These are the answers I submitted to the North Shore News for publication in their forthcoming Election Pages (election Nov 15/08).
1. Age – 71
2. Occupation – Retired
3. No of children? – 2 daughters, 4 grandchildren
4. Political Party – Libertarian
5. Are you soliciting sponsorship? NO, not seeking CUPE (Canadian Union of Public Employees), teacher union or WVCGG (West Vancouver Citizens for Good Government) approval.
6. Do you live in the municipality you seek to represent? Yes
7. What higher education qualifications do you hold? BA (Psychology) Saskatoon, Teaching Certificate, Ottawa Teachers College
8. What Parent Advisory Council experience have you had? Was on executive of parent groups. Got news coverage for protesting “Mickey-Mouse” English tests.
9. For non-incumbents: How many board meeting have you attended in the last 3 years? Attended 3 board meetings in West Vancouver, North Vancouver, and Vancouver.
10. What is the single biggest challenge facing your school district?
Genuine parent involvement is lacking. Having worked hard in the early days to validate PAC’s I’m disappointed to see parent energy being channeled into fund-raising.
11. How will you achieve a solution?
I will do all I can to accomplish local school autonomy. Parents should have an instrumental role in decisions on programming, quality, achievement and staffing.
12. Why are you running?
I’m running to discuss issues generally and, in particular, to see how many people support abolishing school boards for the sake of autonomy and savings.
13. You website – http://abolish-school-boards.org
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