Running for Office

By Robert Cornelius

The most compelling reason for my candidacy

The key to successful school/student achievement is appropriate policies that support a variety of learning environments. The focus of change should be to accellerate teaching those students that are falling behind and not limit/restrict those students/teachers that are providing effective instructional programs. Research indicates that strong site management/Principals have significant impact of student achievement. Additional staff development is a must.

The district has not been compliant with some educational programs, has been slow to provide facility construction/maintenance, and must do better in maintaining over-site of resource allocation/school district budget.

The Board of Education needs someone who knows something about school operations and who is familiar with what it takes to have a high performing school district and produce high-level student achievement. Efforts must be made to increase research and development regarding learning theory and learning techniques that will help the teacher in the classroom. Efforts must be made to return support for libraries, nurses, counseling, and other programs that are essential to providing support to the classsroom. It is essential to focus on the needs of the students and student achievement.

It is critical that the district attain more resources, resolve special education funding, provide for more facility bonds, interact at the state and federal level, implement the state standards and up-grade the support/operations structure within the district.