Watch a recording. In my former role as a foster youth attorney, I represented children between one day old and 21 years old. Pivot Counties are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Brown: I love music and learned how to play the flute, violin and double bass in BUSD. Regarding programs already in place that address the achievement gap, like the innovative African American Success Framework and Multilingual Learner Master Plan, we need regular, frequent evaluations to ensure they are adequately funded, implemented and effective. Elections Hampton School Board: Candidates spotlight By Kelsey Kendall Daily Press Sep 23, 2022 at 3:28 pm Expand From left: Joseph Kilgore, Richard Mason Its undeniable that we need more mental health services. Our students are often crowded into static air spaces and indoor masking has been shown to be an effective method to lower transmission. 32 min read Apr. Web2022 VBDC VOTER GUIDE Kim Melnyk For School Board, District 2 Kim currently serves as the Virginia Beach School Board Vice Chair. During the COVID-19 pandemic, I baked my way through The Artful Baker and delivered baked goods all around the city so that it wouldnt go to waste. Ive run several half marathons, not particularly fast, but they are adventures with friends and family in different locales. We need to identify where the problem spaces are on the BHS campus where kids are being assaulted and provide more adult supervision by calling on our community to be present. Here are the school board seats on Tuesday's ballot, according to the school districts: Albany: Ellen Krejci and Tabetha Wilson are unopposed. I am a part of a nonprofit organization that works with families to access supports and services they wouldnt otherwise be able to afford. Provide regular mental health breaks during the day for students and teachers alike. We recently earned a large mental health support grant in concert with the City of Berkeley and we are planning for the use of this funding, which will include the hiring of a district-wide mental health coordinator who will coordinate services across BUSD. At-Large Seat Jessica Heffernan (incumbent) Douglas Davies David Tinkey Lincoln Township Seat Tiffany Dearman (incumbent) Katie Dixon "I appreciate the spotlight that the governor is giving me for my good governance, and for my quality School Board work for the students and my community," Edwards said. Erie County Akron Heather Cayea 3-year term (426 votes) Ryan Allen 3-year term (308 votes) Kristy Pingitore 3-year term Updated November 02, 2022 8:19 PM Twelve candidates are running for the Richland 2 school. The pandemic has sparked a rise in depression and anxiety especially among school aged children. To address this issue, there is a need to increase the number of mental health professionals and program services that will address the mental health needs of students, their families and school division personnel. Saratoga Springs: Six people seek three seats: Natalya Lakhtakia, Dean Kolligian, John Brueggemann, Edwin Spickler, Martha Devaney and Billie McCann. In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 58 out of 80 state Assembly districts in California with an average margin of victory of 38.4 points. Here's a look at the different school board races, the candidates, and the endorsements behind them. The deadline for filing your nomination is August 19, 2022 at 2 p.m. Brown: I am proud of the work we did to approve a boundary policy to combat sexual harassment and expanded funding for peer-to-peer education and the districts Title IX office. Tech: Matt Latourelle Nathan Bingham Ryan Burch Kirsten Corrao Beth Dellea Travis Eden Tate Kamish Margaret Kearney Eric Lotto Joseph Sanchez. Compared to three neighboring states (Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon), California's fourth grade students fared the worst in mathematics, with 33 percent scoring at or above proficient in the 2012-2013 school year. Shanoski: As a teacher, parent and labor leader, I saw many ways that virtual learning expanded the tools available for teaching and learning; we must keep the best of them. Currently, we are prioritizing addressing the ongoing mental health needs of our students and community. I strongly support a vaccine mandate and am very grateful to our district for the vaccine clinics they have made available to our community. Click here to contact our editorial staff, and click here to report an error. CMS school board candidates: District 2. I believe following CDPH guidance will continue to be the best practice for BUSD. It tires us without sufficient rest. These were all lasting lessons that BUSD should take away from the era of virtual learning. Watervliet: Sheri Senecal and Brian White are running, The candidate with the most votes will serve the three-year term, the second highest will serve the two-year term. Candidate Information no longer available, Polls will be open on election day, November 8, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Because polling places may change from year to year, please verify your polling place here: https://pollfinder.sos.state.mn.us/, Learn more about ways you can vote at https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/. With