page initial but I I I want to do the research that's needed to make an informed decision on this board I want to put it in the time I want to treat it like I'm in the clinic and that I do the best that I can my patience and this would be for the community for the students for the parents you need to put in the time to know what your voting for the morning again but I have a great one so they will be able to allow me to do the position that and in a way that it needs to be done with the with the lepers and information I think it comes down to be a passionate if you're mad at him about it things are going to fall in place when any two balls play pcmv great community how do you say bored in forever and I think there's a path and the people will Bill come out I think my wife would be scared about the phone every night Tri-County I used to be not being there and if you sign up for the then you do the job that's one of those and if you're not going to do the job. I'm aware of that being on the board and it's very time-consuming if you're doing it correctly and I am fine with that board you have to find out what's important Community have to find out what's going to work for your community have to be the voice for those people who don't need some things are better there. they have an annual convention that they offer and it goes back to that what I said earlier that you're never done learning you're constantly or anything like that it's right yeah so this is Sam I also participated or huasos webinars that the association of school boards and gathering information they're all the annual convention coming up here in a couple weeks and then that would be a great resource for especially you are so we're married but I've also heard talk about how they go to that every year they learn something new every single year I didn't also making sure in all the supplemental of materials that are include there's been a lot of information that goes into putting together the agenda for each School Board session and I make sure I do that makes Ramen for each router and sitting at the bar or table I also think the last thing is is when you were talking to constituent and sharing information I think that just riding for school while you're out heading to all the hours going to take me to be at the meeting so I can't look at the agendas make sure you're doing your research I've already been talking to the many of you as I can and I don't think it's reached out to me I think that's the biggest thing is community obviously taking advantage of the board I don't even understand getting offensive Behavior they wouldn't understand but I do know that encompasses you do that I really learned a lot from other districts you don't have to take me to take everything they do and your history but you really need to learn more about weed eater I come back to the ranch I'm just about ready to do what's right for all the kids in the community demonstrated history of volunteerism and community centers on the fire department I'm in a Red Mage and Channer transparent to community the families and make an appointment it's the best decision we have is working for kids right so you know there is a lot to our border packets we would be a lot of things we have to look through and takes me about all weekend before our meeting in sometimes I missing apologize better board they were at a time we ask you more questions is everyone okay can we do 1 all right so get your pens ready this is easy but it's okay alright extracurricular activities what is inter retention and K call Edward mobile. Ray Rebecca MSU list spell most important number one academic to teacher abhay three facilities for extracurricular activities number one if it's still late you got to have it deleted my number two is you got to have the ability for teachers dancing and if we're going to get her teeth retention my number three and then my number four is a clergy the one academic achievement number to teacher hey and the retention number DirecTV's number for stories what time is teacher retention and pay these are what I teach them not going to tell you the money but that doesn't mean I don't deserve the money deactivate the treatment which I think is going to follow with the teacher retention and pay 3 is extracurricular is it difficult to gather all very important honestly teacher retirement facilities in extracurricular you guys are going to just make the act so much better abilities academics text recruiting no one that I could ever their priorities at the gate for kids will have a number one for me never to see the reception because we need to do what they can to retain our bodies breakfast menu I had academic Spurs and the Phillies third and index extra Krueger number one academic that's why we're all here okay number 32 ponies and number for Birchwood all right and Kelsey Grammer Facebook for you on November 7th but now the hot for you because I am willing to do the work I am also with honey for kids in the district ICA from both sides you're the parent is what we're hearing is being in this is what I think we need and then as a board member I can say is where can we meet in the middle you know definitely and willing to hear opinions I want to know what's best for the community and you do not live with me and I'm going to have to do stuff remind me a lot of stuff and I have a lot of wind what I can promise you is that I would have been to collaborate with all stakeholders back booze and that includes data that includes our neighbors that include students probably not be able to have a conversation and see both sides of the issue have that problem dialogue a best price on Christmas Day I was going to do my research I'll come prepared to The Boar's Head and ready to contribute I think most importantly like I mentioned before I want to see pcmd. Model School District get out of the other District sorry for that we need to ask you on the plan and then get us for that goal I think you should vote for me because I'm committed to working tirelessly for you and our students I want a PCM a place that continues to be somewhere we can be proud of where our kids are going to want to come back to to raise their kids and where everyone feels like they're part of our tight-knit community together I do think that we can be better and there's always room for a I would like to vote because I'm an advocate for public schools and our kids and I believe I believe the law is really make sure we get better in all areas, Common Sense I'll talk to you before you go to bed I'll work hard like I have been awarded all these years reading materials to work with people and I'm not going to butt heads with I will work with I don't know what to do. But I will at work understand if you're trying to get done and and I have done so that's why I know I like it was something to do was right for a while getting the community and work Sunday I'm asking for your boat on the number 7 because I represent Ginger and I hope I can have your boat for November set a time I'm hoping my experience will bring me back I thank you for Leominster being not only do I want to eat one thing I'm talking about the safety of our kids. I mean sorrow which is the city Monroe under a grant to bring him here and I open that program continue and I want me to get the bill Center if I am able to have your vote next week I will be able to have the hard conversations I will be able to work collaboratively I'll be able to work in this game I'll be able to be professional to serve as a board member I'll be able to I will be there I will show up I will be on time I will have read my packet and you talk about ready to work honestly we need people that are passionate and willing and ready to work and put it and I got to do that if I have your vote on November 7th and I will treat taxpayer dollars with these facts I will push for transparency and open and fair communicate turn on all major issues I will apply by practice of using evidence-based information to make my decisions I will or better and stronger education I'll ask the question why instead of just going with the flow we need to downtown Vehicles why why we are why are test scores the way they are why why teacher retention isn't issue at the school I will be the one asking the hard questions I'm walking on YouTube Tuesday it's because I'm passion I want you to know that I'm I'm I put everything I can in the PCL I'll listen to We can say to you when I get I'm always down the bubble guy trying to help whenever I can I'll push for bed pushing for Better MP3 passing I never thought I said but I will tell you that in the year working as a doctor I had to tell a lot of people things I didn't want to hear I really want to know and that doesn't mean that were we don't have the responsibility to do it so I'm old enough and maybe I'm going to do now all right so we're going to wrap it up there I'd like to thank all 11 candidates for coming tonight everyone got to learn something new tonight Graeter's Ice Cream, question Forest I think now they're going to go and I was. I have we had a lot of questions we would have loved to ask but I'm sure you guys have a lot of the same questions I think they're going to go meet me out in the entryway here for a little bit longer I think so if you got questions feel free to stop out there

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