League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton County, OH November 6, 2007 Election
	A. Chris Nelms Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Cincinnati City School District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office? (50 word limit)

Graduate of Cincinnati Public Schools, Employed by CPS in numerous positions for over 25yrs (Teacher, Coach, Preventionist, Administrator). Children, grandchildren and relatives products of CPS. Masters in Education (Xavier), Adjunct Instructor, Cincinnati State, UC, Chatfield College. Campaign Volunteer over 10 years. Currently employed with Children's Hospital as Prevention Educator - Servicing Public School Students & Community...(over word count)

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

The most critical components is a child's educational development is both parents and community involvement. School only acts as an extension of the home. The key is connecting parents to resources such as, PTA's, LSDMC's and the newly formed Parent Leadership Institute, designed to educate, train and empower parents to be advocates and proactive agents in their child's educational development. Making parent partners in their children's education progress.

3. What is your position on amending the Ohio Constitution with regard to the funding of public schools? (150 word limit)?

I am definitely in favor of amending The Ohio Constitution on funding Public Schools, due to the following reasons. I believe that the current method for funding public education is and was unconstitutional, as declared by the Ohio Supreme Courts in 1997. Each state should take responsibility for providing adequate funding for public education and not leave it to the decision of the government. Considering four basic areas by the Ohio Supreme Court. 1). State Basic Aid. 2). Local Property Tax, 3) Borrowing. 4). School Facilities.

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