Why are you running for a seat on the CASD School Board?
I am a concerned parent who wants to see our Coatesville area youth receive the best resources for a better education. I am also concerned about the budget that supports our schools but has a significant impact on our community.
What experience and/or background will assist you in being a successful school board member?
I've held a 20-year career in sales with the last 10 years working with enterprise organizations managing budgets and forming strategies to accelerate growth. I take a delicate consultative approach to understand their core issues, carefully listening to key stakeholders in order to formulate a positive outcome that is measurable and accountable.
What involvement have you had in CASD schools or our community?
I am an assistant coach for the Shanahan / Coatesville Middle school ice hockey team.
What do you believe are the top two or three issues CASD is currently facing?
- Fiscal responsibilities
- Age-appropriate material
- Parental rights
Is there a particular issue that motivates you to serve? If elected, what will you prioritize?
I want to create transparency between the school board and the community. I want to understand from the community what they feel is most important for the school district. Issues that I've already been hearing from the community are poorly managed budgets, overspending, unnecessary tax increases, inappropriate material being presented to our youngest school children.
What role do you believe the community should play in our schools?
The community is a vital part of the success of an effectively managed school board, they need to play a vital role in influencing the decisions the school board makes to improve the district.
Is there anything else you would like to share with voters?
If elected, I will work tirelessly to be an advocate and a voice for the students, teachers and parents of the CASD community. It is especially important for me that the board is accountable for the decisions they make in supporting the Coatesville area schools, teachers and students. I feel transparency is the key to building a strong relationship between the school district and its community.
This candidate has been endorsed by Moms of Liberty. The group that's all about book banning and anti-CRT.
ReplyDeleteCan you please share your specific concerns or elaborate on 2 out of the 3 of your top priorities; #2 age- appropriate material and #3 parental rights? I’d really like to understand your position on these topics as well your perspective that these, in your opinion, the most pressing issues in this district.
ReplyDeleteCan you please give examples of the age-inappropriate material that community members have brought to your attention and what your proposed solution would be for each?
ReplyDeleteThank you for pushing for transparency and supporting parents role! This is my top pick for our board. We need something new. The past has hunted our district for far to long.
ReplyDeleteTransparency is responding to the questions posted here.
DeleteAs a parent of two of the “youngest student population” in CASD and a volunteer in their elementary school, I can guarantee that absolutely zero inappropriate material is presented to them - unless you consider books about kindness, sharing, and inclusivity to be a concern, Bob. Please don’t insinuate things that are categorically false.
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