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8/8/24, 2:59pm, candidate campaign recommended using VIP 8/9/24, 9:37pm, office emailed access code 8/28/24, 3:51pm, reminder email Answers submitted online August 29, 2024 @ 2:14 PM
8/9/24, 10:21pm, informed another candidate requested code. office emailed access code 8/17/24, 8:40pm, text to verify received email Answers submitted online August 27, 2024 @ 4:42 PM
8/9/24, 10:00pm, office emailed access code 8/17/24, 8:44pm, texted to verify email received 8/18/24, 8:55am, candidate texted was out of town, would look 8/18/24, 9:20am, provided email address for easier hunting 8/18/24, 10:10am, candidate reported finding the email Answers submitted online August 20, 2024 @ 7:45 PM
8/9/24, 10:27pm, office emailed access code 8/28/24, 1:26pm, reminder email reporting two others had answered Answers submitted online August 30, 2024 @ 5:11 PM
Typically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
See Complete DescriptionTypically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
Must be a registered voter, living in the district. Must not be employed as a teacher by the school district.
Members should visit schools in their district, be willing to listen and hear any feedback through the perspective of children not their own views. School board members should be the checks and balances on administration to ensure everything is going as stated. Members should be involved in the community. They should understand how businesses run.
4 years
Nonpartisan
Some school districts have wards, electing one from each ward. Many have 6 at-large positions, electing 3 every 2 years. Others have 10 or more positions. Typically ½ of the school board is voted on every 2 years.
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/browse-chapters.php?chapter=79 https://votedouglascounty.com/office_detail.aspx?oid=165&sid=27 https://www.education.ne.gov/policy-reference-manual/
Typically around 60% of property tax goes to education. By hiring the superintendent, school board members are the ones making decisions about children’s education. They decide building improvements, textbook selections, and safety measures for children.
Set policy and budget for the school district. Be an advocate for the children, members should be creative and have high outcome standards, insist on variety on how curriculum is taught. Hiring, evaluating, and retention of the superintendent.
Must be a registered voter, living in the district. Must not be employed as a teacher by the school district.
Members should visit schools in their district, be willing to listen and hear any feedback through the perspective of children not their own views. School board members should be the checks and balances on administration to ensure everything is going as stated. Members should be involved in the community. They should understand how businesses run.
4 years
Nonpartisan
Some school districts have wards, electing one from each ward. Many have 6 at-large positions, electing 3 every 2 years. Others have 10 or more positions. Typically ½ of the school board is voted on every 2 years.
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/browse-chapters.php?chapter=79 https://votedouglascounty.com/office_detail.aspx?oid=165&sid=27 https://www.education.ne.gov/policy-reference-manual/
