2. One of the goals we have worked out with the superintendent includes five things to do at the high school: to make sure the curriculum is rigorous and consistent across the five small schools, to align the School Improvement Plan to new benchmarks for improvement; to achieve full accreditation as soon as possible, to administer a climate survey to teachers and students and to plan for implementing a better schedule in 2005. He has also promised to improve the evaluation of teachers throughout the district.

3. If the superintendent decides that some positions or programs need to be eliminated in order to accomplish our goals, the SC should support him. I will.

4. Diagnostic, to help teachers help students.

5. No. The superintendent found a way in his previous district (Ft. Wayne, Indiana) to make progress closing the achievement gap in a school district with a variety of different types of schools... Also, if you want to attract the best teachers, you have to allow them some measure of creativity. On the other hand, we also need to make sure our elementary students arrive at our one high school with equivalent skills.

6. Another reason why I supported hiring Fowler-Finn is because he had a good working relationship with area colleges. He is very open to meeting with others who want to help the public schools, but would like to coordinate the offers with the goals we have set for the schools.