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A
Welcome
everybody.
Thank
you
for
attending
the
school
board
candidate
forum.
All
the
candidates
for
the
school
board
have
been
invited
to
participate.
My
name
is
Charlotte
Westby
and
I
am
the
vice
president
of
the
Bloomington
PTSA
council.
We
are
honored
to
co-sponsor
this
event
with
the
Bloomington
League
of
Women
Voters.
Both
the
PTSA
and
the
League
of
Women
Voters
re
are
both
volunteer
non
person,
political
organizations
that
never
endorse
any
political
party
or
candidates.
A
Our
purpose
and
hosting
this
forum
is
to
provide
you,
the
public,
with
the
opportunity
to
learn
opportunity
to
learn
more
about
the
candidates
so
that
you
can
make
informed
voting
decisions.
Your
vote
is
your
power
and
will
result
in
your
voice
being
heard.
Election
day
is
Tuesday
November
5th,
with
early
voting
available
here
at
the
Civic
Plaza
beginning
tomorrow,
September
20th.
We
hope
that
this
forum,
as
well
as
the
candidate
videos
that
will
soon
be
posted
on
our
website
and
throughout
the
city
web
sites,
and
be
replayed
on
Bloomington
TV.
A
This
will
provide
you
with
information
that
you
need
to
assist
you
in
making
your
voting
decision.
Thank
you
audience
for
attending
tonight's
forum.
Please
write
your
questions
on
the
know,
cards
that
we
have
put
on
all
of
your
guys's
chairs.
If
you
guys
need
more,
simply
just
raise
your
hand,
we've
got
five
card
collectors
around,
so
just
simply
raise
your
hand,
and
one
of
them
will
come
pass
you
on
or
collect
it
from
you.
So
my
five
card
collectors
can
you
guys
at
least
just
raise
your
hand,
so
everyone
can
know
who
you
are.
A
All
right,
thank
you,
candidates
for
the
time
and
effort
you
have
dedicated
to
running
for
office
and
for
participating
in
this
forum.
In
these
days
of
politics
in
Bloomington,
we
can
be
proud
of
all
of
our
candidates
for
their
effort
to
run
positive
campaigns
and
for
demonstrating
the
honor
of
being
the
office
they
seek.
This
reflects
the
attitude
and
demeanor
of
our
community
as
a
whole.
A
We
ask
that
members
of
the
audience
not
clap
cheer
or
otherwise
do
anything
that
may
disrupt
the
forum
and
I
disrupt
any
of
the
recording
processing,
since
this
is
being
recorded.
Thank
you
to
the
members
of
the
League
of
Women
Voters
for
planning
this
event
with
me
and
for
the
city
of
Bloomington
for
letting
us
use
the
Civic
Plaza
chambers
here.
Thank
you
also
to
the
Bloomington
TV
for
recording
this
and
for
broadcasting
the
forum
later
on
the
Bloomington
TV.
This
forum
will
also
be
posted
on
line
to
the
women
weakest
voters.
A
Their
website
will
also
be
on
the
Bloomington
website
and
and
probably
other
Bloomington
websites
as
well.
So
Lonni
is
gonna,
be
our
moderator
tonight
she
is
highly
skilled.
Moderator
has
who
has
moderated
many
League
forums.
She
is
member
and
she's
a
past
president
of
the
Edina
League
of
Women
Voters
Lani
will
now
identify
the
rules
of
the
forum
and
then
identify
all
of
the
candidates.
Thank
you.
B
B
B
The
fact
that
the
league
and
the
Bloomington
PTSA
are
sponsoring
this
forum
does
not
imply
support
for
any
candidate.
All
of
the
candidates
registered
with
the
Secretary
of
State
were
invited
to
this
forum.
One
of
the
candidates
Scott
Christianson,
is
unable
to
attend,
so
you
will
need
to
look
him
up
and
do
your
due
diligence
as
a
voter.
B
The
rules
for
tonight
speaking
order
was
set
before
form
and
will
rotate
with
each
question.
Each
candidate
will
have
one
minute
for
opening
remarks
to
introduce
themselves
to
you,
the
audience
and
the
community.
Each
candidate
will
again
get
one
minute
to
answer
each
question
that
comes
from
the
audience
and
another
one
minute
for
their
closing
remarks.
B
B
This
forum
may
also
have
some
lightning
rounds
where
candidates
will
be
asked
to
answer
a
question
briefly,
either
in
one
sentence
or
a
yes
and
no
with
a
because
I
can
recognize
run-on
sentences.
A
sentence
should
be
proper
grammatically.
Please,
because
you're
running
for
the
school
board
as
a
moderator,
I
ask
all
the
questions:
lwv
Bloomington
and
the
pts
a
determines
which
questions
will
be
asked
and
attempts
in
good
faith
to
cover
the
topics
of
interest
indicated
by
the
submitted
questions.
B
C
You
good
evening,
I'm
Maureen,
Bartolotta
and
I'm
running
for
re-election
to
the
school
board.
I
would
like
to
thank
the
League
of
Women
Voters
and
the
PTSA
Council
for
hosting
tonight's
event.
This
is
an
important
opportunity
for
citizens
of
Bloomington
to
witness
a
good
dialogue
about
current
issues
and
education
policies
and
the
future
success
of
Bloomington
schools.
C
I've
worked
for
the
past
16
years
as
a
member
of
the
board
to
make
sure
that
any
student
in
Bloomington,
no
matter
where
they
were
born
or
where
they
live,
has
access
to
the
same
quality,
instruction
and
opportunities
that
my
children
had.
This
is
easier
said
than
done
as
all
schools
in
Minnesota
faced
mounting
fiscal
challenges,
I'm
proud
to
serve
on
a
school
board
that
has
made
sensible
fiscal
decisions
so
I'm
not
sacrificing
the
quality
of
student
experiences.
C
D
You
good
evening
thank
you,
League
of
Women
Voters
for
hosting
this
forum.
It's
always
really
nice
to
be
able
to
be
here.
I
am
Nellie.
Coleman
and
I
have
been
on
the
board
for
the
last
seven
and
a
half
years,
I
have
had
the
honor
of
serving
the
families
and
the
children
of
Bloomington.
My
husband
and
I
have
three
kids,
the
oldest
one
graduated
from
Kennedy,
my
husband
graduated
from
Jefferson,
and
we
have
two
more
students,
one
in
the
middle
school
in
another
one
at
the
high
school
I'm.
D
Also,
a
teacher
I
am
a
Spanish
teacher
for
San
Luis,
Park,
High
School
and
have
25
years
of
experience
and
also
got
some
some
action
going
in
the
classroom
as
well
and
I'm,
just
very
passionate
about
education
and
I
like
to
tie
whatever
is
happening
in
the
world
of
Education
with
communities,
because
I
believe
in
that
strong
connection.
You
know
when
schools
are
strong
and
we
provide
strong
public
schools.
Then
we
have
strong
communities
and
that's
what's
best
for
our
societies.
E
F
Thanks
to
League
and
for
everybody
comments
nice
to
see
so
many
neighbors
and
friends
out
here,
so
my
name
is
John
Warwick
and
I'm.
Bryan
put
our
kids
first
running
for
school
board
to
bring
the
voice
for
all
community
members
to
the
district.
I
believe
that
we
need
leaders
in
our
schools
to
listen
or
more
present
and
honor
the
work,
effort
and
skills.
