Orange County Board of Education
Candidate Questionnaire
Sponsored by Orange County Voice
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Personal Profile
Name:
Position Sought: Orange County School Board
Incumbent (y/n):
Education/Professional Background:
Questions
- What skills/training do you bring to the table that can benefit Orange County students? If you have served on the board previously, why do you want to serve again?
- In your view, what is the primary responsibility of the School Board and what should its goals be?
- What three programs that directly affect student achievement are working best in Orange County Schools? What programs need the most improvement? How would you improve them?
- How would you prioritize areas of spending for the Orange County School budget? If funding was cut, where would you cut spending?
- Do you feel that the amount of parental involvement allowed or encouraged with teachers and coaches is more than enough, less than enough or about right? Why?
- The legislature recently decided to add age-appropriate sex education for the public school in addition to abstinence only programs. Do you support this? Why/why not?
- Is bullying a problem at OCS? If yes, what would you do to improve this?
- The school bus system is important to rural residents who lack neighborhood schools. Some of our children are on the bus for more than one hour to get to school. We are also concerned about their safety on the bus.
- What is a reasonable amount of time for students to be on the school bus before the first school bell rings?
- Elementary Student?
- Middle School Student?
- High School Student?
- Should new school buses have seat belts? Why/why not?
- Legal, moral and ethical issues are a fact of life and provide important teaching moments for our students. Is the current code of conduct working? What is the board’s role in assuring that legal/ethical issues involving faculty, staff or board members are handed fairly and expeditiously, with minimal distraction?
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