League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
	Hamilton County, OH November 3, 2009 Election
	Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues Board Member; Winton Woods City School District

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 Qualification, Priorities Click on a name for candidate information.   See also more information about this contest. 1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit) Answer from Brandon H. Wiers: I have a graduate science degree, plus 32 years employment with P&G performing research and product development projects using that training. Also, I spent 16 years in public service and 12 years after retirement volunteering in civic projects developing skills in addressing public policy issues and dealing with multiple constituencies. Answer from Timothy M Cleary: I have been a Board member since 2004 and have served as Board Vice-President for the past year. I have been president and CEO of TMI Electrical for 25 years. I attended the University of Cincinnati & received my MBA from NKU. My family resides in Springfield Township. I have.... 2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit) Answer from Brandon H. Wiers: A Comprehensive Strategic Plan, as I envision it, would include Goals and Strategies with associated Time-lines and Metrics in the following categories: Academic achievement, Behavior/Character training, District marketing, Financial planning, and Community involvement. Parts of this have been undertaken, but are out of date; some are simply non-existent, e.g., Marketing and Community involvement. An up-to-date comprehensive plan requires a program of Benchmarking and determining Best Practices, which can be inaugurated through personal contacts with highly rated nearby districts, plus friends of the district with broad public school⎯urban and suburban⎯consulting credentials. Responses to questions asked of each candidate are reproduced as submitted to the League.  Candidates' statements are presented as submitted. Word limits apply for each question. Direct references to opponents are not permitted. The order of the candidates is random and changes daily. Candidates who did not respond are not listed on this page.