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League of Women Voters Bloomington and Parents, Teachers, and Students (PTSA) Council of Bloomington School Board Candidates Forum
A
Welcome
to
the
2021
bloomington
school
board
candidate
forum-
my
name
is
charlotte
westby
and
I
am
the
president
of
the
bloomington
ptsa
council.
We
are
co-hosting
this
event
tonight
with
the
league
woman
voters,
bloomington
chapter
we
are
hosting
tonight
to
give
you
guys
information
on
each
of
these
candidates
who
are
running
for
school
board.
The
league
of
women
voters
and
the
ptsa
does
not
support
any
political
party
or
candidate.
We
are
offering
this
event
tonight
to
give
voters
the
education
on
the
candidates
and
their
positions.
A
The
bloomington
ptsa
council
consists
of
one
rep
from
all
of
the
15
public
bloomington
schools,
and
we
are
council
unique
to
minnesota,
there's
only
three
in
minnesota
that
do
this
and
we
meet
on
a
monthly
basis
with
different
people
of
the
bloomington
school
district.
So,
like
the
superintendent
and
many
key
educator
people-
and
we
do
this-
so
we
can
get
information
out
to
each
one
of
the
units
on
education,
stuff,
just
different
events-
that
the
school
is
doing
and
different
events
that
the
city
of
bloomington
that
we
are
involved
with.
A
A
A
B
C
B
B
The
purpose
of
this
evening's
forum
is
to
hear
the
bloomington
school
board.
Candidates
discuss
issues
that
are
important
to
the
voters
of
bloomington.
We
will
try
to
cover
as
many
issues
as
possible
in
the
time
that
we
have.
If
the
questions,
if
all
questions
are
not
addressed,
the
viewers
are
free
to
contact
the
candidates
directly.
B
B
B
There
are
no
campaign
materials
signs,
brochures,
cards,
buttons
or
clothing,
with
candidate
information
allowed
in
the
bloomington
civic
plaza.
The
forum
is
being
video
recorded
as
charlotte
said
so
candidates.
Please
speak
directly
into
your
microphone,
so
your
responses
are
heard
and
picked
up
by
the
video
and
when
you
speak,
I
know
it's
natural
to
look
at
me
because
I
asked
you
the
question,
but
I
think
you
want
to
look
straight
ahead
at
the.
C
B
D
E
E
B
F
F
So
I
am
currently
on
the
school
board,
I'm
finishing
my
fourth
year
of
my
second
term
professionally.
I
am
a
special
education
teacher
and
I
also
have
a
ed
specialist
degree
in
educational
leadership
with
the
director
of
special
ed
license,
and
I
have
two
children
in
the
district,
I'm
running
for
school
board,
because
I've
been
a
lifelong,
staunch
advocate
for
public
education,
and
I
believe
that
we
need
strong
school
board
members
to
make
sure
that
we
preserve
this
great
institution
of
public
schools.
F
G
G
H
Hi,
my
name
is
kat
eggers.
I
come
to
you
as
a
23-year
resident
of
the
community,
the
mother
of
a
bloomington
graduate
and
the
wife
of
a
bloomington
teacher
who
taught
in
the
district
for
over
20
years
with
my
husband,
mr
regers
retirement
this
year.
We
both
decided.
It
was
my
turn
to
make
an
impact
on
the
district
that
we
love
so
much
professionally.
I
am
an
I.t
analyst
for
a
large
manufacturing
company.
H
I
Hi,
thank
you
so
much.
My
name
is
danny
and
davino
cauley.
I'm
here
to
ask
you
to
vote
for
me
for
school
board.
I'm
also
endorsed
by
the
bloomington
federation
of
teachers
and
paraprofessionals,
and
I'm
running
for
school
board,
because
I
know
that
the
impact
a
school
can
have
on
our
children
and
our
community,
and
I
want
to
ensure
that
we
rise
to
meet
that
challenge.
I
I
have
a
two-year-old
and
a
one-year-old
here
in
the
district
in
ecfe
and
in
early
educa
early
childhood
special
education
and
throughout
my
life
in
the
most
vulnerable
moments
of
my
life.
Public
education
has
been
there
for
me
whether
a
special
teacher,
a
social
worker,
a
school
counselor,
a
guidance
counselor
or
an
ecfe
teacher,
not
every
student
or
family
has
had
that
experience,
and
I
want
to
change
that.
I
Our
family
should
be
met
where
they
are
and
should
be,
given
all
the
opportunities
to
become
involved
members
of
their
education.
Our
schools
should
be
inclusive
and
comfortable
places
for
our
students
and
their
entire
families,
and,
if
elected,
I
will
be
a
vocal
advocate
for
policies
and
trainings
to
ensure
our
students
have
the
social,
educational
and
mental
supports
that
they
need
and
ensure
our
educators
feel
trained
and
empowered
to
put
those
policies
in
place.
J
Hi
I'm
natalie
morose.
I
am
a
32-year
resident
of
bloomington.
We,
my
husband,
I
have
two
grown
kids,
both
graduated
from
kennedy.
I
am
an
educator
for
34
years,
done:
everything
from
teaching
ecfe
classes
to
the
college
level
in
teacher
education,
child
development,
things
like
that,
I'm
currently
a
family
child
care
provider.
Here
in
bloomington,
I
have
been
a
center
director
director
principal
classroom
teacher
I'm
running
for
school
board,
because
I
really
would
like
to
see
excellence
in
education.
J
J
My
master's
work
was
in
parent
relationships,
parent-child
relationships,
and
that
is
such
a
big
indicator
on
how
kids
succeed
and
then
my
other
thing
that
I'm
running
on
is
to
really
get
politics
out
of
our
schools
and
focus
on
education,
so
that
our
kids
can
get
what
they
need
to
be
successful
in
life.
Thank
you.
K
I'd
like
to
thank
the
league
of
women
voters
for
having
us
tonight,
and
I
have
several
reasons
that
I'm
running
for
school
board.
I've
lived
in
bloomington
for
24
years.
I
have
two
sons
that
graduated
from
kennedy-
my
oldest
son
michael,
is
now
teaching
at
depaul
university
and
he's
working
on
his
doctorate
and
for
so
many
years
I
I
thought
about
it
and
went
to
to
see
what
the
school
board
was
all
about,
and
I,
when
I
got
there,
I
was
very
disappointed.
K
K
L
Hello.
Thank
you.
For
your
time
my
name
is
jeff.
Salovich
I've
been
married
to
my
wife.
Coming
up
this
october.
For
25
years,
we
have
two
students
that
have
graduated
from
jefferson
high
school
we've
lived
in
the
district
here
for
seven
years.
