League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton, Butler County, OH November 8, 2005 Election
	Elaine I. (Stahley) Gauck Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Northwest Local School District; 4 Year Term

Questions & Answers

1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit)

Life-long resident

Manage a family business located in the District

Keep involved in the District such as the Colerain Township Business Assn. and Colerain Corridor Task Force

Have attended School Board Meetings a majority of the time over last ten plus years.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

Since 2005-2006 revenues are at a record high in excess of 80 million dollars,I will work with other Board Members to stay within our current budget.

I will not cut elementary busing to save money. The new Board must find savings in other areas where children's safety is not at risk.

All public documents can be posted on the district website. We need to move forward and use current technology to keep the public informed.

3. What will you do as a Board of Education member to increase parental involvement in your school system? (100 word limit)

Since a lot of our parents both have to work to support their families, we need to webcast all of the Board Meetings as well as other school events so parents will have an easier way to see what is going on in the district.