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2010 School Board  Voter Guide
 

Runoff Elections

 
 
 
   
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2010 School Board Candidate Response Documents  

 

Victor Ford

Patrick Hagerman

Lois Jacobs

Matthew Livingood

Sean Long

Steven M. Long

Joel Mace

Cliff Orcutt

Carissa D. Pierce

   
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Name: _______________________________________ School District: _______________________________________

Residence Phone: ______________________________ Cell Phone: _________________________________________

E-mail:___________________________________________________________________________________________


GENERAL: (If you want to answer any of the questions on separate sheet(s) of paper, please do so.)

1. Why are you running for this office?

2. What are your qualifications for this office?

3. Are you a member of a church or synagogue, and if so, which one?

4. What is your occupation?

5. List no more than 10 people who have endorsed you or are supporting your campaign.

6. List any college degrees and/or professional certifications (e.g. CPA) you have attained.

7. List groups of which you are a member (e.g. Kiwanis, Young Professionals, Chamber of Commerce).

8. List any political organizations or clubs of which you are a member.

9. Other than your campaign, what other candidates have you volunteered for and/or contributed to?

10. What would you say is the primary role of a school board member?


ACADEMICS:

11. Do you support or oppose schools giving primary emphasis to teaching basic skills (e.g. reading, grammar, spelling,

arithmetic) rather than social or psychological matters? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


12. Do you support or oppose the use of intensive, systematic phonics to teach first-grade children how to read?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


13. Do you support or oppose the goal that children should be able to read by the end of the first grade?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


14. Do you support or oppose the teaching of abstinence as the norm for unmarried teenagers and as an effective way to

prevent sexually-transmitted diseases? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


15. Do you support or oppose excluding the topics of homosexuality and alternative lifestyles from the classroom?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


16. Do you support or oppose teaching that the use of illegal drugs and the unlawful use of alcohol by young people under

the age of 21 are inappropriate?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


17. Do you support or oppose classroom instruction that downgrades American sovereignty, limited constitutional

government, and private enterprise? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


18. Do you support or oppose global curricula that promote global citizenship (for example, the International

Baccalaureate, UN Model Schools, GLOBE Program, the Center for Civic Education curricula)?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


19. Do you support or oppose teaching the scientific strengths and weaknesses of scientific principles such as evolution?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


POLICY:

20. Do you support or oppose local control of education, with accountability through the local school board?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


21. Do you support or oppose federal control of curriculum through the implementation of No Child Left Behind (unification

of Goals 2000, School-to-Work and the Workforce Investment Act)? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


22. Do you support or oppose the establishment of school-based health clinics, which may perform examinations, provide

immunizations and medications, and dispense birth control devices and abortion referrals, without parental consent or

knowledge? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


23. Do you support or oppose the collection and maintenance of data on student health, performance, attitudes, behavior,

and family in computerized databases? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


24. Do you support or oppose allowing the school district to deduct money from the paychecks of school employees and

forward it to political funds without the annual written consent of each employee? SUPPORT OPPOSE

UNDECIDED


25. The school board for Tulsa Public Schools voted to challenge in court the Oklahoma statute dealing with charter

schools. If you were a member of your school board at the time this vote was taken, would you have voted to challenge

this law? YES NO UNDECIDED


26. Would you support or oppose (if you are elected to the position you are campaigning for) a measure or proposal that

would raise the millage levy in your school district above the level that it is right now?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


PARENTS' RIGHTS:

27. Do you support or oppose the opinion that parents have a right to direct the upbringing and education of their

children? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


28. Do you support or oppose a school board policy allowing parents the ability to inspect and review instructional

materials and methods? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


29. Do you support or oppose a school board policy forbidding psychological evaluations, testing, treatment, or physical

examinations of students without prior written parental consent? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


30. Do you support or oppose requiring parental consent prior to giving information and care to students regarding

sexuality and reproductive health? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


31. Do you support or oppose requiring students to answer questionnaires about sex, drugs, suicide, and family behavior

without prior written parental consent? SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED


32. Do you support or oppose the opinion that parents have a right to home school their children?

SUPPORT OPPOSE UNDECIDED

   
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Other Resources

 

 

Supporting Documents

 

The Bill Of Rights:
(Outside Document)

 

Oklahoma Constitution:
(Outside Document)

 

The United States Constitution:
(Outside Document)

 

The Declaration of Independence:
(Outside Document)

 

The NAFTA Agreement:
(Outside Document)

 