We
have
our
daughter
hannah
who
works
for
park
niclet
now,
and
our
son
timmy
who's
in
the
us
navy.
We
have
two
sons
at
jefferson
this
year.
I
am
a
union
pipefitter.
L
My
wife
is
a
para
at
jefferson,
high
school
with
the
special
needs
program.
I
never
thought
that
I
would
run,
but
I
felt
compelled
to
this
summer.
First,
I
see
our
new
superintendent
melby
as
a
very
good
choice
and
a
leader,
I
think,
he's
a
people
person.
I
think
we're
going
to
be
better
off
for
him.
As
as
school
board
members,
we
are
supposed
to
support
discipline
and
keep
an
eye
on
him
and
the
policies.
L
M
Thank
you
to
the
league
in
the
pts,
a
council
for
this
opportunity,
I'm
don
seigoff
and
I'm
serving
my
eighth
year
on
the
school
board.
My
husband
and
I
have
lived
in
bloomington
for
37
years.
Our
children
benefited
from
a
wide
range
of
experience
in
bloomington
public
schools,
from
special
education
services
to
honors
and
advanced
placement
classes.
I
have
a
bachelor
of
science
in
child
development
and
been
advocating
for
children
all
my
adult
life
serving
on
committees
and
in
leadership
positions
at
the
both
the
state
and
local
level.
M
I'm
experienced
at
collaborating
to
reach
a
common
goal.
I
want
to
live
in
a
thriving
community
with
a
highly
skilled
and
educated
workforce.
I
believe
that
every
child
deserves
an
opportunity
for
an
excellent
education,
and
I
am
committed
to
working
together
to
provide
it.
I
want
to
continue
putting
my
experience
and
passion
to
work
for
the
children
of
this
community.
B
You
very
much
candidates
for
your
opening
statements
so
now
we'll
go
to
questions
and
we're
just
going
to
kind
of
ping
pong
around
among
everybody
that
gives
you
all
a
chance
not
to
speak
but
right
before
or
after
the
same
person
all
the
time.
So
here's
the
first
question
and
when
it
gets
to
your
turn,
if
you
want
it
repeated,
ask
me
and
I'll
be
glad
to
do
that.
B
B
J
In
in
my
experience,
a
lot
of
the
achievement
gap
has
to
do
with
access
to
resources
and
also
experiences
that
that
kids
have
had
the
more
that
we
can
meet
the
needs
of
kids
when
they
come
in
the
stronger,
we'll
be
able
to
support
them.
So
I
think
the
biggest
thing
that
bloomington
schools
have
to
do
is
identify
the
areas
of
weakness
and
provide
the
support
that
they
need.
So
we
can
have
every
child
reach
their
reach,
their
full
potential.
K
When
I
think
about
our
students
here
in
bloomington,
I
think
we
first
have
to
acknowledge
that
there
is,
and
it
does
exist,
that
the
gap
is
really
there
to
meet.
Those
needs
to
see
where
the
needs
are,
and
I
think
we
start
there
with
the
needs
of
the
students,
not
just
you
know
not
to
just
say
that
they're
there,
but
and
not
do
anything
about
it,
but
to
acknowledge
and
to
deliberately
make
a
change.
You
know
regarding
whatever
the
needs
are
of
the
students
and
meet
those
needs.
E
They
don't
understand
the
role
they
can
play,
and
so
I
think
it's
really
important
for
us
to
have
effective
family
engagement
with
our
minority
families
and
to
do
something
new
and
creative
that
we
haven't
done
so
that
we
can
equip
the
parents
to
know
how
they
can
support
their
students.
And
we
know
that
some
of
our
families
have
very
difficult
circumstances.
E
F
You
so
the
achievement
gap
to
me,
I
think,
is
the
the
symptom
and
I
think
we
to
solve
it.
We
need
to
address
the
cause
and
what
causes
the
achievement
gap
is
the
opportunity
gap
and
the
wealth
gap.
There
is
a
huge
disparity
in
minnesota
between
families
of
color
and
white
and
white
families
when
it
comes
to
income
which
impacts
educational
outcomes
and
also
opportunity
gap.
F
There's
a
huge
opportunity
up
things
that
we
take
for
granted
when
we're
little
for
our
little
kids,
like
you
know,
having
books
in
the
house
around
people
to
read
to
to
kids
or
high
quality,
preschool
or
high
quality
early
childhood
education.
So
to
close
those
gaps,
we
need
to
invest
in
early
childhood
education
and
that's
where
I
think
we
need
to
put
the
money.
F
We
need
to
identify
the
families
that
are
at
risk
and
try
to
get
them
services
and
to
fill
those
opportunity
gaps
before
they
get
to
kindergarten,
because
we
wait
till
kindergarten
to
find
out
that
they
have
a
gap
it's
to
statistically
they're,
going
to
keep
on
falling
further
and
further
behind
all
the
way
until
they
get
to
12th
grade.
Thank
you.
L
Well,
this
kind
of
reminds
me
of
what
denzel
washington
said
in
an
interview.
He
said
that
you
cannot
legislate
love.
You
cannot
legislate
people
getting
along.
However,
when
we
meet
face
to
face
and
we
talk
face-to-face
and
we
actually
talk
about
real
issues
instead
of
saying
that
we
need
to
do
this
and
we
need
to
do
that.
Then
we're
going
to
make
a
change,
we're
going
to
make
a
heart
change,
we're
going
to
make
an
honest
change.
L
G
G
Early
childhood
education
is
incredibly
important
and
I
think
we
need
to
pour
a
lot
of
resources
into
making
sure
that
all
of
our
students
across
the
district
are
able
to
have
access
to
those
resources
and
then
that
continues
throughout
their
time,
k-12,
making
sure
that
all
of
our
students
feel
like
they
have
opportunities
to
close
that
gap.
You
know
with
cat
bringing
up,
recruiting
and
maintaining
teachers
of
color.
I
think
that's
an
incredibly
important
opportunity
as
well.
G
Our
students
can't
see
themselves
if
they
can't
see
themselves
in
their
staff,
then
it's
really
hard
to
be
the
best
that
they
can
be.
So
I
think
that
it's
not
a
one
fits-all
approach,
and
I
hope
that
we're
able
to
really
invest
those
resources
into
figuring
out
how
we
can
close
that
achievement
gap.
M
First
of
all,
we
have
to
make
sure
that
when
our
students
enter
our
building,
that
everyone
feels
welcomed,
safe
and
supported,
everyone
needs
to
have
a
positive
relationship
with
the
people
working
in
the
building.
