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 teacher, lives in Belcarra
Expertise to offer board: knowledge of the education system
Endorsement: none.
Why run: "I really want to raise awareness amongst all the electorate about the challenges and the benefits of a top-quality education system so we can garner more support to have funded it, at last, adequately. I really want to see higher profile communications and understanding about the education system for everybody."
What issue: "Any challenge you've got, education is the answer - we need more people to understand that. Everybody is so involved with just maintaining the status quo and trying to keep a balance, we haven't really reached out [to say] this is what's possible this is what should be happening."
