Exchange Club Candidates' Night Un-Asked Questions
The Exchange Club of Merrimack held its 2011 Candidates' Night at the
Merrimack Town Hall Meeting Room. The candidates for School Board and
Town Council were invited to attend and given the opportunity to introduce
themselves and answer questions put forward by the attending audience.
As with any other candidate information provided on this site, there is no editing (except to fit within the requirements of the page layout) or censoring done by MerrimackVotes.org, you see what the candidate sent.
This year the only remaining questions were those to the School District Candidates.
Because of the limited time, not all questions were able to be asked. That is where MerrimackVotes.org comes in.
The Exchange Club, and all candidates agreed that they would be willing to respond via email to the remaining questions and have their responses posted here on MerirmackVotes.org.
MerrimackVotes.org is only putting forward those that the Exchange Club were going
to ask. They do reserve the right to filter the questions, so if your question was
not asked, and it is not listed below, it may be for that reason.
As with any other candidate information provided on this site, there is no editing (except to fit within the requirements of the page layout) or censoring done by MerrimackVotes.org, you see what the candidate sent.
Questions
Question 1:
Now that SCIENCE has been placed back into the State's NECAP testing, how will you insure that this town does not take a step backwards in science education?
View ResponsesQuestion 2:
Beyond the obvious fiscal/budgetary interests, what are your primary goals/objectives for School District during your term if you are elected/reelected to the Merrimack School board?
View ResponsesQuestion 3:
Since both candidates are experienced in having served on the Merrimack School board, what do you believe has been your biggest accomplishment as a school board member?
View ResponsesQuestion 4:
Do you have children in Merrimack Public Schools, and how does this affect the way you approach the position?
View ResponsesQuestion 5:
At the request of the Town/School District Moderator, the School board has presently taken under consideration the possibility of utilizing Merrimack High School the sole polling place in the future. Since this impacts both the Town and School District, please discuss your thoughts and position on this.
View ResponsesQuestion 6:
Give your definition of an adequate education.
View ResponsesQuestion 7:
Please explain your position on the Teacher's contract on the warrant.
View ResponsesQuestion 8:
Why is a public education important?
View ResponsesQuestion 9:
What is your philosophy on class size?
View ResponsesQuestion 10:
What is the biggest challenge facing the district?
View ResponsesQuestion 11:
What would we suffer by postponing the projected administration building?
View ResponsesQuestion 12:
Please describe your position on a tenured verses a merit pay based approach to employment and compensation within our school district.
View Responses