It
takes
to
be
an
effective
educator,
our
teachers
and
deserve,
and
staff
deserve
to
be
treated
with
dignity
and
as
a
professional
as
they
are
with
reasonable
responsibilities.
F
I
have
a
background
in
business
of
a
PhD
in
education
in
educational
policy
administration
and
my
academic
and
professional
lives
have
been
centered
around
planning
for
the
future
across
many
cultures
around
the
world.
My
volunteer
work
is
focused
on
raising
voices
for
those
of
us
who
have
been
ignored
or
not
listened
to
so
I've
seen
what
works
and
I've
ideas
for
how
we
can
improve
and
I
hope
to
bring
my
deep
expertise
into
our
district.
Show
leadership
contribute
to
the
conversation
and
find
solutions.
F
G
My
name
is
Maya
Olson,
that's,
okay,
I
actually
tell
people
it
rhymes
with
hiya
Maya,
and
then
they
remember.
I
am
passionate
about
public
schools.
The
heart
and
soul
of
a
community
I
have
lived
in
the
Bloomington
community
for
over
30
years.
My
husband
grew
up
here,
graduating
from
Lincoln
his
three
brothers
from
Kennedy.
My
mother-in-law
now
works
in
the
poplar
bridge
elementary
school
lunchroom.
We
raised
two
children,
eilean
KY
in
the
Bloomington
Public
Schools.
They
were
after
great
start
in
in
element,
I
mean
in
early
childhood.
G
Education
at
South
would
up
through
graduation
at
Jefferson.
I
have
experienced
our
schools
as
a
parent
volunteer,
as
well
as
through
the
eyes
of
a
substitute
teacher.
This
is
my
25th
year
teaching
in
every
grade
level
preschool
through
middle
school
throughout
the
district,
including
for
a
wide
variety
of
specialists.
I
enjoy
working
with
students
of
all
ages,
backgrounds
and
abilities
and
I
welcome
new
experiences
each
day.
H
My
name
is
Heather
Starks
and
I
want
to
thank
the
League
of
Women
Voters
in
the
Bloomington
PTSA
Council,
for
putting
on
this
event
and
giving
myself
and
my
fellow
candidates
a
chance
to
share
a
little
bit
about
ourselves.
I
am
born
and
raised
in
Bloomington.
My
mother
was
from
the
first
graduating
class
of
Kennedy
High
School
I'm,
a
Kennedy
grad,
my
husband's
in
Kennedy
grad
and
our
first
child
be
graduating
from
Kennedy
in
2021.
H
So
we
have
three
children.
Our
oldest
is
a
junior
at
Kennedy.
Our
middle
is
a
freshman
at
Kennedy,
and
our
youngest
is
a
fifth
grader
at
Hillcrest.
I
am
heavily
involved
in
the
school
district
throughout
their
educational
careers.
I've
served
on
many
community
or
committees
and
I've
also
been
heavily
involved
in
PTA,
which
has
led
me
to
a
role
where
I'm
the
president
of
the
Minnesota
PTA
I'm
in
my
third
year
in
that
position
and
I
absolutely
love
the
work
that
we
can
do
there
through
that
work.
H
B
F
Think
that
my
one
strength
is
I,
assume
I,
have
a
person
here
with
the
master's
degree
in
business
and
business
experience,
also
tied
together
with
a
PhD
educational
policy
and
bring
these
two
things
together.
It
makes
me
kind
of
nerd
who
likes
to
look
at
numbers
and
look
at
numbers
hard,
making
sure
that
their
money
is
is
well
spent
and
well
appropriated,
and
also
be
able
to
tie
that
also
in
with
the
policy
and
and
bringing
that
in
with
with
a
leadership
perspective.
G
Am
compassionate
I
care
about
every
single
student
that
comes
our
doors
and
every
single
student.
It's
our
job
to
educate
every
single
student
and
I
have
interned
at
the
bridge
for
runaway
youth,
so
I
have
experienced.
I
have
had
the
opportunity
to
experience,
Vina
intake
crisis
counselor,
as
well
as
a
crisis
phone
counselor,
and
so
I
like
to
listen
to
students
and
find
out
what
is
going
on
with
them.
D
You
well
I
would
say
that
the
fact
that
I'm,
an
educator
you
know
having
experience
in
educator
in
education
as
a
teacher
and
also
at
the
administrative
level
that
provides
me
with
enough
opportunities
for
getting
to
know
more
about
the
different
needs
in
the
schools
in
in
education
in
general,
I
have
a
BA
in
foreign
languages,
teaching
and
and
an
MA
in
educational
leadership
at
the
more
personal
level.
Not
so
much
professional
I
am
I'm
tend
to
be
a
strong
person
who
is
an
eager
learner.
D
C
H
E
B
G
You
definitely
do
have
an
achievement
gap
which
I
have
learned
more
about
recently,
and
prevention
is
key.
I
believe
that
we
need
to
offer
early
childhood
education
for
all
to
begin
with,
so
that
kids
can
start
off
on
the
right
foot.
An
equal
ground
I
believe
that
we
need
to
realize
that
a
lot
of
kids
come
to
school
already,
with
an
achievement
gap
and
parent
and
teachers
need
to
educate
every
student
who
comes
through
the
door.
G
F
I
used
to
run
the
urban
Leadership
Academy
according
to
the
urban
Leadership
Academy
at
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
I
would
say
this
that
we
just
simply
do
not
understand
at
the
achievement
gap.
Yet
it's
been
a
crisis
for
a
while,
and
yet
we
seem
to
have
inadequate
research
on
that.
Well,
no
issues
is
that
data
quality
is
simply
poor.
Districts
across
Minnesota
need
a
standardized
on
what
we
measure
and.
E
H
So
we
do
have
an
achievement
gap,
as
John
mentioned,
is
something
that
we've
been
looking
at
for
several
years.
One
thing
that
I
get
a
little
bit
frustrated
about
in
education
as
we
tend
to
look
at
the
symptoms
and
we
treat
the
symptoms
and
then
we're
not
looking
at
the
root
causes
as
to
what
is
creating
those
symptoms,
and
so
I
would
like
us
to
spend
a
little
bit
more
time
on
root
causes.
H
For
example,
if
we're
looking
at
attendance,
which
can
sometimes
be
an
indicator
of
achievement,
gaps,
we're
looking
at
our
students
showing
up
or
not,
but
we're
not
necessarily
asking
ourselves
why?
If
they're
not
showing
up
I,
also,
would
echo
Maya
and
talking
about
early
childhood.
We
need
to
convince
our
state
to
stop
funding
early
childhood
by
grants.
H
C
D
Thank
you.
Minnesota
is
one
of
the
states
with
one
of
the
best
education
systems
that
you
can
find
in
the
country.
However,
it
is
also
one
with
the
worst
achievement
gap
that
we
can
see
in
the
u.s..
So
the
gap,
it's
not
only
academic
but
it's
also
economic,
is
racial,
its
opportunity
gap
and,
of
course
we
do
have
that
gap
in
Bloomington,
because
we
have
that
gap
in
Minnesota.
So
Bloomington
is
not
the
inception.
Of
course.
You
know
we
have
taken
steps
at
the
board
level
and
with
administration
and
providing
different
services
to
our
students.