the stakes so high in this years election, MEA is recommending a record 330 candidates for preK-12 school boards, as well as 11 candidates for community college boards of trustees and six candidates for library boards. By Matthew Kent on October 13, 2022 Noblesville Community Five candidates are seeking the at-large school board seat with Noblesville Schools during the Nov. 8 general election. Chang: Vaccines are necessary for community health. Shanoski: As the daughter of a mother who died by suicide, mental health is an issue that I care about deeply. We must prioritize program assessment through data collection, so that we can expand programs that are working (after providing ample time for their implementation) and shift away from those that arent. About 54 percent of all students in the country took the ACT, while 50 percent reported taking the SAT. October 6, 2022 By Debra McCown 3 Comments School Board candidates who participated in the candidate forum are, from left: Teresa Holmes, James Mobley, Angela Nash, Niki Porter, Darrell President, Eric Rovelli, Larry Smalls, Terrence Staley, Joe Trapp, Tamika Washington, and Maryann Wright. 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There is no constitutional protections against vaccination during a health pandemic I teach Constitutional law and am a government civil rights attorney. I support vaccine requirements to protect the health of all students and staff. These systems, along with efforts from parents, students and staff, continue to position HCS to rebound fully. We also learned that educational technology, if well designed and integrated into the curriculum, can expand access and play an important role in learning. Guerreiro Ramos: That our children are exhausted. In 2016, California had 55 electoral votes, which was the most of any state. if(document.getElementsByClassName("reference").length==0) if(document.getElementById('Footnotes')!==null) document.getElementById('Footnotes').parentNode.style.display = 'none'; Communications: Alison Graves Carley Allensworth Abigail Campbell Sarah Groat Caitlin Vanden Boom 2023 www.heraldtribune.com. Brown: One of the most critical issues at hand is recovering from both the learning loss and mental health/social emotional challenges that were brought forth by the pandemic. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, California voted Republican 53.33 percent of the time and Democratic 43.33 percent of the time. I am proud to have sponsored the Black Lives Matter resolution, which created a roadmap for the creation of the African American Success Framework. Q&A COLLECTION: County Board, La Crosse School Board candidates in contested primary races. Physical fitness is a path to mental wellness. Click [show] to expand the table. Whitmers budget proposal will help Michigan turn the corner as we work to move forward from the pandemic and create a brighter future for every [], 1216 Kendale Blvd. However, there is more work to be done. See all of Berkeleysides2022 election coverage. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. All rights reserved. This list may not include all school districts that held elections in 2022. The Wellness Centers will assist teachers in everyday classroom management by supporting individualized care for all of our students. These days, I stick to birthday cake requests! Also, my grandfather was one of the co-founders of the Black civil rights movement in Brazil. Its expected to run 60 to 90 minutes. In addition to my work as VP on the PTA, I am on the board of the AAPI BUSD parents committee where I worked with Board member Ana Vasudeo to draft an Asian American Heritage Month resolution, and coordinated the first district-wide Asian American heritage month event attended by the superintendent, board members, teachers and students. Families saw our teachers and staff work every day to connect with our kids and share their love of learning; through that greater empathy arose. An area of growth is to ensure that middle school students have access and that parents, teachers and staff are provided with training and access to their own mental health support. Election districts are different from school boundaries. Using the school system to give guides to parents to help them interact with their children in new and inventive ways, we can help them reinforce learning to help curve the pandemic learning curve. I didnt start long distance running until several years ago we can all learn new things at any age. Guerreiro Ramos: I support a vaccine requirement; masking should be optional as long as we are testing regularly. Moving forward, I would like to see robust consent education starting in middle school, so that children can learn early on what a healthy relationship looks like. Jamie Haynes, a candidate for Volusia County School Board District 1, responds to a question posed at the League of Women Voters of Volusia County candidates forum on Saturday, Aug. Mail-in voting for the Aug. Chang: I will advocate for the creation of Wellness Centers across BUSD providing culturally relevant gender spectrum-informed psycho-educational services to all students. Harrison: End age segregation. "When public comments come into the board room and spew forth their hate, our students hear that," Edwards said at a Sept. 20 School Board meeting about anti-LGBTQ rhetoric. As part of KUNRs 2022 election coverage, our spring 2022 cohort has created a questionnaire for all of the candidates running for a seat on the Washoe County School District Board of Trustees. We need to fully staff and support this office. