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Candidates Answer Questions on the Issues
See below for questions on
charter schools,
special needs students,
proficiency tests
Click on a name for other candidate information.
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1. What effect would the community (charter) schools have on the public schools in your district?
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Answer from Lee R. Suman:
Charter schools would have a negative effect on our income from the State since our State funding would be reduced for each of the students attending the charter school in our district.
Answer from Robert Lawrence:
Our schools would lose state funded dollars and could be subject to state unfunded mandates which also is a loss of public dollars.
Answer from Bev Spellmeyer:
No comment at this time
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2. Evaluate the adequacy of support services, beyond state standards, presently provided for special-needs students in your district.
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Answer from Bev Spellmeyer:
Mt. Healthy's special students receive services that exceed neighboring districts. Parents are extremely pleased!
Answer from Lee R. Suman:
Our district provides excellent support services. This is one of the strengths of our district.
Answer from Robert Lawrence:
not sufficient
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3. Has the use of proficiency tests in your school improved the education of students?
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Answer from Robert Lawrence:
Yes, Via a continuous improvement plan for staff, teachers, and students.
Answer from Bev Spellmeyer:
No comment at this time
Answer from Lee R. Suman:
We have been striving to improve our proficiency scores and have been quite successful. There is no doubt that the improved scores indicate that our students are improving.
Responses to questions asked of each candidate
are reproduced as submitted to the League, but formatted for Web display.
The order of the candidates is random and changes daily.
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