D
Trying
to
to
address
that
issue,
you
know
coming
from
early
childhood
programming,
you
know
providing
opportunities
for
parent
engagement,
opportunities
for
college
and
career
for
our
students,
and
we
will
continue
to
work
on
addressing
the
issue
so
that
we
can
help
our
students
be
successful
and
be
ready
for
the
21st
century.
Thank.
B
D
Wow,
that's
a
good
question
because
that's
an
issue
that
everybody
struggles
with
in
Minnesota
and
everybody's
trying
to
find
a
different
way,
so
how
we
can
bring
more
teachers
of
color
I'm,
a
teacher
of
color.
You
know
I'm
an
immigrant
myself,
so
of
course,
I
think
that
our
kids
need
to
see
people
who
look
like
them.
D
However,
it
is
important
that
we
don't
only
hire
people
of
color,
but
that
we
hire
the
people
with
the
cultural
competence
so
that
they
they
know
how
to
how
to
work
with
the
students
in
the
classroom
and
I
know
that
in
Bloomington
schools
we
have
also
tried.
We
have
tried
provided
opportunities
as
well
through
their
different
partnerships.
We
have
with
universities
when
they
bring
students
into
our
classrooms
to
work
as
in
a
student
teaching
or
different
programs
that
that
we
have,
and
so
that
has
been
a
way
for
us
to
address
the
situation.
D
H
H
C
I
agree
with
what
everybody
said
we
are
in
Bloomington:
we
have
a
partnership
with
the
University
of
Minnesota
and
Mankato,
where
we
have
a
very
close
relationship
with
their
student
teachers
and
our
students
going
to
Mankato
and
coming
back
and
going
being
part
of
that
grow
your
own
program.
That's
what
I
was
going
to
talk
about,
so
we
you
know
we're
really
trying
to
encourage
that
and
I
think
a
lot
of
our
students
are
taking
advantage
of
that
program.
Thank
you.
Thank.
F
That
Mankato
actually
fired
bloomington
from
that
program.
Very
remember
things
correctly,
but
I
think
that,
yes,
we
need
to
hire
people
that
that
they're
much
more
diverse
and
there's
I
mean
it'd,
be
disingenuous
of
us
to
think
that
there
isn't
talent
out
there
dissing
genius
of
us
to
think
that
there
wasn't
a
pool
to
hire
from
I
think
that
we
need
to
really
engage
more
in
outreach
from
minority
teachers
and
during
this
process
we
have
to
remember
that
not
only
are
there
color
differences
and
cultural
differences,
but
they're
also
historical
differences.
F
G
H
H
If
some
of
you
may
recognize
these
slides,
it's
where
we
there
are
students
that
are
trying
to
watch
a
sports
game,
supports
game,
baseball
game
and
there's
a
barrier
of
offense,
an
opaque
fence
in
between
and
one
slide
shows
each
child
receiving
the
same
size,
stool
and
only
one
child
can
now
see
over
the
fence.
The
next
slide
shows
each
child
receiving
the
size,
stool,
that
they
need
to
all
see
over
the
fence
and
then
there's
a
third
slide
that
now
removes
the
fence
completely
or
makes
it
a
see-through
fence.
H
C
Again,
equity
in
education
is
seeing
that
all
students
get
what
they
need
to
learn
and
I
believe
that
Bloomington
schools
is
doing
a
good
job,
I
mean
we've
got
our
Bloomington
career
and
College
Academy.
That's
for
the
children
that
are
not
on
a
path
to
go
to
college
that
they
want
to
get
a
good-paying
job
when
they
graduate
from
high
school
and
they
might
be
interested
in
mechanics
or
something
like
that,
and
that
you
know
that's
equity
for
those
students.
C
Equity
regarding
discipline
is
another
thing
we
we've
been
working
on.
We
have
an
agreement
with
with
the
state
to
work
on
our
discipline
and
trying
to
keep
the
the
numbers
of
diverse
students
out
of
in
school,
not
out
of
not
being
disciplined
by
taking
them
out
of
school.
They
stay
in
school.
Thank
you.
B
G
So
it
looks
like
we
have
reached
an
agreement
with
the
human
rights
department
to
address
implicit
bias
that
influences
perceptions
in
the
school
of
student,
behavior
and
so
keeping
school.
Keeping
students
in
school
is
always
the
goal,
and,
and
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
have
reach
out
to
the
community
and
reach
out
to
possibly
having
full
service.
D
You
well
I
think
this
has
been
very
well
described
by
other
candidates,
but
especially
with
the
one
example
that
Heather
showed
to
you.
So
at
the
educational
level,
it
is
meeting
our
students
where
they
are
providing
accordingly
to
their
needs,
because
every
kid
comes
with
a
different
need:
a
different
perspective,
a
different
family
situation,
language
barriers,
for
example,
to
kids
that
are
moving
constantly
from
one
place
to
the
other
one.
So
that's
what
equity
means?
D
You
know
this
providing
to
our
kids
opportunities
meeting
them
where
they
are
and
helping
them
become
successful
and
I
could
tell
you
a
lot
about
what's
what's
happening
in
Bloomington
and
what
we're
doing
in
Bloomington,
but
basically
when
the
Human
Rights
Commission
approached
school
districts
with
concerns
regarding
discipline,
because
it's
always
is
usually
they,
the
black
kids
and
the
Latino
kids,
the
kids
of
color,
who
end
up
being
in
the
suspension,
the
quiet
room
and
suspension
Bloomington
was
the
first
school
district
to
go
and
say
we
have
a
plan.
F
Right,
no
he's
got
it.
Equity
is
meeting
kids
where
they
are
so
some
action
steps
that
we
could
take
is
that
we
could
continue
to
educate
ourselves
on
the
differences
between
equity
and
equality.
We
can
support
the
office
of
educational
equity
to
the
very
best
that
we
can
these
folks.
These
guys
are
my
heroes.
All
right,
we
can
keep
ordering
materials
with
diverse
characters
and
diverse
for
our
classrooms.
Keep
asking
tough
questions,
not
just
from
an
administrative
standing
waist
to
facilitate
and
foster
dialogue.
F
We
have
to
push
for
far
more
than
just
a
black
history
month.
We
have
to
make
our
art
classes
more
diverse,
focus
less
than
just
Western
culture,
but
there's
a
whole
planet
of
really
cool
stuff
out
there,
and
we
have
to
teach
our
kids
that
color
really
does
matter
and
we
to
stay
vigilant
for
all
these
kids
to
make
sure
that
we
are
meeting
them
exactly
where
they
are.
Thank.
F
B
C
Well,
I
again
feel
I'm
a
good
collaborator
and
we
need
to
take
into
consideration
how
much
money
that
we
have
to
negotiate
with
it's
our
first
thing
and
I
hope
that
I
am
able
to
talk
to
people
and
make
them
understand
where
we're
coming
from
I'm.
You
know
it's
taxpayer
money,
it's
your
money
that
we
turn
around
and
pay
our
employees
with
and
I.
Think
everybody
understands
that
and
over
85
I
think
it's
85%
of
our
budget
goes
directly
to
wages
and
benefits.
C
E
G
Okay,
I
have
not
sat
in
negotiations,
however.