If
they
do
not
have
relationships
first,
it
really
affects
their
ability
to
to
learn
and
and
feel
involved
and
accepted
there.
M
B
I
Reason,
the
most
impactful
thing
in
that
research
that
don
was
just
talking
about
is
head
start.
It's
one
of
those
programs
that
does
that,
and
one
of
the
reasons.
Why
is
it
connects
families
into
the
school
and
also
families
to
wrap
around
services?
So
I
think
that's
very
important
right
make
sure
that
people
are
food
secure.
I
That
is
talking
about
restorative
justice,
which
focuses
on
mediation
and
agreement
and
also
problem-solving
skills
and
conflict
resolution
between
students,
as
opposed
to
punishment,
and
they
did
that
in
a
school
in
oakland,
california,
and
they
in
a
middle
school,
and
they
saw
an
87
percent
decrease
in
suspensions
and
a
sharp
decrease
in
violence
in
their
schools.
So
I
think
that
we
could
really
teach
our
students
those
what
those
really
good
skills
to
work
together
and
also
stop
taking
them
out
of
school
in
suspensions
and
detentions.
B
Thank
you
ken.
So
that
was
the
answer.
Those
were
your
answers
to
the
first
question.
I
just
say
when
you're
answering
sort
of
listen
to
make
sure
you're.
You
can
hear
yourself
in
the
mic
because
I
know
we're
all
wearing
these
masks
and
you
know
I
just
want
your
answers
to
be
picked
up
on
the
video.
So
here's
question
number
two:
what
would
you
bring
to
the
school
board
that
is
not
currently
represented?
M
M
M
L
What
I
would
bring
is
a
light-hearted,
happy
voice,
one
that
you
know
elon
musk
says
you
can't
wake
up
every
morning.
Dreading,
what's
going
on
you
gotta
wake
up
and
you
gotta
be
excited.
You
gotta
be
happy,
you
gotta
think
what
can
I
do
next?
How
can
I
help?
Who
can
I
talk
to?
Who
can
I
learn
from
so
I
would
bring
more
of
a
lighthearted
approach.
I
like
to
joke
a
little
bit.
I
think
laughter
is
good
for
the
soul.
F
Okay,
thank
you
well
kind
of
like
don.
I
don't
know
what
I'm
bringing
since
I'm
already
here,
but
I
would
say
what
sets
me
apart,
I
think
is:
I
have
multiple
perspectives.
I
have
a
perspective
as,
as
a
teacher
I've
been
in
the
classroom,
for
you
know
for
21
years,
and
so
I
have
that
that
lens
to
look
from
through
a
teacher,
I
have
an
administrative
license,
so
I
can
look
at
things
through
the
administrative
lens,
I'm
also
a
parent
of
kids
in
the
in
the
district.
F
So
I
can
relate
to
the
issues
that
the
parents
are
going
through
and
be
an
advocate
for
for
their
needs
as
well,
and
so
I
think
I
have
a
lot
of
different
perspectives
and
I'm
also
many
of
my
jobs
have
been
a
union
member.
So
I
think
that
helps
when
we're
getting
into
contract
negotiations
with
unions,
because
I've
been
on
the
other
side
of
that
table,
and
so
I
think
those
are
kind
of
the
the
key
elements
that
sets
me
apart
is
just
multiple
perspectives.
Thank
you.
J
K
What
would
I
bring
to
the
school
board?
That's
not
there
well,
first
of
all
diversity,
but
that's
not
the
only
thing.
I
think,
because
I've
worked
in
the
community
and
I've
worked
with
a
lot
of
the
families
and
a
lot
of
the
students
I've.
I
was
a
volunteer
coordinator
at
kennedy,
I
think
acknowledging
and
seeing
the
different
different
needs
of
the
families.
K
I
think
that,
because
I've
worked
very
closely
with
a
lot
of
our
community
leaders,
a
lot
of
the
families,
I
think
that
I
have
a
good
idea
of
what
a
lot
of
the
needs
of
the
our
families
and
students
here
and,
and
I
think
we
need
to
address
those
the
differences,
the
issues
that
are
needed
and-
and
I
think
that
I
could
really
be
an
asset
as
far
as
that.
Thank
you.
G
I
think
one
of
the
unique
things
that
I
would
bring
to
the
board
is
my
involvement.
Right
now,
with
the
show
choir
program
at
kennedy
been
able
to
be
involved
in
that
program
since
graduating
I'm
currently
serving
as
one
of
the
assistant
directors,
so
I,
on
a
daily
basis,
get
to
interact
with
75
of
our
students
and
their
families
and
see
what
makes
them
tick
what
you
know,
what
are
their
successes?
What
are
their
struggles?
G
How
can
we,
as
a
community,
help
lift
them
up,
and
how
can
we,
as
a
board,
help
set
policy
that
helps
create
opportunity
for
all
of
those
students?
So
I
think
that's
one
perspective
that
I
would
bring
that
is
unique
to
the
situation
right
now.
I
also
think
my
experiences
having
worked
in
k-12
education,
as
well
as
in
higher
ed,
would
bring
a
nice
perspective
as
we're
thinking
about
how
to
prepare
our
students
for
life
beyond
graduation
here
in
bloomington.
Thank
you.
H
H
I've
heard
and
I've
understood
their
joys,
their
pains
and
what
they're
going
through
what
they
would
like
to
see
and
what
it
is
that
that
that's
missing
in
their
jobs,
I've
got
a
I've,
had
a
direct
line
and
that's
one
of
the
reasons
I'm
running
another
area
that
I
think
is
completely
unique.
Is
my
I.t
background.
H
When
you
get
a
career
in
I.t,
the
first
thing
you
learn
how
to
do,
or
you
must
know
how
to
do-
is
to
take
large
problems
and
break
them
down
into
smaller
ones,
because
that's
the
way
that
you
fix
things
so
by
bringing
that
in
many
problems
that
seem
insurmountable.
I
think
I
would
have
a
unique
perspective
to
be
able
to
look
at
them
break
them
down
into
smaller,
more
relatable
issues
that
could
be
solved.
C
E
I
think
also
it
gives
me
an
understanding
of
you
know
the
difficulty
to
communicate
with
the
school,
knowing
I
needed
translators
to
go
down
to
the
post
office
with
me
to
help
pay
my
bills.
You
know
it's
just
like
it
was
a
totally
different
system
and
understanding
their
need
to
have
the
tools
they
need
in
their
language
and
also
compassion
as
they
navigate
something
that
is
very
different
from
where
they
came
from.
