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Hamilton County, OH November 2, 1999 Election
Board Member; Saint Bernard-Elmwood Place School District

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.


1. What effect would the community (charter) schools have on the public schools in your district?

Answer from Susan Fasce:

Charter schools would bankrupt our school district. Instead of busing our children to schools outside of their neighborhood, we need to examine what can be done to better the quality of education for our children.


2. Evaluate the adequacy of support services, beyond state standards, presently provided for special-needs students in your district.

Answer from Susan Fasce:

Our school received ten out of twenty-seven points from the state. This score put our schools under academic watch. To me, this means that we have more students with special needs than other schools and they are not getting the help that they need to succeed.


3. Has the use of proficiency tests in your school improved the education of students?

Answer from Susan Fasce:

The idea behind the proficiency test was to make sure that the schools are teaching the basics. This is a good idea. I thought that our schools were teaching our children the basics but the result of the proficiency test shows something different. The test shows the extra needs to our students and we need to focus on that.


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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