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October 22, 2010 THISWEEK NEWSPAPERS
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Brian Treakle Name: Brian Treakle Age: 39 Occupation: Senior buyer/ planner Address: 5269 186th St W., Farmington. Family: Wife Mary, son Alex, 6, and daughter Anna, 3. Qualifications: I am a parent and a citizen concerned with the district test scores and the decisions being made regarding spending. My business experience is in accounting,
Veronica Walter (appointed incumbent)
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purchasing, creative problem solving, management and negotiations. These skills will be very helpful in working to improve the financial performance of the school district. Why are you running for a Farmington School Board seat and why should people vote for you? I’m running for school board because I have two children in Farmington school
district. I want to make sure we focus the funds we have on improving the academic performance of our children. We will see a very tight budget next year, and will have many tough decisions to make with that budget. It will be more important than ever to make sure we channel sufficient funding into the classroom so our children can continue to learn and excel in school. The first priorities are keeping class sizes down and providing teachers with resources they need to teach our children. Open, two-way com-
munication with parents and all district residents will be extremely important in reaching our goals. I will be a voice on the board for fiscal responsibility, improving student achievement, and open, honest communication. If elected, what are your top three priorities for bringing change to the Farmington School District? My top three priorities focus on areas that I believe, together, will lead to improved student performance, greater fiscal responsibility and greater trust with the
community. 1. I will work to ensure we receive the greatest possible return on our education spending. By “return� I mean improved performance and opportunity for our students. To do this, we need to focus financial resources on the classroom. 2. I will provide leadership in focusing the district’s attention on its primary responsibility – providing means and support for teaching and learning. 3. Open, honest, two-way communication with the community is critical to building and maintaining
public trust. I will seek and encourage public comment and involvement in the decisions we make. What is the best way for the school district to increase achievement in kindergarten through 12th-grade among Farmington students? If there were a simple solution to improving academic achievement, every district would have 99 percent success rates. We need to have a sufficient number of teachers, with the technology and resources needed to deliver the best education possible.
Name: Veronica Walter Age: 39 Occupation: Guidance counselor Address: 5131 193rd Street,
Farmington, MN 55024 Qualifications: Presently serving on Farmington School Board (21 months); presently the Farmington representative on the Intermediate District 917 School Board (3 months); volunteer on the district Strategic Planning
Committee; volunteer/member of Dakota County Safe & Drug Free Schools; B.S. Communications, M.S. Secondary School Counseling Why are you running for a Farmington School Board seat, and why should people vote for
you? To be honest, two years just isn’t long enough for me to complete the tasks before me. I see Farmington schools at a crossroads, and I believe we can become a leader in education with hard work and continual improvement. I see areas where
we still need to make changes to turn this corner, and I can continue to be a helpful leader to attain the transitions needed. I love this community, and I want to give my skills and strengths to make it even better. People
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