I
would
definitely
put
the
students
first
in
any
in
any
budget
negotiations,
always
cutting
where
it's
least
impactful
to
students,
for
example,
asking
teachers
and
I
would
ask
teachers
for
ideas,
because
they
have
very
creative
and
sound
ideas
from
working
directly
with
the
students
and
I
would
always
look
at
long
term
goals,
for
example,
class
sizes.
If
they're
you.
G
Make
immediate
cuts
in
their
class
sizes
go
up,
then
this
will
weaken
our
schools
and
we'll
lose
families
and
teachers.
So
I
think
that
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
our
community
our
public
schools
strong
in
order
to
attract
families
and
therefore
businesses,
workers
and
and
make
our
stronger
our
community
stronger.
Thank.
F
Well,
my
house
was
good
I
think
that
we're
a
human
centered
enterprise-
and
that
means
we
have
to
put
our
people
first
students,
teachers
staff.
We
have
to
show
care
bringing
understanding
and
empathy
I
mean
real
empathy
for
working
families.
We
have
people
in
the
district
who
have
not
seen
a
living
wage
increase
in
over
a
decade
and
that
to
me
that
is
a
bit
of
a
bit
of
a
shame.
You
know
my
background.
You
look
at
finances,
but
also
you
know,
work
with
people,
understanding
the
basics
of
human
centered
businesses.
F
B
D
You
I
would
say
one
of
my
strengths
is
I'm
a
good
listener.
I
think
I
am
I,
listen,
I,
ask
questions,
I,
go
back
and
listen
again,
ask
again
analyze,
also
go
and
ask
the
people
who
are
in
charge
of
finances
in
the
in
the
school
district
as
well,
because
that's
important
information
to
have
before
you
make
decisions
and
I
try
to
put
myself
in
the
situation
of
the
other
person.
You
know
I
also
like
to
get
a
raise
and,
at
the
same
time,
I
I
have
to
think
I
have
to
think
about
the
kids.
D
I
have
to
think
about
the
taxpayers.
I
have
to
think
about
the
teachers.
You
know
if
or
any
other
people
in
any
other
units.
If,
if
we
give
this
much
now,
can
we
give
that
much
later
or
is
it
going
to
be
difficult
later?
On
another
thing,
I
would
say
it's
I
like
to
advocate
so
becoming
frustrated
several
times
and
not
being
able
to
provide
people
with
what
they
need
or
what
they
would
like.
I,
opt
or
advocating
legislature.
Maybe,
okay.
B
F
I,
don't
think
that
our
schools
are
adequately
funded,
we're
in
situations
where
looking
at
making
cuts
were
in
situations
where
we
have
to
go
to
the
people
every
10
years
in
a
referenda
to
bump
up
our
funding
and
to
maintain
that
and
I
think
that
two
things
that
we
that
we
all
of
us
in
the
room
can
work
on,
especially
people
like
to
the
board
would
be
working
to
create
a
second
Minnesota
miracle.
Let's
get
our
schools
off
of
our
property
taxes
and
out
of
the
state
into
a
state
coming
back
from
the
state
bucket.
F
The
other
thing
is
that
we've
got
taxpayer
funded
lobbying
organizations
telling
us
that
they
want
to
see
a
three
percent
increase
in
school
funding.
That's
not
enough!
We
need
more.
We
need
to
fully
fund
schools
and
because
the
concept,
because
the
cost
of
people
is
always
going
to
increase,
we're
not
gonna
get
the
same
efficiencies
to
be
good
of
machines.
We
need
to
invest
in
our
schools,
we
have
to
invest
in
our
people
and
we
have
to
ask
for
real
money,
and
this
is
something
that
all
of
us
in
the
room
should
work
on
together.
F
C
I
do
not
believe
they're
adequately,
funded
and
I
know
that
we
have
lobbied
our
legislators
on
behalf
of
all
students
in
the
state
of
Minnesota
for
better
funding
I
believe
the
federal
government
also
has
done
us
wrong
by
the
special
ed
funding
that
they
promised
us
25
years
ago.
I
believe
that
was
never
fully
funded
like
they
promised
to
do
so.
We
could
lobby
both
both
governments,
the
state
and
the
federal
for
more
money,
and
we
have
tried-
and
we
will
keep
continue
to
try
Thank.
D
Thank
you.
I
would
say
that
none
of
the
schools
public
in
Minnesota
are
funded
as
they
should
be,
and
you
know
part
of
that.
It's
decisions
being
made
at
the
state
almost
20
years
ago,
where
a
lot
of
money
was,
you
know,
taking
from
our
schools
or
public
schools
and
didn't
really
return,
and
so
I
would
say
also
that
Bloomington
has
done
a
good
job
are
keeping
keeping
ourselves
in
the
right
place.
You
know,
through
the
work
administration
has
done
where
we
have
been
able
to
manage
and
stay
in
a
good
situation.
D
However,
you
know
the
struggle
continues.
You
know
special
education,
Chris
subsidy,
PLL
programs
that
need
more
and
more
funding
in
more
and
more
kids
needing
services,
social
workers.
You
know
mental
health
services,
different
types
of
services
that
we
still
need
to
cover
and
we
don't
have
the
funds
for
them.
Thank.
G
Our
schools
are
definitely
not
funded
adequately,
we're
constantly
having
to
beg
for
more
money
and
I
appreciate
everybody
who
has
gone
to
the
Capitol
to
do
so,
and
it's
it's
not
right
that
that
it
that
we
don't
see
the
value
in
education
that
it
is
truly
an
investment
in
our
children.
It
is
an
investment
in
our
community
and
we
need
to
keep
up
with
inflation.
G
There's
constantly
you
know,
new
needs
such
as
technology,
securing
our
schools
from
gun,
violence
and
new
specialists,
and
so
our
needs
increase
and
I
would
say
that
that
at
the
same
times
that
are
at
the
same
time,
that
our
needs
increase
and
inflation
increases.
Our
funds
have
been
robbed
and
I'm
also
concerned
about
our
funds
being
going
to
charter
schools
and
taking
money
out
of
our
public
schools.
Thank.
H
H
If
you
take
that
number
and
you
go
to
2019
just
for
inflationary
costs,
we
are
nine
point
four
percent
behind,
so
we
haven't
even
been
able
to
keep
up
with
inflation
over
the
last
two
decades
and
then,
when
you
look
at
the
special
education,
as
marine
mentioned,
the
federal
government
back
when
they
created
eye-dea
said
they
were
gonna.
Do
40%
of
that
funding.
It's
never
gone
above
16
percent,
so
Bloomington
public
schools
last
year
had
to
spend
10
million
dollars
out
of
our
general
fund
to
cover
the
special
education.
H
It's
called
a
cross
subsidy,
and
that
is
then
taking
money
from
all
of
our
students
and
then
the
other
thing
that
is
frustrating
is
when
the
legislature
gives
us
a
2%
increase.
It's
not
a
2%
increase
of
our
entire
budget.
It's
two
percent
of
seventy
percent
of
our
budget,
because
we
have
federal
and
local
funds
too.
So
it's
it's!
Not
always
said
the
way
that
it
truly
is.
Thank.
E
B
G
Well,
first
of
all,
I
think
class
size
is
one
of
the
most
important
issues,
because
we
don't
want
to
burn
out
teachers
with
too
large
class
sizes
and
students
will
leave
the
district.
You
know
parents
will
leave
the
district,
or
at
least
the
schools
if
they
think
that
the
class
sizes
are
too
large
and
they're
not
getting
enough
individualized
attention.
