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It's no secret on this forum that I'm pretty politically engaged, and that I'm also pretty opinionated. I've finally come to the point in my life that the opportunity, the desire, and the ability to run for office have converged, and I've declared my candidacy for a local School Board seat. The primary is between myself, the 12-year incumbent, and one other challenger. It's going to be a tough race, I'm sure, but should remain friendly, at least.
Our local County School District is a good one, but I see some things happening that could be changed to make it great, and I believe our kids deserve that kind of preparation to give them the very best chance to be successful in life. I have a sixth grader, first grader, and kindergartner in the system, so I'm heavily invested in it being a great system, and will be for many years to come. I'm running on a two planked platform to create greatness. I believe we need stronger emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, which will help our students be competitive for college placements that will then facilitate them getting good jobs in and around Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center here in Madison County, AL. I also believe a much stronger emphasis needs to be placed on technical education, as we have a fairly high dropout rate in the system, and those kids will not attend college. Technical education has been shown to significantly reduce the dropout rate in other systems, and in our current situation, with the average age of machinists, welders, and other technically skilled workers well into the middle 50's, there will be ample opportunity moving forward for these young people to get good jobs making good wages. That's the ultimate goal of any school system, I believe - to prepare these kids to be productive, successful, and content members of society. It's not the school system's job alone, by any means, but it is the overarching goal.
I would appreciate prayers and whatever support you can provide in terms of encouragement, ideas, and finances. I'm going to be set up in short order for donations, and will post a link here at that time. In the meantime, I covet your prayers as I embark on this journey. Thanks in advance!
Our local County School District is a good one, but I see some things happening that could be changed to make it great, and I believe our kids deserve that kind of preparation to give them the very best chance to be successful in life. I have a sixth grader, first grader, and kindergartner in the system, so I'm heavily invested in it being a great system, and will be for many years to come. I'm running on a two planked platform to create greatness. I believe we need stronger emphasis on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, which will help our students be competitive for college placements that will then facilitate them getting good jobs in and around Redstone Arsenal and Marshall Space Flight Center here in Madison County, AL. I also believe a much stronger emphasis needs to be placed on technical education, as we have a fairly high dropout rate in the system, and those kids will not attend college. Technical education has been shown to significantly reduce the dropout rate in other systems, and in our current situation, with the average age of machinists, welders, and other technically skilled workers well into the middle 50's, there will be ample opportunity moving forward for these young people to get good jobs making good wages. That's the ultimate goal of any school system, I believe - to prepare these kids to be productive, successful, and content members of society. It's not the school system's job alone, by any means, but it is the overarching goal.
I would appreciate prayers and whatever support you can provide in terms of encouragement, ideas, and finances. I'm going to be set up in short order for donations, and will post a link here at that time. In the meantime, I covet your prayers as I embark on this journey. Thanks in advance!