CAFTA:
(OK-Safe Document)

 

SAFETEA-LU Public Law 109-59:
(OK-Safe Document)

 

USDOT Corridors of the Future Program:
(OK-Safe Document)

 

Participants in USDOT Corridors of the Future Program:
(OK-Safe Document)


State of Oklahoma

 

Oklahoma's Official Website

(http://www.ok.gov/)

Oklahoma Governor's Office

(http://www.ok.gov/governor/index.php)

Oklahoma Lieutenant Governor's Office

(http://www.ok.gov/ltgovernor/)

Oklahoma Secretary of State

(http://www.sos.state.ok.us/)

 

Oklahoma Agency Directory

(http://www.ok.gov/genthree/agency.php?let=all)

Oklahoma Office of State Finance

(http://ok.gov/OSF/index.html)

Oklahoma Open Books

(http://www.ok.gov/okaa/)

 

Oklahoma State Legislature

(http://www.lsb.state.ok.us/)

Oklahoma State Courts Network

(http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/start.asp)

Oklahoma State Constitution

(http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/index.asp?ftdb=STOKCN&level=1)

Oklahoma State Statutes

(http://www.oscn.net/applications/oscn/index.asp?ftdb=STOKST&level=1)

 

Oklahoma State Election Board

(http://www.ok.gov/~elections/)

 

Find Your Legislators

(http://www.capitolconnect.com/oklahoma/default.aspx)

Links To Other Organizations 
 
Corridor Watch:
(http://www.corridorwatch.org/)

 

Freedom 21

(www.freedom21.org)

 

American Policy Center:
(http://www.americanpolicy.org/)

 

Eco-Logic Powerhouse:
(http://www.eco.freedom.org/)

 

Sovereignty International, Inc.
(http://sovereignty.net)    

 

Human Events Online :
(http://www.humanevents.com/)

 

Judicial Watch:
(http://judicialwatch.org/) 

 

The August Review:
(http://www.augustreview.com/)

 

Trans-Texas Corridor:
(http://www.keeptexasmoving.org/)

 

WorldNet Daily:
(http://www.worldnetdaily.com/) 

 
Texans for Immigration Reform
(www.tfir.org)

 

OCPAC:
(Oklahoma Conservative PAC)

 

Oklahoma Corridor Watch:
(http://www.oklahomacorridorwatch.com/)

  

The Conservative Caucus:
(http://www.conservativeusa.org/)
 
Conservative Caucus War Room
(http://www.NAUwarroom.org)

 

The John Birch Society :
(http://www.jbs.org/)

 

The Minuteman Civil Defense Corps:
(http://www.minutemanhq.com/)

 

StopSPP.org:
(http://www.stopspp.org/)

 

Coalition for a Prosperous America:
(http://www.prosperousamerica.org)  

 

State Legislators for Legal Immigration:
(http://www.statelegislatorsforlegalimmigration.com)
 

Owasso Taxpayer Alliance:

(http://www.owassotaxpayer.com/)
 
Liberty Ark Coalition:
(http://www.libertyark.net/)

Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance:

(http://farmandranchfreedom.org/content/)

NONAIS: 

(http://www.nonais.org/)
 
Arkansas Animal Producers:
(http://arkansasanimalproducers.8k.com/)

The Arizona Sentinel:
(http://thearizonasentinel.wordpress.com/)
 

Parental Rights:

(http://www.parentalrights.org/)


Restore The Republic:

(http://restoretherepublic.com/)


 
Research
 

Randal O'Toole – CATO Institute Senior Fellow

(http://ti.org/antiplanner/)


Dr. Everett Piper; President Oklahoma Wesleyan University:
(http://www.okwu.edu/Brix?pageID=17460)

The Bastiat Society:

(http://www.bastiatsociety.com/)

 
Senator Randy Brogdon

(http://www.randybrogdon.com/)

  

Vicky Davis of Channeling Reality:
(http://www.channelingreality.com/)

 

Joan Veon of WomensGroup.org:
(http://www.womensgroup.org/)

 

Joan Veon of NewsWithViews.com:
(http://www.newswithviews.com/Veon/joanA.htm)

 

Charlotte T. Iserbyt of AmericanDeception.com:
(http://www.americandeception.com/index.php?page=home)

 

Charlotte T. Iserbyt of DeliberateDumbingDown.com:

(http://www.deliberatedumbingdown.com)
 

AxXiom for Liberty

(http://axiomamuse.wordpress.com/)