2022 Questionnaires Board of Education Please enable JavaScript in your browser to complete this form.Campaign - Step 1 of 6Why are you running for this position? What personal attributes, characteristics, and experiences make you the right candidate for this position? *Please share an overview of your campaign, including your key endorsements, fundraising, campaign plan, and why you believe you will be a competitive candidate? Leadership: *NextWhat are your views on the right balance between gifted and talented, magnet, or signature programs and the provision of rigorous instruction for all students? *How can MCPS better meet the needs of students who are pursuing a career pathway approach and would benefit from an expanded CTE education in the county? Provide specifics you would like to happen. *To what extent do you believe MCPS is complying with the less testing more learning act? *PreviousNext What are your views on the right balance between gifted and talented, magnet, or signature programs and the provision of rigorous instruction for all students? Curriculum *How can MCPS better meet the needs of students who are pursuing a career pathway approach and would benefit from an expanded CTE education in the county? Provide specifics you would like to happen. Curriculum *To what extent do you beleive MCPS is complying with the less testing more learning act? *PreviousNextDo you support an employee Paid Family Leave policies like those provided by DCPS for their professional, supporting services, and administrative staffs? Please explain your position. *How will you address critical concerns with educator recruitment and retention? *State your view of the contract negotiations process between the Board of Education and MCEA. What do you see as your role in that process? *What ideas, providing detail, do you have to address the increasing time and workload demands on teachers? *What do you view as MCEA priorities, and how will you work with MCEA to achieve those priorities? *PreviousNextWhat are your plans for securing funding for MCPS to the levels required by the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future on the county level? *What is your understanding of what the recovery act money can be used for? What are your ideas to use this opportunity to address long standing issues around inequity in our schools? *PreviousNextWho is responsible for the running of the school district? How do you feel about the current power dynamic between the BoE and the Superintendent? What adjustments would you make? *How will you actively work to get a balanced view on the state of MCPS? What sources will you use to get your information? *What three things would you like to accomplish in the next four years if elected to the Board? *As a Board member, would you support and advocate for lower class sizes? Do you believe that the Board’s class size guidelines should be required, or merely advisory? Please explain your response. *As a member of the Board of Education, how do balance honoring ratified contracts, with other priorities, especially in tight fiscal times? *Submit