Ballotpedia, Russell Rowlands

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Believes classrooms, school libraries, and curricula should focus on "core competencies and the holistic education of our kids."

Believes a school's primary function is to teach the "4 Rs" (reading, 'riting, 'rithmetic, and religion).

Believes schools need to "get back to basics" and focus on their primary function of teaching reading, writing, math, and history. 

Plans to ensure reading and math proficiency is higher than 50% at every school.

Advocates for parental rights and believes that schools must inform parents of everything that goes on in addition to providing opt-out forms.

- Believes classrooms, school libraries, and curricula should focus on "core competencies and the holistic education of our kids."
- Believes schools need to "get back to basics" and focus on their primary function of teaching reading, writing, math, and history. 
- Plans to ensure reading and math proficiency is higher than 50% at every school.
- Advocates for parental rights and believes that schools must inform parents of everything that goes on in addition to providing opt-out forms.

School Curriculum

Supports the 2024 bond for school buildings, saying "$165 million 2024 bond earmarked for buildings not instruction."

Supports using funds more efficiently and redirecting them to address student achievement. 

Plans to increase student retention by ensuring parents are satisfied with schools.

- Supports using funds more efficiently and redirecting them to address student achievement. 
- Plans to increase student retention by ensuring parents are satisfied with schools.

School Facilities & Resources

As of September 18, 2024, Russell Rowlands’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Student Wellbeing

Plans to increase staff retention by improving working conditions.

- Plans to increase staff retention by improving working conditions.

Teachers

Acknowledges the competition created by school choice and plans to make district schools the best option for families.

- Acknowledges the competition created by school choice and plans to make district schools the best option for families.

Access to Education

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Advocates for access to the latest technology for students.

- Advocates for access to the latest technology for students.

As of September 18, 2024, Amy Satre’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Advocates for social and emotional support services for students.

- Advocates for social and emotional support services for students.

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School System Budget

Wants to introduce evidence-based practices that will increase safety in schools.

Said, "It is imperative that our schools provide a secure environment where students can learn and thrive without fear or distraction."

- Wants to introduce evidence-based practices that will increase safety in schools.
- Said, "It is imperative that our schools provide a secure environment where students can learn and thrive without fear or distraction."

School Safety & Discipline

Opposes book bans, stating, "any books that are educationally inappropriate for public school education are not now, nor have they ever been, included in school libraries or curricula."

Supports teaching science to all students.

- Opposes book bans, stating, "any books that are educationally inappropriate for public school education are not now, nor have they ever been, included in school libraries or curricula."
- Supports teaching science to all students.

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As of June 25, 2024, Cedric Collins Jr. did not have a website or any information online.

Vista Grande High School, Collins, Cedric

Opposes cutting school funding as it will hurt the rural and inner city communities.

Believes access to quality education is important for the future of society

Said, "I can’t understand it for the life of me, prisoners get at least two meals a day for free, yet students and staff can’t."

- Opposes cutting school funding as it will hurt the rural and inner city communities.
- Believes access to quality education is important for the future of society
- Said, "I can’t understand it for the life of me, prisoners get at least two meals a day for free, yet students and staff can’t."

Cedric Collins Jr.

- School board members set district policy, encourage parent involvement, establish budgets, and determine educational goals for your local school district.
- This position is voluntary. School board members are not paid a salary.