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As the days go by, I'll expand this list. I want you
know who I am and what I stand for. You need to know where my head is
and if you like what you see, vote for me.
- English - Oh my... How
about if we all speak the same language? This is the United
States of America. Our official language is English. Got a
problem learning it?
- School Bond - I think it's a bad idea. We have
too much debt right now. We need to find a better way to
accomplish our goals.
More on this can be found here.
- Small School at Citracado - The small school
concept has some merit, but, is now the
time to build a new school? Do we really need one? Is this
really the best location? I think there are far better
locations throughout the city. And how will this help all
but the top end of student population? I'm more worried
about the lower end, the students on the verge of failing
and dropping out. Click here for
more on this subject.
- Overcrowded Schools - Yes, they were originally
built to handle 1500-1800 students. They have expanded over
time and now have many more students. We need to manage the
properties and see if there is indeed a way to maintain 3
primary campuses effectively.
- Administration -
I've heard a lot about how
they administrators are too highly paid, we've got too many,
etc. I don't know that for a fact. I need to look into
that. But, when I hear that the first person brought back
after layoffs is a bi-lingual receptionist for the administration
office, well, I get a little bent out of shape.
- Educating non-citizen students - I
believe that we need to provide a good education for our
citizens. And I don't mean just anyone who lives here. To
me, if you want to go to school here, you should be a U.S.
citizen.
- School Board Meetings - These need to
be more interactive. The public needs to be able to speak
for more than 3 minutes each, 20 minutes on a topic. And
they need answers back. Not just 5 board members who
"listen".
- Drop Out Rate - 1 out of 6 students
drop out before graduation? That's ridiculous. Why so many? If
that's an accurate number we need to re-think our curriculum
and program offerings.
- School Vouchers - Great idea! I think
it will help public schools get better. If they don't,
they're not going to be around and more and more private and
charter schools will pop up.
- School Uniforms - All for it.
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