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Candidates running for Cherry Creek School Board
Brian Arnold
Karen Fischer (Declined to complete questionnaire as she is
running un apposed)
Randy Perlis (Declined to complete questionnaire)
Color Coded Answer Key
Strongly Disagree
Disagree
Neutral
Agree
Strongly Agree
Questions Arnold
1 The districts reform efforts at present are not on pace to
meet the needs of all of the students. Agree
2 The district is moving in the right direction with the
districts current leadership. Agree
3 Too many students are not graduating with the skills they need
to be successful. Agree
4 In determining teacher employment, student achievement (growth
test scores, college and career prep)should play a significant
factor (roughly 50%).
Agree
5In determining teacher pay, student achievement (growth test
scores, college and career prep) should
play a significant factor (roughly 50%).Agree
6 Teacher pay should be based primarily upon years of experience
and educational attainment. Strongly Disagree
7 The district needs more focus on measuring effectiveness of
programs and spreading best practices. Agree
8The district results should be compared to results from
districts around the world to assure our
students can compete in the global market.Agree
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9Turnaround interventions for struggling schools as well as the
creation/establishment of charters and
other new schools are BOTH important strategies to improving
student success. Agree
10Charter schools should receive bond and mill levy funding
equal to other public schools (including
funding for facilities).Neutral
11
The district should welcome and assist high-quality charter
schools which include allowing high - quality
charters to operate in one of the districts recently closed
facilities, or to co-locate in one of its
underutilized facilities even if it means nearby schools might
lose enrollment.
Agree
12The district should support high-quality public schools in
every neighborhood, regardless of whether
the school is managed by the district or is public charter
school.Agree
13 The district must have more funding to improve academic
achievement. Disagree
14 The district must find a way for funds to go directly to
schools. Agree
15The district's finance system needs to be redesigned so that
70% or more of funding follows students to
their public school or program of choice.Agree
16 Funding for schools should be weighted to particular needs
such as poverty. Neutral
17
Spending should be more transparent and have "return on
investment" measures so that we all have a
clearer understanding of where taxpayer money is spent and what
brings the biggest return on public
education investments.
Strongly Agree
18 Negotiations with all associations (unions) should be held in
the open. Agree
Each candidate was asked to answer addition questions. See
below.
School Board Candidate Name: Brian Arnold
Please rank what you believe are the most important areas of
concentration for the district to raise
student achievement. AFP is listing their top 3.
1. Quality principals
2. Quality teachers - Effective ELL Programs
3. Quality curriculum
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Please rank what you believe are the most important priorities
for K-12 education in this district. AFP is
listing their top 3.
1. Provide better support for teachers
2. Increase the level of accountability and intervention for
low-performing schools
3. Increase on-line education options and other learning
technology.
What do you believe is the most important role a school board
member should play in ensuring all
students in the district receive the education they need and
deserve?
Hire a great superintendent and then support him/her in making
decisions that are in the best interest of
the students.
If you have children who do or did attend schools in the
district please list those schools. Please print or
type your response.
Cherokee Trail
Do you support the nearly one billion dollar tax increase on the
ballot this year? Why or why not?
Money is great as long as it comes with accountability. I am not
sure how much of this is built in and until
we find better methods of delivery, we will not be able to keep
asking for $. This is not sustainable.
Were you endorsed by the union?
No.
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