League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2005 Election
	Jenny Pansing Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Princeton City School District

Questions & Answers

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

8 years of experience on the Board, demonstrating my high level of dedication and commitment to our students, schools, and the Princeton community. I invest much time and energy into Board efforts, because I believe in their importance to us all.

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

Academic Excellence-- I'm very proud of our "Effective" report card rating, but know we can continue to improve. Academics will always be my #1 priority--that is why we are here.

Facilities-- we have faced some huge challenges in our elementary schools project, but our Board has made the commitment to move forward. I will remain involved through Core team and ensure we maximize our available funds as we complete ALL 8 buildings, as we promised our voters.

Funding-- work with Columbus legislators to ensure we maintain sufficient funding without placing the burden more on local property owners.

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

• Model the philosophy that parents are partners in the education of their children, and that we are respectful of their concerns and open to their ideas

• Utilize existing organizations (PTA, PTO, etc) as ways parents can get involved in their own schools.

• Encourage administration to assist staff to implement practices to become more open to parent input and ideas.

• Improved communication avenues for parents to teachers--have instituted e-mail for all staff; all newly built classrooms will have phones with voice mail.

• District wide task forces, as needed, will continue to have parent participants