Colonial School Board - District B
*** In 2025, only one candidate has filed for this District B open seat, so no election will be held for this race. ***School boards are elected trustees who oversee the local school district and represent the community in matters affecting education. In Delaware, school board service is an unpaid position with a term of 4 years (5 years for board members elected prior to Dec 2021). School board elections are nonpartisan, and are held on the second Tuesday in May each year.Seven citizens elected by the residents of the Colonial School District serve as the Board of Education. Each board member lives in a separate election district, though all are elected at large. Terms are staggered so that normally one or two seats on the board are open each year.
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Christine L. Smith
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What is your background and how do those experiences and skills allow you to be an effective school board member?
What is the single most important issue facing your school district and how would you address it?
How should school boards respond to community calls for removing any curriculum topics, subjects, books and programs?
How would you ensure the district provides equitable access and meets the needs of all students, including traditionally underserved student populations such as students of color, low-income students, English-language learners and students receiving special education services?
Delaware needs more resource officers in the schools. Scale of strongly agree to strongly disagree.
Is the current system of funding adequate, and do you have suggestions for improvements?
What would you do to facilitate the improvement of student achievement, which hopefully will improve our state's national ranking?
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