G
So
I
think
that
that
is
something
that
we
definitely
need
to
put
as
a
as
a
number
one
goal
and
to
answer
your
question:
yes,
there
to
large
and
and
I
have
listened
to
teachers
throughout
the
district,
and
they
have
ideas
for
this,
and
one
of
them
is
there
are
teachers
and
special
assignment,
and
so
some
of
those
are
excellent
teachers
who
are
being
taken
out
of
the
classroom
and
therefore
they're
they're
being
paid
full
salaries
to
work
on
curriculum
and
therefore
they
are
taking
making
the
class
sizes
larger.
By
doing
this,
thank.
E
F
Gosh
I
have
to
agree
that
it's
always
nice
of
lower
class
sizes
research
shows
that
sometimes
that
there
isn't
much
of
a
difference
in
terms
of
academic
performance.
Maybe
looking
at
personal
growth,
individual
growth,
soft
skills,
development
class
size
really
doesn't
make
a
matter
that
fight.
If
I
could
rule
the
world,
I
would
say:
we'd
have
small
school
sizes
as
well
limited
to
maybe
150
people,
the
small
communities,
but
we
are
where
we
are
right.
F
We
really
need
to.
We
really
need
to
lobby
for
money,
for
teachers,
for
Parra's
and
and
other
support
staff
to
really
make
this
happen,
because
so
much
of
what
we,
what
we
are
obligated
to
do
is
so
dictated.
We
don't
have
much
much
room
to
be
able
to
to
do
staff
ads
on
the
class
size
at
classroom
sites.
D
You
well
being
a
teacher
myself,
I
have
experienced,
you
know
what
it
feels
like
to
have
a
group
of
40
kids
in
the
classroom
versus
having
25.
You
know
that
big
difference
when
you're
working,
especially
when
you're
teaching
a
foreign
language,
so
of
course
I
always
try
to
advocate
for
smaller
class
sizes,
I
think
that's
important.
It
allows
for
more
connection.
I
do
believe
that
that
it
matters
because
it's
allowed
it
allows
for
more
connection
between
the
teacher
and
your
student.
It
provides
better
opportunities
to
really
help
the
students.
D
D
Unfortunately,
however,
I
know
that
you
know
we
do
have
some
classes
that
are
big
in
Bloomington,
but
I
have
worked
in
other
school
districts
as
well.
You
know,
I've
worked
in
Richfield
Minnetonka
sinuous
Park
in
Bloomington
and
I
know
that
some
of
the
classes
are
still
not
that
big,
but
they're.
Still
big
yeah
Thank.
H
Okay,
so
the
research
shows
that
class
size
is
not
as
important
of
an
indicator
of
a
student's
success,
as
the
quality
of
the
teacher
in
that
classroom.
That
said,
I
have
been
a
teacher
in
that
classroom.
I
have
had
30
seats
and
been
assigned
32
students
and
had
to
figure
out.
Where
are
they
gonna
sit?
What
book
are
they
gonna
eat?
H
C
I
agree
that
we
need
small
class
sizes
and
we've
always
strived
for
that
in
Bloomington.
The
debate
when
we
need
to
raise
a
class
size
is,
you
know,
a
good
debate,
because
no
one
wants
to
burden
the
teachers
with
more
students,
and
it's
not
good
for
the
students
either.
It's
you
know
the
teachers
and
the
students,
no
one
benefits.
When
you
have
a
large
class
size,
we
are
lucky
to
have
ten
elementary
schools
here
in
Bloomington
that
make
it
easier
to
have
small
schools
where
some
of
the
other
districts
around
us
have.
F
B
D
B
All
right,
this
question
we're
going
to
start
with
Nellie
it's
about
technology.
What
are
the
pluses
and
in
mind
you?
This
is
in
a
minute:
what
are
the
pluses
and
minuses
of
our
policy
to
provide
Chromebooks
to
students?
Have
they
helped
hindered
or
a
little
of
both?
Do
you
think
they
are
worth
the
cost
to
our
budget.
D
B
D
So
when
it
comes
to
technology,
I
would
say
that
it
is
worth
giving
kids
those
kind
of
tools,
because
you
know
the
reality
of
the
world
that
we
live
in
now,
and
what
they're
gonna
leave
later
on.
It's
that
it's
technology.
So
you
cannot
just
pretend
like
it's
not
there
and
I
try
to
provide
some
of
those
devices.
I
think
that
our
schools
or
our
teachers
have
been
have
been
working
using
the
devices
in
using
the
technology
in
a
very
responsible
way.
D
The
negative
side
of
it
would
be
the
kind
of
views
that
it
can
be
given
you
know
when
they,
when
the
Chromebooks
go
home,
for
example,
what
those
devices
are
there
if
there's
no
like
the
supervision
or
sometimes
it
can
be
a
distraction
in
the
classroom
as
well.
So
it
becomes
a
challenge
for
just
for
day,
especially
for
the
teachers.
G
Yes,
I've
seen
the
benefits
of
technology
and
having
the
Chromebooks,
the
students
can
as
a
substitute
when
I'm
teaching
they
can
send
their
work
right
to
their
team
to
the
teachers,
so
that
teachers
know
that
they're
working,
that's
one
benefit
and
they
can
come
up
with
some
really
nice
demonstrations
when
they're,
when
they're
doing
a
presentation
on
the
computer,
so
obviously
they're
they're
using
them
to
for
for
future
benefit
things
that
they
need
in
my
future
work
world.
However,
I
do
strongly
feel
and
I
balance
of
Technology
and
teacher
interaction.
G
I
am
NOT
crazy
about
having
them
on
the
computers
for
much
of
the
time,
because
I
prefer
to
interact
with
the
students
and
also
sometimes
they
do
go
where
they
should
not
go,
and
especially,
and
when
there's
the
flexible
seating
and
they
can
sit
where
they
want
and
they
might
sit
against.
The
wall
and
I
can't
see
the
computers.
Thank.
E
C
I
believe
the
plus
is
again
at
the
equity
factor.
Some
kids
might
not
have
access
at
home
to
a
computer,
and
this
makes
sure
that
all
students
have
the
same
access
by
using
the
Chromebooks,
we're
not
reinvesting
into
actual
textbooks
anymore.
So
that
could
be
part
of
an
offset
not
total
offset
but
part
of
an
offset
to
expense
of
having
the
computers,
and
we
also
have
offered
to
some
students
PUC.
They
called
it
and
it
would
get
them
access
to
Wi-Fi
if
they
didn't
have
that
at
home.
C
H
Yes,
so
I
definitely
think
it's
worth
the
cost,
especially
because
our
Chromebooks
in
Bloomington
are
actually
paid
for
by
a
referendum
that
was
passed
by
our
community
back
in
2013,
so
it
doesn't
come
out
of
general
fund.
It
comes
specifically
out
of
the
referendum
money
and
any
of
the
technology
enhancements
that
we've
done
from
that
have
also
come
from
there.
I
have
two
children
who
are
dyslexic
and
just
have
dysgraphia
and
their
executive
function.
H
F
So
I
actually
wrote
a
book
about
this.
I
can
get
like
a
five-hour
lecture,
but
if
technology
is
the
answer,
what
was
the
question
and
I
think
that
we
need
to
get
really
tie
into
really?