I
One
and
two
and
they're
both
registered
in
bloomington
schools
right
now,
and
I
very
recently
have
gone
through
the
early
intervention
screening
process
and
getting
services
and
using
them-
and
I
know
lots
of
people
have
done
that
before,
but
having
just
done
it
now.
I
think
it
gives
me
a
different
perspective
and
how
that
goes
and
how
it
can
be
for
other
parents
here
in
bloomington.
I
B
M
First
lester:
well,
I
didn't
have
time
to
write
anything
down.
Well,
sorry,
I
guess
my
top
three
objectives
would
be,
first
of
all,
to
make
sure
that
all
students
feel
safe
and
supported
in
our
schools
to
make
sure
that
all
students
and
staff
have
everything
they
need
to
teach
and
to
have
the
best
outcome
that
we
can,
whether
that's
you
know,
kids,
that
need
food
kids
that
need
an
iep
whatever
they
need.
Those
would
be
my
top
two.
I
have
to
think
of
a
third
one
quickly.
M
I
am
a
lost
sorry,
I
guess,
oh
as
far
as
students,
just
getting
back
from
covet
right
now,
it's
it's
a
it's
gonna
be
a
long
process.
We
just
had
a
presentation
last
night
about
where
we
are
after
coveting
the
progress
we
have
to
make
so
anxious
to
see
us
work
on
making
the
progress
and
and
closing
that
the
gap
that
everyone
had
left.
Thank
you.
L
L
L
I
also
disagree
with
the
critical
race
theories.
I'm
not
an
advocate
for
them.
I
think
that
they
bring
more
divisiveness.
As
you
can
see
throughout
the
country.
It's
tearing
people
apart,
I'm
not
on
social
media,
but
from
what
I
hear
on
social
media,
people
are
hating
each
other,
and
that
does
us
no
good
and
our
kids
are
mimicking
us.
K
So
I
think
that
they're
very
important
and
and
then
to
covet,
you
know
that's
just
another
thing
on
top
of
it,
that
a
lot
of
kids
with
with
online
learning
and
that
didn't
or
they
didn't
learn
at
all
and
not
having
the
the
access
to
the
internet
and
what
have
you
and
some
kids
just
gave
up,
but
I
mean
just
making
sure
that
the
needs
of
our
students
in
our
communities
are
met.
Thank
you.
E
First
of
all,
I
would
want
to
work
on
the
creative
ways
to
engage
our
families
to
give
them
the
tools
and
the
insight
they
need
to
know
how
to
engage
better
with
art
schools.
That
also
would
help
as
we
move
towards
closing
the
achievement
gap.
I
want
to
protect
the
funding
for
our
learning,
supports
and
help
channel
some
of
the
emergency
funds
from
the
federal
government
to
make
sure
our
students
receive
the
supports
they
need
for
learning
loss.
G
Also,
I'd
like
to
work
across
district
lines
to
make
sure
that
we
are
able
to
create
some
equitable
solutions
for
our
students,
making
sure
that
students
that
are
learning
at
indian
mounds
are
getting
the
same
education,
the
same
access
to
education
as
our
students
at
normandale
hills,
and
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we're
building
back
from
covid,
like
we've,
said
this
year
has
been
hard.
We've
seen
some
some
dips
in
our
learning
and
we
have
the
opportunity
to
really
help,
invest
in
our
students
and
make
sure
that
they're
able
to
get
back.
F
Thank
you
yeah.
My
top
priority
I
would
say,
is
that
we
need
to
have
our
kids
back
in
school
five
days
a
week
for
in-person
learning
as
don
was
saying
last
night,
when
we
had
a
presentation
that
showed
how
devastating
distance
learning
has
been
on
the
the
educational
outcomes
of
our
students,
and
so
we
know
that
the
best
educational
environment
for
most
of
our
students
is
in
person
every
day
five
days
a
week.
F
So
we
need
to
take
steps
to
make
sure
that
we
can
keep
our
students
safely
in
our
schools
by
doing
mitigation
strategies
like
wearing
masks
and
and
better
ventilation
and
social
distancing,
and
that's
to
me
that
the
top
priority,
and
then
after
that,
while
we're
doing
that,
we
need
to
make
sure
that
we're
filling
in
those
gaps
for
those
students
that
have
have
lost
pretty
much
18
months
of
education,
not
just
academic
gaps,
but
also
the
the
losses
they
had
from
the
social
emotional
wellness.
We
need
to
give
them.
F
You
know
opportunity
to
process
the
changes
that
have
happened
in
the
last
year
and
a
half
and
getting
back
into
school.
And
then,
after
that,
my
priority
is
relationships.
I
think
that's
something
that
that
has
really
suffered
in
the
the
last
10
or
so
years
and
I'm
out
of
time
so
I'll
stop
there.
Thank
you.
I
That
way
also
equitable
schools
are
my
third,
it's
my
third
goal,
and
that
would
be
programs
and
policies
to
create
diverse
and
inclusive
communities
in
our
school
buildings,
including
increasing
family
engagement,
by
coming
up
with
creative
solutions
like
virtual
conferences
for
families
and
then
also
to
embrace
the
adding
of
ethnic
studies
to
our
curriculum
in
order
to
create
a
deeper
sense
of
self
for
our
students.
Thank
you.
J
My
top
three
things
are
excellence
in
education,
our
test
scores
or
the
report
card
on
the
minnesota
department
of
ed
shows
that
nine
of
our
schools
over
50
percent
of
our
students
are
not
proficient
in
math
in
reading
or
in
science.
Our
science
has
gone
down,
10
points
in
the
last
three
years.
The
purpose
of
our
schools
is
to
educate
our
kids
and
that
needs
to
really
really
be
addressed.
The
second
thing
is
voice
for
parents
talking
about
diversity.
That's
a
real
big
one,
because
each
family
is
different
and
each
child
is
different.
J
So
we
really
need
to
listen
to
parents
and
let
and
listen
to
what
they
have
to
say
about
their
child.
The
third
thing
would
be
to
get
politics
out
of
schools,
my
son.
When
he
went
to
kennedy
he
was
having
friends
over
all
the
time
and
we
live
in
east
bloomington,
so
that
was
a
very
diverse
group
of
friends.
They
chose
each
other
because
of
the
character
as
martin
luther
king
jr
said
it
wasn't
about
race,
and
it's
very
disappointing
to
me
that
that
has
become
such
an
issue
when
we
can
really
work
together.
H
Well,
as
I
mentioned
before,
the
the
best
way
to
promote
good
education
is
to
make
sure
that
our
staff,
our
paraprofessionals,
our
support
staff,
are
being
paid
a
fair
and
equitable
contract.
