The following are candidates' responses to the following questions: Incumbents only: With School District 43's recent difficulties, which resulted in $13.4 million in cost cutting, and a forensic audit noting lack of control and monitoring resulted in a deficit in 2012/'13, why should anyone vote for you, an incumbent who was on the board when it happened? To non-incumbents only: If you are elected, what issue would you bring to the board's attention? To all: What is your reason for running for school trustee? Also: Do you think there is enough transparency about what goes on in the school district? If not, how would you change it?
Retired, lives in Coquitlam
Expertise: knowledge of education system
Endorsement: CUPE
Why run: "Education is under attack. There's not enough talk about the phenomenal success that kids are having and the programs that teachers are doing in spite of the cuts. I believe I bring something unique to the table this board has never had someone from the classroom whose been involved at all levels."
What issue: "I believe the board has to make public education everybody's business. They have to stop seeing it as their sandbox. They do need to reach out to city groups, city councils and business and have conversations and build those relationships."
Transparency: "By not releasing the full forensic audit, if that's how the board operates around transparency, then we have an issue."
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