What
do
we
want
to
do
with
it?
I
did
some
research
a
couple
of
years
ago
for
Uruguay
they're,
the
first
country
to
fully
implement
a
one-to-one
laptop
per
child
and
they
did
it
they
built
it
out.
Did
we
ask
the
question
so
what?
F
Now,
because
when
they
look
at
their
performance,
they
were
flat,
there
wasn't
a
change
just
having
the
presence
of
technology
in
the
classroom
to
make
a
difference
and
what
we've?
What
we're
learning
is
that
you
need
to
have
good
teachers
to
help
guide
you
with
the
technology.
It's
the
teachers
that
make
the
difference.
So
technology
is
great
in
schools.
Well,
let's
try
to
invisible
eyes
it.
So
we
can
make
the
learning
more
visible.
That.
E
F
B
Research
shows
that
there
are
lots
of
kids
who
aren't
feeling
safe
in
their
schools,
whether
it's
because
of
race,
religion,
sexual
identity,
national
origin,
special
education,
and
this
is
very
related
to
mental
health.
So
how
do
you
feel
about
the
way
Bloomington
is
dealing
with
mental
health
and
what
ideas
would
you
bring
to
the
table
to
increase
the
effectiveness
of
the
way
kids
feel
and
we'll
start
with
Maureen.
C
Well,
the
teachers
are
there
first,
the
first
line
and
I
hope
that
the
teachers
are
connecting
enough
with
the
students
to
know
if
a
child
is
is
having
an
issue
or
suffering
from
something,
and
we
have
social
workers
in
the
schools.
We
also
have
the
a
clinic
at
Khan
center,
with
which
we
have
some
mental
health
professionals.
C
If
at
the
clinic
that
you
know,
if
a
teacher
feels
that
the
students
need
help,
it's
a
free
clinic
that
families
can
use
in
the
district,
and
hopefully
that
being
steered
there
by
the
teachers
and
by
the
social
workers,
and
that
could
help
that
student.
Also,
this
our
schools
are
relatively
safe.
Compared
to
some,
we
haven't
used
our
safety,
the
safety
and
Technology
referendum.
To
do
that.
Thank
you.
Thank.
D
When
it
comes
to
mental
health,
there
are
so
many
so
many
issues,
so
many
struggles
that
the
kids
experience
every
day,
whether
it
is
related
to
depression.
You
know
anxiety,
even
the
anxiety
of
being
sitting
in
a
classroom.
You
know,
thinking
that
you
have
to
do.
Work
sometimes
is
hard
for
the
kids
I
think
we
have
put
different
strategies
in
schools
and
with
our
staff
members
and
how
to
address
the
different
needs
of
our
students.
D
Will
we,
as
teachers
or
our
Bloomington
teachers
are
always
present
for
them
as
much
as
they
can
as
they're
able
to
do
it?
Like
marine
said,
you
know,
providing
services,
the
clinics
you
know
outside
of
the
of
the
school
having
professionals,
social
workers
working
with
the
kids
psychologists.
However,
we
do
not
have
enough,
of
course,
in
in
Minnesota
we
do
not
have
the
funds
to
make
sure
that
we
have
more
more
professionals
working
with
our
kids.
There
are
more
needs
that
there
are
professionals
that
are
in
schools.
Thank.
F
F
I
would
love
it
for
us
to
find
a
way
to
make
full
service
community
schools
happen
with
access
to
health
and
family
emergency
needs,
but
I
think
that
we
also
need
to
connect
with
kids
a
much
more
human
level
and
and
a
lot
of
them
time
to
be
kids,
bring
in
free
play
and
play
or
a
chance
for
boredom
to
go
out
and
play
freely.
You
go
on
experience
and
create
rules
together,
rather
than
have
things
done
so
strictly
within
strict
times.
Any
of
all.
F
G
They
can
see
if
there's
something
going
on
an
issue,
that's
going
on.
That
needs
to
be
addressed,
and
and
also
from
talking
the
teachers
when
I
have
asked
what
they
see
as
something
that
is
needed
in
the
schools.
I
have
heard
very
unselfish
answers
such
as
community
community
schools,
offering
counseling
and
agency.
H
Yes,
so
this
Bloomington
tackles
this
in
two
ways:
the
one
is
in-house
services,
meaning
that
a
social
worker
or
a
counselor,
that's
paid
through
the
School,
District
and
Minnesota
is
like
49th
in
the
nation
in
our
student
to
counselor
ratio.
So
that's
one
place
where
we
need
to
really
advocate
is
at
the
state
level
to
say
that
that's
not
okay
and
then
the
second
thing
is
colocation
services.
H
So
a
couple
of
our
schools
have
where
they've
contracted
with
an
outside
agency
to
come
in
and
they
provide
counseling
services
inside
the
school,
so
the
students
can
access
it
directly
during
the
school
day.
The
benefit
of
that
is
that
the
the
provider
and
the
teachers
can
interact
with
each
other
and
talk
about
that
student
together
and
can
help
support
the
student
in
the
school.
H
One
thing
that
was
frustrating
for
me
as
a
parent
is
that
I
had
a
child
that
really
needed
the
support
and
services
of
a
social
worker
in
the
building,
but
our
social
worker
was
paid
for
by
special
education
funds,
and
my
child
was
not
a
special
education
student
and
was
denied
service.
So
we
need
to
find
ways
to
make
that
happen.
Thank.
B
F
G
Yeah
so
flipping
the
time
so
that
the
teenagers
start
school
a
little
bit
later,
I
think
is
beneficial
because
we
we
know
that
they're,
that
they
need
more
sleep
and
as
well
as
even
my
my
son
I,
have
an
example
in
11th
grade.
I
guess
this
is
really
common,
but
in
11th
grade
he
ended
up
having
mono
from
lack
of
sleep
and
that's
a
very
critical
time.
G
11Th
grade
is
a
very
critical
time
in
their
school
work
and
he
got
we're
very
far
behind
and
so
I
often
thought
oh
I
wish
school
start
later
for
them.
Luckily,
Saint
Paul
has
is
doing
this
already,
so
we
can
learn
from
them
and
I've
read
that
there
are
some
issues
as
far
as
parents
saying
that
they
have
relied
on
older
teenagers
to
come
home
first
and
take
care
of
younger
younger
children
as
well
as
concern
about
the
patrols
in
elementary
school
being
out
in
the
darker
early
morning
hours.
D
You
know
some
of
them
try
to
go
to
bed
early,
but
at
the
same
time,
if
I
have
another
extra
10
minutes
that
I
can
slip
in
in
the
morning,
then
maybe
I'll
stay
another
extra
10
minutes
in
the
night
on
my
phone,
so
I
am
NOT
saying
that
they
don't
need
to
sleep.
They
do
need
that
sleep.
However,
you
know
right
now.
I
have
so
much
to
tell
you
and
she's
only
given
30
seconds,
but
right
now
the
school
board
has
established
a
committee
to
study
the
change
of
the
time.
D
Start
time
late
start
time
so
that,
but
in
order
to
do
that,
we
have
to
figure
out
a
lot
of
different
things
in
the
impact
that
I
would
have
in
the
school
district.
If
that
was
gonna
change,
you
know
when
I
talk
about
impact,
we
have
to
look
in.
You
know
what
is
happening
in
other
school
district.