There
are
contracts
now
that
are
three
years
without
having
been
agreed
to,
and
I
think
that's
not
acceptable
these
people,
the
support
and
the
paraprofessionals
are
the
are
the
ones
that
allow
our
teachers
to
teach
the
mainstream
kids
and
give
the
support
to
the
students
who
are
falling
through
the
cracks.
H
I
also
would
like
to
see
that
we
start
looking
hard
at
what
we
are
spending
on
technology
and
making
sure
that
the
technology
purchases
are
not
only
usable
by
the
people
who
have
to
use
them
but
are
safe.
There
was
a
security
breach
a
couple
of
years
ago
in
which
a
lot
of
people
had
their
personal
data
stolen
I'd
like
to
make
sure
that
that
is
being
taken
care
of
as
well.
B
H
H
I
think
we
should
make
sure
that
that
we
have
the
support
to
keep
our
rooms
clean
and
make
sure
that
they
are
being
sanitized,
and
I
think
we
need
to
also
look
at
vaccine
mandates
as
well.
For
those
who
are
able
to
get
them,
that's
the
only
way
we're
going
to
get
back
to
a
normal
society.
That's
the
only
way
that
we
are
going
to
get
back
to
a
normal
school
as
well.
J
The
very
first
thing
we
want
for
all
of
our
kids
is
that
they're
safe
in
school,
whether
it
be
covet
or
physical
safety,
emotional
safety.
So
that's
that's
huge.
The
mask
the
vaccines
that
has
been
so
divisive
and
their
strong
feelings
on
each
side.
I
think
the
school
board
should
really
just
each
time.
Things
come
up
gather
as
much
information.
Listen
to
parents
make
the
best
decision
based
on
what
we
know
at
that
time.
We
know
that
cobit
has
changed.
J
D
F
Well,
I
think
the
first
thing
we
need
to
do
is
we
need
to
believe
in
science.
We
need
to
listen
to
the
experts,
so
the
recommendations
from
bloomington
public
health
to
the
cdc
to
minnesota
department
of
health,
whatever
the
best
practice
that
they're
telling
us
we
should
follow,
and
that
includes
wearing
masks
and
trying
to
incentivize
vaccines.
F
I
know
there's
a
one:
school
district
has
done
the
mandate
of
vaccines.
I
don't
think
we're
quite
there
yet,
but
I
think
that
we
still
need
to
keep
on
encouraging
people
who
can
get
vaccinated
to
get
vaccinated
and
then
increase
air
flow.
We
have
hepa
filters
and
every
one
of
our
classrooms,
so
we
make
sure
that
we're
keeping
that
air
clean
and
you
know
keeping
with
the
social
distancing
as
much
as
possible
and
sanitization,
and
just
you
know,
listening
to
the
science.
F
I
know
we
all
wish
we
were
done
with
covid
and
can
move
on,
but
kovitz
not
done
with
us.
It
doesn't
matter
what
we
want,
so
we
just
need
to
bear
down
and
get
through
this.
I
mean
right
now
we're
living
through
a
pandemic
of
the
unvaccinated
and
many
of
it's
by
choice.
We
don't
have
to
make
it
this
difficult
and
my
time's
up.
Thank
you.
M
So
I
I
also
think
that
we
need
to
follow
all
the
practices
that
have
been
put
out
there
by
the
experts.
Those
all
those
mitigation
strategies
include
things
like
air
circulation,
venting
filters,
cleaning,
encouraging
vaccines
wearing
a
mask,
also
encouraging
people
to
stay
home
when
they're
ill,
whether
that's
our
students
or
our
staff,
also
testing.
M
If
you
know
that
you've
been
exposed
or
if
you
have
symptoms
all
of
these
things
and-
and
we
also
have
to
remember
outside
of
school-
you
know
that's
where
right
now,
all
of
our
cases
have
come
from
is
contacts
outside
of
school.
So,
if
you
want
to
stay
in
school,
you
also
have
to
remember
that
what
happens
outside
of
school
matters
too,
and
we
are
committed
to
keeping
school
open
five
days
a
week,
but
we
need
the
community's
help.
I
Education
has
been
invaluable
to
my
family
right
now.
My
older
child
is
really
struggling
with
language
and
as
soon
as
michelle,
this
school
speech,
therapist
was
allowed
in
my
home.
It
completely
changed.
She
went
from
not
even
saying
two
word
sentences
to
full
sentences
in
less
than
two
months.
So
that's
why
it's
really
really
important
for
me
that
we
keep
our
kids
in
school.
I
I
also
firmly
believe
in
incentivizing
vaccination
and
helping
people
access
that
vaccine,
either
by
using
the
pond
center
or
other
community
areas
to
do
so,
and
so
I
we
need
to
keep
our
kids
in
school,
and
so
in
order
to
do
that,
we
have
to
work
together
to
stem
the
spread
of
covid
that
that's
just
it.
The
health
of
our
community
from
the
oldest
the
youngest,
is
dependent
on
it.
E
Having
been
on
the
board
and
heard
the
reports
through
the
last
year
and
a
half
or
more,
I
can
say
that
the
district
is
doing
a
lot
to
protect
our
students
and
just
as
don
steighoff
and
tom
bennett
have
stated,
you
know
we
do
have
the
air
filters.
We
do
have
the
cleaning,
we
have
barriers
for
the
teachers.
G
I
think
our
number
one
priority
has
to
make
sure
that
we
keep
our
kids
safe
and
that
we
are
ensuring
that
they
are
able
to
be
in
school
five
days
a
week.
So
that
means
trusting
the
science,
like
other
people,
have
said
following
bloomington
public
health
minnesota
public
health,
the
cdc
guidelines
will
be
a
really
great
way
for
us
to
keep
our
students
safe
and
in
school.
G
G
I
also
want
to
make
sure
that
we
have
no
gaps
in
our
that
our
students
have
no
gaps
in
the
access
to
opportunities
that
we
make
sure
that
we
have
plans
for
if
a
student
is
home
from
you
know,
from
experiencing
kovid
or
having
to
experience
a
quarantine
that
they're
still
able
to
receive
the
services
that
they
have
so
creating
plans
that
follow
the
science
and
follow
the
health
of
our
students.
Thank
you.
K
But
masking
is
certainly
is
one
of
the
issues,
and
I
know
someone
said
if
they
don't
wear
mask
at
home
or
they
don't
teach
that
a
lot
of
the
kids
don't
believe
in
that
either.
