League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 3, 2009 Election
	Curtis A. Wells Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Cincinnati City School District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit)

Activism: Successfully researched and lobbied the Cincinnati Board of Education to evaluate Cincinnati's TIF District #10(Bond Hill) to safeguard students' future interests at AMIS.

Successfully researched and advocated against Port Authority financing to the Sisters of Mercy for school facilities construction that undermines CPS taxpayers' commitment to CPS' FMP.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

Property Tax Relief Background: Cincinnati property owners pay 65 percent of their tax bills to CPS. Action: No tax levy renewals for 6 years. All salary schedules negotiated for a 33 percent downward adjustment.

Dropout Recovery Background: CPS has not complied with the Bronson Lawsuit settlement. Action: Certain CPS dropouts who have not earned a diploma or GED will be eligible for Dropout Recovery Intervention at no cost.

598 Schoolwide Building Program Fund Accountability Background: NCLB Act allows local, state, and federal monies to be pooled. Action: Every school with a 598 Fund will be monitored for standards alignment utilization.

3. Would you support a "year around school" pilot program for grades K-5? Why would you support or oppose such a program? (100 word limit)

No, I would not support a "year around school" pilot program for grades K-5. I would oppose a "year around school" pilot program because the hypothesis for that proposed education policy is counter to the historical facts of this country's agricultural, industrial, and technological productivity where such a mandatory program never existed. Furthermore, outside-of-school developmental experiences must occur in a child's life from ages six to eleven that are free from "year around school" intrusion and marginalization.

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