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Republican Gov. They are listed in alphabetical order. Strengthen our Schools is aware of three candidates that have committed to working In February 2022, WCNC reported at that time about 11% or just over 1,000 of CMSs teaching staff had retired or resigned. Hampton University. The three candidates running for this seat are Marlene Bronson, Debra Kamm, and Katie McEwen. Clinton won 11 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections. Matthew Richardson seeks one-year seat. They were among 34 school board candidates DeSantis endorsed; 29 of them won. Provide more on-site mental health support with providers who understand adolescence and can intervene when amygdalas are hijacked. (For a list of MEAs recommended candidates for state and federal offices, follow this link. Schalmont: Six people seek three seats: Kyrish Iyer, Jean Hanson, Patricia Dowse, William Wilday, Heidi Schilling, Miranda Eldridge and Phillip Contompasis. Normalize asking for help by modeling what it looks like to seek support. Berne-Knox-Westerlo: Matthew Tedeschi and Rebecca Miller are unopposed, Bethlehem: Four people seek two seats: Tamara Starr, John Walston, Robert Tietjen, Douglas Lloyd, Brunswick-Brittonkill: Four people seek three seats: Valerie Lee, Carol Rosbozom, Leah Wertz, Jack Roddy. Additionally, the pandemic sparked the innovative creation of new instructional strategies and practices with an equitable approach. During a strategy session Tuesday with Florida House Speaker Paul Renner, Florida GOP Chairman Christian Ziegler, and Tina Descovich and Tiffany Justice, co-founders of the conservative activist group Moms for Liberty, DeSantis announced his 2024 school board target list. The Berkeley Federation of Teachers, Berkeley Council of Classified Employees and Sen. Skinner have endorsed me. I believe that a quality education levels the playing field, provided that it is both equitable and accessible. There are five seats available, three four-year terms and two two-year terms with the resignation of two board members since the last election in 2020. Please name one other pressing issue that the school board should address. We need to educate kids in every grade level about consent and make sure teachers are equipped to do so. We continue to trend upward in the right direction and are outperforming neighboring division with similar student demographics. ":"&")+"url="+encodeURIComponent(b)),f.setRequestHeader("Content-Type","application/x-www-form-urlencoded"),f.send(a))}}}function B(){var b={},c;c=document.getElementsByTagName("IMG");if(!c.length)return{};var a=c[0];if(! The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. This election cycle, there are five Teachers are now being trained on sexual harassment specific to the teaching context. That kids do well when they can, not when we think they should. Cohoes: Nadia Carey, Susan Paradis and Marianne Gendron are unopposed. Brown: We weathered the challenges of the pandemic by closing the digital divide and implemented new systems to bring BUSD into the 21st century. Below is the full list of Florida school board members named by DeSantis. As such, the school board should be reviewing the divisions strategic plans and making updates from the superintendent and staff on areas of concern, and monitoring the indicators and student success. Follow Herald-Tribune Education Reporter Steven Walker on Twitter at @swalker_7. //]]>//=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e)}b.i&&(e="&rd="+encodeURIComponent(JSON.stringify(B())),131072>=a.length+e.length&&(a+=e),c=!0);C=a;if(c){d=b.h;b=b.j;var f;if(window.XMLHttpRequest)f=new XMLHttpRequest;else if(window.ActiveXObject)try{f=new ActiveXObject("Msxml2.XMLHTTP")}catch(r){try{f=new ActiveXObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")}catch(D){}}f&&(f.open("POST",d+(-1==d.indexOf("?")?"? Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states. In the 2022 elections, three conservative candidates backed by Gov. KUNR Youth Media is an award-winning program that trains high school students to be radio reporters. It is our responsibility to ensure the mental well-being of our students. Apply today! BUSD strives to be in alignment with guidance from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and will provide Response Testing services to our students and staff. Election day is Tuesday, November 8, 2022 All Rights Reserved |, MEA recommends record number of school board candidates in Nov. 8 election, Committee, Commission, Task Force Information, Statement from MEA President on Election 2022 victories, MEA announces candidate recommendations for November general election, From MEA and MSU Administrative Professionals Association Presidents on Mondays tragic shooting on MSU campus, MEA praises Gov. 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