Is
it
proving
that
it
helps
with
test
scores
attendance
after
or
before
school
programs,
and
she
doesn't?
Let
me
talk
anymore,
so
talk
about
that.
B
H
Well,
so
let
me
I
want
to
address
that
a
little
bit,
so
I
was
actually
the
parent
rep
on
the
calendar
committee
for
Bloomington
Public
Schools
for
two
years,
and
let
me
tell
you
that
is
the
craziest
puzzle
ever
to
put
together,
because
our
elementary
schools
are
in
semesters,
the
middle
school
in
high
schools
on
trimesters.
The
teacher
contract
has
so
many
days
like
it's
just
it's
insane.
So
when
we're
talking
about
start
date,
there
are
so
many
factors
that
go
into
determining
that
now.
H
I
would
love
that
it's
always
after
Labor
Day,
but
when
Labor
Day
is
so
late
in
the
year.
Sometimes
that
gets
to
be
a
challenge.
So
I
wanted
to
address
that.
The
second
one
is
the
school
start
times.
I
agree
with
a
lot
look
that
has
been
set
up
here
already.
You
know
there
are
studies
that
show
that
academics
improve
actually
car
accidents
and
high
schoolers
go
down
when
start
time
is
later
in
the
day.
H
So
there's
other
factors
that
are
non-academic
that
are
positive
to
my
concern
is:
let's
say
we
flip
them
now,
in
our
elementary
school
students
are
starting
super
early.
What's
the
impact
on
them
and
the
good
part
is
we're
not
going
to
be
pioneers
in
this
work?
There's
a
lot
of
school
districts,
as
have
been
mentioned
that
have
been
doing
this
so
asking
those
questions
of
what
about
our
elementary
school
students
when
we're
making
these
decisions.
Thank.
C
So,
that's
that's
why
we
always
start
after
Labor
Day,
because
we
have
to
the
start
times.
Like
Nellie
said
we
already
have
a
committee,
that's
starting
to
look
into
all
these.
So
many
questions.
You
know
we
don't
want
the
the
little
guys
out
there.
You
know
in
the
dark
and
coming
home
to
an
empty
house.
You
know
like
they
said
the
high
schoolers
are
usually
home
to
to
watch
out
for
them.
So
there's
a
lot
of
moving
parts
here,
sporting
events
bussing
all
those
things
have
to
be
taken
into
account.
C
B
You
we're
gonna
do
another
lightning
round,
and
this
is
a
really
Wow.
What
a
question
and
so
I'm
gonna,
give
all
of
you
a
few
seconds
to
think
before.
I
call
on
the
first
person,
so
everybody
gets
the
at
least
the
same
minimum
amount
of
time
to
think-
and
the
answer
is
one
word
plus
one
reason:
okay,
if
you
were
able
to
allocate
more
money
to
either
science
or
arts
programming,
but
not
both,
which
would
you
choose
and
why.
F
E
H
C
I
also
would
say
art
because
that's
what
usually
gets
cut
first,
you
know
the
band
program,
arts
programs,
those
are
those
are
the
things
that
you
know.
The
extracurriculars
are
what
we
as
a
board,
have
always
struggled
with
that.
We
want
the
you
know
you
got
to
have
math
and
reading.
So
that's
right.
There
Thank.
B
D
Once
again,
I
listen
to
your
concerns.
First
I
want
to
know
and
understand
why
the
concerns
and
where
those
concerns
aren't
coming
from
and
then
I
look
for
ways
to
provide
information
of
why
I
would
make
a
decision.
You
know
and
I
provide
that
type
of
information
with
facts
with
enough
research
that
I've
done
so
I
know
that
we
cannot
always
agree
on
some
of
the
things
that
happened,
but
sometimes
there
is
a
reason
behind
and
even
though,
if
I
am
listen,
maybe
we
can
come
to
a
place
where
we
can
find
a
solution
together.
H
So
this
is
not
gonna,
be
a
perfect
analogy
and
I
apologize.
When
I
was
a
teacher,
our
principal
decided
that
my
grade
was
gonna
lose
a
point,
five
special
education
teacher
and
we
were
not
happy
about
it,
and
so
he
said
you
know
what
at
our
next
at
your
next
prep
time,
I
will
explain,
and
so
he
went
through
and
started
from
here's
my
school
budget,
all
the
way
down
to
the
decision
to
cut
a
point,
five
in
our
classroom
or
in
our
grade
well.
H
I
still
didn't
agree
with
the
decision,
but
I
couldn't
argue
where
he
had
made
those
decisions
or
where
he
had
come
from.
So
for
me,
it's
the
understanding,
the
Y
or
the
perspective
of
the
folks
that
I
don't
agree
with,
and
that
is
really
key
to
me
so
listening
if
it's
not
just
list
its
like
active,
listening
like
listening
and
really
trying
to
understand
their
perspectives
and
how
they
differ
from
mine.
C
F
It's
a
tough
one
I,
you
know
I'm
really
inspired
by
people
like
dick
Bergstrom,
who
I
always
see
out
in
the
community.
Whatever
events
are
out
there
and
I.
Think
that
is
being
present
in
the
community
is
really
key,
and
it's
also
engagement
and
trying
to
experience
things
from
from
perspectives
of
others
coming
to
understand
each
other.
Finding
common
solutions.
It
really
being
important
that
it's
as
we
try
to
find
ways
to
come
together
as
a
community
that
we
that
we
just
really
exclude
nobody
and
that
we
care
for
each
other
Thank.
G
G
We
are
hearing
about
a
lot
of
disagreements
in
the
community
right
now
over,
for
example,
the
community
center
and
I
think
we
need
to
just
have
people
come
together
and
look
at
pros
and
cons
whenever
you're
making
a
decision
write
a
list
of
pros
and
cons
come
up
with
alternative
ideas.
Instead
of
just
shooting
down
something
and
asking.
How
can
we
compromise
on
this
and
I?
Think
we
can
you
usually
compromise
on
almost
any
issue?
Thank.
B
H
Okay,
so
this
issue
is
actually
quite
dear
to
me.
So
I
have
three
students
in
Bloomington,
Public
Schools.
We
did
pull
our
middle
child
out
of
Bloomington
to
go
to
a
charter
school
for
her
middle
school
years
and
I
want
to
explain
why.
So
when
I
was
going
through
VPS,
we
had
an
alternative
middle
school
or
an
alternative
junior
high
called
Bravo.
My
brother
attended,
Bravo
and
Bravo
saved
my
brothers,
education
and
unfortunately
in
Bloomington.
H
We
do
not
have
alternative
education
for
students
until
they
get
to
the
point
of
failing
and
I,
really
feel
if
we
were
to
find
creative
ways
for
students
to
participate
in
education
that
are
not
just
the
cookie
cutter
pieces
that
we
have
that
we
will
be
able
to
retain
more
students
in
our
districts.
I
think
a
lot
of
times.
People
are
going
to
charters
because
they
have
something
unique
and
different,
and
if
we're
able
to
retain
that
here
in
Bloomington,
then
we
can
keep
school
choice
here.
Thank.
C
I
think
Bloomington
has
made
great
leaps
and
attempts
at
competing
in
the
marketplace.
Our
Bloomington
career
and
College
Academy
has
many
offerings,
and
every
year
they
increase
that
students
in
high
school
can
go
and
learn
about
being
an
EMT
or
a
nurse
or
the
technology
field
or
auto
mechanic.
