The Wisconsin State Journal's questions for candidates can be found here.
My Answers are here:
How do you propose to rebuild trust after last year's budget crisis?
Transparency is key. As chair of the board’s new Finance and Operations Committee, I’m working to implement reforms: a public forum dedicated to more detailed monthly and quarterly finance reports; recruiting of financial experts from the community to participate in the process; establishing trusted relationships and reporting from multiple staff levels to ensure the board has a complete picture.
Assuming little or no increase in state aid, what would you cut in the next budget?
Funding does not keep up with inflation, so districts have to find savings every year. Rather than cutting, I’ve focused on finding efficiencies that don’t impact classrooms. I have led efforts that are saving the district hundreds of thousands in utility costs each year. Next, I hope we can renegotiate our health insurance in a way that saves money but leaves staff satisfied with the options.
Are Monona and Cottage Grove being equally served by the district?
Only by focusing on equitably addressing the needs of the children of the district can we effectively serve the district as a whole. In my time on the board, I have never seen any decision that considered one community over another. Doing otherwise would be destructive to the District’s educational mission and undermine our communities.
There is so much more to be said on these issues, unfortunately they ask us to keep it to 100 words!
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