League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Eve Bolton Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Cincinnati City School District

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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

I am ending my first School Board term during which I have been president twice and served on the Finance,Student Achievement and Policy Committees.In prior years I have been a Wyoming teacher and teachers union president as well as a Mt Healthy City Council Member and Hamilton County Recorder.

2. What would you do to advance the concept of "equity in education" for Cincinnati Public Schools? (100 word limit)

In order to achieve equal opportunity for all children, equity in education requires an unequal allocation of resources.That distribution is determined by the needs of each student, group, site, and program. Systemically in CPS we must: lessen the difference in performance levels between our high poverty neighborhood and magnet schools,find a more economical way to increase inclusion of our students with disabilities,and increase our expectation and mentorship of our African American males in order to close the achievement gap.Finally we must end the digital divide in order to level the playing field.

3. How would you use your students' state test results to improve education in your district? (100 word limit)

State tests aid in providing accountability. They do not necessarily represent best practice.However the tests do allow significant insight as to value added measurements regarding achieving a year's growth.Using value added measures, teacher performance over time can be evaluated and building adequacy or inadequacy can be addressed.The state tests allow us to be data informed and more transparent with each other, the community and our families.They also provide a comparative analysis among buildings and districts. This information can and does direct and improve student performance both in short cycle and long term decision making.

4. What will you do to build consensus in the community in support of Cincinnati Public Schools?

I will attempt to continue to have CPS be an Ohio leader in education reform,push to accelerate student achievement and act in a transparent manner as it relates to fiscal and financial matters.At the core of CPS success are the existing and long held community partnerships. I will work to further expand and deepen those partnerships among civic and corporate entities through the expansion of our community learning centers.

5. What are your budget priorities?

My budget priorities include funding the national common core curriculum, embracing innovative methods,developing funds for recruiting, retaining and rewarding highly qualified teachers and a comprehensive expansion of both technology and advanced placement in order to widen college access. Additionally it is extremely important to develop a faith based alliance to expand early childhood learning and a local business partnership to keep locally generated revenue locally expended.

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