There's
a
countless,
countless
other
choices
that
are
available.
C
We
also
started
our
computer
science
curriculum
in
two
of
our
elementary
schools,
we're
trying
it
this
year
and
it's
going
well
so
far.
So
hopefully
that
will
expand
to
other
elementary
schools
and
we
also
have,
on
the
other
end
of
the
spectrum,
the
dimensions
Academy
for
the
students
that
are
excelling
and
we
had
our
first
class
graduate
from
there
from
dimensions
Academy.
Last
year
they
graduated
with
their
two
high
school
classes,
but
they
graduated
with
a
lot
of
extra
credit
for
college.
C
G
I
think
that
tapping
into
the
creativity
and
passions
of
our
teachers
and
finding
out
what
how
they
think
they
can
make
our
schools
better,
because
I've
listened
to
a
lot
of
teachers
and
they
have
a
lot
of
sound
creative
ideas
and
just,
for
example,
the
teacher
who
created
the
outdoor
adventure
program.
So
somebody
or
there
were
three
teachers
who
created
that
50
some
years
ago
and
they
were
very
enthusiastic
and
created
a
successful
program
and
when
something
like
that
is
just
cut.
G
After
many
years
of
of
students
participating
and
moving
on
to
volunteering,
with
the
program
and
I
even
been
passed
down
to
another
teacher,
a
sign
of
one
of
the
program's
beginners
I
just
feel
that
you
know
what
what
we
need
to
do
to
attract
passionate
committed
and
dedicated
teachers.
And
this
is
exactly
the
type
of
thing
that
would
that
would
do
the
opposite.
Thank.
F
B
B
C
C
What
we
can
accomplish
together
and
my
record
on
the
school
board
demonstrates
that
I
can
work
with
and
lead
my
colleagues
to
collaborate
with
our
community
partners,
the
city
Education
Foundation,
and
had
it
been
counting
for
the
betterment
of
all
of
our
students
as
a
board
member
I
participated
in
championing
innovative
programs
and
initiatives
that
help
students,
succeed,
attract
families
and
serve
as
a
model
for
other
communities.
My
husband,
Ralph
and
I
are
the
proud
parents
of
two
children
who
graduated
from
Bloomington
schools
and
went
on
to
postgraduate
degrees
and
they're
now
productive
citizens.
C
What
I
hope
I
also
have
a
grandson
who
lives
here
in
bloom
and
we'll
go
to
Bloomington
schools
and
what
I
hope
for
him
is
now
the
same
thing
that
I
hoped
for
my
children
when
they
were
growing
up
and
the
same
thing
that
I
hope
for
all
Bloomington
children,
a
high
quality
education
that
opens
doors
of
opportunity
throughout
their
lifetimes.
There
are
many
challenges
ahead
and
experience.
Stability
and
leadership
are
vital.
Thank
you.
Thank.
H
H
I,
know
the
difference
between
governance
and
management,
making
sure
that
I'm
staying
in
the
governance,
side
and
I
bring
strengths
that
have
served
me
well
in
all
of
my
other
roles,
either
here
in
Bloomington
or
at
a
statewide
organizations
and
I
would
love
to
serve
you
and
the
Bloomington
School
Board.
Thank.
B
G
So
teaching
and
advocating
for
children
is
at
the
heart
of
everything.
I
do
and
right
now
it
happens
to
be
a
very
critical
time
for
public
education,
and
it
is
the
reason
I
decided
to
run
for
school
board.
I
am
motivated
to
be
an
advocate
for
Bloomington
public
schools,
which
are
the
heart
and
soul
of
our
community.
Strong
public
schools,
attract
families,
businesses,
workers
and
Altima
these
students
who
want
to
give
back
to
society.
It
is
vital
that
we
let
our
students
know
that
we
value
each
and
every
one
of
them.
G
This
includes
making
certain
that
they
feel
safe,
secure
and
supported
in
our
schools.
Strong
public
schools
make
a
strong
effort
to
retain
and
attract
teachers
and
support
staff
by
making
sure
that
they
to
feel
valued.
One
way
we
can
do
this
is
by
listening
to
them.
My
experience,
teaching
throughout
the
district,
has
given
me
the
unique
opportunity
to
listen
to
the
voices
of
our
school
community.
I
am
dedicating
myself
to
advocating
for
those
voices.
G
F
Yes,
well
thanks
again
for
hosting
us,
and
thank
you
everybody
for
for
coming.
You
know
we
have
a
quite
a
few
challenges
facing
the
district.
We
talked
about
equity.
We
have
financial
challenges,
we
have
changing
demographics,
but
we
didn't
talk
about.
Was
morale,
we're
losing
really
great
teachers,
we're
losing
really
great
administrators
I
think
we
can
do
better,
so
I
hope
to
bring
my
deep
expertise
into
a
school
district.
Show
leadership
contribute
to
the
conversation
and
find
solutions.
D
D
Bloomington
Schools
is
a
leader
in
education
at
the
state
and
the
national
level,
and
I
am
honored
to
have
been
able
to
serve
for
Bloomington
schools
as
a
board
member
for
the
past
seven
and
a
half
years.
This
is
something
I
would
like
to
continue
to
do
because
I
think
I'm
not
done
yet
I,
there's
a
lot
more.
That
I
can
do
that.
I
can
use.
D
You
can
use
my
expertise
on
I
love,
Bloomington,
I,
love
serving
this
community
I
love
serving
the
children
and
the
families
and
I
think
you
know
the
biggest
reason
why
we
have
a
very
strong
school
district
is
because
of
you
because
of
our
community,
because
you
have
been
very
supportive
because
we
have
the
good
teachers.
We
have
excellent
leaders
too
in
the
inner
school
district.
So.
B
You
thank
you,
candidates
for
participating
in
this
forum
and
for
your
willingness
to
participate
in
the
democratic
process
by
running
for
office.
As
Teddy
Roosevelt
said,
the
honor
goes
to
those
who
are
actually
willing
to
put
themselves
in
the
arena.
I
also
leave
you
with
one
question
that
I
chose
not
to
ask.
B
It
came
in
late
and
it's
so
far
from
being
a
one-minute
question
that
I
just
couldn't
do
it
to
you.
It
would
mean
that
you
really
need
to
look
at
a
line-item
budget
for
the
Bloomington
public
schools.
The
question
is
this:
our
funds
appropriately
allocated
in
our
schools.
If
not,
how
would
you
reallocate
in
your
mind
what
gets
more
money
and
what
gets
cut
so
something
for
you
to
go
away
and
think
about.
F
B
You
homework
there
we
go.
Thank
you
to
the
League
of
Women
Voters
of
Bloomington
and
to
the
Bloomington
PTSA
for
sponsoring
this
forum.
It
has
been
video
recorded
and
can
be
viewed
online
at
the
lwv
bloomington
website,
the
city
of
Bloomington
website
and
on
youtube.
It
will
all
also
be
rebroadcast
frequently
on
Bloomington,
cable
TV
until
Election
Day,
Thank
You
audience
for
attending
tonight's
forum.
Please
remember
to
vote
starting
tomorrow
early
voting
on
or
before
Tuesday
November
5th.
That
concludes
the
forum.
Thank
you.
Now.
Can
we
give
a
round
of
applause
to
our
candidates.