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Indian River School Board - District #5

*** In 2024, only two candidates have filed for the two open seats in Indian River School District 5, so no election will be held in this part of the school district. ***In Delaware, school board service is an unpaid elected 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.The Indian River School District is located in Southeastern Sussex County, serving the towns of Selbyville, Gumboro, Frankford, Dagsboro, Fenwick Island, Bethany Beach, South Bethany, Ocean View, Millville, Clarksville, Millsboro and Georgetown. A 10-member Board of Education is elected on a rotating basis, so that normally multiple seats are open each year.Candidates run for a particular seat within the geographical district that they live in and voters only vote for the candidates living in their own geographic district, as shown on this Indian River School Board Election Districts map. This race is for election district #5 (Selbyville, Gumboro and areas west of Frankford). In 2024, two seats are open in this district.

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    Derek E. Cathell
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    Kim Law Taylor
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Biographical Information

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?

What kind of mental health supports do you favor in schools and how would you go about advocating for them?

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.

16 and 17-year-olds should be allowed to vote in school board elections. Yes or no

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