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OF EDUCATION
CANDIDATES
RESPONSES
TO
SOUTHEUCLID.LYNDHURST
TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION
QUESTTONNATRE
NTSPONSES
RECEIVED
ASOF
ocToBER
13,2009
"l feel that there needsto be a freshview on the board. I believethere needsto be
more communityinvolvementand understanding att the way around. lt takesthe
viltageto makea communitysuccessful.lf I want to seechangeI needto step up,
makea difference.I believein beingjust andfare. Everybody counts."
3. Whatis yourimpression
of SELTA do you haveaboutSELTA?
andwhat knowtedge
6. Whatare yourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
CurricularDecisions
"l betievein listeningto all who are invotvedin the accademicprocess."That means
the communityon a whote. By phone and emait. Al[ levelsof communicationare
importantthat is the key to makingany relationship work. Yesthat meansteachers,
admistration, parent,students,staff andstate."
"l don't feel it does. Thatis part of why I decidedto runfor the boardto seewhatwe
asa boardwho represent the community cando to worktogether."
RESPONSE
TOSELTA
QUESTTONNATRE
MARKBYRNE
4785EDENWOOD
DRIVE
souTHEUCLID,
OH
"B.S.SystemsAnalysis,
MiamiUniversity,1981
MSMfnfo Systems,
CWRU Weatherhead,
1997
CurrenttySystems
Analyst@Chartlndustries,GarfietdHts.
Famity Wife,Amy,kids- Ryan(Brush),
- Atex(Memorial)"
"l believein getting involvedin the communityand feel that we need a few good
people here and now. I representmiddte-class families that want to provideour
studentswith a highquatityeducationopportunity."
3. Whatis yourimpression
of SELTA do you haveaboutSELTA?
andwhat knowtedge
exceptthe obvious(assoc
"Not muchknowledge/impression of teachers)."
"l thinkthat wasa majorbtunderby the boardand poorjudgementon the part of the
superintendent and board. Theyhaveput future leviesat risk and put themselves
and
their prioritiesaheadof the kidsandcommunity.(setfish)"
"White the numbershere would indicate that our satarystructure is lower than
surroundingdistricts,cannotmakea judgementwithoutseeingthe big picture. Job
performance,financialhealth,experienceatt drivesatary."
6. Whatare yourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
"My impression is that studentconductis goodoveratt. I think the district doesa good
job with disciplineand safety/security. In somecases,I belivethat studentscan be
disruptivein class,especiatlywith subs."
MARKBYRNE
CurricularDecisions
otheradmin,teachers,parents"
"Superintendent,
"Noon both"
TOSELTA
RESPONSE QUESTIONNAIRE
ARIZINNIA
HOOD
3846COVINGTON
ROAD
SOUTHEUCLID,
OH
"l'm totallyagainstthe pay raise. lfeet the concernof the community shouldbe
broughtbackinto discussionso that everyonein the communityfeelsthat the school
board is actuatly working for the communityand not for themsetvesand the
administrators.
"
6. Whatare yourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
ARIZINNIA
HOOD
CurricularDecisions
CASSANDRA
M. JONES
4665LIBERTY
SOUTH
EUCLID,OH
"My impressionof SELTAprior to the candidacywas that it is the "force and voice"
establishedsotetyfor the benefitof teachersas professionals
and studentsas the fruit
of teacherslaborso to speak. Thisorganizationunitesthe teacherstogetherin hopes
of assistingthem in providingthe bestenvironment for teachersand studentsall the
white assistingto improvethe schoots.My knowledge of SELTAis that it's a strong
institutionand tobbyingforcewith the objectiveof makingsurethe voicesof teachers
are heard in regardsto better facitities, sataries,classroomsizes, and overatl
performance asthey educatethe studentsasprofessionals."
CASSANDRA
JONES
6. Whatare yourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
Curricutar
Decisions
then acceptingpersonatopinionsandexperiences.Whensomeonehasbeenpersonally
affectedby somethingit is difficutt for them to seebeyondthe scopeof what manner
they havebeenoffendedor hurt. Socommunityinput is an importantfactor but often
time it is ditutedwith personal
opinionandemotions."
