Del Guenther is running unopposed for school board position 3 and Dixie Budke is running unopposed for school board position 4.

Carol Steckler and Georgeana Cook are running for school board position 5 for the November election.

1. Why are you running for the school board?

2. What makes you qualified to be on the board?

Carol Steckler

1. I was a member of the school’s finance committee from early spring 2015 until the end of the school year, and a member of the Project Development Committee from early spring through September. Thanks to excellent input from our financial team contracted through the Wenatchee School District and very clear processes recommended by our new superintendent Brian Auckland, the 2015-2016 budget process was clearly explained and the final budget approved by the school board. Thanks to diligent work by our architect and project manager, the process for decision making for the remodel project was inclusive, multifaceted and led us toward decisions that involved the teachers, students, administrators, classified staff, parents and committee members. I feel well grounded in the school’s budget as well as the remodel project. I am excited to be a participant in bringing this project to fruition within budget and on time with the best value for dollars spent.

2. I believe I bring valuable information from these experiences to the school board.

Georgeana Cook

1. Education and learning are vital to our children’s emotional, social and financial future. I am running for school board to insure that our children receive the best learning opportunities. As a previous school counselor, I value a school that is safe and supports the physical and emotional wellbeing of our children.

Having worked at the Lopez School, I also understand the importance of a building which facilitates and supports the learning/work of students/staff.

I am eager to roll up my sleeves and go to work. To bring accountability to the process by which our children are educated. To insure their learning is engaging the hearts and minds of our youth, and if it is not that we take the time to stop and ask why and make any course adjustments when necessary.

I am running for school board to bring financial health to our school district, clarify what is needed for our students to leave our school with the skills and understanding needed to be successful; to make sure teachers and staff feel supported in their work and families understand their important role in their children’s education.

2. Recently I had the opportunity to serve on both the finance committee and renovation committee for the Lopez School District. Over the years I have had the opportunity to serve/work directly with other superintendents in other districts on various committees, which included:

1) Creation and development of a five year technology implementation plan,

2) Curriculum selection for drug and alcohol prevention program,

3) Development of comprehensive social and emotional learning plans, that incorporated learning styles, for at risk students.