Notable Quotes From School Board Candidates

Notable Quotes From SASD Candidate Forum

On March 9, 2023, a Sheboygan Area School District Candidates Forum was held at the Sheboygan City Hall.

A special thanks to Judi Pool for watching this forum and taking the notes that contained each candidate's responses to the questions.  When finished with this time-consuming task, Judi made the following observation:

Not ONE question asked at this forum was regarding curriculum, the three R's , or teaching and/or learning the basics of education.  There is a very obvious reason this was NOT brought up.  And that is because SASD has a dismal academic record and doesn't want that pointed out.  We will point this out from now until April 4^th so parents are made aware.

You can watch the entire Forum at: Sheboygan Area School District Candidate Forum

 

Why are you running? What are your primary qualifications? What is the one best thing you can contribute to the District?

Julie: start at 10:28 to 10:43 - I would like to be the eyes, ears and a voice for parents who may not be aware of what is being taught to their children; or who also may be fearful speaking up about anything.

What are the most important challenges facing the District? What are your priorities for meeting these challenges?

at 29:12-29:30 -  Our public schools need to operate as such-traditional public schools. Go back to investing and expecting excellence and mastery of academic learning in core subjects.

How can the District deal with race-related issues in the schools?

At 36:40-37:15 - I do believe that every student should be treated equally. Every single student should have equal opportunity to soar in their academics.

How can the District deal with race-related issues in the schools?

At 43:45 to 43:50 - Let's stop separating us by the color of our skin.

What is your position on removing books from school libraries, a practice that has come to be known as "book-banning".

At 1:23:10 I would like to know how these books ended up in the library in the first place. Who makes those decisions? When you have a book that the local news station can not even show....?

Closing Statement

Julie at 1:30:30 - Academic excellence is an absolute priority as well as ensuring a safe environment for all students at all times.  I also truly believe that we are more alike than we are different; and any division-driven content needs to stop.  Together I think we can make public academic instruction great again.

 

 

 

Why are you running? What are your primary qualifications? What is the one best thing you can contribute to the District?

Dave at 15:05 - I think I can contribute good listening skills, a team player, and encouraging all parents' voices and considering ALL voices when coming to all crucial matters when considering curriculum and policy.

How can the District deal with race-related issues in the schools?

At 46:44 to 46:56 - Continue to apply standards and opportunity equally to all races. I think we do that.

What is your position on removing books from school libraries, a practice that has come to be known as "book-banning"?

At 1:18:00 - There are a lot of books that parents, when they find out what is in them, are very concerned that it is not educational.

Closing Statement

It's okay to have a moral compass. We can complain about the curriculum, but we need to stop the problem before it starts.

 

Why are you running? What are your primary qualifications? What is the one best thing you can contribute to the District?

Haley from 17:36 to 17:42 - I witnessed the deterioration of the district, and I also experienced it, and I want to be a part of changing that back.

At 18:19 - We need young representation on the board because there are students that want a say in what is going on.

What are the most important challenges facing the District? What are your priorities for meeting these challenges?

At 26:09 - 26:12 - We're not adequately preparing our students for life after high school.

At 26:28 -26:34 - Declining numbers started before COVID and I think that's something a lot of people don't realize.

At 26:42-26:48 - We are below average in ELA, math, and reading scores

At 27:00-27:09 - We want to use COVID as a crutch, but that's not the only reason that we are here.

What is your position on removing books from school libraries, a practice that has come to be known as "book-banning"?

At 1:20:45 to 1:21:44 - If there is sexually explicit inappropriate material in these books, then they shouldn't be in our schools.  It is over-sexualization of minors. Some of these kids are already coming from abusive homes; and these books are triggers. If this makes adults uncomfortable, it doesn't belong in our schools.

Closing Statement

At 1:29:16 to 1:29:32 - We need to focus on graduation; but we also need to focus on what happens AFTER graduation. Are these students prepared for higher education? Are these students prepared to enter the workforce? Let's work together and make this district one to help students succeed long after they are handed their diploma.