"Thank you greatly for your time and considerationin my for The SE-LBoardof
Education.
"
RESPONSE
TO SELTAQUESTTONNAIRE
BILLKENT
1072PINEWOODCIRCLE
LYNDHURST,OH
"1977graduateBrushHighSchoot
- B.S.Systems
1984graduateMiamiUniversity Anatysis
Family: Wife, Becky(Brush1977),Daughters5 - Brush2003,Brush2009,one
currentseniorandtwo currentfreshmenBrush
Employer: SnowBrothersApptiance - Lyndhurst"
"l know that a strong schoolsystemis the buitdingbtock that keepsa community
strong. lwant to continuemy effortsto makeour districtthe bestthat it canbe."
"l hope that my positionon this issueis wett knownas I voted againstthis salary
increase."
6. Whatareyourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
CurricularDecisions
LISALONGINO
4249VERONA
ROAD
SOUTH EUCLID.
OH
Consultantproviding presentationson
SpeciaI EducationAdvocate/EducationaI
Academic
"lncreasing Achievement
in UrbanLearners."
Cuyahoga
Community
Coltege
MetroCampus
AdjunctHeatthandKinesiotogy
Professor/
SouthEuctidresidentfor nineyears.
3. Whatis yourimpression
of SELTA do youhaveaboutSELTA?
andwhat knowledge
5. The startingBachetor's
Degreesalaryfor a teacherin our districtis 537,307.Starting
salaryin Mayfieldis 539,306,Solonis 542,357,Beachwood is 43,688,Orangeis
543,014,ClevelandHeightsis 539,500,Euclidis 537,475and Shakeris$41,449.What
are your impressionsregardingteachersalaryin our district? What factorsdo you
betieveshoulddriveteachersalary?
6. Whatareyourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
Curricutar
Decisions
OhioDepartment of Education
CharlotteJones-Ward,Consuttantfor statefunding
The UnitedStatesDepartment of Education
for federalfunding
The EnvironmentalProtectionAgencyRegion5 CherytNewton DivisionDirectorfor
funding
(NSTA)
NationalScienceTeachersAssociation
America'sPromise Alliance,Marguerite
Kondrack,CEO
AmericanEducational Research Panelon Research
Association andTeacherEducation
NationalAllianceof BtackSchoolEducators
WittiamJ. Etlerbee,
Jr., Ed.D.
LISALONGINO
LISAMARKO
5180SPENCER
LYNDHURST,
OH
5. The startingBachetor's
Degreesalaryfor a teacherin our districtis 537,307.Starting
salaryin Mayfietdis 539,306,Sotonis 542,357,Beachwood is 43,688,Orangeis
543,014,Cleveland Heights
is Euctid
539,500, is537,475 and Shaker is541,449.What
are your impressionsregardingteachersataryin our district? What factorsdo you
betieveshoutddriveteachersalary?
"l am very surprisedto see how low the startingsataryis for our district comparedto
the otherdistricts;howeversomeof the districtspresented heredo havemuchhigher
tax base. Teacher'ssatariesare a priority for our district, in order to keep good
teachersin SELwe mustbe competitive,or they witt looketsewhere.I havetwo Brush
graduatesand two studentsin the schoolsystem,and I appreciatethe great teachers
that havehetpedmy childrendevelopedinto goodstudents. I knowthat the pubtic
looksto the state report card as an indicatorof the schootsystem,but I feel there are
other things that need to be factored in when we look at our teachers and
compensation. "
6. Whatareyourimpressions
of studentconductin our district?
LISAMARKO
Curricular
Decisions
"The CurricutumDirectordevelopscurriculumcontent,instructionalstrategies,and
performance assessments to meetthe needsof all students.The Curricutum
director
usesstate and nationatstandardsto devetopprogramsand looksto the teachersand
to producethe mostcurrent and developmentatty
administrators appropriatecontent
andmaterialsfor students."
"l think the numberone problemwith our schoolboardand the administration is the
lack of communicationwith the community. I betievesomeof the membersof our
boardof educationforget they are electedby the pubticand are to seryethe pubtic.
Thatinctudesembracing the pubticanddiligentlyaddressingtheir concerns."