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The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
See below for questions on
Top Priority,
Use of facilities
Click on a name for other candidate information. See also more information about this contest.
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1. How would you implement your top priority?
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Answer from Gary A. Bryson:
We need increase student passage rates on all proficiency and graduation tests. Effective instructional methods and allignment of curriculum to standards is essential. We need to identify effective methods and reward those who successfully carry them out. Conversely, we need to eliminate ineffective methods and redirect our instructional resources.
We also need to challenge more students with APT,Advance Placement and IB opportunities.
Answer from Tawana Lynn Keels:
Improving Student Achievement is the top priority for the Princeton District in 2004. By pinpointing problem areas where additonal instruction is needed, we have been able to improve test scores across the distric. We have put a standardized curriculum in place across the district. In addition, the new elementary facilities will improve the learning environment in the buildings.
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2. How can the School Board work with local government and the community on use of school facilities for after school programs and recreations?
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Answer from Tawana Lynn Keels:
There is a trend across the nation to build facilities for year round community use. Working with local government officials, school boards can address community needs for after school and recreational programs. In 2004, we will be designing 8 new or renovated elementary facitlites with input from each community. This is the perfect time to address additional community needs for each facility.
Answer from Gary A. Bryson:
We have committed as a Board to work with each community in the designs and specifications for their new elementary schools. Each new scool should "fit" its community. Representative committees from each community will be formed for advice.
In addition we should work with parents and groups whose children live in the District but who attend private schools. We should design new facilities to fit our needs but also meet their needs to the extent possible.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League.
Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. The answers will not exceed 75 words. Direct references to opponents are not permitted.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.
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