Activist Toolkit

1. What motivates you to seek this office? What skills, experiences, and perspectives would you bring, and why would those contributions be valuable in the office you are seeking?

2. When in the past have you had to balance competing interests? What process did you use? What did you learn?

3. What does transparency in government mean to you? How would you put it into practice?

4. As more of our local discourse happens in social media, what is your view on how local elected officials should communicate with and respond to constituents? How will you engage with the breadth of the community, and not only those on social media?

5. What barriers do you see for community members who wish to engage with District 91? How would you work to reduce or eliminate those barriers?

6. What do you feel are the three biggest issues facing District 91, and how do you intend to address them?

7. How do you define equity? Have recent events and discussions in the larger community informed or changed your thinking?

8. How do you plan to solicit feedback from people who may be experiencing this community in a different way than you? What barriers do you believe may exist in this process?

9. Name an influential local community member. How did this person’s influence change Forest Park? As an elected official, what do you imagine your influence will be on the community?

10. Educational and business leaders have begun to use a "cradle-to-career" framework when talking about education. Please discuss the role of District 91 within the “cradle-to-career” framework.

11. What lessons learned from the implementation of remote and hybrid learning during the pandemic do you believe will be applicable going forward, even after the pandemic abates?

12. Special education is mandated by federal law. How will you set up structures to ensure ongoing concerns of families engaged with special education are addressed? What do you believe are the biggest issues facing families and children with special needs, and how will you work to see their needs are met?

13. One of the School Board’s primary responsibilities is oversight of the Superintendent. What criteria will use to evaluate the success of District 91’s new Superintendent?

14. School boards receive feedback from many different interests, including parents, teachers, administrators, and community members. How will you ensure that, as a District 91 School Board member, you are able to receive input and feedback from students themselves?