Many people are asking me who I plan to vote for for the Board of Education. I have thought long and hard about this since I was not sure at first. Now I am and I will do my best to explain. I figured I would provide my answer here.
Also know that there are three slots and five people so clearly I am not voting for two candidates. This is not because I have an issue with them personally but rather I am looking for who will be best for our district going forward.
There are two new people running, Peri Rainbow and Jim Blair. I plan to vote for RAINBOW because she is intelligent, invested in the district and has ideas for innovation. I think she is strong enough to voice these opinions at board meetings even if others disagree.
I feel that Blair is harmful to our district. He is not vested in the school district success is is just a dollar minded candidate. He actually came to a number of budget meetings but he never became engaged. He did not ask the Board questions, he did not make suggestions like the rest of us. Privately, he has said that classes of 30 kids was fine when he was younger so they are fine now. He has good ideas about property tax reform. That said , if he gets in he will not be an advocate for our children, for strengthening our community. He is bad news as a BOE member.
I get two more votes but there are three incumbents to choose for. All three are good and I would be fine seeing them all reelected. However, I feel even better about RAINBOW so I need to select only two. I select ANDERSON and AYERS. This is not to say Longley is not good. However, from spending hours watching the BOE operate, I feel the other members do not respect her making her ideas often unheard. I believe ANDERSON and AYERS will be more successful at doing the right thing.
In Summary:
I will VOTE: RAINBOW, ANDERSON & AYERS
and I will VOTE YES.
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