So
I
think
just
getting
the
information
out
to
our
families
and
letting
our
students
know
the
importance
of
masking
social,
distancing
and
the
cleaning,
and
all
of
that,
so
I
think
it's
all
important.
Thank
you.
L
L
B
Please
define
critical
race
theory,
as
you
understand
it.
Please
explain
whether
critical
race
theory
has
a
place
in
bloomington
public
school
curriculum
and
why
so
explain
critical
race
theory.
As
you
understand
it,
and
then
say
whether
you
think
critical
race
theory
has
a
place
in
the
bloomington
public
schools,
curriculum
or
curricula,
and
why
you
think
so,
let's
start
with
danny
indovinocali.
I
I
As
far
as
I
know,
and
I've
looked
into
this
a
lot,
it's
not
being
taught
in
bloomington
schools,
or
is
anyone
advocating
for
that
to
be
taught
in
bloomington
schools
and
what
I
do
stand
for
in
the
realm
of
curriculum?
Is
I
support
adding
ethnic
studies
as
a
core
social
studies?
Discipline
as
the
minnesota
department
of
education
has
done
after
taking
lots
of
public
comment
in
their
decade.
Review
of
the
social
studies
curriculum.
I
This
includes
classes
like
first
nation
studies,
hmong
studies,
somali
studies
and
research
shows
that
these
classes
have
a
positive
impact
on
graduation
rates
for
bypass
students,
and
they
show
academic
achievement,
engagement
and
other
outcomes,
as
well
as
an
increased
sense
of
student
identity.
So
I
am
all
for
what
the
department
of
education
is
doing
and
I
don't
think
it's
developmentally
appropriate
to
be
teaching
crt
at
the
k-12
level.
G
Like
danny
said,
I
think
crt
is
a
system
or
a
study
that
really
examines
systems
that
have
caused
disproportionate
disproportionately
affected
our
communities
of
color.
It's
not
something
that
we
are
being
taught
that's
currently
being
taught
in
our
district.
It's
not
currently
being
advocated
for
in
our
district.
J
J
L
L
I
grew
up
in
the
70s
and
80s
and
I
know
you
can't
go
back.
However,
I
never
once
had
a
problem
in
south
minneapolis
with
black
friends,
chinese
friends
we
all
got
along.
None
of
us
saw
each
other
for
a
color.
We
all
learned
about
martin
luther
king,
malcolm
x.
We
had
great
education,
something
in
our
history
classes
and
civics
classes
has
changed
over
the
last
25-30
years.
That
has
took
it
out
and
we
need
to
get
back
to
that
history.
E
I
spent
the
summer
researching
this
looking
at
various
sides
of
critical
race
theory,
critical
race
theory
started
in
europe
in
the
frankfurt
school
and
the
goal
of
it
was
to
bring
division
so
that
marxism
could
rule.
That
is
exactly
what
is
happening
here
today.
When
you
see
it
happening
in
other
school
districts,
you
see
division
because
it
pits
one
race
at
this
time.
E
It's
more
a
race
in
a
culture
that
they're
pitting
one
against
the
other
and
they
put
people
into
categories
as
being
oppressed
or
oppressor,
and
there
is
based
on
your
skin
color
and
there
is
no
opportunity
to
not
be
an
oppressor
or
to
not
be
oppressed.
Those
who
are
are
told
that
they
are
oppressors
are,
are
fighting
back
against
that
because
it
is
against
whites
and
those
that
are
oppressed,
that
even
those
communities
are
fighting
back
and
saying
that
makes
me
a
victim.
E
M
I
believe
that
critical
race
theory
was
a
college
graduate
level
class
and
it
was
also
a
theory.
We
are
not
about
teaching
critical
race
theory
anywhere
in
our.
I
was
going
to
say
k-12,
but
I
guess
really.
We
have
preschool
through
21
in
our
programs,
but
I
do
think
that
we
also
have
a
responsibility
to
make
sure
that
our
staff
have
the
resources
and
are
trained
to
understand
all
the
children
that
come
through
our
doors.
F
Thank
you.
Yes,
as
several
people
have
stated
already
a
critical
race,
there
is
a
graduate
level
course
it
it's
an
important
field
of
study,
but
it
has
no
no
place
in
in
k-12
schools
and,
as
a
teacher
who's
been
different
classrooms
and
multiple
districts
and
multiple
states.
Over
the
past
20
years,
I
can
tell
you
it's
not
being
taught
in
schools.
No
district.
I've
ever
seen
has
had
any
type
of
components
of
critical
race
theory
in
it.
K
K
When
we
look
at
real
history,
we
should
teach
all
history
and
I
think,
but
I
think,
there's
a
place
for
it.
I
think
at
high
school
level.
I
think
that
our
high
schoolers
could
there's
some
parts
of
it
that
I
think
I
think
some
things
are
left
out
of
our
history
and
and
it
exists,
and
I
think,
to
to
a
certain
degree.
I
think
it
it
to
some
extent,
maybe
in
high
school,
that
some
of
this
should
be
taught
our
kids
need
to
know
the
real
history.
H
Like
many
of
my
colleagues
have
said
here,
critical
race
theory
is
a
graduate
graduate
level
course.
That's
taught
in
law,
schools
and
and
other
institutions
like
that
it
is,
as
tom
said,
a
made-up
controversy.
It's
not
being
taught
in
our
school
system.
Nobody
that
I
know
of
is
teaching
anything
anywhere
close
to
critical
race
theory.
B
K
I
Place
to
synthesize
information
right,
you
want
to
take
it
in
from
everywhere
and
including
teachers,
staff,
parents,
research
from
the
u
of
m
and
other
trusted
sources,
and
then
you
use
that
to
kind
of
synthesize
what
your
policy
or
idea
will
be,
but
I
think
that
it
is
so
important
if
you
want
to
collect
that
information.
You
have
to
build
trust
and
you
have
to
go.
M
Currently,
the
district
has
a
board
policy
committee.
They
actually
go
through
the
policies
first
meet
with
our
staff,
meet
with
the
administration
and
look
for
any
policies
that
we
currently
have
that
need
updating
or
things
that
we
need
to
get
rid
of,
or
new
policies
that
we
may
need.
Sometimes
people
in
the
community
also
bring
information
about
a
new
policy.
We
also
most
of
our
a
lot
of
our
policies
also
are
from
the
minnesota
school
board
association
and
they
have
a
recommended
policy
on
it.
M
Also,
multiple
people
in
the
district
also
review
our
policies,
so
that
there's
you
know
many
many
perspectives
on
them
and
we
are
on
a
cycle
right
now.
Where
we
update
about
20
policies,
I
think
a
year
is
what
our
schedule
is.
