League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton, Butler, Warren Counties, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Sandy J. (Kennedy) Leach Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Princeton 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?

I am a current board member. We have significantly increased student achievement, reduced per pupil spending, and led a successful bond campaign for new M.S./H.S. complex. In addition, I have 26 years of sourcing experience at GE Aviation in Evendale. Demonstrated leadership, problem solving, and negotiation skills. I am a lifetime resident of Princeton, I am an alumni ('80), I am a parent of two sons, Matt ('08) and Todd ('11), who are products of the Princeton Advantage. They both attend Ohio State. I feel this has provided me a better understanding of what our students need to be successful in college and beyond. My husband Bill ('78) is a teacher in the district. I feel this broad experience is a benefit in making decisions as a board member and understanding the impact of those decisions.

2. What would you do to advance the concept of "equity in education" in your district?

I feel it is important for our teachers and administrators to continue to engage all of our students one on one, understanding the instructional process that works best for each student. Creating an environment and setting expectations that all students can achieve at High Levels. Additionally, I believe that effective use of technology can create efficient ways to deliver a more customized, individual education plan for our students.

3. How would you use your students' state test results to improve education in your district?

We will continue to review the data to identify gaps and identify areas that students need additional support to meet state testing requirements. Besides the state test results we use periodic assessments to identify at-risk students as early as possible providing early intervention.

4. What will you do to build consensus in the community in support of public schools?

The Princeton community has always been very supportive of their public schools. We need to continue to improve on our communications to our taxpayers so they are knowledgable on the issues facing Princeton and are aware of the great things happening in the Princeton District. I will continue to emphasize the importance of open and transparent communication.

5. What are your budget priorities?

My priorities are to continue to look for efficient ways to deliver the high, quality Princeton education that our community expects. We need to continually benchmark against other districts and identify best practices to implement. Additionally we need to look for creative ways of generating additional revenue.

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