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Candidates Who Answered Community Questions:
Terry Bates
| Disagree/Agree | |
| Question | Answer |
| A. Public education is currently failing and has been on a declining path now for over a decade. | Disagree |
| B. Public education is the foundation of our country, and all students should be able to access a high-quality, public education system. | Agree |
| C. President Trump's elimination of the US Department of Education is a good thing despite resulting in less funding for my local public schools. | Disagree |
| D. Public education in Colorado is underfunded. | Agree |
| E. If Board of Education members choose to send their school-age children to a non-public school, that information should be disclosed. | Agree |
| F. My school district is doing a great job of offering our kids a quality education. | Agree |
| G. Board of Education members should have a known history of supporting public education and public schools. | Agree |
| H. Board of Education members should have control of what professional educators teach and be able to review their classroom curriculum. | Disagree |
| I. Any books that include content about US race relations, racial violence or talk about America in derogatory ways should be banned from public schools. | Disagree |
| J. I favor continuing the policy direction of our current district leadership. | Agree |
| K. Students should be exposed to real facts, science, and history - even America's history of racism and slavery - so they can learn to think for themselves and make their own choices about what is best for our country. | Agree |
| Yes / No | |
| Question | Answer |
| A. Do you support the use of public taxpayer dollars to fund religious based charter schools or private schools, such as in the form of per pupil funding, a private school voucher or tuition tax credit? | NO |
| B. Did you support your school district's last mill levy and/or bond issue by voting yes on those initiatives? | YES |
| C. Do you support prioritizing funding for a 1980's Back-to-Basics academic philosophy in our schools over an academically innovative curriculum? | NO |
| D. Do you think public schools should provide service for mental health and physical student health needs? | YES |
| E. Should schools ban any discussion or classroom curriculum related to sexual orientation or gender identity even if the material is age appropriate? | NO |
| F. Do you think our schools need to provide students with multiple academic pathways, such as exposure to college prep and career opportunity engagement programs? | YES |
| G. Should public schools teach about climate change as part of their science curriculum? | YES |
Michael Hamrick
| Disagree/Agree | |
| Question | Answer |
| A. Public education is currently failing and has been on a declining path now for over a decade. | Disagree |
| B. Public education is the foundation of our country, and all students should be able to access a high-quality, public education system. | Agree |
| C. President Trump's elimination of the US Department of Education is a good thing despite resulting in less funding for my local public schools. | Disagree |
| D. Public education in Colorado is underfunded. | Agree |
| E. If Board of Education members choose to send their school-age children to a non-public school, that information should be disclosed. | Agree |
| F. My school district is doing a great job of offering our kids a quality education. | Agree |
| G. Board of Education members should have a known history of supporting public education and public schools. | Agree |
| H. Board of Education members should have control of what professional educators teach and be able to review their classroom curriculum. | Disagree |
| I. Any books that include content about US race relations, racial violence or talk about America in derogatory ways should be banned from public schools. | Disagree |
| J. I favor continuing the policy direction of our current district leadership. | Agree |
| K. Students should be exposed to real facts, science, and history - even America's history of racism and slavery - so they can learn to think for themselves and make their own choices about what is best for our country. | Agree |
| Yes / No | |
| Question | Answer |
| A. Do you support the use of public taxpayer dollars to fund religious based charter schools or private schools, such as in the form of per pupil funding, a private school voucher or tuition tax credit? | NO |
| B. Did you support your school district's last mill levy and/or bond issue by voting yes on those initiatives? | YES |
| C. Do you support prioritizing funding for a 1980's Back-to-Basics academic philosophy in our schools over an academically innovative curriculum? | NO |
| D. Do you think public schools should provide service for mental health and physical student health needs? | YES |
| E. Should schools ban any discussion or classroom curriculum related to sexual orientation or gender identity even if the material is age appropriate? | NO |
| F. Do you think our schools need to provide students with multiple academic pathways, such as exposure to college prep and career opportunity engagement programs? | YES |
| G. Should public schools teach about climate change as part of their science curriculum? | YES |
Candidates who did not respond to community questions:
Amanda Thayer and Tatyana Sturm
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