George A. Keyser Answers Questions

Candidate for
Board Member; Princeton City School District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of Hamilton County and asked of all candidates for this office.

Read the answers from all candidates.

Questions & Answers

1. What effect would the community (charter) schools have on the public schools in your district?

If our school is performing up to its capability, competition is fine. My view is that the whole school funding issue in Ohio is not rationalized appropriately yet. This funding formula is the critical first step to insure success for all students in the state.

2. Evaluate the adequacy of support services, beyond state standards, presently provided for special-needs students in your district.

Our district is currently adequately financed to help special needs students. Maintaining a cost growth rate of 3% will make future spending choices important.

3. Has the use of proficiency tests in your school improved the education of students?

It certainly makes you feel better about performance and improvement. However, I believe the correlation of test scores to academic improvement and learning is yet to be proved. This is an extremely important issue because it has direct impact on school curriculum. We need tests that reinforce the right learning and set the correct curriculum. I don't think this is yet proven, but it is a start.