League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area Education Fund
Hamilton, Butler County, OH November 8, 2011 Election
	Bruce Gehring Answers Questions Candidate for Board Member; Northwest Local School District

The questions were prepared by the League of Women Voters of the Cincinnati Area and asked of all candidates for this office.
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Questions & Answers

1. What are your qualifications for office?

I believe in education and have a record of educational accomplishments that supports that belief. I also already served four years on the Northwest Local School Board. So I have a record of accomplishment on this Board people can look at to see how I will perform these duties.

2. What would you do to advance the concept of "equity in education" in your district?

I will insure the opportunity for a quality education is available to all residents of the community. This will be available to all residents be engaging the residents in the process. This includes complete and open reporting of district activities with the invitation for all residents to praticipate in the discussion of key decisions. The desire is to have an actively engaged community in the education decision processes of the Board.

3. How would you use your students' state test results to improve education in your district?

I have a record of accomplishment on this issue. During my four-year tenure on the Northwest Local School District Board we cut expenses by over $4,000,000 while improving the state report card rating of the district from "Needs Improvement" to "Excellent".

4. What will you do to build consensus in the community in support of public schools?

Open the financial records to the district by availing all financial records on the web while strengthening the requirement to openly bid all district expenditures greater than $10,000. More open access to school board meeting information, including complete access to information discussed at meetings is a necessity.

5. What are your budget priorities?

Maintain our teacher base is our highest priority. Reduce our administrative staff to state minimum requirements is a key requirement. Building a relationship with our teachers to set a new direction for the district is important in these tough economic times.

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