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PARENTS FORPUBLIC SCHOOLS OF HOUSTON

HISD Board Elections Voters Guide

Vote * Tuesday, November 8th * Vote

Early Voting is October 24, 2011 November 4, 2011

Parents for Public Schools of Houston | P.O. Box 420724 | Houston, TX | 77242-0724www.ppshouston.org | info@ppshouston.org

As a service to the community, Parents for Public Schools of Houston (PPSH) has assembled this Voters Guide to the 2011 HISD Board of TrusteesElections to be held on Tuesday, November 8, 2011. PPSH is nonpartisan and does not endorse any candidate. We distribute this information to aide

voters cast a more informed vote on November 8th

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Four (4) Board of Trustee positions are up for election this year. In District II, Rhonda Skillern-Jones is unopposed and the declared winner. This

Guide focuses on the three (3) contested races, although it also contains Ms. Skillern-Jones views. All HISD Board of Trustees are elected from

single member geographic districts with no at-large representatives. However, this election is important to everyone served by HISD. Please be aninformed citizen so that you can vote for the benefit of all HISD children.

Our Guide is a comprehensive text including all data collected from all races. You are encouraged to visit the HISD website for specific information

regarding district boundaries. You are also invited to attend a candidates forum sponsored by PPSH.

Parents for Public Schools of Houston

HISD Board of Trustees Candidates Forum

Tuesday, October 25, 2011

6:30 pm 8:00 pm

The Ripley House

4410 Navigation, Houston, TX 77011

PPSH invited each candidate to answer 18 questions. Responses to Questions 1-12 were limited to one (1) word answers. Questions 13-15 wereshort answers, without limits to length. Questions 16-18 were limited to a 50 word response and are reproduced exactly as submitted by the

candidates up to that limit. PPSH did not change or edit responses in any way. A response of NR means a response was not received at time of

publication.

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District II District III District IV District VIII

QuestionsRhondaSkillern-Jones

RamiroFonseca

ManuelRodriguez

DavettaDaniels

PaulaHarris

DorothyMarieOlmos

JulietStipeche

HISD has the lowest School tax rate in the Harris County

area. Would you support a tax increase to keep HISDs

salaries and benefits competitive with surrounding districts?

Yes Yes Yes No Yes No Yes

Do you pledge to review the HISD Ethics Code of the

Board of Trustees and to improve it?Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Have you worked as a volunteer in HISD public schools in

the last 5 years? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Will you have regularly scheduled Advisory Committee

meetings which include parents from each of the schools in

your geographic district?

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Do you (or did you) have children in the public school

system?Yes No Yes No Yes Yes No

Do you support programs to enhance instruction for all

student populations (i.e. Gifted and Talented, LimitedEnglish Proficiency, etc.?)

Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Do you favor merit pay for teachers and administrators? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Do you think science textbooks should be written by

scientists using scientific facts?Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes

Would HISD benefit if at least some of the Board of

Trustees were elected at large, instead of all single member

geographic districts?

No No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Do you support the concept of HISDs magnet schools? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Do you believe small schools should receive a special

subsidy because they are small?Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

Do you promise to abstain from voting on any contracts

involving your family, friends, or business acquaintances,

and to explain at the board meeting why you are abstaining

from this vote?

Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes

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Several HISD schools have been rated academically unacceptable for 3 - 5 years. What would you propose to improve academic performance at chronicallyunder-performing schools? How will you determine if Dr. Griers Apollo Project is succeeding? (50 words or less)

Dorothy Marie Olmos

Iwould begin with an overall assessment of the entire school performance as a whole and make recommendations where improvement is needed,

and make sure that parents are informed of the immediate corrective measures and actions that administrators, and educators are taking. Parentsmust always feel as if they are

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Juliet Stipeche

Parent and teacher participation is essential in transforming a school's culture, and students must have access to academic rigor, outstanding

teachers, and tutoring if necessary. The community must also be attracted to the program. As for Apollo, I will determine if it is working by

applying a standard cost-benefit analysis.