Audrey, Thank you for posting your intentions.
I am going to make a request of you, and I hope you will indulge it. Could you please post your platform that you ran on 2 years ago to the list? And, then if you would, please tell us what inroads you made in regards to it? Know that I am not intending for my request to cast any shadows on your performance thus far, I just want to look at the overall consistency and accountability of our elected officials. And, granted, the best laid plans and/or aspirations of anyone can be waylaid by the effects of reality living, so you can only work with what you were handed, so we will understand that. I would like the same done by all those who choose re-election who post to this list. Thanks. Pamela Taylor (Tampa) --- Audrey Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello list members. I wanted to announce to you all > that I am running for re-election to the Minneapolis > Public Schools. This is a shorten term, normally > the term would run 4 years. The only election held > in 1999 was school board and the turnout was dismal. > This is a good opportunity to encourage more > community residents to vote for school board > positions. > > In my 2 years and 2 months, I have been a strong > advocate for the educational needs of students. I > have worked on needed, meaningful reforms such as > the transformation of the High Schools to small > learning centers, the attendance policy, the > clarification of outcomes for the district and the > importance of good professional development for > teachers, to name a few. > > One of the problems many school boards face is in > understanding what the role of the board member and > the board is in relationship to the community and > the district. One board member working alone can > accomplish very little. The strength of any good > board is in it's ability to work together, and to > resist the urge to micro manage. > > It is the role of the board to set outcomes, to > monitor progress towards those outcomes, to link to > the community, to understand trends, values and > develop a vision for the direction of the district. > The Board hires one person, that is the > Superintendent. The Board sets the tone and > direction, the Superintendent implements the > practices and administers the operation of the > district. Being a board member is about checking > one's ego at the door and working together as a > Board with the Superintendent to shape the public > education system for the community now and to the > future. > > I helped bring about the changes to the operation of > the board so that we could move on to the issues we > need to address as a board. We are facing several > challenges, both internally and externally. It > takes focus, understanding, reasoning and an > analytic ability to perform the duties of a Board > member. I have the experience necessary to help > set the course and to work with the community. My > husband and I have 2 children in middle school. > Being a parent of children in our schools gives a > very valuable added understanding of the many > challenges and the many benefits of the public > education system. > > I am honored to have the opportunity to act as a > trustee of the public education system. I thank you > for your support and look forward to continued > opportunities to advocate for our children and the > importance of serving the educational needs for all > our students. > > Respectfully submitted, > > Audrey Johnson > Minneapolis School Board Member > 10th ward > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Try FREE Yahoo! Mail - the world's greatest free email! http://mail.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