So
it's
an
ongoing
process
that
we've
been
working
on
for
a
number
of
years,
and
that
was
one
of
our
goals
to
make
sure
they're
updated.
Thank
you.
J
The
word
equity
has
kind
of
taken
on
a
new
meeting
with
different
people.
Sometimes
it's
considered
equal
outcome
rather
than
equal
opportunity
and
in
our
schools
we
really
need
to
be
sure
that
we're
treating
all
children
equally,
and
that
does
not
mean
the
same
for
everyone,
because
some
people
do
have
more
needs
than
others.
It's
identifying
what
each
child
needs.
I
was
really
discouraged,
I
think,
was
july
2020
when
the
board
passed
a
safe
and
supportive
school
policy
that.
J
J
G
I
think,
in
order
for
us
to
you
know,
create
policies
that
will
be
equitable
for
all
of
our
students.
We
need
to
first
evaluate,
what's
going
on
within
our
district,
identify
some
of
those
problems
that
we
see
and
then
do
some
research
and
figure
out
how
we
can
create
solutions
that
might
work
best
as
a
starting
point.
G
That
may
mean
looking
outside
of
our
district
looking
across
the
state
to
see
what
other
districts
are
doing,
that
have
been
really
helpful
to
help
close
close
those
equity
gaps.
I
think,
then,
you
know
bringing
in
conversations
with
students
and
families
and
staff
at
all
levels
to
make
sure
that
we
are
including
all
the
folks
that
have
have
a
stake
in
what
we're
doing
there
and
then
creating
that
space
for
collaboration.
How
can
we
work
together?
It's
not
going
to
be
just
a
board
decision.
G
It's
not
going
to
be
just
a
staff
decision
or
just
a
family
decision.
We
all
have
to
work
together
to
figure
out
how
we
can
create
those
equitable
solutions,
and
we
aren't
able
to
do
that
without
the
appropriate
funding,
so
making
sure
that
we're
advocating
for
funding
to
help
make
sure
that
those
programs
are
able
to
be
successful
and
support
all
the
students
that
we
need
them
to
support.
L
L
I
I
see
a
lot
of
great
teachers
in
bloomington
and
I
I
think
that
the
teachers
here
have,
in
my
experience,
have
great
understanding
of
their
students
and
have
the
ability
to
tell
that
student.
You
know
what
maybe
you
shouldn't
go
for
this,
but
hey
try
doing
this.
You
know.
I
have
one
son
that
I
know
for
a
fact.
I
would
never
want
him
near
a
torch
to
weld
my
other
one
he's
got
the
natural
ability,
so
I
direct
him
to
that
path.
E
D
F
Thank
you
well
policy's.
Like
my
favorite
thing,
that's
I
guess
I'm
a
policy
wonk,
I'm
on
the
policy
committee,
so
I
love
doing
policy
and
I
think
we
don't
need
to
just
make
sure
that
our
policies
that
we
support
are
equitable,
but
we
need
to
make
sure
that
all
of
our
policies
are
equitable.
So
one
of
the
things
that
we
did
the
school
board
last
year
is
we
passed
the
safe
and
supportive
schools
resolution
and
part
of
that
resolution.
F
One
of
the
tenants
was
to
look
through
our
policies
through
a
lens
of
cultural
proficiency,
and
we
did
that
and
especially
like
in
the
anti-bullying
anti-discrimination
curriculum
type
policies.
So
when
these
policies
are
coming
to
me
in
the
policy
committee,
the
question
I
asked
the
the
administrator:
that's
presenting
them.
Well,
what
did
you
look
at
this
through
a
lens
of
cultural
proficiency
and
what
changes
are
you
recommend
making?
And
I
think,
that's
incredibly
important
and
looking
through
our
policies
to
make
sure
that
that
they
are
supporting
all
of
our
students.
F
B
B
B
F
Thank
you
very
much.
Okay,
that's
a
that's
a
great
question.
You
know,
I
think
one
of
the
good
things
about
school
board
is
that
it's
still
nonpartisan.
So
we
have
conservatives
on
the
school
board.
We
have
progresses
on
the
school
board,
but
we
don't
have
letters
after
our
name.
So
I
think
that's
a
great
thing,
so
we're
able
to
work
together
on
issues
that
if
we
were
a
partisan
board
with
democrats,
republicans
that
we
might
not
be
able
to
work
together.
F
I
think
that's
also
true
without
the
within
the
community,
because
I'm
not
my
constituents,
I'm
not
talking
to
democrat
constituents
or
republican
I'm
talking
to
parents
and
and
members
of
the
community,
and
we
all
have
similar
issues.
I
mean
I
don't
think,
there's
a
republican
way
to
drive
a
bus
or
a
a
democrat
way
to
you
know,
turn
a
wrench.
I
mean
this
is
all
nonpartisan
stuff
that
we're
all
agreeing
on.
F
I
think
that
another
asset
that
I
have
as
a
special
education
teacher
you
have
to
build
consensus
when
you
have
an
iep
meeting,
it's
not
just
me
and
one
of
the
person
that
agrees.
Everyone
at
the
table
has
to
agree,
so
I
think
I
have
that
that
skill
set
of
reaching
for
collaboration
and
and
consensus,
and
that's
something
that
I
think
that
I've
been
doing
for
the
past
seven
and
a
half
years
and
would
love
to
continue
doing
it.
Thank
you.
J
This
is
actually
one
of
my
favorite.
Things
is
working
with
people
with
different
viewpoints
and
mostly
because
that's
how
we
learn
when
we
get
to
see
something
from
another
vantage
point:
what
is
nice
about
a
school
board
is
hopefully
a
shared
goal,
and
that
goal
is
to
do
what's
best
for
all
the
students.
J
J
But
I
think
we
need
to
focus
on
the
things
that
we
agree
on
and
that's
a
good
place
to
start
and
then
let
everyone
share
their
experience
and
their
goals
and
be
able
to
come
to
what
is
best
for
the
students
and
that
that
can
be
done.
I've
worked
with
a
lot
of
people
that
started
opposite
ends
and
we
find
out
how
to
come
together
and
have
a
better
solution
than
if
we
did
it,
starting
from
a
place
of
agreement.
J
B
I
You
can
negotiate
better
right
because
otherwise,
you
kind
of
get
dug
into
tactics
and
you're,
arguing
about
whether
or
not
you
should
do
a
or
do
b,
but
you
lose
sight
of
what
that
principle
is
that
you're
discussing,
and
so
I
live
my
whole
life
with
the
idea
of
okay.
