Filmed by Jack McFarland and Landon Meador
To see individual stances on issues asked at the Spark School Board Candidate Night, see below.
Jason Baldwin
“The future of education is in technology. Students need to do hands on learning and work with technology.” – Baldwin
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“The business community is very diverse. We can use all their technology and know-how for diverse workplace and bring it to the school.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to reachout to the community, business’s that have dealt with this issue. Teachers need training as well to learn more.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to reach out to schools and universities to provide mentorships to help these kids make progress.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“If you are not using it [cell phone] as a teaching tool, it should not be out.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to look at the contracts that have been signed other places so we can remain competitive. We need to remain at the top.” – JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“You need to look at the progress we make- we need to compare last year to this and make sure we are on an incline.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to have more community dialouge. There are some business places that want to have internships but the school hasnt reached out.”-JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“I believe that everyone should be able to get into the all day program. You are not only catering to students but also taxpayers.” -JB
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
Kelley Casper
“We need to make sure that we can get technology in the hands of students, but we need to teach teachers how to utilize it.” – Casper
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“I think you have to educate everyone from students to the staff. Constant dialouge, constant communication.” – Casper
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“Yes a policy is important but we need to be protecting everyone in the situation. We need to open conversation about this.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“It has to be community and school involvement. We need to reachout and identify these kids. We need to make the student comfortable.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“Students need to feel comfortable to be able to tell the teachers problems they are seeing. Trust needs to be established.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to go into the conversation with honest dialouge. We need to be willing to negotiate. We need to go in with listening.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“I think that you need to look at the gap closure. We have to look at how to move forward within personal growth.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“If I was elected to the Board, we need to look into the AP resources that are not offered, like textbooks or other resources.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We have done a great job partnering with different places along with the millitary to get kids where they want to go.” -KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to look at this. We can not bring things to the table if we cannot keep these things for the long term. We need to discuss this”-KC
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
Ernest Gause
“You cannot put a laptop in front of a student and tell them to go. We need to integrate technology into the curriculum.” – Gause
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“The world is getting more smaller, we are living in our little community. We need to ask how to make this a more inclusive school.” -Gause
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“If we need to create the culture and environment for this to happen- we will.” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“Every business faces the same problem. We need the partnerships to be able to create these oppurtunities.” – EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“How is social media helping the academic environment. Is this helping the student learn?” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“It is better to build trust within the teachers so we can have that good conversation for what both sides want.” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We have to look at the actual data. Compare all of the stats within each individual school, grade etc.” – EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“Expenses are getting higher at a much greater rate than revenue. We need to look at how to reduce these costs, like bussing.” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
*According to the Board Members running for re-election Ray Murray and Todd Parnell, this is false.
“CCP is one of the biggest oppurtunities to let families save thousands on college. We need to get the interships to help students.” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to move from saying we need to look at this, to actually looking at all aspects of this issue.” -EG
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
Brad Lovell
“Our biggest assest is the people in the classroom. We need to continue to invest in these people to train them for what we want.” – Lovell
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“It is not just a school thing- this is a community thing. How can we all come together and honor the diversity?” – Lovell
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to give every student equal oppurtunities.We need to have conversations so we can learn more and find ways to cater to everyone”-BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to educate teachers to teach everyone- we want to support every student no matter how much money, whatever background.” -BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“I am very thrilled to hear what the district has unblocked.We need to show digital citizenship and how to use this for higher education”-BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“The biggest thing is trust and the relationship. We need to come together at the table for the greater good.” -BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to not let this piece of paper control our district. We have so many things happening within the district that need to be told!”-BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We need to find a way to look at the needs of our students while making sure we stay on track financially.” -BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We should be proud of the relationship of our collaboration with businesses around the school. This shows innovation.” -BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We spend money on all day intervention for kids to either pass a test or see their struggles. We need to look at all spendings.” -BL
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
Ray Murray
“I want to focus on what he [Miller] is doing right now. Going building to building to see what these teachers are actually doing.” – Murray
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to make sure out curriculum matches with these students that come to our school. We need to make the move comfortable.” – Murray
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We need to help them now and be with them every step of the way. It is my desire to create a policy for Lakota as soon as possible.” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“20% of our kids are in poverty and that is growing. We need people to be honest about their situation so we can find the means to help.”-RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“The things that we opened up provide valuable learning oppurtunities to children” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“You trust me with the things I tell you. This is what we need to take to the teachers, honest conversation.” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“It is less about achievement, it is more towards the people who drop the test. We need people to take the tests.” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“Someone said that we spend more than we bring in and that is not true. We focus on spending, spending, spending- start using investing.”-RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“Butler Tech is not factored into the state tests. If you take BT, they have everything you could every need.” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“We spend so much money on bussing two different groups to 1/2 day kindergarten. All day will be cheaper. This is what I plan to do.” -RM
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
Todd Parnell
“Educating the educators for how to excute the technology we give is the key for innovative learning.” – Parnell
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“All of the kids respect each other for who they are. We need to embrace the diversity that we have, rather than fear it.” – Parnell
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We have written guidlines- Lakota does this right. I do not see or have ever seen a reason to put it in the policy. We need one now.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“We can work with all local government’s to make this a community issue. There is a lack of parental involvement- we need to mentor.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 24, 2017
“The social media sites we allow let people learn to respect others. This is a good learning experience.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“No district has better teachers than ours. We need to remain competitive.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“The report card is not right anyway. We need to look at the change from year to year and the things within the district.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“Mr. Gause is incorrect as we will not let spending overcome our revenue. We have to prioritize our spending for student oppurtunities.”-TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“College is not for everyone- what does preperation look like for everyone? It is different for every person.” – TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
“When we started the all day program, a lot of people liked it but not everyone could get in. We need to revisit this.” -TP
— Lakota East Spark (@LakotaEastSpark) October 25, 2017
