League of Women Voters of Ohio Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 8, 2005 Election
	Muhit Rahman Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Indian Hill City School District

Questions & Answers

1. What are your Qualifications for Office? (50 word limit)

• Extensive Business background (MBA in finance); serve on public, private and non-profit boards.
• Three children in IH Schools (sixteen 'child school years' of district experience).
• Involved parent: among other things, coached the Middle School Scrabble Team which is the current NATIONAL champion.

2. What plans do you have to address your top three priorities? (100 word limit)

If elected to the school board, I will approach the job with an open, probing mind, taking nothing for granted and knowing that in order to be effective, I must first learn about and understand the professional and personal dynamics of the school system. I will review and evaluate all curriculum and textbooks and keep an attentive ear turned to students, staff, parents, and other district residents. I will seek to maintain open and honest communication with and between constituent groups at all times. I will critically evaluate all curriculum and textbook requirements. I will draw on my professional skills to bring rigor to the district's management. And I will draw on my personal experience to lend a global perspective to our children's education.

3. What will you do as a Board of Education member to increase parental involvement in your school system? (100 word limit)

IH parents are already fairly involved in their children's education. But there is room and reason for greater involvement. I will plan to meet regularly with the parents: in person, through e-mails and telephone calls and through discussion groups such as the Indian Hill Scholars group for parents of IH high schoolers that I co-founded. I have found that once you offer a forum for discussions, involvement follows naturally.