Let's
back
off
of
this
argument
about
tactics
and
let's
talk
about
what
that
common
goal
is
what
our
common
ground
is
and
then
we
can
come
at
it
from
different
positions
to
try
and
find
a
way
to
achieve
it
or
at
least
to
compromise
around
it.
I
M
M
There
was
a
lot
of
diverse
opinions,
and
you
know
that
that's
part
of
being
the
leadership
and
being
the
chair
and
bringing
that
group
together
and
being
able
to
make
a
final
report
and
and
have
consensus
on
the
things
that
we
could
agree
on
the
the
board
that
we
have.
I
think
that
we
are
doing
that
we
do
all
in
in
our
staff.
We
all
share
the
common
goal
of
wanting
to
have
great
schools,
so
I
think
we
all
work
towards
the
common
goal
and
we're
very
good
at
working
on
consensus.
C
E
It's
that
collaboration,
realizing
that
everybody
has
something
to
share.
They
may
have
come
from
a
different
background.
They
might
come
with
different
experiences,
unique
skills,
and
so
it
can
help
be
a
way
to
teach
us
something
we
didn't
have
within
our
knowledge
to
come
to
a
decision,
and
I
think
of
the
budget
cuts
that
we
had
and
some
of
the
challenges
that
were
there
and
learning
how
to
respect
the
others.
Who
may
not
see
it
the
way
you
do
and
coming
out
of
the
room,
still
respecting
each
other
and
and
agreeing
that.
B
K
I
you
know
you're
not
gonna,
always
see
eye
to
eye,
but
I
think
when
we
listen
to
each
other,
we're
not
that
different.
I
think
we
all
want
the
same
thing
for
the
city
of
bloomington
for
our
community
for
our
for
our
children
for
our
schools.
I
think
we
basically
we're
a
lot
alike,
we're
more
alike
than
than
I
believe
that
we're
different.
So
I
think
it's
listening
the
respect
you
know
and
just
having
that
positive
outlook
for
for
each
other,
jeff.
L
L
G
The
thing
I
love
about
the
opportunity
to
serve
on
the
school
board
is
that
you
have
to
work
together,
no
school
board.
Member
can
unilaterally,
you
know,
enact
an
agenda.
You
have
to
work
through
difference
and
figure
out
how
we
can
create
solutions
towards
you
know
making
the
best
schools
possible
here.
I
am.
B
Thank
you
candidates.
We
have
about
six
and
a
half
minutes
left
and
I've
been
told
we
need
to
end
at
eight
o'clock.
So
here's
gonna,
what's
going
to
be
the
last
question
and
I'm
going
to
ask
you
to
answer
it
in
30
seconds.
So
just
do
it
with
bullet
points,
because
that's
what
we
have
time
for
will
that
work
timers
to
do
this
in
30
seconds,
each
okay.
B
B
K
I
think
we
look
at
the
budget,
we
don't
just
look
at
numbers,
but
we
look
at
the
families
and
who's
affected
by
those
changes,
and
I
think
we
want
to
make
sure
that
the
needs
of
our
families
and
students
are
met,
and
I
think
that
we
look
at
that
before
we
look
at
the
numbers,
because
I
think
once
we
see
where
the
needs
are,
then
we
can
take
it
from
there.
Thank
you.
B
F
I
think
your
your
budget
is
your
values,
so
if
you
value
something
you
budget
for
it,
so
I
think
that's
the
first
step.
Is
you
look
at
what
you
value?
If
we
value
quality
teachers,
then
we
need
a
budget
for
it
and
we
make
sure
that
we're
we're
paying
competitive
salaries.
So
that's
where
we
start.
I
think
when
it
comes
to
budgeting,
you
know
I
do
have
the
administrative
background.
So
I've
done.
You
know
school
finance
classes,
so
I
understand
how
school
finance
works.
F
M
First
of
all,
whenever
we
have
to
do
cuts
doing
our
best
to
keep
that
away
from
the
classroom
and
then
making
sure
that
everything
is
equitable
across
the
district,
so
that
we
don't
have,
you
know
difference
between,
like
our
middle
schools,
our
high
schools,
etc,
and
also
trying
to
keep
quality
staff
quality
teachers
so
that
our
children
have
the
best
that
they
can
have
to
enable
them
to
learn.
Thank
you.
Cat
eggers.
H
People
first,
that
includes
educators
staff
support
staff.
Next
up,
I
would
look
at
programs
that
actually
have
a
return
on
investment.
In
other
words,
we
can
see
where
that
helps
the
students
and
helps
them
to
have
better
outcomes
and
then
finally,
the
last
thing
should
be
buildings.
Buildings
are
at
the
end.
Yes,
we
need
to
maintain
them,
but
if
we're
just
maintaining
buildings.
G
I
think
you
know
our
first
priority
has
to
be
our
students
and
our
staff,
making
sure
that
the
programs
that
we
are
choosing
to
budget
for
and
to
finance
are
working
for
all
of
the
constituents
in
our
group.
And
then
I
think
you
know
we
look
at
what's
what's
working
and
then
what's
not
working?
How
can
we
have?
How
can
we
evaluate
what's
not
working
and
figure
out
how
we
can
utilize
that
funding
to
invest
in
things
that
are
working
for
our
students.
J
When
looking
at
funding,
it's
not
all
a
total
dollar
amount,
some
things
are
already
earmarked
for
certain
things.
So
I
think
we
need
to
really
prioritize
based
on
what
those
categories
are
listening
to.
Teachers
is
a
big
one
because
they're
on
the
front
lines,
so
since
education
and
our
children
as
the
main
thing
really
getting
their
feedback
and
then
of
course,
parents
because
they're
interested
in
all
the
other
things
even
outside
the
school
day
that
impact
their
children's
lives.
I
So
I
believe,
before
we
make
cuts,
we
need
to
look
and
see
what
the
evidence
says
and
then
have
the
greatest
that
what
has
the
greatest
impact
for
our
students
in
their
education
and
their
ability
to
live
in
the
world
after
school.
So
every
single
time
you're
looking
at
this,
or
that
you
should
have
some
sort
of
idea
of
what
that
means.
I
And
then
I'm
going
to
take
my
last
15
seconds
to
say
that
we
need
to
lobby
at
the
state
and
at
the
federal
level,
for
the
funds
that
we've
been
promised
and
that
we
need
to
serve
this
school.
We
shouldn't
have
to
be
making
some
of
these
very,
very
difficult
conversations,
because
that
money
should
be
there
and
it's
not
fair.
It
isn't.
B
B
I
B
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you,
candidates
for
participating
in
the
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process
and
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attending
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forum,
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