League of Women Voters of Ohio
Hamilton County, OH November 4, 2003 Election
	Derry L. Hooks, II Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Cincinnati City School District

The questions were prepared by the LWV Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. How would you implement your top priority?

Raise student academic performance by working with parents to increase student attendance; by supporting the Superintendent's quarterly assessment of students and by providing the curriculum and resources for teachers.

2. How can the School Board work with local government and the community on use of school facilities for after school programs and recreations?

Each school will become a community-learning center and will have a school-community planning team, complete a needs assessment identifying the programs for each location. Representatives of community councils and local government will participate on the school-community planning teams. The School Board will support development and coordination of each school-community learning center.